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Vacation Bible School

By Tim Urling | June 26, 2023

JULY 31 – AUG 4, 2023  /  6-8:30pm Grab your armor and your trusty steed and get ready for a merry time as we travel back to the time of castles and dragons! Kings, queens, knights, jesters – all are welcome to attend!  At VBS, we’ll fill your tummy with fine victuals as you learn…

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Don’t Divorce Christ

By Tim Urling | May 8, 2023

I love the local church. From Acts 2 to Revelation 3, the Bible is about the local church, written to the local church, or written in the context of the local church.  God gave us the local church as his plan A for his mission on earth, and he did not give us a plan…

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Ye have need of … ENDURANCE!

By Tim Urling | April 28, 2023

“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” Hebrews 10:36  Endurance means the ability to bear up under trials and difficulties. Many people fail to receive because they fail to endure. This is really the language of athletics. For a time, I ran…

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Hope in the Storm

By Tim Urling | March 22, 2023

To receive peace when your world is in chaos, call on Jesus for help. Matthew 8:23-27 Many people in the world—maybe even you—are facing terrible storms in their life. Broken homes, joblessness, loneliness, loss, financial struggles, and world crises slash at the very fabric of hope. Some may even feel as though they’re lost, adrift…

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Do I really love God?

By Tim Urling | March 22, 2023

Recently I read 1st Cororintians 13. The “love” chapter. Take a few moments and read it yourself. As Iwere read it, I started thinking about this question: Do I really love God? How do I know that I really love God? Here are a few questions to analize myself.  Pastor Adrian Rogers, used to say,…

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What is dispensationalism and is it Biblical?

By Tim Urling | January 30, 2023

A dispensation is a way of ordering things—an administration, a system, or a management. In theology, a dispensation is the divine administration of a period of time; each dispensation is a divinely appointed age. Dispensationalism is a theological system that recognizes these ages ordained by God to order the affairs of the world. Dispensationalism has…

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Learning How to Listen to God

By Tim Urling | January 25, 2023

Untold blessings await those who pay attention to our Father’s voice. Psalm 81:8-16 The Lord wants us to pay attention to Him, but sometimes we ignore His voice and miss His blessings. Learning to listen to God is as important as learning to talk to Him—if not more so. Generally, we find it much easier…

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Pray Without Losing Heart

By Tim Urling | January 11, 2023

Don’t be discouraged when God’s answers don’t come as quickly as you want — He is up to something good. Luke 18:1-8 One of the most difficult aspects of prayer is perseverance. Not only do our newly made commitments to be more consistent often fail; our willingness to continue petitioning the Lord also tends to…

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By Tim Urling | January 9, 2023

Date Night – Feb. 3rd, 2023 “So, what’s this Date Night about?” You may be wondering. This an opportunity to stop with the busy-ness of life and reconnect with your spouse. It allows a couple to talk about themselves and their relationship, not because they are having any troubles but because it is a fun…

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Don’t be Fooled by Religion!

By Tim Urling | January 6, 2023

“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:15) In Revelation, a surprising group standing under the judgment includes those who have been duped by religion. These are church members. They have religion, but they don’t have Jesus Christ. They have been baptized. They…

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