Posts with the category “leaders”

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A Word From Joel - October 2, 2024
October 4th, 2024
In this week’s reading, John told Jesus he tried to stop someone who had been ministering in Jesus’ name, “because he was not following us.” John is concerned with whose team gets the credit. For Jesu...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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A Word From Joel - September 18, 2024
September 19th, 2024
We are in the middle of Mark, which makes Jesus’ question the disciples’ midterm exam. Peter answers, “You are the Messiah.” In other words, you are more than a prophet, Jesus. You are the one who’s c...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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A Word From Joel - August 28, 2024
August 29th, 2024
“But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out, for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not b...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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A Word from Joel - August 14, 2024
August 15th, 2024
There is an order to our lives that we must all recognize, and we fight it to our own peril. The scriptures teach us about this order from beginning to end. Proverbs says, “Whoever sows injustice will...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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A Word from Joel August 7, 2024
August 12th, 2024
Everyone knows Lord Acton’s famous quote, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” but few of us know the very next sentence in that quote, “Great men are almost always bad me...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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A Word From Joel - July 24, 2024
July 24th, 2024
Here God makes a promise to David unlike any other. This is the Davidic covenant, and it’s completely unconditional. There’s no quid-pro-quo here, where God promises to raise up a descendant of David ...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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A Word From Joel - July 17, 2024
July 17th, 2024
This past Sunday, we were blessed to be joined by Bryce Wiebe who preached a wonderful sermon on David dancing before the Lord. If you missed it, you can watch it here. The sermon begins at the 18-min...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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A Word from Joel - June 26, 2024
June 26th, 2024
We love David verses Goliath stories because we need to believe that hope is possible in the face of insurmountable odds. In our morally ambiguous world, it’s nice to have simple stories where good gu...  Read More
by Joel Esala
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June 2, 2024 Sermon Quotes
June 6th, 2024
It’s true that power corrupts, but it also reveals the character of those who lead. God will not stand by forever and allow injustice to prosper. ...  Read More
by Rev. Joel Esala