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Why We Should Be More Like The Devil

Did you know there is one way I think we should be more like the devil? Seriously. I know we always talk about not being like him, but there is one way I think we should and that’s his sense of urgency. The other day I was spending some time with God in His Word when I came across this one verse. It…

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Element Church: Volunteer(s) Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Chase & Conner, this week’s Volunteers Of The Week. Chase & Conner were nominated by our Lead Producer, Taylor who said this: “Chase and Conner have been a huge help filling in over the past months. They are always willing to help me with backstage stuff or to run camera or…

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I Have Rights! But Should I?

We live in an age of equality do we not? And I’m not talking about racial, religious or gender equality, I’m talking about lifestyle equality. That if I do something for them then they better do something for me! If they treat me poorly then I’ll treat them poorly. If they get that privilege I shoul…

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The Compliment That Every Pastor Should Not Accept

Every pastor, every person for that matter, loves to be complimented. Inside all of us is this innate desire to be loved, valued and appreciated for what we do. But where does a compliment become a place that pride could creep in? One of the things I try and drive home to our staff is to “deflect th…

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How Can I Find Strength In God?

Strength is not found in striving it is only found in surrender! [Tweet “Strength is not found in striving it is only found in surrender!”] I’m sure there are lots of ways for us to find strength in the Lord, but I ran across something in my devotions recently that got me thinking. For a lot of us,…

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Night Of Worship TONIGHT @ Element Church

TONIGHT, March 13th at 7 PM, Element Church will be hosting a Night Of Worship as a part of our season of celebration during Lent as we prepare for the coming of Easter. The Night of Worship is an incredible opportunity to set aside the stresses and pressures of life and pursue Jesus through praise…

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Element Church: Night Of Worship

This coming Monday, March 13th at 7 PM, Element Church will be hosting a Night Of Worship as a part of our season of celebration during Lent as we prepare for the coming of Easter. The Night of Worship is an incredible opportunity to set aside the stresses and pressures of life and pursue Jesus thro…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Chris, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Chris was nominated by Eiron, our pastoral assistant who said this, “Chris serves on the Living room team as well as is a huge part of the women’s outreach group ‘All For One’! Chris has a very generous heart and lights up any room…

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The WHY Behind Modesty

Recently, my wife and I had a heated conversation with our daughters about modesty. It was all born out of our personal parental standard that we don’t let our girls wear a bikini as a swimsuit. Please hear me, that we do not condemn anyone who wears a bikini or allows their girls to wear one, it is…

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New Series: Won’t You Be My Neighbor

This Sunday at Element Church we will be starting a new sermon series called “Won’t You Be My Neighbor.” This series is all about evangelism, but don’t freak out! Most people hear the word “evangelism” and immediately break out into cold sweats. We envision going door to door to talk to people about…

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The Fired Up Church With Joe Sangl (Infuse Leadership Podcast)

Episode 7 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes and on our website HERE . The title of this episode is “The Fired Up Church” and we were thrilled to have Joe Sangl with us as our special guest. Joe is the founder and president of I Was Broke, Now I’m Not . He has a book on pers…

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How Much Do I Treasure God’s Word

It’s not just about reading the Bible but learning to rely on it as food for our soul. [Tweet “It’s not about just reading the Bible but learning to rely on it as food for our soul.”] I think sometimes we view the reading of God’s Word as something we need to check off the list. Yes, we should be re…