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All I Want for Christmas is Love
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs concluded the 4-week "All I Want for Christmas…" sermon series with this message from 1 John. This message shows the "ABCs" of how we can experience the agape love of God through Jesus, His Son.</p>
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All I Want for Christmas is Hope
Pastor Gary Combs continues his sermon series “All I Want for Christmas” with this message about the living hope we have in Christ. During a time when our nation is feeling a sense of hopelessness with the massacre of the children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, we need the encouraging message of…
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All I Want for Christmas is Peace
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs continues the series "All I Want for Christmas…" with this message from Colossians <a class="video_time" data-time="195">3:15</a>-17 on how we can experience the peace of Christ. In a world filled with war and strife, the message of Christmas means more than a cessation of hostility. It means true peace. Peace that begins in the human heart through God's peace offering– Jesus Christ.</p>
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All I Want for Christmas is Joy
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs begins a new 4-part Christmas sermon series discussing the truly meaningful gifts that God offers us through Christ. This first message, taken from Philippians 4:1-9, reveals to us the necessary "right" conditions for living a life marked by Joy.</p>
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Time to Celebrate
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs concludes the "Time to Thrive" series with this message from 1 Corinthians. The apostle Paul told the Corinthians that Christ’s victory over sin and death meant that they could live life to the full, knowing and celebrating that this victory was already theirs. And that everything they did for Christ would matter for eternity. Celebrating this victory that Christ has won, we can live life to the full, we can do more than just survive, we can thrive.</p>
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Time for Thanksgiving
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs continues the Time to Thrive sermon series with this message on being thankful from Psalm 100. Many are not thriving in life because of a grumbling attitude that steals their joy. Yet God wants us to live a life of thanksgiving. When we are thankful it changes our attitudes and perceptions on life. We can really thrive when we have an attitude of gratitude!</p>
The end of this message was not captured on video. The complete audio is available on this page.
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Time for Commitment
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs continues the "Time to Thrive" series with this message from Mark 10 about the rich young ruler who asked, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus told him that he "lacked one thing." He needed to be fully committed, leaving everything behind to follow Jesus. This message asks us to consider whether there is any area of our lives that we haven't fully committed to Christ.</p>
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Time for Sacrifice
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs continues the "Time to Thrive" sermon series with this message from Romans 12 entitled: "Time for Sacrifice." This message describes how we can truly thrive by offering ourselves as living sacrifices to God. It may seem counter intuitive, but giving yourself fully to God results in living a truly abundant life!</p>
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Time for Serving
Pastor Gary Combs continues the “Time to Thrive” sermon series with this message from Philippians about how Christ humbled himself and became a servant, considering others better than Himself. In this message entitled, “Time for Serving,” Pastor Gary describes how God has shaped us to have the same mind as Christ and to serve His…
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Time for Purpose
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<p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs continues the "Time to Thrive" sermon series with this message from 1 Samuel about how God revealed His purpose for David's life. In this message entitled, "Time for Purpose," Pastor Gary describes how we can know and live the a life fulfilling God's purpose.</p>
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