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Blessed are the poor.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 5:3. In the nine beatitudes we see they all start with blessed. Blessed means to be happy or in favor with God. What does it mean to be poor in spirit, the word poor mean to be crouched down or lowly. Jesus although talks about being poor in spirit. To be spiritually poor, when we have nothing to give God. In life we look for three thing, SIGNIFICANCE, SAFETY AND BELONGING. God wants us to receive those three thing from Him. Follow Pastor Doug as he travels through the Sermon on the mount with us.

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Blessed are the meek.

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" Matthew 5:5. Pastor Doug shares with us how it is to be meek in a world that says otherwise. We become far to concern in our earthly comfort. We need to trust in what God has for us so we can inherit the earth and accept God and let Him work in us.

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Blessed are those that mourn

Blessed are those that mourn for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5-4. The Beatitudes give us a look at how we are to work them in our own lives. We are being change from one degree of Glory to the next. The fact that we mourn over certain things in life shows that the Spirit is in us, and we are being changed into the image of Jesus.

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Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness

In Matthew 5:6 in the sermon on the mount' Jesus say: " Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Pastor Doug tells us how that first spoonful of ice-cream or that first taste of coffee in the morning leaves us wanting more. When we have that first taste of God's righteousness we look for more of that fullness with God. We experience that satisfaction with God when we have that relationship with Him through His son Jesus.

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Blessed are the Merciful

Jesus shares with us the Sermon on the Mount, in the fifth beatitude He says, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." Matthew 5:3-7. With the fifth beatitudes we start seeing a "crossroad". Pastor Doug shows us how each beatitude sets a platform for each other. To be merciful it leads us to a feeling of compassion to those who are suffering. To being merciful is a doing word, we want to show mercy to others.

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Blessed are the Peacemakers

What does it mean to be called a "son of God"? What does it mean to be a Peacemaker? Pastor Doug shares some disturbing statistics on the stats of our world when it comes to conflicts around the earth. When Jesus said Peace maker he meant Shalom: nothing broken, nothing missing. With sin there was no longer shalom between God and man. Doug shares how we can regain that "shalom" with Jesus to help us to be whole again in Him.

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Blessed are the persecuted

Rejoice!! Be happy!! Definitely this is not what comes to mind when Jesus shared with us the Beatitude Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. What is the ultimate blessing the ultimate reward? Eventually the ultimate reward of faithfulness out ways any persecution that comes our way. Pastor Doug shares that no matter what comes our way on this earthly life, we are to stay the course to be "Happy" because our reward is greater than anything we can imagine.

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Pentecost Sunday 2023

The Holy Spirit is a missionary Spirit. On the day of Pentecost 3,000 people, , representatives of all the nations of the earth, became followers of Jesus. The Holy Spirit empowers you to reach the nations with your witness.

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Spiritual Gifts in Romans

Before Paul dives into the spiritual gifts in Romans, he lays down some essential guidelines for their use. These guidelines start with sober thinking of ourselves in light of who we are in Christ Jesus. Each of us have gifts that are to be used to glorify God and build up the body of Christ.

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So What About Spiritual Gifts?

Are spiritual gifts optional? Is it only the super-apostles that have them? Can I have them as well? We start a new teaching series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit and discover from the outset that spiritual gifts are designed to be used as the means for building up the Body of Christ and every born again believer has at least one!

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Spiritual Gifts

In this message, Chris Byberg share a number of testimonies of God's supernatural healing and encourages us to reach out for the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

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SS8 - Resurrection

In this message we come to the very last barrier between humanity and God, temporal life. We see that God has always desired to spend eternity with his sons and daughters but temporal life, a result of sin interrupts this. Through the resurrection of Jesus, death itself has been conquered and the Bible clearly teaches us that our hope is in bodily resurrection on the day Jesus returns. Then death will o longer have mastery over us.

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SS7 Propitiation & Justification

In this message we see how Jesus removes the barriers of God's character and our good deeds. He does this through propitiation and justification, turning away God's anger toward our sin. In doing so, God declares us in right relationship to Him.

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SS6 - Born Again

In this message we deal with the problem of spiritual death, a consequence of the fall, and how the Holy Spirit acts as in the place of our human spirit until we are spiritually born again.

