Category: Creation

• Picture of Transformation

  One of my favorite things to do is spend time in the mountains. I love this because I can disconnect and admire the incredible majesty of the mountains. Right now, I am writing this after spending a few hours over 8,00 feet elevation at a place called Bible Point. The views were incredible! As I […]

  Ryan Stratton

  10/07/2022

  Christian Life, Christianity, Creation, disciples, holy life, holy living, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, methodism, methodist, pastor, Sabbath, Spiritual transformation, struggles, success, suffering, transformation, trials, trust, Truth, uncategoried, Worship, writing, youth ministry

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• God’s Story, Your Story: The Old Testament

  How well do you know the biblical story? If we’re honest, we all should say we don’t know it as well as we want. One of the most beautiful things about scripture is that it continually speaks, even today, the words of God through the presence of the Holy Spirit. If I were to ask […]

  Ryan Stratton

  09/01/2020

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• Noah: Nobody’s Perfect

  There are movies and books and stories that we allow to speak to our hearts. We fall in love with the characters and root for them, or want what’s coming to them to happen. The stories we seem to pay more attention to add to our notion that life is all about us. One of […]

  Ryan Stratton

  07/21/2020

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• NEW BOOK: “Jesus Is…”

  Kindle & Paperback Editions “Who do you say Jesus is? Some say he was just a good person. Some say he was a prophet. Others say he didn’t exist. CS Lewis says, “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said wouldn’t be a great moral teacher. He’d be […]

  Ryan Stratton

  04/09/2019

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• Loving to Life Pt 5

  

  SHOW GOD’S LOVE DAILY As we continue in loving people and organizations to life, we remember we have been praying and seeking God’s direction, we have been allowing the people to be their real selves without judgement, we have been meeting with people in small groups, and we have begun a visioning process for the […]

  Ryan Stratton

  07/27/2018

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• Salvation From 30,000 Feet

  Recently I was flying back home from a trip. When I fly, I like to sit by the window so I can see what is going on. (Also, I sit by the window because I am more relaxed in that seat.) Looking out the window, you can see beautiful clouds and designs in the earth […]

  Ryan Stratton

  05/22/2018

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• Finding God Series: Part 1

  Finding God at Walmart Many people can find their “god” at a place like Walmart in the form of deals, money savers, etc. But I think, if we look close enough, we can find evidence of God wherever we are. When I went to Walmart a few days ago, I went for groceries and other […]

  Ryan Stratton

  04/24/2018

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• I Saw God at the Water Treatment Plant

  Just because we are in somewhat “ordinary” situations does not mean God has not revealed himself. Pay attention to where and how God is revealing himself, even in the unexpected places.

  Ryan Stratton

  04/17/2018

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  faith in God, Finding God, God’s work in the world, Jesus is here, Jesus lives, Jesus never leaves or forsakes you, life of a pastor, ordinary places, sermon illustrations, water treatment plant

• Connecting Points

  

  Click here to read Acts 17. “All you need to do is to teach that person how to…” This sounds simple enough; but is it really that easy to get people to learn new things? Just teach them? When we teach, we are actually connecting the person to what they have seen, what they have […]

  Ryan Stratton

  10/31/2017

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• I Believe in the Relator God

  

  Ancient Creed, Living Faith Blog Series Part 1 I invite you to take time to read the scriptures today. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32) Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my […]

  Ryan Stratton

  10/18/2016

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