Sermons
For the ten years before his retirement in May, 2006, Community Church benefited in many ways from the very strong pastoral leadership and the extraordinary sermons of the Rev. Bruce Van Blair. Click here to link to Bruce’s web site.
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2008
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Preaching
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April 13 |
Midnights Song |
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Heather Miner |
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April 6 |
Canas Wine |
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Heather Miner |
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March 23 |
Is it Enough ? |
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Heather Miner |
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March 9 |
Son of Man |
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Heather Miner |
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March 2 |
Another_Way_Handout |
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Laura MacKinnon |
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February 24 |
The Well |
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Heather Miner |
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February 17 |
I Believe Help My Unbelief |
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Heather Miner |
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February 10 |
You Can Get There from Here |
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Chip Fisher |
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January 13 |
Grace Machines |
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Chip Fisher |
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December 30 |
I love the Lord because... |
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Kathleen Jones |
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December 16 |
Here am I theServant of the Lord |
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Heather Miner |
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November 25 |
We Are What You Made Us |
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Heather Miner |
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November 18 |
Thanksgiving for Pilgrims |
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Chip Fisher |
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November 11 |
Gods New Covenant |
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Chip Fisher |
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October 21 |
The Lord Rescued Me |
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Heather Miner |
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October 14 |
After the Sexual Revolution Pt 3 |
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Chip Fisher |
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October 7 |
What Makes God Happy |
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Chuck Hoover |
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September 30 |
After the Sexual Revolution Pt 2 |
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Chip Fisher |
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September 23 |
After the Sexual Revolution |
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Chip Fisher |
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September 9 |
No Dual Citizenship |
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Chip Fisher |
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September 2 |
God's Workers in God's World |
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Chip Fisher |
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August 26 |
The Prayer God Cannot Refuse |
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Chip Fisher |
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August 19 |
God Must Be Crazy |
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Chip Fisher |
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August 12 |
You Who Answers Prayer |
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Heather Miner |
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July 29 |
Rich Man Poor Man |
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Chip Fisher |
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July 15 |
The Legacy of God |
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Heather Miner |
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July 8 |
The Saving God |
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Heather Miner |
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July 1 |
The Moving On God |
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Heather Miner |
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June 24 |
Blind Spots |
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Mary Anderson |
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June 17 |
Abba Father Gods Idea or Ours |
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Chip Fisher |
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June 17 |
Jesus, The Son of God |
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Chip Fisher |
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June 3 |
Neither Language Nor Tomb Can Hold Him |
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Chip Fisher |
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May 27 |
The Gift of God; The Power of God |
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Chip Fisher |
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May 20 |
Salvation in More Than One Dimension
Romans 5:1-11 |
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Bruce Van Blair |
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May 13 |
A New Man With A New Future
John 21:1-17 |
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Chip Fisher |
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God's Mysterious Sustenance Jonah 2 |
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Chuck Hoover Craig McCabe |
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April 29
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The Heart Searcher
Romans 8:18-30 |
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Heather Miner |
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April 22
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Anticipation
Romans 8:18-25 |
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Heather Miner |
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April 15
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Redemption
Job 1:1 - 3:1 |
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Laura MacKinnon
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April 8
Easter |
In Fact Christ Has Been Raised
Matthew 28:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:3-7; 12-26 |
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Chip Fisher
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April 6
Good Friday
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The Greatest Drama
John 18-19 |
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Chip Fisher
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April 5
Maundy Thursday |
The New Passover Covenant
Exodus 12:1-27,
Luke 22:7-8, 13-23
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Chip Fisher
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Join in His Lifelong Parade
Matthew 21:1-17 |
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Chip Fisher
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March 25 |
Why Are You All So Afraid?
Matthew 8:23-27 |
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Chip Fisher |
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March 18 |
Overcome the Focus of Fear
Mathew 14:22-33 |
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Chip Fisher
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March 11
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God Loves Me Why?
Ephesians 2:1 – 9 |
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Leslie Kazarian
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March 4
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When Fear Will Not Leave You Alone
1 Samuel 26:21 - 27:2
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Chip Fisher
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Feb 25
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First Fruit
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
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Heather Miner
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Feb 18
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The Way of Life
Matthew 16:13-26
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Chip Fisher
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Feb 11
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Arise Fearful Follower
Matthew 17:1-8
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Chip Fisher
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Feb 4
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Go away Lord Jesus
Luke 5:1-11
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Heather Miner
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Jan 21
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Tripping Over Expectations
Luke 4:14-30
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Heather Miner
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Jan 14
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Free Will to Turn God into a Defeated God?
