Prayer: Why Do We Pray? (11/1/09)

Prayer - Week 1: Why Do We Pray?

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40 Days of Purpose: Review and Celebration (10/25/09)

Week 7: Review and Celebration

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40 Days of Purpose: You Were Made For A Mission (10/18/09)

Week 6: You Were Made For A Mission

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40 Days of Purpose: You Were Shaped to Serve God (10/11/09)

Week 5: You Were Shaped to Serve God

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40 Days of Purpose: You Were Created to Become Like Christ (10/4/09)

Week 4: You Were Created to Become Like Christ

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40 Days of Purpose: You Were Formed For God's Family (9/27/09)

Week 3: You Were Formed For God's Family

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40 Days of Purpose: You Were Planned For God's Pleasure (9/20/09)

Week 2: You Were Planned For God's Pleasure

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40 Days of Purpose: What On Earth Am I Here For? (9/13/09)

Week 1 answers the question, "What On Earth Am I Here For?"

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40 Days of Purpose Week 0 (9/6/09)

A preview and preparation message before the first week of 40 Days of Purpose.

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Underdogs Week 4 (8/30/09)

Guest speaker, John McMahon: Daniel vs. Hungry Lions.

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Underdogs Week 3 (8/23/09)

David vs. Goliath.

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Underdogs Week 2 (8/16/09)

Gideon vs. Thousands of Ravenous Foes.

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Underdogs Week 1 (8/9/09)

Noah vs. Everyone in the World

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James Chapter 4, 5 (8/2/09)

Guest speaker John McMahon shares some thoughts on James Chapter 4, 5.

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James Chapter 3 (7/26/09)

Pastor Steve shares some thoughts on James Chapter 3.

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James Chapter 2 (7/19/09)

Pastor Steve shares some thoughts on James Chapter 2.

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James Chapter 1 (7/12/09)

Pastor Miguel shares some thoughts on James Chapter 1.

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Pounded With A Purpose (7/5/09)

God can use all the pain and trials in your life.

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One Prayer 09 Week 4 (6/28/09)

Week four in a series on who God is. This week, God is Here.

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One Prayer 09 Week 3 (6/21/09)

Week three in a series on who God is. This week, God is Father.

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One Prayer 09 Week 2 (6/14/09)

Week two in a series on who God is. This week, God is Strong.

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One Prayer 09 Week 1 (6/7/09)

Week one in a series on who God is. This week, God is rich.

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First Five for 5/31/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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So You're Dead...Now What? Week 3 (5/31/09)

Week three in a series on death, heaven, and hell.

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First Five for 5/24/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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So You're Dead...Now What? Week 2 (5/24/09)

Week two in a series on death, heaven, and hell.

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First Five for 5/17/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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So You're Dead...Now What? Week 1 (5/17/09)

Week one in a series on death, heaven, and hell.

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First Five for 5/10/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Parenthood Week 4 (5/10/09)

Week four in a series on parenthood.

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First Five for 5/5/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Parenthood Week 3 (5/5/09)

Week three in a series on parenthood.

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First Five for 4/26/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Parenthood Week 2 (4/26/09)

Week two in a series on parenthood.

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Parenthood Week 1 (4/19/09)

Week one in a series on parenthood.

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First Five for 4/12/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Famous Last Words Week 4 (4/12/09)

Jesus' famous last words, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

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First Five for 4/5/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Famous Last Words Week 3 (4/5/09)

Jesus' famous last words, "It is finished."

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First Five for 3/29/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Famous Last Words Week 2 (3/29/09)

Jesus' famous last words, "My God, My God, Why?"

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First Five for 3/22/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Famous Last Words Week 1 (3/22/09)

Jesus' famous last words, "Father, forgive them."

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First Five for 3/15/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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TXT Week 3 (3/15/09)

A bit more history on we consider the Bible reliable and why we would make reading it a priority.

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First Five for 3/8/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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TXT Week 2 (3/8/09)

A bit more history on we consider the Bible reliable and why we would make reading it a priority.

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First Five for 3/1/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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TXT Week 1 (3/1/09)

A bit of history on we consider the Bible reliable and why we would make reading it a priority.

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First Five for 02/22/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, Steve talks about a conference he recently attended.

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How To Be Rich Week 4 (2/22/09)

Since rich is a moving target, how do we know when we've arrived?

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First Five for 02/15/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, we license Miguel as pastor to Comunidad Nueva Vida.

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How To Be Rich Week 3 (2/15/09)

Why we save.

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First Five for 02/08/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, Andrew Kelly makes a transition into children's ministries.

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How To Be Rich Week 2 (2/8/09)

Learn how you can really buy anything you want.

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First Five for 02/01/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, the importance of home groups.

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How To Be Rich Week 1 (2/1/09)

What God's word has to say about living with (and without) debt.

