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Does God’s Word Have a Growing Influence in Your Life?

May 4, 2014 | 2 Timothy 3:14-17 | bible, discipleship

Pastor Gary Combs continues the sermon series entitled “Diagnosing Your Spiritual Health” with this message from 2 Timothy about the importance of knowing and following God’s Word. Three important diagnostic questions are asked in this sermon 1) Are you a serious student of God’s Word? 2) Are you an assured believer of God’s Word? and 3) Are you aligning your life with God’s Word?

Lectio Divina

May 2, 2014 | bible, Bible study, devotions, divine reading, Gary Combs, God's Word, lectio divina, reflection, Scripture, study, Word

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV). “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of

What’s in an honorific?

March 21, 2014 | bible, Christ, Gary Combs, God, honor, honorific, jesus, love, polite, respect

“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor” (Romans 12:10 ESV). The Bible teaches us to honor God and to honor one another. This is an expression of the kind of love that God both commands and instills. We cannot keep the command to love and honor one another without God’s empowerment.

The Ministry of God’s Word

March 16, 2014 | 1 Timothy 4:1-16 | bible, exposition

Pastor Gary Combs continues the sermon series “ENTRUSTED: An Exposition of 1 Timothy” with this message from 1 Timothy 4. The apostle Paul entrusted Timothy with instructions on how to carry out the ministry of God’s Word in the church at Ephesus. We can recognize that we are entrusted with these same instructions for the ministry of God’s Word.

What informs our sermon planning?

February 14, 2014 | bible, Christ, exposition, God, jesus, preaching, sermon planning, sermons, teaching

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete,equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV). Have you ever wondered what informs our sermon planning? For instance, we’re beginning an eight-week sermon series through the book of 1

Experiencing FLOW

November 15, 2013 | bible, flow, fulfillment, Gary Combs, generosity, giving, God, happiness, jesus, joy

“Jesus stood up and cried out, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water’” (John 7:37-38 ESV). “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8 NIV). “Flow is… being completely involved in an activity for

Ignite – Fueling the Fire with the Word

September 1, 2013 | Hebrews 4:12-13 | bible, revival

Jonathan Minter continued our Ignite sermon series by helping us see how the Word of God fuels the fire of revival. Whether you have been a Christ-follower for a long time, are a new believer, or are yet to fully surrender your life to Christ, the Bible is what is next for you.

Who studies the Bible these days?

January 18, 2013 | bible, Bible reading, Bible study

“Jesus replied, ‘Your problem is that you don’t know the Scriptures…’” (Matthew 22:29 NLT). “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV). There was a time not too long ago in the English speaking world that to be

About the Bible

October 16, 2011 | 2 Timothy 3:12-17 | bible, theology

Pastor Gary Combs continues the Faith Foundations series with this message from 2 Timothy about the Bible. What does the Bible say about itself? What did Jesus say about God’s Word?

Every boy’s dream

August 1, 2008 | bible, faith, heroes, heroes of the faith

“The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” Judges 6:12 (NLT) When I was a little boy I used to dream of being a great hero. I would daydream that someone broke into the house and I had to save my my mom and siblings from