Looking at Acts 13, we see the good news of Jesus is proclaimed and initially well recieved.  Yet as the good news spreads we run into a serious problem that causes division and persecution - a problem has continued to manfiest throughout Christian history.  How do we proceed?  What is the heart of God in all this?  Join us as we journey through Acts 13. full story

Join us as Don takes us into 'the story behind the story' to see how God possitions different people for the spread of the gospel and the growth of the community of belivers, His church. full story

The early church finds itself in 'king-size' trouble as Herod Arippa comes after chruch leadership executing the apostle James and arresting Peter for the same deadly fate.  The church prays and God responds!  Join us as we learn a valuable lesson on prayer from the early church and the God who hears their prayers! full story

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All of our sermon series following books of the Bible are here, including the current series on "Luke-Acts", "The Pastoral Epistles", "The Revelation",  "The Battle", "Gospel of John", "Letters of John", "Philippians", "Galatians", "Romans", "Letter to the Hebrews",  "How to Study the Bible", and "Proverbs: Wise Man - Fool"

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Over the period of 20 years, this course has been taken live and in person by nearly 500 people at a cost of $250 per person.  As of January 2010, we are able to make this course available to anyone free of charge, including the text from the manual, audio recordings from live classes, and the extensive diagrams.   The audio lectures are meant to be heard in conjunction with the class notes in the student manual, so references will be made to the manual and the diagrams throughout the presentations.

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Is God real? Do people really experience Him in their daily lives?

Once a month, we invite people to stand before us and share their "God story" as a good and necessary complement to the teaching ministry of the church.  You will hear a good bit of clapping and cheering, which is a response of worship for our awesome God!

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These are non-series messages from 2005 to the present.  In addition to our own regular teachers, these tables also include occasional guest speakers from other places.
(To access our many popular series, please see the "Sermon Series - Bible Books" and "Sermon Series - Topical Studies".)

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All of our sermon series following Biblical topics are here, including "Know Your Identity, Walk in Kingdom Authority", "Find Power in a Simple Church",  "Develop A Personal Relationship with God",  "Be the Church", "Choose the Road to Financial Freedom",  "The Battle", "The Ten Commandments", "Divine Guidance", "Financial Healing", and "Waking the Dead".

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We recently had the privilege of hosting the national Vineyard Prayer Summit with Rik Berry, Vineyard pastor and visual artist, painting during the sessions and then sharing about his work.  On Sunday, Rik and his wife, Cathy, spoke on "Be Poets of the Word" and then speke again in the afternoon on "The Story That Comes Out of Art"

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On Thursday morning, Jan 24th, the heart of 17 year old Christy Anton stopped for 31 minutes.  After the ICU medical team quit working on her and declared her dead, her heart "mysteriously" started again.  You can now hear her and her father, Harry Anton, share the journey of her miraculous recovery.

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In this article, Don shares a conversation he had with a man who asked why we worship in a gym. For us, worshiping in a gym is not a second choice. It says something huge about our values and priorities, and also our theology. full story