Following the Light (John #41)

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I am the light of the world (10/21/18 John #41) ATTN: I ran across the other day a former youth who was in my ministry years ago. He was not following the Lord any more, but he seemed pretty happy and content. I am still praying for him and hopeful that one day he will […]

What I Learned in Last 8 Years (Anniversary Message)

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What I learned in the last 8 years (10/14/18 Standalone message) ATTN: Happy Birthday As One! We have turned 8 last Wednesday. We started 10/10/10 at Jason Lee Middle School near downtown Tacoma. We started with about 10 families, 3 of which are still with us today, and we have added many more since, praise […]

How Jesus Calls Sinners (John #40)

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How Jesus Calls Sinners (10/6/18 John #40: John 7:53-8:11) ATTN: Our country is roiled in the debate regarding Judge Kavanaugh, and here’s what went through my mind when his past came to light: Here is a respected judge – one deemed good enough to be appointed to the highest court of the United States. And […]

Love Gives Us the Capacity to Serve (Stand Alone)

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Love gives us the growing capacity to serve Introduction:  Anchored in love to serve-1 Peter 4:7-11 1 Peter 4:7–The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-mindedfor the sake of your prayers.   -Peter wants us to locate where our present mind and actions are in relation to God-can we say […]

Which Body Part Are You? (Body Series #2)

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Which Body Part Are You? (The Body Mini-series #2) ATTN: If I were to ask you, which part of your body do you consider to be most important, how many of you would say, “Achilles’ heel?” I would not have said it either until I hurt it a couple months ago.  I’ve pulled it while […]

Body Building (Body Series #1)

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Body Building (9/16/18 Standalone) ATTN: I shared this with John before, but it thrills my soul to see young people in here on sunday mornings before the service scrounging around to set up for the service. It reminds me of what the body of Christ is about. It’s many people contributing, using their time, talent, […]

Drinking Jesus (John #39)

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Drinking Jesus (9/9/18 The Book of John Series #39) ATTN: I think it is good to think about our eternal home time to time. I just finished reading the Bible last Thursday, reading the last 3 chapters of Revelation. No, it is not the first time I read through the Bible… currently I’m on a […]

A Church That Reflects God’s Beauty (Outdoor Service)

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A church that reflects the beauty of Christ through our unity in diversity. (9/2/18 Outdoor service)   ATTN: I took a 3 week vacation and during that time, we went to 3 different churches. One church we went to, the usher took one look at our family and asked us if we were looking for […]

Surrendering Our Will to Know God (John Series #36)

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Surrendering our will to know God (8/5/18 The Book of John #36) ATTN: Have you ever had this experience? When you were in high school, have you ever had to prepare for a debate? Teacher tells you to pick a topic and a side that you want to defend – such as for gun control. […]