Category: Identity

FREE BOOK!

FREE book to help you study the Old Testament book of Jonah.

Ryan Stratton

05/26/2020

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Discovering God through the Book of Jonah (Part 3)

God reveals himself and his mission in a huge way in the book of Jonah. What does Jonah 3 teach us about who God is? Check out this blog post.

Ryan Stratton

10/25/2019

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Discovering God through the Book of Jonah (Part 1)

What can we learn about God through the short Old Testament book of Jonah?

Ryan Stratton

10/09/2019

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The Most Important Question

Today, we begin a new six-week series on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Yes, we preach, teach, talk about Jesus all year long, but we have to be careful that we are not just filling our heads with knowledge. Our goal will be to answer this question with confidence, “WHO DO YOU SAY […]

Ryan Stratton

09/14/2018

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More To Your Story

There is an interesting line in Genesis 37 that says, “This is the account of Jacob’s family line.” (Genesis 37:2 NIV) This is actually a pretty significant line. Have we paid attention to it before? We can think it is talking about the people that descended from Jacob, and it does; but there is more […]

Ryan Stratton

06/27/2018

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Confidence in the Calling

Click here to read Acts 14:1-7. It’s the same things that have happened to Paul and Barnabas before. People are undermining the truths they are speaking and are doing everything they can to discredit and remove the “threat” other leaders consider Paul to be. Have you experienced this kind of situation in your life? Being […]

Ryan Stratton

08/25/2017

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REDEEMED: Out of Egypt

This week, I want you to think about what your defining story. This would be a story that defines your life journey from where you were to where you are, and are going. The defining story of the Hebrew people is the Exodus, the escape from Egypt. I invite you to read the passage for […]

Ryan Stratton

03/23/2017

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SENT OUT: to Make Disciples

I invite you to click on this link to read our scripture for this week: Matthew 4:12-23. In our church we have been going through a 5 week sermon series called “SENT OUT.” Jesus invites his followers to go into the world on mission to help people experience the Kingdom of God here and now […]

Ryan Stratton

01/24/2017

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SENT OUT with Identity

This week, we began a 5 part series in worship called “SENT OUT.” Jesus does not call us to live comfortable lives, be comfortable in our worship, or expect everything to go just right simply because we follow him. He calls us to go out into our communities and out into the world to follow […]

Ryan Stratton

01/10/2017

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Recognizing Christ

John 6:1-15 After this Jesus went across the Galilee Sea (that is, the Tiberias Sea). A large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miraculous signs he had done among the sick. Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples. It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival. Jesus looked up and […]

Ryan Stratton

07/28/2015

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