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SS5 Substitutionary Atonement

In the previous message we saw how Jesus removed the sin barrier by paying a redemption price for humanity. However, that alone would not be enough to secure our salvation. We now turn to the next barrier, penalty of sin. Here we see that Jesus effectively removes this barrier by taking the punishment for our sin upon himself as our substitute.

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SS4 Redemption

Sin is a barrier between humanity and God. In this message, we see how Jesus deals with the problem of sin. By paying a redemption price with his own blood, Jesus has set us free from slavery to sin.

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SS1 - Why Must I Be Saved?

Why Must I be Saved? is the start of a Salvation Series that focuses on personal salvation. There are 6 barriers to relationship with God. Each one in themselves is enough to cut us off from relationship with God. When all six of them are put together we face an insurmountable barrier that cannot be overcome. This week we take an overview of the barriers and look at each one in detail in the weeks to come. We shall discover that Jesus and only Jesus is qualified to remove the barriers and reconcile us to right relationship with God.

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Finding Your Crossroads

You are called to be a blessing. God has placed you at a crossroads to influence those around you. How do you know where your crossroads is? The answer may not be as obvious as you think!

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Crossroads

God promised Abraham that all the nations of the earth would be blessed through him. So God, places his chosen people Israel at the crossroads of the earth to be a light to the gentiles. What is the crossroads that God has placed you?

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Unlocking Jesus

So you have invited Jesus into your heart, but how much room have you given Him? Does Jesus occupy the guest room and gets let out on Sunday or when you need something? Are there areas of your life that are "off limits" to Jesus" Unlocking Jesus is a message that challenges us to be more than believers and become followers. There is an opportunity at the end of the message to unlock Jesus and hand him the keys to the whole of your heart. For that is what it means to make Jesus Lord.

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Finishing Well Garth Steele

Garth Steele shares a message, originally written for the men's retreat, Souly Business. He shares personal stories from his journey with ALS and what it has taught him on what it means to finish well.

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Who is My Neighbour?

We are all familiar with the concept of being a good neighbour. In this message, Garth Steele takes neighbouring to the next level and makes us think about what it is to be a personal neighbour and a corporate neighbour. Then, how do we take neighbouring and turn it into an opportunity for discipling?

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Old Identity vs New Identity

In Ephesians 4:22,24; Paul says, "Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; - Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." In this message, Pastor Doug explains how the original creation became fully corrupted by sin, and how Jesus is healing and restoring us to better than original. There is a time of ministry at the end. We encourage you to participate in this and leave a comment below.

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People of the Spirit

Christians are people of the Holy Spirit. The indwelling Spirit of God is what marks us out from the people of the world. Therefore, the identity marker of a born-again believer should be the Spirit-filled life. There is a ministry time at the end of the message where we encourage all who listen, to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We would love you to share your experience of being filled in this ministry time by leaving a testimony in the comments. #holyspirit #filledwiththespirit #christianidentity #fruitofthespirit #giftsofthespirit

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You Are Light

Third week of Lent, we take a look at another statement of our Christian identity, we are the light of the world. Our purpose is to be unhidden in the world; to live an authentic Christian life where our actions match our profession of faith. Has your light gone out or, are you shining in such a way that others will give glory to God?

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You Are Salt

In this second week of Lent, we take a look at the words Jesus spoke to His disciples from Matthew 5:13; "You are the salt of the earth." The meaning of salt in the Old Testament was much more than something that added flavour. It was part of the sacrifice that stood in for the covenant. How does this relate to us under a New Covenant and help us examine ourselves during Lent?

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UnHidden

This short message starts the Lent season by living into the spiritual discipline of being un-hidden.

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Identity & Assignment

Our guest speaker Rev. Dr. Isaac Gimba, brings a special word from the Lord for Manotick Community Church. The enemy attacks us on two fronts, our identity in Christ, and our assignment from the Lord. In this message, Rev. Dr. Gimba, challenges us; "Do you know who you are?" The prophetic word for our Church is that God has positioned us for influence in the days to come and calling us to prayer and intercession. We will need to be secure in our identity and assignment to fulfill what He has for us.

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Self Identity

Did you know that your self identity is one of the greatest factors in your success of failure in life? Your self identity is the sum of what you believe about who you are and that affects your relationships, your career, even your relationship with God. Join us in this new series where we go on a journey of transforming your identity.

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Who Are You?

