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Make Room

Written by Lee Ames on . Posted in Sermons.

We do this every day without even thinking about it. We scoot over, add an extra place setting, hold the door on an elevator, rearrange the furniture, or move the cars in the driveway; we just naturally Make Room.

This Christmas, we invite you to Make Room for Christ. Preparing our hearts for the greatest gift ever given requires being intentional. Betrothed, Mary had big plans, yet she made room. Winding life down in her later years, Elizabeth made room. Studying the stars, the Magi saw something unexplained and made room. Its days of prominence had come and gone, yet, Bethlehem made room for a king in the most unlikely of places.

So, as you are Making room for all of the exciting moments this Christmas season will bring, we invite you to remember to Make Room for Christ.

Galatians

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The Apostle Paul’s letter to the churches of Galatia might be his most direct and harsh letter as he is deeply offended that anyone would minimize or pervert the Gospel message. The battle: Law vs. Faith. Can we work our way to salvation, or is salvation an act of faith? In this letter, Paul builds the theology that will forever establish the foundation of Christian thought.

Take Heart

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Normalizing Recovery for each believer is paramount. The church has done well to lead people to an understanding of salvation, but often, the journey stops at the Cross. In this series, we focus on one of the ministries of Community Life Church called Celebrate Recovery. Celebrate Recovery picks up in a believer's life journey by helping to process and find healing for all of life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits. In this work, we move beyond salvation and start to discover freedom in life. Each service details the ministry of CR followed by a 20-minute testimony by someone working through the steps.

Matthew

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The Gospel According to Matthew Series is designed to provide insight and engagement into one of our four Gospel narratives. It is vitally important to remember that we have one Gospel. This one Gospel has been given to us through our four prominent Biblical sources known to us as The Gospels According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each of our writers has a different context, bend, and focus in documenting the life of Christ. This series takes Matthew’s account and unpacks what makes his writing unique.

One Another

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One Another” comes from the Greek word allelon, which means one another, but also each other, mutually, and reciprocally. It occurs 100 times in the New Testament, with 59 of those commands teaching us how (and how not) to relate to one another.

James

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The Letter of James is a deep dive into understanding what Transformative Faith is all about. James constructs his letter by pulling together many of his greatest talking points. This letter deals with many topics to include: faith, trials, suffering, family, relationships, wisdom… For James, faith is not just an intelectual ascent. Faith is active and transformative.

Awestruck

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In Psalm 139, David invites us to consider the atributes or nature of God that leave us Awestruck. Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient are all brought to the front in David's writing.

KingMaker

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The King Maker Series is a 6 week study about life of Samuel. We start by discovering Hannah and her desire to be a mother and follow the life of Samuel to the annointing of David as King.