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Just Walk Across the Room Week 4 - 1/25/09

This week, why passion for God and compassion for others are the highest goals of MVCC.

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First Five for 1/18/09

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, we talk about diversity at MVCC.

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Just Walk Across the Room Week 3 - 1/18/09

We need to share with others the healing work of Jesus in our own lives.

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Just Walk Across the Room Week 2 - 1/11/09

Be on the look out for the curious.

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Just Walk Across the Room Week 1 - 1/4/09

Evangelism is as easy as taking a walk across the room.

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First Five for 12/28/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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The Development of a Disciple 12/28/08

What it means to be a disciple of Jesus.

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He Will Be Called Prince of Peace 12/24/08

Isaiah describes the upcoming savior as a "Prince of Peace."

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First Five for 12/21/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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He Will Be Called Everlasting Father 12/21/08

Isaiah describes the upcoming savior as a "Everlasting Father."

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First Five for 12/14/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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He Will Be Called Mighty God 12/14/08

Isaiah describes the upcoming savior as a "Mighty God."

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First Five for 12/7/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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He Will Be Called Wounderful Counselor 12/7/08

Isaiah describes the upcoming savior as a "Wonderful Counselor."

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First Five for 11/30/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Going Public 11/30/08

Going public with your faith might be easier than you think. Pastors Steve and Miguel share how.

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First Five for 11/23/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Joy 4 11/23/08

Learning about joy through Philippians chapter 4

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First Five for 11/16/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Joy 3 11/16/08

Learning about joy through Philippians chapter 3

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First Five for 11/9/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Joy 2 11/9/08

Learning about joy through Philippians chapter 2

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First Five for 11/2/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values.

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Joy 1 11/2/08

Learning about joy through Philippians chapter 1

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Oikos Week 3 10/26/08

Week three of our series on community entitled Oikos

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Oikos Week 2 10/19/08

Week two of our series on community entitled Oikos

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Oikos Week 1 10/12/08

Week one of our series on community entitled Oikos

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The Gift of God Here

The story of John shows how far God traveled to be with us.

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First Five for 09/28/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, changes at Mountain Vista.

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The Gift of Pain Shared

The story of Luke shows us that Jesus cares about our pain.

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First Five for 09/21/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, why we celebrate.

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The Gift of Hope Secured

The story of Mark shows us that Jesus is able to provide hope for us all.

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First Five for 09/14/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, why we meet together in home groups.

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The Gift of Guilt Covered Up

The story of Matthew shows us that Christ's forgiveness offers us a clean slate.

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An Atmosphere of Love

If we want households that honor God, we have to have an understanding of what God's love really is, and reflect that love to others.

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First Five for 08/31/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, the substance of our witness of the love of Christ.

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Children Who Obey and Respect

If we want households that honor God, we must have children who know what it means to honor Him.

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A Home Filled With Teaching

If we want households that honor God, we have to teach our families what it means to love and honor Him.

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Marital Intimacy

If we want households that honor God, our marriages must be truly intimate.

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First Five for 08/10/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, a review of some of the offerings at MtVistaOnline.org.

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Serving Together

If we want households that honor God, we have to learn what it means to serve.

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The Power to Forgive

Joseph's faith is on display when he forgives his brothers.

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First Five for 7/27/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, a recap of our Power Lab day camp.

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Be a Role Player

Joseph's faith is on display when he trusts God in difficult circumstances.

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First Five for 7/20/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, caring for the poor.

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Don't Sell Out

Jacob and Esau show us that our priorities reflect our spirituality.

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First Five for 7/13/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, caring for orphans.

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Isaac Prayed

When Isaac was concerned for his wife, his faith was displayed through prayer.

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First Five for 7/6/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, an update on the home makeover.

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Make Us Wake Up

Guest speaker Ed Young Jr. with his one prayer, "Make Us Wake Up."

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First Five for 6/29/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, community in the church.

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Make Us One

Guest speaker Craig Groeschel with his one prayer, "Make Us One."

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First Five for 6/22/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, the centrality of scripture.

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Make Us Dangerous

Guest speaker Perry Noble with his one prayer, "Make Us Dangerous."

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First Five for 6/15/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, we take time to appreciate our fathers.

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Make Us Giving

Listen to Steve Doerksen's one prayer, that the Lord would make us a giving church.

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First Five for 06/08/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, we look at the sacrifice of giving, fasting, and praying.

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Give It Up For Melchizedek

In this part pf scripture we find the first mention of a tithe. Here we find what giving is all about and find out why we give to God.

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First Five for 06/01/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, a word on becoming a part of the body through volunteering.

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Taking the Initiative

We know God as our Provider, but here is a twist on how we understand His provision.

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First Five for 05/25/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, info on our upcoming creative contests.

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Immersed For a New Hope

When we identify with Christ, He provides hope.

