September 26, 2011
Don’t go to bed mad. Stay up and work it out. Otherwise, there will be a third person (Satan) in the bed the next morning. Unresolved anger turns to bitterness. So, keep short accounts.
September 23, 2011
Justified-We were saved from sin’s penalty. Sanctified- We are being saved from sin’s power. Glorified- We will be saved from sin’s presence. The perfect Greek verb “saved” implies past, present and future action. Amazing grace!
May 8, 2011
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Ephesians 2:19-22
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easter
Pastor Gary Combs continues the sermon series “NOVUS” which is Latin for “new.” This third message comes from the book of Ephesians that describes how God wants to include us in His family.
September 5, 2010
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Ephesians 2:4-10
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hymns
Pastor Gary continues our series on Hymns on one of the most famous hymns of all time, “Amazing Grace.”
June 6, 2010
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Ephesians 6:1-4
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parenting, teenagers
Pastor Gary Combs concludes the six-part message series “Parenting Your Child’s Heart.” This message taken from Ephesians 6:1-4 focuses on the transitional season of parenting a teen. This message will help parents understand the balance of authority and influence needed to raise your child up to maturity.
November 22, 2009
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Ephesians 4:1-3
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fruit of the spirit, gentleness
Pastor Gary Combs continues his series, “The 9 Marks of Authentic Christians” taken from the passage in Galatians on the fruit of the Spirit. This week he focuses on the mark of gentleness.
November 1, 2009
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Ephesians 4:29-32
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fruit of the spirit, kindness
Pastor Gary continues his series, “The Nine Marks of Authentic Christians,” taken from the fruit of the Spirit passage found in Galatians.
This message is on kindness and is taken from Ephesians.
October 25, 2009
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Ephesians 4:1-22
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fruit of the spirit, patience
Pastor Gary continues his series from the fruit of the Spirit.
In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians he challenged them to live according to what they had received. He told them to “put off the old self” and to “put on the new self.” One of the marks of the new self that he told them to bear was the mark of patience. As Christ followers and as those who have received the gift of the Holy Spirit we can yield our lives to the Spirit’s calling and exhibit the mark of patience.
May 17, 2009
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Ephesians 4:25-32
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conflict, family
The apostle Paul told the Ephesians that they could turn conflict into communication and understanding through the power of Christ’s forgiveness and love. We can resolve the conflicts in our relationships and turn them into quality communication and understanding through Christ’s power of love and forgiveness.
May 10, 2009
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Ephesians 6:1-4
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family, parenting
In the TV show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, after they show us how bad the family’s living conditions are, they interview the family to discover what they love and design a house the expresses their passion, then they start raising the house…
The apostle Paul told the Ephesians how to raise their children according to God’s design. As Christians, we can follow God’s Word in the discipline of our children and raise them up to maturity according to God’s intent. The text gives four steps to raising great kids: