By Amy Knorr
Fear not for I am with you. (A paraphrase of Deuteronomy 31:8  “The LORD is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”) This was the first verse I learned as a very small child.  [...]

When you look at the call of Gideon in the book of Judges, God’s story turns our stereotypical image of the hero on its head. Instead of a “mighty man of valor”, we find a timid man doubting God, surrounded by idolatry, and uncertain if he can really trust the Lord in light of what [...]

Clint Eastwood, that paragon of Americana manliness, once said, “I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it.” Real Men, a Praxis ministry of Mars Hill Lake City, is about Christian men being relevant in the world while remaining unreasonable to the sinful practices of culture.
The modern Christian man is viewed by society as a pansy, [...]

An amazing miracle has happened as an entire NATION of people drops to its knees in unified repentance to the one true God. It’s every pastor’s BEST dream, but the prophet Jonah… sits. And whines. Seems a bit anti-climactic for the end of the book, like a overly-hip indie film. What we see is that [...]

by Pastor James Harleman
As our 4-week series on Jonah continues, a fish pukes… and the prophet rebukes. If a piece of walking, talking vomit stumbled into town and said you’ve only got forty days before God cuts you down, what would you do? Laugh? Get on your knees? I’d listen to the vomit if I [...]

by Pastor James Harleman
Our 4-week series on the biblical book of Jonah continues, examining the prophet’s response to God’s discipline. God doesn’t just give Jonah a bellyful, he turns him into one. Pastor James Harleman examines the contents of a fish’s stomach, as Jonah learns what happens when you give your Creator and Lord the [...]

preached by Pastor James Harleman
The prophet Elisha was dead, Amos wouldn’t be around for forty years, and since the reign of Solomon the nation had been split into the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom Israel. During that forty year window, the only recorded prophet who brought God’s word to the people was [...]

Are you loving like Jesus? Do you even know what love IS?
When you get to the 15th chapter in the book of John, Jesus has been enjoying the Last Supper with his Disciples, revealing that He is the way, the truth, and the life – the only path to reconciliation with God, our Creator. Soberly, [...]

How do YOU experience Jesus?
When you get to the 15th chapter in the book of John, Jesus has been enjoying the Last Supper with his Disciples, revealing that He is the way, the truth, and the life – the only path to reconciliation with God, our Creator. Soberly, Jesus has also predicted His imminent betrayal [...]

Preached by Pastor James Harleman on May 25, 2008
Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the [...]