When Mary greets Elizabeth, the Holy Spirit prompts corporate Worship. John, the baby growing in Elizabeth’s womb, leaps with joy, Elizabeth honors Mary and recognizes her faith and Mary glorifies the Lord. Together they worship God and experience His presence. How do you experience God in Corporate Worship. Do you come prepared to meet God? Are you open to the work of the Spirit, recognizing who God is? Are you changed and called to action as you leave each week? Corporate Worship is vital to our spiritual growth, let’s “not give up meeting together” (Hebrews 10:25). Rather, let’s worship God together and be transformed.

Drs. Matt and Marka Steensma will share from their hearts things they have learned in their own marriage along with biblical truths on how God designed marriage to be an intimate relationship.  It is within that relationship that we will experience much joy, happiness, and fulfillment.  As physicians they also have a unique perspective on how two are made one “… and they will become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24).  PARENTS: THIS MESSAGE WILL BE FAMILY FRIENDLY!

Join us for our final message in our Daniel Dare Series. This week we will learn how to stand up to the cultural tool of Misrepresentation. How is it that Daniel gets thrown in the Lion’s Den? Daniel 6:3 says, “Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators” which led to them wanting to stand him down out of jealousy. So, they misrepresented him, in a way, to the king. Daniel doesn’t get mad, or fight back or bad mouth his rivals, he simply continues to give glory to God and serves the king. How can we continue to stand in the midst of a world that misrepresents us?

Do you remember that old TV show, “Lost in Space”? Where that really bad prediction of a robot would warn, “Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!” That’s how I see Daniel Chapter 4, as a warning of Danger on the horizon for King Nebuchadnezzar and for us if we don’t change our ways. Chris Hodges says, “Virtually everything around us reinforces the delusion that we can and should control our own destinies” That has been Satan’s lie from the beginning of time and he uses the sin of Pride as the way he gets us to believe it. King Nebuchadnezzar believed the lie wholeheartedly and his unwillingness to heed God’s warning led to dire results, but God was willing to restore him, and He does. Join us Sunday for this intriguing chapter from the Book of Daniel.

What’s in a name? Shakespeare posed this question in his play, “Romeo and Juliet” It turns out there can be a lot of meaning tied up in a name. But what’s more important is our identity. Where do you find your identity? Is it in your name, your title, your children, your accomplishments or do you find your identity in Christ? If our culture can’t cause us to mistake our identity, our core values, or our convictions we will be able to stand up. This week we will take a look at just how Daniel stood up for these and more in the midst of the Babylonian cultural milieu.