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Annual Year-End “So That” Offering

Yes, it’s that time of year again Element Church . Christmas stuff is out in the stores, holiday commercials are on TV & organizations like ours are gearing up for a strong push through the end of the year. This last Sunday at Element, I began casting vision for where we are headed next as a church.…

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Where Can I Find Hope In A Hopeless Situation?

My “Yet” today is greater than my yesterday! That phrase has become a mantra for me in my life. That one word, yet, has become such a powerful word for me over the last couple of years. As I was reading through the Scriptures, I began to notice, time and time again, the word “yet” used as a powerful…

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A Night To Shine (Special Needs Prom)

Coming up on Friday, February 9th, Element Church will be partnering with the Tim Tebow Foundation , along with over 500 other churches to provide an unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with special needs ages 14 and older. It takes dozens of volunteers to make th…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Laurie, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Laurie was nominated by Andy, one of our associate pastors, who said this: “ Laurie is an amazing volunteer that serves on our Greeter Team. She always has a smile on her face and consistently serves in this role, welcoming people…

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I Want The Heart Of Paul

I want what Paul had because what Paul had we desperately need. That was our big idea this last week as we finished up our sermon series called “Walk This Way”. This week, we looked at the life of Paul, specifically his journey through Jerusalem, to an auditorium in Ceaserea where he would eventuall…

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Should We Be Fruitful Or Should We Be Faithful?

Fruitfulness is not our ultimate goal, faithfulness is! I believe that statement and have even taught it before. Especially in ministry, fruitfulness is not the ultimate goal, faithfulness is. At the end of my life, more than anything, I want to be found faithful. But does that mean that we should a…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hi Element Church ! Meet Dustin, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Dustin was nominated by Taylor, our Lead Producer who said this: “ Dustin has been very reliable and dependable, sometimes stopping me on days he doesn’t serve just to ask if I need help. Dustin usually operates a camera on Sunday b…

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What Does It Look Like To Submit To God’s Will?

If I only seek God but don’t surrender to His will I’ll be overwhelmed by suffering in this life. [Tweet “If I only seek God but don’t surrender to His will I’ll be overwhelmed by suffering in this life. “] This past Sunday at Element Church we talked about suffering as we continued our series calle…

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You Choose Sunday

Hey Element Church ! Coming up on Sundays, November 5th & 12th we will be hosting You Choose Sunday. Each year, we try to take one Sunday where you select the worship songs and you select the sermon content. Each year we have incredible participation and I look forward to it each time. What we’ve fo…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Jill, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Jill was nominated by Lesley, our Children’s Ministry Assistant, who said this: “ Jill does an amazing job assisting families during the Check-in process. She is the first face that most new families see and she is always full of smi…

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Jesus Does More Than Take Me Back

This past Sunday at Element Church we continued our series called “Walk This Way”. In the series I’m taking places we physically got to see and experience while in Israel on a tour of the Holy Land. To physically see what Jesus saw and walk where Jesus walked was a faith changing experience for both…

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How Small Is Your Faith?

If faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, how small is your faith? Often times, we think of our faith needing to be big! Now, I’m all for having a big faith that causes us to dream big dreams and take big risks. I’m all for that! But many times in our lives our faith seems small and wi…