We tend to think of ourselves through various worldly lenses before we think of ourselves in terms of our relationship with God. Changing our focus to think of ourselves first as God’s children can change our perspective in a big way. Message by Garth Steele.

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Christian Unity

What we believe matters. The Apostle's Creed has united Christians across denominations since the early church. It is a faithful and succinct summary of the faith handed down to us by the Apostles. When we affirm the creed we are holding to the essential beliefs that unite of the worldwide Church.

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How to Disagree and Still Stay Friends

Have you noticed that you can't express an opinion these days without someone getting angry and shouting you down? In this timely message, Pastor Doug gives biblically sound advice on how to have a disagreement and still stay friends!

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Discipleship Imitating Christ

If we could sum up what discipleship is in one sentence it would be this; The imitation of Christ. We begin a new series on discipleship and give an overview of imitating Christ and the deep commitment to a local body of believers that it takes to be a disciple of Jesus.

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The Cost of Discipleship

Jesus said, "If you want to be my disciples, you must take up your cross and follow me."

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Qualities of a Disciple

In this message, we explore the three qualities of a mature disciple found in Acts 6; Well respected, filled with the Holy Spirit and exercising wisdom. These qualities open doors for greater ministry and assignments from the Lord. Cover Photo by Tiago Felipe Ferreira on Unsplash

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Model Disciples

Following the last message, we look at the 3 qualities of a disciple in the lives of 3 early Church disciples; Stephen, Philip and Ananias. We find the 3 qualities opening up doors for greater ministry opportunities and assignments from the Holy Spirit.

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Imitating Jesus

Imitating Jesus is what disciples do. Here are 10 Habits, attitudes and character traits Jesus modelled for us.

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The Main Game

If you've ever tried to catch a baseball mid-flight without a glove, you'll know that a baseball mitt is an essential piece of equipment. In this message, you'll learn the 5 essential practices of a disciple.

Basic Discipleship Series

In this series we take a Biblical look at the foundational truths of the persons of the Trinity. Like any developing relationship, you need to get to know the person. God has revealed Himself to us through the scriptures and through His Son, Jesus Christ. Through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, we can cultivate a deep and personal relationship with the Godhead

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Images of the Church

The Bible describes the Church through many different images. Each one reveals a facet of the Church's identity and function. Looking at the three main images; The Body of Christ, The Bride and the Temple, we are overwhelmed by the centrality of Jesus through these images. When we live a Christ centred life, we will have a Christ centred home, Church and mission. Music: Voyage Musician: @iksonmusic

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The Church

Is the Church suffering from an identity crisis? Since the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s, the Church in Canada has undergone significant changes from being culturally central to culturally questionable post-Kamloops. Even internally, the Church is being divided over traditional family values, affirming or not, vaxed vs anti-vax. With more people not seeing Church going as necessary for their spiritual development; what is the Church and how should she be in our pandemic emerging society? Music: Voyage Musician: @iksonmusic

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The Trinity

God has revealed Himself through His Word as a Tri-Unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Three persons, all of whom are God, and God is one. In this message, we examine the Biblical evidence for the Trinity from both Old and New Testaments and discover all of creation and redemption proceeded from the Triune nature of God. Music: Voyage Musician: @iksonmusic

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Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer Pt. 2: Filled With Power

The Holy Spirit is given to the believer to empower them to continue the mission of Jesus. The disciples spent three and a half years training with Jesus yet, He told them to wait until they received power from the Holy Spirit before going into all the world. We need to be filled with the Holy Spirit and power just like the early Church.

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Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer Pt.1

The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is to unite us with Christ and conform us to the pattern of the risen Jesus. Learn how the Holy Spirit is intimately involved in every aspect of our lives and invites us to partner with Him in the process of sanctification. Music: Voyage Musician: @iksonmusic

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The Holy Spirit in Salvation

We have all experienced the work of the Holy Spirit whether we have recognized it or not. The Holy Spirit is the active agent of God in the world today and yet He is the one we know least about. Through this message, you will be able to trace the fingerprints of the Holy Spirit in your salvation.

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The Deity of Christ

When Jesus asked Peter who he thought Jesus was, he replied; You are the Messiah the Son of the living God." Jesus went on to say that upon that foundational revelation, He would build His Church. In this message, we focus on the Biblical revelation that Jesus is God and conclude with why Jesus needed to be fully God as well as fully Man.

