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Our View Of Sex Is Too Low

Hey Element Church! This past Sunday we continued our sermon series on relationships called “It Takes Two.” So far in the series, we’ve talked about having the right focus and preparing for the right marriage. In this sermon, we talked about sex! In fact, we asked the question, “What is the secret t…

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Seven Things I Learned From Billy Graham

On Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, our world lost one of it’s most impactful leaders and Heaven welcomed another saint home when Billy Graham met Jesus face to face. I believe Billy Graham will go down as the most influential Christian leader of not only my generation but my parents and grandparents…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Kristen, this week’s Volunteer of the week. Kristen was nominated by Kristina, one of our Pastoral Assistants, who said this: “Kristen is one of the 6pm Next Steps leaders. She always greets everyone with a smile and helps with any question that may be asked or connects peo…

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Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby!

Hey Element Church ! I just wanted to give one final heads up and warning about the content of this Sunday’s message. We are continuing our It Takes Two series as we walk through the love story found in Song of Solomon. At the end of chapter three and the beginning of chapter four, we are going to w…

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Why Does Communication Matter In Marriage?

Whatever you practice before marriage is what you are preparing for in marriage. That was the Big Idea this last Sunday at Element Church as we continued our sermon series on relationships called, “It Takes Two”. In this series, we are walking through the Old Testament book of the Song of Solomon (S…

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What Do I Do In The Meanwhile?

Why is waiting so hard? A couple weeks ago at Element Church, John Wilson (Associate Resident Pastor) preached an amazing sermon on waiting. It was so challenging and so comforting. If you haven’t gotten a chance to watch it yet, I highly recommend you go HERE and do that. He did a masterful job tal…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Ben, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Ben was nominated by Taylor, our Lead Producer, who said this: “ Ben is a great team member, not only because he is good at operating production equipment, but also because he is willing to help train new people and always has a great…

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Who I Am Is More Important Than Who I’m With

When it comes to relationships, who I AM is more important than who I’m WITH! This past Sunday at Element Church we started a brand new series on relationships called “It Takes Two”. In this series, we are walking through the book of Song of Solomon (Songs) in Scripture. We’ll be watching a young co…

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What Is Lent And Why Should I Participate?

Sacrificing one thing without seeking something else will always leave you short in your spirit. This Wednesday, February 14th, marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is the 45 days leading up to Easter Sunday and is a season of fasting and prayer designed to focus us on repentance, confession and spirit…

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It Takes Two (New Sermon Series)

Hey Element Church ! This coming Sunday we are starting a new sermon series called “It Takes Two.” Did you know that the Bible has an entire book dedicated to love, romance, sex, and marriage? Song of Solomon is a descriptive love story between two people from attraction through a life-long thriving…

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Leadership Lessons From Lady Gaga (Re:Post)

Last year, not only was I was blown away by the ridiculous comeback of the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl, but I was blown away by the interview of Lady Gaga by Michael Strahan. Gaga was the halftime show performer and was interviewed before the event about her road to this stage. After…

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Things We Can Learn From Bill Belichick (And Bill Parcells)

I am an outspoken hater of the New England Patriots, so it might come as a surprise that I’m writing a blog about things we can learn from their coach, Bill Belichick. But just because I don’t care for the team he leads, doesn’t mean I’m unable to recognize and learn from his greatness when I see it…