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He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.
Acts 10:42 (NIV)

The 27 Sep 2020 service will be live-streamed at 10:45 AM.

Ready for a New Beginning?

27 Sep 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the L ORD your God gives you for all time.' Deuteronomy 4:40 (NIV)

Focal Passage: Deuteronomy 1-4

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Money's Proper Place

20 Sep 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'I can do all this through him who gives me strength.' Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Philippians 4:10-23

Your Peace

13 Sep 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.' Philippians 4:3-4 (NIV)

Focal Passage: Philippians 4:1-9

Achieving Second

6 Sep 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.' Philippians 3:13 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Philippians 3:12-16

Strategies for Success II

30 Aug 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.' Philippians 3:20-21 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Philippians 3:17-21

Strategies for Success

23 Aug 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'I want to know Christ -- yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.' Philippians 3:10-11 (NIV)

Focal Passage: Philippians 3:1-11
Sermon Notes	I Want To Know Christ (Coloring Sheet)

Finding God in the Darkest of Times

16 Aug 2020

Ernest Dagohoy

'The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.' 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)

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Focal Passage: Ruth 1:1-22

Honored

9 Aug 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.' Galatians 5:13 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Philippians 2:19-30

Living Differently

2 Aug 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky...' Philippians 2:14-15 (NIV)

Sermon Audio Only: (Download mp3) Focal Passage: Philippians 2:12-18
Sermon Notes	Light and Love Coloring Sheet

It Is a Challenge To Be Second

26 Jul 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.' Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Philippians 2:1-11

Gospel Distancing

19 Jul 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you.' Philippians 1:27-28 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Philippians 1:27-30

Your Bucket List

12 Jul 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain' Philippians 1:21 (NIV)

Sermon Audio Only: (Download mp3) Focal Passage: Philippians 1:19-26
Sermon Notes	Scripture Puzzle

Becoming Second

5 Jul 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave -- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.' Matthew 20:26-28 (NIV)

Sermon Audio Only: (Download mp3) Focal Passage: Philippians 1:1-18
Sermon Notes	Paul's Prayer (Coloring Sheet)

The Greatest Story

28 Jun 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

'I will overturn royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.' Haggai 2:22 (NIV)

Focal Passage: Haggai 2:20-23

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Losing It

21 Jun 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

"Be strong, all you people of the land," declares the LORD , "and work. For I am with you," declares the LORD Almighty. Haggai 2:4b (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Haggai 2:10-19

The Best Is Yet To Come

14 Jun 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

"Be strong, all you people of the land," declares the LORD , "and work. For I am with you," declares the LORD Almighty. Haggai 2:4b (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Haggai 2:1-9

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

7 Jun 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Haggai 1:1-15

Satisfaction

31 May 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NIV)

Sermon Audio Only: (Download mp3) Focal Passage: Haggai 1:1-2
Pentecost Booklet	Sermon Notes

Confidence

24 May 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: 1 John 5

Mature Love

17 May 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: 1 John 4:1-7

Identity

10 May 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: 1 John 4:1-6

Continuing in Love

3 May 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: 1 John 3:11-24

Identity

26 April 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: 1 John 2:28

War by the Book

19 April 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 1 John 2:15 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: 1 John 2:15

Easter Service - The Best Day

12 April 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this? John 11:25-26 (NIV)

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Focal Passage: Luke 24:33-43

Good Friday Tenebrae Service

10 April 2020

Rev. Clint Reiff

But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds. Isaiah 53:5 (HCSB)