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Pew 2 You Pastor Phil Vance Don’t Shhh the Truth December 6, 2015 Highlights: 1. The suppression of the truth makes God mad. It arouses his passion when truth is suppressed. Shhhh. God is violently opposed to those who suppress the truth. 2. If we continue to suppress the truth, God will let us have…

Pew 2 You 11/29/15 Highlights: 1.) You can’t give thanks. It is not thanks if it is not expressed. Thankfulness puts knees on the ground and hands in the air. Thankfulness, by definition, is expressed. 2.) What is giving thanks? -Thankfulness will make a difference in my relationships with those around me. – Thankfulness is…

Pew 2 You November 22, 2015 Aaron Schlueter Thankful Heart Highlights: 1.) Thanksgiving is in the foundation of our creation. It is a part of how we are made. 2.) We need to invest in thanks until we are moved and changed by gratitude. – Gratitude moves us to great joy. – Gratitude moves us…

Pastor Phil Vance Truth Endures Perilous Times Pew2You November 15th, 2015 Highlights: 1. Some people are rightly dividing the truth but some people are wrongly subtracting the truth. 2. We must come to know the Word of truth so we can use it in our day-to-day life. 3. At the heart of every problem is…

Love Rejoices in Truth Pastor Phil Vance November 8, 2015 Highlights: 1. Telling the truth is a characteristic of Love. 2. If you want to know the truth, you must know the bible. 3. Christians are to be in the world but not of it. We are in it to save it with the truth…

Pastor Phil Vance Truth Sets us Free November 1, 2015 Highlights: 1.) We cannot count on our spiritual heritage, past accomplisments and good behavior when it comes to freedom. Freedom comes because we know and practice the truth. 2.) We lie when we say, as long as no one knows I will not be in…

Sunday, Oct. 25th. Pastor Phil Vance Truth is Our Guide Highlights: 1.) Love said is sloppy love – it is easy, but shallow, and it is fickle. Love done is devoted love – it is hard, but deep, and it is lasting. We initiate our love by what we say, but we demonstrate our love…

Pew 2 You 10-11-15 Pastor Phil Vance Grace and Truth Highlights: 1. It is not grace or truth, but grace AND truth. Grace and truth work together in balance. 2. Truth reveals sin and grace removes sin. A. Grace without truth would be deceitful. Truth without grace would be condemning. But, grace and truth is…

Pew2You 10-4-2015 Pastor Phil Vance “What is Truth?” Highlights: We want to feel good more than we want to be good. No God No truth, Know God Know truth. Truth is not relative, it is definite and absolute. Discussion Questions: Think about a time where you were lied to or cheated on. What happened, how…

Highlights: 1.) The larger a Church gets, the smaller a church should get. We do this in small groups. 2.) We belong to God and we belong to one another. 3.) We have small groups: – to fulfill our mission statement – to purposefully develope close relationships. -to grow so that we can grow. Discussion…