Along Came a Giant - Pastor Chris

This message by Student and Worship Pastor Chris Baker talks about how the enemy affects our confidence in God simply by appearing as a giant in our lives.

How Christmas Dreams Come True - Christmas 2007

This message uses video clips from Charlie Brown, It's A Wonderful Life, and A Christmas Story to communicate that God uses dreams, as in the dreams used in the Incarnation narrative in the Bible, to guide and lead us. This message went well, but last week's message was even better. :)

When You Feel Defeated - Cheer Up - Part 3

This message hit the mark. It talks about not letting defeat define you, but transform you.

Overcoming Doubt - Cheer Up - Part 2

This message, shared during the ice storm, talks about Psalm 77, and Asaph's method of dealing with his doubts. A sub part of the message talks about the upside of doubts.

When You Are Discouraged - Cheer Up - Part 1

This message which opens a new Christmas series called Cheer Up, looks at Hannah and how she dealt with her annual bout with depression.

Thanks For Giving

Student and Worship Pastor Chris Baker shared this Thanksgiving themed message that ended with a powerful time of Communion.

No Recorded Message - 40 DOC - Week 7

We closed out our 40 Days of Community with a Celebration Service held at the High School. The message time was testimonies by LifeGroup members. It was easily more memorable and powerful than anything that I would have ended up saying.

How To Tell God You Love Him - 40 DOC - Week 6

This message discussed the importance of worship, also known as loving God back. This is a great message to enourcage people who have been in faith for a long time to refreshen their pespective of their relationship with God.

Serving Together - 40 DOC - Week 5

This message talks about the TEAM concept, and truly deals with the most important relationships. Trust, Empathy, Accomodatation, and Mission.

I included a video of Team Hoyt - highlighting the point accomodation. You can find more about them by searching "Team Hoyt" on YouTube.

How We Help Each Other Grow - 40 DOC - Week 4

This message shows us practical ways we can assist each other in spiritual growth. This also includes a scripture "cheat sheet" to assist in praying for another's spiritual growth.

Relationship Destroyers and Rebuilding Blocks - 40 DOC - Week 3

This message title is pretty self explanatory. We looked at 4 different relationships destroyers, and their rebuilding counterparts. This was week 3 in our 40 Days of Community Growth Campaign.

Reaching Out Together - 40 DOC - Week 2

This message talks about our responsibility to work together while reaching out. Using PARTNER as an acrostic, emphasis is placed upon sharing your own personal story.

Why We Need Each Other - 40 DOC - Week 1

This message talks about the 5 reasons we need a church family and small group. We need people who are not just fully committed to Christ, but fully committed to us as well.

Preparing For A God Encounter - 40 DOC - Week 0

This message communicates the truths of Exodus 19 in preparing for an encounter with God, as Family Life prepares for the 40 Days of Community.

This is also the message Pastor Mark communicates to the congregation concerning the addition of a third Sunday morning worship service.

The Harvest Before The Storm

This message by Student and Worship Pastor Chris Baker uses his teen experience of working the Southwest Kansas alfalfa harvest as a challenge to work in God's harvest field.

The Truth About Stress - Exposing Myths That Mislead - Part 5

This message offers 7 stress reducing questions we need to ask ourselves and the answers that Jesus would have given to them.

The Truth About Change - Exposing Myths That Mislead - Part 4

This message talks about the 6 phases of change God leads us through, and how we can cooperate with Him.

The Truth About Your Pain - Exposing Myths That Mislead - Part 3

This message focuses on 5 ways that God uses your pain as a tool for good, destroying the myth that "If you ignore your pain, it will go away."

This message received an over abundance of good comments.

The Truth About God - Exposing Myths That Mislead - Part 2

This message focuses on God as a Father who is not unreasonable, unreliable, unconcerned, or unpleasable.

The Foundation of Happiness - Exposing Myths That Mislead - Part 1

This starts off a series of "Exposing Myths That Mislead."

This message focuses on 6 facts about what you believe.

State of the Church - Vision 2007

This message conveys the great health and the 4 current weaknesses of Family Life, and what we need to do about them.

Don't Buy That Lie - Mother's Day 2007

Mother's Day message talking about Women shopping wisely when buying what they culture is selling them.

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