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Essential? Nonessential? I Just Want to Feel Normal Again

He loves me, he loves me not. He loves me, he loves me not. Ahhh…young love, and the way simple petals on a flower could predict whether you were loved. Well, a few months back, as things were shutting down because of the pandemic, the governors of each state were tasked with telling us what was essential and what wasn’t. And like those flower petals, some of us found ourselves being classified as essential, while others of us were deemed nonessential.

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Divided We Stand? – Movement Relationships – Part 2

We’re jumping back into Pastor Ernie’s message today, and one of the main focuses will be IMPACT! The result of the early church’s strong relationships was that they made an impact. Pastor Ernie asked The Summit, “How can we as the church LOVE each other in such a way to become a MOVEMENT?” He outlined […]

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Divided We Stand? – Movement Relationships – Part 1

If you got a chance to join us this past Sunday, you heard the powerful message that Pastor Ernie Frey shared! One of The Summit’s overseers and a longtime friend of mine, Pastor Ernie is always a blessing to be around. His message “Movement Relationships” focused on how to experience Christ, have a transformed life, […]

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Divided We Stand? – One Destiny – Part 2

Alright, let’s jump back into Pastor Rusty’s message “One Destiny” and see what else we can discover! Pastor Rusty said, “God is my greatest desire whether I know it or not.” You may long for certain things to be gone (COVID-19 and disease in general), or perhaps you long for healing, for racism to end, […]

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Divided We Stand? – One Destiny – Part 1

One of The Summit’s overseers (and my good friend) Pastor Rusty Hayes spoke on Sunday, and his visit was a blessing as always! As you know, we’re in our Divided We Stand? series, and Pastor Rusty spoke on the topic of destiny. I’m sure you’ve heard that a house divided against itself cannot stand (see Mark 3:25). The […]

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Divided We Stand? One Heart – Part 2

Let’s continue Tuesday’s examination of the heart and talk about heart reinforcement! The heart is a muscle, and in order to strengthen it, you have to work it out through cardio. In the same way, you have to work on strengthening your spiritual heart! Cross-Fit– “Then Jesus said to all of them, ‘If anyone wants to come […]

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Divided We Stand? One Heart – Part 1

There’s so much disunity right now that it’s alarming! But if you examine the science of unity, you see that all of human kind share a genome that is 99.5 percent identical. Here’s a question for you: if you discovered that a measurable portion of your genetic makeup was of a race different from the […]

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Keep Believing: From the Inside Out

I briefly wrote about how you move from confusion to clarity by first moving from fear to faith. Changing things from the inside out brings about the only change that’s completely transformative, the only change that’s real! Let’s look at a few things you need to have in your life to see change. Prayer Prayer is […]

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Keep Believing: Taking Responsibility

Do you remember how Habakkuk wanted God’s help but wanted to negotiate with Him on how to get things done? The first two chapters of Habakkuk are basically the prophet’s temper tantrum at God’s answer.  Habakkuk 3:3-6 says, “God came from Teman, The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the […]

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Father’s Day Message: Transformation

It’s always a blessing to have my son Nathan speak at The Summit. He shared a message this past Sunday on Father’s Day while my wife and I were out of town. If you got a chance to tune in, you know he talked about Joshua and the incredible journey he took. One of the […]

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