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The Person of Jesus Humanity

Jesus is one of history's most controversial figures. His followers were convinced that He was both fully God and fully man in one person. In this message, we will be looking at the humanity of Jesus. Music: Voyage Musician: @iksonmusic

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Discerning the Will of God

Making consistent good choices is predicated on discerning the will of God for your life. There is no better way to do this than to have your mind transformed by the Word of God. When you put the Word into practice, you will begin to develop a holy instinct for what the Lord's will is in every circumstance.

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Signs Point Brian Ballinger

Signs are there to point us to somewhere else. The gospel of John is organized around seven signs that point to Jesus. Pastor Brian draws upon one of these signs , the healing of the man at the pool. Jesus, often unexpectedly will interrupt our plans in order to reveal himself.

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Psalm 121

The children if Israel would sing Psalm 121 to remind them of the faithfulness of Jehovah toward them. Pastor Joey draws from the message of this psalm to remind us that God was the protector , the keeper and the preserver of Israel, therefore He will be the same for us even though we walk through unexpected and difficult pathways.

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Spiritual Gifts

In this message, Chris Byberg share a number of testimonies of God's supernatural healing and encourages us to reach out for the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

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What Soil Are You? Pt 1

Jesus told His disciples, the parable of the sower provided them with a pattern to understanding all the parables. In part 1 we will be introduced to two tools that will help us understand more of the Bible, particularly Jesus' teachings. Using the analogy of an archeologist, we will learn to use our survey tools to discover the plain meaning, and our digging tools to uncover the hidden and implied meaning. Using these tools, dig in to Matthew 13:19.

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Renewed Connections

Summertime in Canada signals a change the pace of life. A time to relax and enjoy the warm weather and a little R&R. In this message Stan Baines, encourages us to to renew our connections with God and with each other over the summer months.

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Worship

Worship is not just what we do on a Sunday. Pastor Chris Byberg encourages us to live our lives as a living sacrifice of worship to God.

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Father's Day 2022

Sometimes, studying the attributes of God leaves us feeling more distant from Him rather than closer in relationship. How can we relate to a never-changing, all Holy, omniscient, omnipresent being? While all these things are true of God, He reveals Himself to us through Jesus as Father, who is tender-hearted, jealous for our affection and generous. Rebecca Valerio shares the Father heart of God in this message.

Healing 101 Series

As disciples of Jesus, we are called to be like Him. This means we are to go out in the same power of the Spirit to do the things Jesus did. This includes praying for the broken and seeing them healed. This series covers the basics of biblical healing and the practice of how to pray for better results.

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Jesus is the Healer Pt1

In this series, we will take the posture of learners and take a biblical look at healing and the basics of how to pray for healing with the goal of getting better results.

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Jesus is the Healer Pt2

This is the second half of Jesus is the Healer. In this half we look at some of the Biblical foundations for Jesus as our healer.

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Healing and the Gospel Pt3

The good news of the gospel is more than eternal salvation. The whole gospel is for the healing of the whole person.

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Gospel Minded Pt4

Healing is in the atonement, yet we often think of the gospel in narrow terms as salvation only. To be gospel minded is to minister the whole gospel to the whole person.

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Healing the Whole Person Pt5

The Primary objective of the healing ministry is to bring a person to wholeness. To do this, we must understand that sickness can occur in the body, soul or the spirit and each of these areas can be attacked by demonic spirits.

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5 Smooth Stones

Looking at David's encounter with Goliath, we pick up 5 smooth stones to help us move our faith into action, starting with audacious faith. Listen to the message to find out the other four we need.

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Stand in Faith Pt 1

Are you facing a personal challenge? Maybe you know someone that is and don't know what you can do to help apart from pray. This new series will lay the groundwork, essential for every Christian - standing in faith.

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Stand in Faith Pt 2 - Truth

We continue the series on standing in faith. Framing the series with the Armour of God from Ephesians 6, we discover the importance of truth

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Stand in Faith Pt 3 Righteousness

Standing in Righteousness is really important for the Christian as it is your passport to appropriating the covenant blessing contained in the Bible.

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Standing in Faith Pt.4 - Shoes of the Gospel of Peace

Fourth part in the Standing in Faith Series.

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The Shield of Faith

This is the central message in the series Standing in Faith.

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Standing in Faith Pt6 - Helmet of Salvation

Salvation is three dimensional. Each dimension opens up the manifold blessings available in Christ. Each dimension uniquely strengthens you to stand in faith against the enemy.

