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More On The Way

by: Matt Nixon

03/16/2023

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Have you ever considered how much noise there is in the world? I often struggle to sift through all the noise in a room; I get tense, nervous, and in every way overwhelmed in a room of noisy busyness. Sounds strange, right? A person who enjoys gathering with the church, going to conferences, and all sorts of things like that gets nervous and anxious in crowds, to the point of what I call “shorting out.” I’ve come to realize that it is not the size of the group, as it were,

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What Don't You Know

by: Matt Nixon

09/07/2022

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What Don’t You Know

           As I sat in my office last week watching the second video of School House Rock, Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla was teaching pronouns. I watched, listened, and even sang along; it was humbling to say the least. What followed was even more confrontational…a quiz. Ten simple questions is all it took for me to realize that I did not know as much as I thought I did. Humbling for sure. I am sure that you have gotten a good laugh, and you are not alone be

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A Very Present Help

by: Matt Nixon

07/21/2022

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Psalm 46:1,2 

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

We are halfway through an administration and halfway through a year, for most of us it is one that we are ready to see come to a close. There is chaos in our convention, sin openly celebrated with pride i

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The Law that Leads to the Lord!

by: Matt Nixon

04/06/2022

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“Now the law came to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” -Romans 5:20:21

As I contemplate this text of Scripture it reveals the beauty of the law. Wait, the law is beautiful, did I just say that? Yes. And I am not the only one. Psalm 119 is dedicated to reflection on the restraining grace of God throu

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Perspective

by: Matt Nixon

02/14/2022

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“Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective.” 

This is the subtitle of New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews book, “The Noticer.” A secular work, not saying Andrews is not Christian—I do not know, but the book is not written as Christian literature, captures the mind as we meet an old man simply referred to as Jones. The book was actually given to me by Ms. Sherry Holman after I had mentioned it in a sermon. I dove in and just as others are able to atte

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New Year; Same Hope

by: Matt Nixon

01/03/2022

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Another Orbit, Another Year; Same Great Hope

Reflecting over 2021 there have been a number of challenges and successes that have worked together to prepare us for what lie ahead. I am thankful that during a season of global trial we have been blessed to host revivals, conferences, and the majority of everything we planned. I was exceptionally glad that we were able to return our Wednesday night community night and am excited to host them again this Summer. I have also been

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New Growth

by: Matt Nixon

04/01/2021

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                Spring is here! What an incredible time to watch as the beauty of          creation begins to sprout forth all of its radiance. One can easily be caught up in wonder of how each rain drop, each particle of pollen (yes even the horribly  aggravating, allergy causing, vehicle coating, yellow stuff), plays a unique, God ordained and decreed part of nourishment that brings for new life. The bees are busy fulfilling their roles as workers for the glory of God; b

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Patriotism of the Patriarchs

by: Matt Nixon

02/18/2021

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The Patriotism of the Patriarchs 

February 2021 

First I will say that I am proud to be an American. I would assume that most everyone who reads this article would echo the same line as I still believe that this is the greatest country in the world. Do we have a whole host of issues that are certainly in desperate need of addressing? Sure. Yet there is nowhere on earth that freedom is as celebrated as it is here, men and women have sacrificed for over 200 years for the prote

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In Everything Give Thanks

by: Holley Collier

05/12/2020

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On a day to day basis, how often do you feel thankful? It's easy to be thankful in the good times, but what about the bleak moments in our lives. It's a bit harder then for sure, but in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 that is exactly what we are commanded to do. There we find Paul's instructions on how the Thessalonians should treat one another, handle problems among themselves, deal with spiritual issues, and then, right in the midst of these things, Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 5:1

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Prayer Prompts and Chores

by: Holley Collier

05/05/2020

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It's easy for us as Christians to flippantly say, "Praying for you", "You're in my prayers", "Lifting you up", and a slew of other cliche statements that mean that we are petitioning in prayer for someone else. We take prayer requests in our Sunday School classes and on Wednesday nights. We have a church "prayer list" that we list our concerns on. Social Media is full of petitions for us to pray for sick animals and children and circumstances that we would all rather avoid

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Idols and....Me?

by: Holley Collier

04/02/2020

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I'm sure if someone were to ask you if you have idols in your life, you would reply with utter dismay and shock that you certainly do not, thank you very much. I'm 100% certain that there are people in our country that still worship Dagon, Baal, and Asherah, and they will be judged accordingly by Yahweh Himself soon enough, but I'm not one of them, and I doubt you are either. However, you may be surprised to learn that we support those people freely!

Are you familiar with t

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He Knew

by: Holley Collier

04/01/2020

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I think we can all agree that March 2020 was a bit unusual. I don't know about you, but I didn't see Covid-19 heading our way. I didn't know that panic, anxiety, and fear were lurking around the corner. I never imagined we would see a day, at least in my lifetime, in which churches could not meet corporately. Yes, March 2020 brought winds of change that we couldn't have foreseen.

Isn't is reassuring though that we have a Father that knew?

He knew all about Covid-19 and the h

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