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May 21, 2024
A Life Of Surrender - Philippians 3
Jesus Plus Nothing - 05.19.2024 Couple years back there was this amazing story that came out about a man named Phil Vischer. For those...
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May 13, 2024
The Mentality [Philippians 1-2]
A couple of weeks ago, before my family moved to Grand Rapids - I had started working at this church, but I was still commuting about 2...
May 6, 2024
Men's Spiritual Renewal Gathering
Power Living - [Romans 1] When I was in seminary, I had a history professor who wanted to teach us about early church theological...
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May 6, 2024
I Don't Have Much Hope [Hebrews 11]
In the book of Genesis, in the very beginning of the bible, there’s a story about two people - Adam and Eve, and they were in a garden....
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Apr 29, 2024
I Am Completely Alone [Psalm 23:4]
Some of you already know this - but when I became the pastor here at Center Church, we were still in the process of selling our house and...
Apr 29, 2024
I Can't Slow Down
[Psalm 23:2] A long time back, Princeton University did an experiment with seminary students to prove that when we are rushed, we...
Apr 15, 2024
I Can't Change - Psalm 23
“This is who I AM MOM - you just don’t understand me” - it’s the motto of every teenage generation. As we transition from child to adult...
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Apr 1, 2024
I Lack [John 10]
03.31.2024 - I Am Not Enough [John 10 and Psalm 23:1] To get us started this morning, I want to show you two different headlines. First,...
Mar 25, 2024
Legacy (2 Timothy 1)
Have you ever left an “accidental” legacy? I remember one time, I was a college student doing youth ministry at my home church in the...
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Mar 10, 2024
How Do I... Embrace My Calling? [Ephesians 4]
Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. A long time ago there was a really famous evangelist and speaker named Dwight L Moody, who worked...
Mar 4, 2024
How Do I... Receive His Strength?
Ephesians 3 Click here for the sermon notes.. When I was in college, I had a close friend named Stephanie. Steph had a roommate,...
Feb 26, 2024
An Important Life Update From The Mannschrecks
To all of our beloved friends and family, (and anybody else curious enough to find out more), To be honest, a “roller coaster of emotion”...
Feb 11, 2024
For Thine Is The Kingdom - Mark 4:21-34
Click HERE for the notes.. I know some people think of me as the “young” pastor - but I am old enough to remember the invention of the...
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Feb 8, 2024
Temptation [Hebrews 2:17-18]
Click HERE for the sermon notes.. In the book “Finding Men for Christ” George Dempster tells a story about his ministry from the 1920’s...
Jan 11, 2024
Our Father In Heaven. [Matthew 6]
Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. When I was a kid, I understood prayer as a bit of a performance. I’ll never forget, my dad's a...
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Jan 7, 2024
Turn On The Light. [Luke 2]
Click HERE for the sermon notes.. For the past year, we have been reading through the entire bible together as a church. It’s been...
Dec 24, 2023
How Now Shall We Live? (Hebrews 11)
Click here for the sermon notes.. I think probably everyone thinks this of their own experience, but I really believe that when I was...
Dec 17, 2023
Letters For Life - 2 Timothy 2
Click HERE for the PDF sermon notes.. Have you ever had a family get together during the holidays that was embarrassing? (Alright, I’m...
Dec 14, 2023
A Letter From Prison - Acts 26:21-29
Click HERE for the sermon notes.. The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Well, it might not be true - but it’s a great line for the guy...
Dec 5, 2023
Unstained By The World - Romans 1
Click HERE to get the sermon Notes.. When I was a kid, one of the most common tropes you saw in movies and tv shows was that school is...
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