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Standing in Faith Pt7 - Sword of the Spirit

Standing in faith with the Sword of the Spirit which, is the Word of God.

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Forgive Us Our Sins

This message is the 5th in the Lord's Prayer Series.

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6 We Also Forgive

This is the 6th message in the Lord's Prayer Series. In Matthew's gospel we find this part of the prayer draws on the imagery Jubillee. Forgiveness is a sign that we have entered into the Lord's favour. Questions for reflection: 1. What was the year of Jubilee, and how did the coming of Jesus fulfill it? 2. What part of your inheritance has the enemy stolen that he needs to give back? 3. When we hold someone in unforgiveness, we take on the role of the punisher. What are some of the way we punish others who have offended us? 4. What is a root of bitterness? 5. How is forgiveness taking up our cross? 6. What does loving our enemies look like? 7. Share your experience of the ministry time.

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Lead Us Not

This is the seventh message in the Lord's Prayer series. Matthew 6:13

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Deliver Us From Evil

This is the final message in the Lord's Prayer Series. Small Group Questions: 1. Jesus came to destroy the devil's work. Evil comes in many different forms. Name some ways we encounter evil in society and suggest what Christians might do about it? 2. We are fully protected by Jesus when we walk according to the Spirit. Unpack what it means to walk in the Spirit. 3. What takes us out from under the Lord's protection? 4. What are demons, and what are some of the things they do? 5. Name the four common doors or entry points for the demonic, and explain how they are opened? 6.What is the posture the Lord's Prayer teaches us and what must we be 100% assured of when taking a stand against the enemy? 7. What questions arise from this teaching?

Blog Posts

Doug Valerio

2022 Month of Prayer - Building

Today we pray for the vision of being a Church that plants Churches. Online Prayer Room opens 6:30am.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Worship Ministry

Today we are engaging in spiritual warfare for the worship ministry. Join the online prayer room. 6:30am

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2022 Month of Prayer - Discipleship

Today we are praying for the discipleship culture in the Church. Online Prayer Room opens up 6:30-7:00 am weekdays in January.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Invitation

Today, we are praying for a culture of invitation in the Church. Online Prayer Room opens 6:30-7:00am. Details in the blog.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Public Authorities

Doug Valerio

2022 Month of Prayer - Public Authorities

Today we are praying for public authorities. The online prayer room opens 6:30am - 7:00am. Zoom link in blog

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2022 Month of Prayer - Justice

Today we are praying for Social Justice. The Online Prayer Room opens 6:30am - 7:00am. Zoom link in the blog

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2022 Month of Prayer - Workplaces

Today we are praying for our Marketplace Leaders. The online prayer room opens 6:30am - 7:00 am. Zoom link is in the blog.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Young Adults

Today we are praying for our young adults. Online Prayer Room opens 6:30am - 7:00 am. Zoom link in the blog.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Children and Youth

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2022 Month of Prayer - Children and Youth

In the prayer room today, we will be joining City on Our Knees praying for our children and youth.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Insistent

Insistence is the third key in breaking resistance. Insistence in prayer is appropriate when our hearts are right before the Lord.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Persistence

Jesus taught us that persistence in prayer was a demonstration of faith. Persistence is one of the keys to breaking through resistance.

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2022 Month of Prayer - Consistency

God is looking for those that are available. If we are consistent in our prayer times, we position ourselves to be used by the Lord.

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2022 Month of Prayer

A word of encouragement in the month of prayer. God speaks in a whisper, He doesn't shout over the noise.

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2022 Month of Prayer

Word of encouragement for our month of prayer.

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Nehemiah Moment - Day 12

If there is a disconnection between your spiritual life and your secular life, you have not been spiritually renewed.

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Nehemiah Moment - Day 11

God delights when we celebrate before Him. Thanksgiving and celebration is an act of worship.

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Nehemiah Moment - Day 10

Under the New Covenant, we obey the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles. The Holy Spirit empowers us to live them out.

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Nehemiah Moment - Day 9

Dealing with the sins of the past frees you to live in the blessings of your heritage.

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Nehemiah Moment - Day 8

There can be no spiritual revival without a revival of the Word of God.

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Nehemiah Moment - Day 7

A faith community is critical for the calibration of a person's personal spirit compass.

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