Philippians 2:6-18
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Chip Fisher
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Jan 07
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To Be Good Again
Luke 3:15-22
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Heather Miner
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2006
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Dec 31
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Epiphany: God’s Eternal Love “Going Public On Planet Earth
Matthew 2:1-12
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Chip Fisher
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Dec 24
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The Final Reconciliation to God
Philippians 2:5-11, Colossians 1:13-20
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Chip Fisher
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Dec 17
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Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth: Eternal Punishment or Temporary Refining?
Malachi 3:1-6, Matthew 13:47-50, Luke 15:1-7
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Chip Fisher
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Dec 10
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So That God May Be Merciful to All
Romans 9:8-16; 11:11-15; 22, 25-32
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Chip Fisher
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Dec 03
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O, That God Would Come Down!
Isaiah 63:17—64:9
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Chip Fisher
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Nov 12
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The Gifts of Tithing Malachi
3:6-12; Matthew 23:23-24
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Chip Fisher
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Nov 05
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Christian Missions
Luke (6:37-38)
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Joe DiChiro
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Oct 22
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Our Firm Foundation: Jesus
Luke 14:25-33
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Chip Fisher
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Oct 15
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You, My Followers, Are the Salt of the Earth
Matthew 5:13-16
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Chip Fisher
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Oct 01
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The Mission Statement of Jesus - and His Church
Luke 4:16-21
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Chip Fisher
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Sep 17
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Worshiping God: Sunday and Beyond
Romans 12:1-8
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Chip Fisher
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Sep 03
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Our Grateful Response to God
Psalm 116
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Chip Fisher
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Aug 27
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Meditation
Matthew 11:25-30:
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Dan Griset
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Aug 20
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Evangelism
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Susan Golian
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Aug 06
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Welcome Home
Psalm 133, Mark 3:31-35, Galations 6:10
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Jan Shea
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Jul 30
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Lessons from Elisha (Part Three)
2 Kings 2:1-15
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Chip Fisher
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Jul 23
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Lessons from Elisha (Part Two)
2 Kings:1-15a
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Chip Fisher
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Jul 16
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Lessons from Elisha (Part One)
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Chip Fisher
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Jul 09
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Wasting Time for God
Luke 17:20-21, 18:15-17, 19:1-10
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Mary Anderson
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Jul 02
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One Nation Under God—Or What? Part 1
2 Chronicles 14:1-7
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Chip Fisher
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Jun 25
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Life in All its Fullness
John 10: 7-13
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Chip Fisher
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Jun 04
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The Spirit of God Jesus Promised
John 14:25-27; 16:6-11; 20:19-23
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Chip Fisher
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May 21
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We’re All In This Together
Philippians 2: 5-16
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Chip Fisher
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May 05
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Doubting Thomas,” Loyal Thomas - Faithful Jesus
John 11:1-16, John 20:19-20, 24-29
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Chip Fisher
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Apr 16
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You’re Looking for Jesus - He Has Been Raised
Mark 16:1-8
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Chip Fisher
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Apr 13
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When “What Everybody Knows” Is Wrong
John 13:1-17
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Chip Fisher
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Apr 02
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Baptism, Conversion: What Next?
Philippians 3:4b-11
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Chip Fisher
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Mar 19
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Conversion: Our Response to God’s Action
Mark 16:1-8
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Chip Fisher
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Mar 12
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Baptism: God’s Answer to Our Deepest Question
1 Peter 2:4-12
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Chip Fisher
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Mar 01
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Ashes, Ashes, We All Kneel Down
Psalm 51
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Chip Fisher
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Feb 19
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What Happened To Me
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Barbara Sawyer
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Feb 12
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The Way of Gratitude (Part 3)
Luke 17:11-19
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Chip Fisher
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Jan 22
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“…But What If I Don’t Feel Like His Light to the World?”
Isaiah 49:1-6
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Chip Fisher
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Jan 15
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The Wrath of God—Your Best Hope
Colossians 3:1-7, Malachi 3:1-3
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Chip Fisher
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