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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Buddy. Buddy is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Buddy has an amazing story of redemption and renewal through Jesus Christ and shares it regularly with people that need to hear it. Buddy finds his identity in Christ and that is an inspiration to so many. We are honored to…

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Are we clearing the path or clogging it?

God calls people home but we need to clear the pathway for them. [Tweet “God calls people home but we need to clear the pathway for them. “] Recently I read through Isaiah in my personal devotions when I read this verse: Isaiah 57:14 God says “Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones so my…

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What The Church Could Learn From A Cruise Ship

I’m always looking at life through the lens of leadership and ministry. It’s a sickness really. My wife and I watch TV shows like The Profit and Shark Tank and she’s probably sick of me comparing things in those shows to leadership and ministry. Seriously though, The Profit has such great parallels…

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T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G

This week is one of my favorite weeks of the whole year. I love the holiday season and it all begins this week with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving has the trifecta of holiday cheer…Family, Football & Food! Come on church! So, being the kind of pastor that likes to alliterate everything or use an acrosti…

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Chilean Miners Rescued LIKE The Church (Part 4)

Here is my final re:post from a 2010 string of blogs after the 33 Chilean miners were rescued after being trapped for 69 days. You can read the other three posts on the home page of the blog: It sure seems, at times, like we do pretty much everything we can as Christians and God’s Church to make it…

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Chilean Miners Rescued LIKE The Church (Part 3)

Here is re:post part 3 from 2010, on my thoughts if the Chilean mine rescue were operated like the church. You can read my other posts on the home page of the blog: So, what if it were performed like the church? If the Chilean mine rescue were performed like the church, they might not have taken the…

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Chilean Miners Rescued LIKE The Church (Part 2)

With the release of the movie “33” this week, I’m reposting some blogs I wrote in 2010, concerning the Chilean mine rescue. I’m posing the question, “What if the Chilean mine rescue was performed like the church?” You can read part 1 on the blog, here is part 2: 33 miners were rescued after 69 days…

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Chilean Miners Rescued LIKE The Church

This past weekend, a movie based on the 2010 rescue of 33 Chilean miners came out. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but it reminded me of a series of posts I wrote back when it happened and wanted to share them here. I posed the question, “What if the Chilean mine rescue was performed like the church?”…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Cassie and she is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! Cassie volunteers in our Living Room serving First Time Guests with her husband Dan and she also helps teach our Foundations Leadership Class each Tuesday. Cassie has been attending Element for almost three years now.…

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I Don’t Believe Jesus

That’s basically what we are saying if we say, “That’s impossible,” when it comes to a spiritual issue in our lives. We either believe that the power of Jesus can do anything or we don’t. On Sunday at Element Church we finished up our sermon series on marriage and relationships called “Happily Never…

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Are you willing to drown?

No, this is not some cruel Baptism prank, but an actual question. Are you willing to drown? Here is why I ask. One of my favorite Bible stories of all time is the story of Peter walking on the water. Can you imagine? I’ve been able to do some pretty cool things in my life that I never thought I’d ha…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Dan and he is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week! About Dan, Pastor Andy said: Dan serves as one of our Ushers. What I love about Dan is that he is incredibly faithful and consistent. He loves to serve, helping people find seats in the auditorium and welcoming them to Ele…