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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church! Meet Korinn, this week’s Volunteer Of The Weeek. Korinn was nominated by our Youth Pastor, Brendan who said this: “Korinn does such a great job in Fusion. She serves not only on our Junior High night, but also with the High School, and her number one priority is to connect with k…

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Why Should I Take Courage?

This last week at Element Church we started our Christmas sermon series called “My Advent: What does it mean for me?” In this series we are looking at the Advent (which means arrival) of Jesus and answering the question of how it applies to us. Traditionally in the Christian Church, Advent is the fo…

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Would You Sleep Well In A Prison Cell?

Sometimes I am caught by one word in a Bible verse that we might otherwise not pay attention to. For instance, imagine for a moment that you were wrongfully imprisoned and awaiting a trial the next day that most likely would not be remotely fair. And I’m not talking about an American prison with 3 s…

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My Advent: Weekly Video Devo

This past week at Element Church we started a new sermon series called “My Advent: What does it mean for me?” In this series we are going back to our Christian roots, lighting a candle in the Advent wreath each week, and talking about what Advent truly means for me. But we don’t want to leave the se…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Barb, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Barba was nominated by our Facilities Manager, Allan who said this: “Barb is awesome to be around the joy in her heart shows thru by the works of her hands. She is always looking for ways to serve others.” Barb has been attending Ele…

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My Advent: What Does It Mean For Me? (New Sermon Series)

Advent. What does that word even mean? We talk about Christmas being the “season of advent” but how does that apply to me? Advent is more than candles we light in a church service or songs we sing around a tree. Advent is about hope, joy, peace, and life. Now that applies to me. In this series we’re…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Shauna, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Shauna was nominated by our Outreach Ministries assistant, Eiron who said this: “Shauna has been serving in the church for 2 years. First in tech and now in a small women’s group that serves struggling and homeless children in Chey…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Kristen Spiker. She is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Kristen was nominated by our Administrative Staff assistant, Kristina, who said this: “Kristen’s the Service Captain for the 11am Service. She is an amazing leader, always finding ways in which we can better the expe…

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How Do I Know When To Start Something New – Part 2

Have you ever been unsure of when to start something new? Well, in episodes 1 and 2 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast we talk about just that. In part 1 of this 2 part podcast, we started talking through six things you need to know before you start something new. By the time we were done with part 1…

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Are Gay People Welcome In Our Church?

On Sunday at Element Church , we had our annual “You Choose Sunday.” On these days we let the people pick the worship songs and also select the sermon content by submitting questions that I do my best to answer. We’re gonna have to start doing two weeks of You Choose Sunday because there were way mo…

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What if THEY are elected?

Today is the day. Whether you’ve already voted or not, and if you are eligible to vote I would encourage you to do that prayerfully and informed, by the time we wake up tomorrow morning we will have a new elected president of the United States of America. I gotta be honest, this election season has…

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What Do I Do About Nerves When I Preach?

If I’m not nervous before I preach God’s Word then I have a real reason to be nervous. [Tweet “If I’m not nervous before I preach God’s Word then I have a real reason to be nervous.”] Just recently I had the great privilege of preaching to a group of ministry students at Nebraska Christian College.…