F Words: Forcing Ourselves Forward live from the church sanctuary June 1, 2025 at 11:00 am.
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The Christmas story is a reality, but gets a bit blurred by the fact it occurred in what we assume is an un-relatable ‘long ago’ and ‘far away’.
Christmas Stories: Glimpses of Perfect Goodness
God desires to give you grace, not because you’re good enough, but because you’re loved enough!
The 12 Steps of Christmas: Overcoming Chaos With Christ
Today we’re working to overcome our addiction to the chaos of Christmas by adapting a tried and true recovery program.
Our Own Backyard: His Commission, Our Ambition
The best missionary is always one of the natives, and our mission field begins in Skagit Valley. We’re backyard missionaries. (Includes Pastor Nick’s Philippines mission update video.)
Government Mandate: Obedient Disobedience to Authority
Laws can modify behavior, but they can’t transform a heart.
Flood Walls: Preparing for the Storms of Life
We get lulled into laziness because devastating things, whether emotional, relational, or physical, don’t happen that often. But when they do, the unprepared are underwater.
Motivational Seeker: Using Glorifying Reasoning
Whatever I choose to eat or abstain from, to enjoy or avoid, or to believe or reject, I must be fully convinced that I am expressing genuine trust, obedience, and gratitude to the Lord!
Stumbling Blocks: Only Offending in Love
Walking in the truth means standing up to non-truth, when God gives us the timing, the means, and the wisdom to do so in love, as His servant-ambassadors.
Halloween is a great dark-and-gory night to practice being a light “in” it but not “of” it.