Sermons from 2019 in Romans 14 and 15 Accept One Another: A Plea For Unity In The Gray Areas – Part 1 (Youtube) Accept One Another: A Plea For Unity In The Gray Areas – Part 2 (Youtube) Accept One Another: A Plea For Unity In The Gray Areas – Part 3 (Youtube) Accept One Another: A Plea For Unity In The…
We exist to display God's glory, declare God's truth, delight in God's Son, and disciple God's people
We exist to display God's glory, declare God's truth, delight in God's Son, and disciple God's people
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Baptism Lord’s Table Ordinances
Photos from Rothbury Community Church (120×80′ 800 chair sanctuary, entrances, bathroom): Photos from Kent City Baptist Addition (cafe/foyer, multipurpose room, 10 classrooms):
TES Missions Summit 2025 Introduction Identifying Effective Strategies for Missions from the NT Model Overcoming Obstacles in Church-based Missions Coalitions Considering the Role of Missions Agencies Delineating Responsibilities between the Sending Church and the Local Church Defining the Essentials of Missionary Training and Preparation beyond the M.Div.
View the Property Sale Listing Photos from outside the building: Above is the scaled version of our church overtop of this building. Below is the scaled version with duplication to account for two levels. Photos from June 10 Walkthrough (Images in order NE where the entrance protrudes the main part of the building, spiraling counterclockwise, ending at the central server room): Video…
Each month we want to share a word of encouragement and offer some resources from like-minded believers for your profit. These articles are available in print upon request. This article is a re-post because it is so clear and concise and get’s right to the heart of this week’s sermon on the priorities for the church. -Kurt Bekins, Pastor of Family Ministries and…
Each month we want to share a word of encouragement and offer some resources from like-minded believers for your profit. These articles are available in print upon request. Hiding God’s Word in Our Heart: Although there are many reasons, here are some of the key purposes of Jesus’ birth: Ephesians 6 tells of several defensive weapons to stand firm against the schemes of…
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment. By Tim Challies This is an excellent book. It speaks to the need today for Christians to be discerning. The author defines discernment as “the skill of understanding and applying God’s Word with the purpose of separating truth from error and right from wrong. It is a task in which we attempt to see things as God sees…
The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the Power and Defeat of Sin. By Kris Lundgaard If God has redeemed me from sin, and given me his Holy Spirit to sanctify me and give me strength against sin, why do I go on sinning? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Have you ever wondered why the very sin that you thought you had…
Each month we want to share a word of encouragement and offer some resources from like-minded believers for your profit. These articles are available in print upon request. The Reason for Christmas: Although there are many reasons, here are some of the key purposes of Jesus’ birth: Reality: Read: Remember: Respond: C oming King Matthew 2:2, 6; Luke 1:32 His reign is Eternal.…
God in the Manger. By John MacArthur With Christmas fast upon us, it is so easy to get lost in all the hype, all the commercialism, and all the presents, parties, and seasonal decorations. Such distractions cause us to miss the enormous impact of the reality behind this season. For that reason, we who are believers, need fresh reminders of the fact that…
Preparing to Cross the Finish Line The following address was delivered to a local church men’s group in October 2015. The speaker, Ken, was diagnosed with a brain tumor six months earlier in April 2015. In May, Ken traveled to the University of Michigan Hospital for a six hour surgical resection of a golf ball-size tumor from his left temporal lobe. In…
The God Who is There. By D. A. Carson Have you ever wondered what the overall purpose of the Bible is? Have you struggled to make sense of how the books fit together and contribute to that overall purpose? Do you really know what the Bible is about? Do you understand the story of God and how you fit into that? If any…
Each month we want to share a word of encouragement and offer some resources from like-minded believers for your profit. These articles are available in print upon request. Beloved Congregation, I am writing to you out of love for you and because I believe that we need a reminder on how to warn people of the coming days. We are told in scripture…
The Gospel at Work. By Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert What you do from 9 to 5 matters for the sake of the Gospel! Unfortunately, that’s not how most people think about their jobs. On the one hand, some employees are so committed to their vocations that it amounts to idolatry as they seek to find their satisfaction and fulfillment in them. …
How to Walk into Church. By Tony Payne Think about those Sundays where we came into a morning worship service expecting to be served, hoping we won’t have to talk with anyone, hoping we get our favorite seat, or coming in late and rushed and stressed from an awful morning. Maybe we don’t always think to pray for the people we are about…
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God’s Battle Plan for the Mind: The Puritan Practice of Biblical Meditation. By David W. Saxton Meditation in our Christian circles has gotten kind of a bad rap. The popular idea of meditation has been misshapen by mysticism, New Age, and Eastern religious notions. There is nothing more beneficial for understanding the truth and growing in sanctification than careful reflection on the…