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Unless The Lord…

6 May , 2016

This was originally posted by Pastor Corey on February 18, 2012…. 1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. 2 In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for He grants sleep to […]

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Guest Post: THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING

4 May , 2016

This was originally written and posted by Pastor Micah Berteau here… Healthy is not a sexy word in youth ministry. If we are ever asked about the status of our youth group we would love to use words like “growing,” “powerful,” “massive,” “explosive,” “game-changing” and then end that sentence with a humble brag like: “but […]

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Leadership, Reflections & Introspection, That'll Preach Sayings

Faulty Gospel

8 Jan , 2015 Gallery

Let’s stop this faulty Gospel of adding Jesus to our lives.. Scripture teaches that we must lose our life and then find it it in Jesus. He makes all things New. We can’t add new Wine (Jesus, Holy Spirit) to old Wineskins (Us, in our old state). We must prepare ourselves with the help of […]

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Leadership, Reflections & Introspection, That'll Preach Sayings

Hold. Trust. Stay

19 Dec , 2014

“Hold to the vision, trust God’s process & stay the course!” // Words that are dear to me in this season. #JesusFocused #FaithfulGod

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Centrality of the Gospel…

19 Dec , 2014

The centrality of the Gospel has always been and will always be Jesus.. we cannot forget this! #JesusFocused

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Celebrating 10 Years

25 Jul , 2014 Gallery

10 years ago today, I started my journey in ministry with a focus on young people. And even though I am currently serving as an associate pastor, my heart has always burned for students to come to know the saving love of Jesus and experience the Gospel. Here’s to year 11 of serving the Lord […]

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I’m Weak… And That’s Okay

8 Jun , 2011

Ever since I could remember, my greatest weakness & fear was of the big R – REJECTION. Yep, you heard it right… as great, funny, cool and popular as I was and still am – my number one struggle was Rejection. I was scared people wouldn’t like me, that I wasn’t funny enough or even […]

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