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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Travis and he is this week’s volunteer of the week. Travis was nominated by our Outreach Pastor, Steve Doolin, who said this: “Travis serves as a leader in the OneReach Men’s group. He serves selflessly every two weeks and has given his leadership, time, and resources to…

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Jesus Wasn’t Peaceful

On Sunday at Element Church we concluded our series called “Don’t Be A Fan”. In this series we’ve been looking at what it means to truly follow Jesus. We don’t want to be fans of Jesus = Enthusiastic Admirers. We want to be followers of His. This week I preached from Luke 9:57-62 and asked the quest…

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Tuesday’s Leadership Tidbit

Just because you’re doing a lot doesn’t mean you’re accomplishing anything. [Tweet “Just because you’re doing a lot doesn’t mean you’re accomplishing anything. “] There is a difference between attempting lots of things and accomplishing anything, right? In Exodus 18, Moses was hearing all the people…

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I’m Addicted To Porn

I have a confession to make right here on the blog. I’m addicted to pornography. Not the pornography you might be thinking of, but quite honestly as a pastor it might be a worse kind. I’m addicted to ministry pornography. I’m in recovery for sure, but there is still a pull in my heart to get sucked…

Because You're Called

What Is My Purpose In Life?

If you are a church ministry leader or a small group leader looking for some new content or resources as we are into the Fall small group ministry season, or maybe something for the start of 2017, I encourage you to check out my book and group study guides entitled “ Because Your’e Called: Three wor…

Element Church

Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Chris and he is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Chris has been attending Element Church for 2 years. He currently serves on the Safety Team. His wife and sons serve in e:kidz and Fusion. Chris is the regional manager for Rapid Fire protection Services. His hobbies inc…

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I LOVE The Broncos!

I LOVE the Broncos but I cheer for the Raiders. You won’t hear a true Bronco fan ever say that, right? Why? Because Bronco fans don’t cheer for the Raiders and that illustration helped us this last weekend at Element Church as we talked about what it truly means to follow Jesus. No, I didn’t teach t…

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You’re Surrounded

If I was preaching I would say, “Everyone say ‘I’m surrounded!’” Did you know that you’re surrounded? It sounds like a bad thing right? Some of us would agree by saying, “I know I’m surrounded. I’m surrounded by trouble. I’m surrounded by pain. I’m surrounded by fear. I’m surrounded by doubt. I’m su…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Andrew and he is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Andrew serves on our Element Production Team, and our Lead Producer on staff, Taylor, said this about Andrew: “Andrew has been a huge part of getting our online streaming service off the ground. Whether that is letting…

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I Like Big Buts!

Just one “t” in that word by the way and that one word, “but,” was a BIG word in our sermon on Sunday at Element Church . We concluded our sermon series called “Labels”, based out of 1 Peter 2:9-11 . We’ve been talking about how when we clearly know who we are and whose we are, we can live in the fr…

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Why God Tells Us To Not Be Afraid

God would not command us to “not be afraid” if it was not also paired with a promise. [Tweet “God would not command us to “not be afraid” if it wasn’t also paired with a promise.”] More than 300 times in the Bible, God commands His people to “not be afraid,” “do not fear” or “fear not.” By mere math…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Jessica and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Jessica serves in several different areas at Element, including e:kidz and the All For One homeless and struggling childrens outreach group. Eiron, our outreach assistant at Element said, “Her faith in God shows throu…