Date: November 11, 2018

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Pastor Ryan tells a humorous story of how a high school teacher purposefully blew something up in front of the class to make a point. Beginning in Exodus 7, God unleashes a series of ten punishing plagues on the Egyptians-- each one a 'visual lesson' on God's power and supremacy.

Date: November 4, 2018

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Life often goes from bad to worse. Just ask Ben Carpenter to tell you about the time his wheelchair got caught on the front grill of a tractor-trailer. In Exodus chapter five, Moses inadvertently turns the Hebrews' situation from bad to worse. How did things spiral out of control so

Date: October 28, 2018

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Excuses, excuses! We've all heard lame excuses from people before, and the truth is we've used them too. In Exodus 3-4, Moses offered up five different excuses to the LORD about why he wasn't fit to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. But in each instance, God had an encouraging

Date: October 21, 2018

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"How did you become a pastor anyway?" is an inquiry that pastors hear all the time. Becoming a pastor actually starts with a desire-- a calling -- that God puts inside a man's heart. In Exodus chapter 3, we discover how Moses received his unique calling from God at the

Date: October 14, 2018

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When Charles Welch was turned away from overseas missionary service, he was devastated. But little did Charles know that the "Welch's Grape Juice" business he was building would be blessed of God to give great sums of money to missionary work. In Exodus 2, we watch as Moses' life takes

Date: October 7, 2018

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Pastor Ryan rescued his little boy Carter from drowning in a hotel pool in 2015.  It was a scary situation, but God was there to intervene.  In the book of Exodus, we read the amazing account of how God preserved the life of the baby Moses--- the one who would

Date: September 30, 2018

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Most of us have a few favorite songs that we love to hear again and again.  This happens because songs have a way of touching the deepest parts of our souls and moving us toward deep feelings of happiness, delight, sorrow, or reflection.  In Psalm 121, the Bible presents to

Date: September 23, 2018

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NFL coaching legend Vince Lombardi was known for gathering his players at training camp-- hoisting a football into the air-- and saying "Men, this is a football."   Vince Lombardi wanted his players to commit to the basic priorities and fundamentals of quality football.  In Ephesians chapter four, the Bible outlines

Date: September 16, 2018

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What is the greatest fight in history? Is it Ali vs. Frazier, or maybe Tyson vs. Holyfield? Is the greatest fight Washington's defeat of the British at Yorktown, or perhaps the WW2 battles of Bastogne, France or Iwo Jima in the Pacific? 1 Samuel 17 actually reveals the most legendary

Date: September 9, 2018

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Pastor Ryan tells the humorous story of how he won the "Home Economics Award" in junior high school, and how it was the the most embarrassing commendation a young teenager could ever hope to receive.  Most of us want to be commended for the right things-- not the wrong ones.