Category: Church
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Joseph, Mary, and a huge test of faith
In the Gospel of Matthew, a young couple named Mary and Joseph receive some truly shocking news. Mary is expecting! Despite the fact that they have never consummate their relationship and that Mary is a virgin. Joseph faced a dilemma.What does he do? They lived in a small village. Inevitably Mary was going to start…
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Sermon: God with us – Matthew 1:18-25
It’s the most amazing work of God in human history before the resurrection. Mary, a virgin, finds out that she’s pregnant. In the ancient world, this would have been scandalous, but her fiancé Joseph has an angelic visitor telling him to stay with Mary. This young couple are the first to learn that the rest…
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Sermon: Pillars of the Christian Life: Fellowship – Acts 2:42-47
A relationship with Jesus is personal but it is not private. Christians need each other. Fellowship can be an easy blind spot for many, but the goal for any church should be an authentic community where there are meaningful relationships and where everyone is known and loved.
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Pillars of the Christian Life: Worship – Exodus 20:1-11
It’s often said, “the customer is always right.” But what about when churches take this idea into worship? Every week, churches across the world display worship that revolves more around entertainment than reverence. Our first question with worship should not be how we want to worship but how God wants us to worship him.
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Sermon: Pillars of the Christian Life: Rest – Luke 10:38-42
In Luke 10, Jesus is invited to dine with two sisters: Martha and Mary. In the passage, we see that they have very different responses. One sits with Jesus and hears his teaching. The other busies herself trying to serve Jesus and gets stressed out from her work. Many of us can be guilty of…
Josh Benner 