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First Five for 05/18/08

Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week, Kenn and Angela Gibson talk about generosity.

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Immersed For a New Family

Week two in our baptism series brings us to the idea of being immersed into a new family.

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First Five for 05/11/08

This is a new feature for our podcast. Here, you can experience the first few minutes of our service time, just as our attendees do, as we use it to communicate our vision and values. This week we thank our Children's Ministry Volunteers.

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Immersed For a New Life

In this first message in our series on baptism, Lead Pastor Steve Doerksen gives us a foundational understanding of what baptism is, and a little about what it's not.

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Briar Rabbit

In God's commands, we have a way in which to live our lives that leads to our protection and, maybe surprisingly to some, our fulfillment. He gives us these guidelines because He loves us.

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I Promise

What level of promise is the promise we make in marriage? Certainly opinions abound, and, in this message, it may surprise you to find out the customs involved in a biblical marital covenant. Ultimately though, the promises in a marriage are meant to show us a glimpse into what God is like.

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Lessons From The Ledge

The pathway that leads to promiscuity doesn’t end at the edge and the ledge of adultery. There’s a debilitating and destructive fall at the end of that path. How do we take the steps back from the ledge and ultimately discover God’s best for us in both life and love? Find out in this message.

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How To Have An Affair

Not a title you'd expect from a church message, is it? But that's just what this message is: How to have an affair. If you follow these steps, you'll find an affair in your marital future. If, however, you want a solid, commitment based marriage, awareness of these steps may be just what you need.

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What's Next

When you are in the mindset of looking for a church, what are some of the qualities you are looking for? Great worship music? A solid children's ministry? What role do style and substance have in making your choice? In this message, our Lead Pastor, Steve Doerksen, offers some advice in choosing a church.

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Fighting For Peace

As the righteousness of Jesus Christ takes hold in our lives, one outcome will be our effectiveness in serving as peacemakers. We will quickly and freely offer forgiveness. We will act with humility toward others. Peace overtakes our world one Christ-centered person at a time. Have you received his righteousness and begun to be a peacemaker?

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Leave A Legacy

My life can't help but make an impact. The question isn’t if I will leave a legacy, but if I will leave a Godly legacy. More important than being known as a good or even great man; more important than building buildings and growing companies; even more important than being a leader of people – the goal: am I leaving a Godly legacy? Are God’s priorities that I’ve discovered in His Word, being lived out in my life for others to see?

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Eternal Perspective

A person who is lying on their death bed is not going to say, “Bring me my awards, my jewelry, and all the cool stuff I have accumulated. I just want to spend my last few days looking at it.” It would be better to have absolutely nothing for 60 or 70 years but to know that you had Jesus now and an eternity with Jesus later. Is your soul safe?

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Living In The Moment

How would your life be different if you knew that you had very little time left in which to live it? Perhaps greater awareness is a good place to start. Living with the awareness of today's needs of the Kingdom of God should be our goal if we want to respect the time that we've been given.

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Know Pain, Know Gain

The book of James says that we should be glad when we go through tough times. Our perspective should be that although we aren’t masochists, we have an eternal and spiritual perspective that enables us to see deeper meaning for pain. An analogy would be the pain that a doctor or dentist causes us as they work to extract a dangerous appendix or a degenerative tooth. We know that the pain is going to be short-term and ultimately for our long-term welfare.

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Stressed Out

We have come to expect and accept stress as a part of life. Today I will drive my car somewhere, check the mail, write some checks, talk on the phone, look at my e-mails, do some work, accomplish some chores, experience stress, eat some dinner, go to the bathroom, etc. When we face situations that we don’t control, they end up being difficult and wonderful life lessons that teach us that we are not sovereign. Fortunately we know the One who is sovereign and He will listen to us if we take our stress to him!

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Can I Hate A Terrorist

Recognizing that God is love, there might be no greater offense that believers could propagate than that of hatred toward others. All humans have been uniquely created by God and in His very image. Yet, throughout history we learn of countless acts of hatred that have been perpetrated by followers of Jesus and amazingly some of these instances have occurred “in the name of Jesus!” We must even love our enemies. Not because I said so. Those are Jesus’ convicting words to his contemporaries who would have taken any opportunity to repay evil for evil against the cruel Roman occupiers.

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Sticks and Stones

Words can truly hurt and even devastate someone. Words can ruin a reputation that has been built over a life time. Words can open old emotional wounds that haven’t fully healed. Words can stir up anger, hatred, resentment, and jealousy. Words have been used to incite violence and acts of bigotry. What words come out of your mouth? Hopefully, Christ is in you and he is producing words that build up people and his church!

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Ready Set Recline

You might put a lot of hours into work and aren't shy about doing manual labor when it’s something you feel competent to do. Yet, if you think a little deeper, if you're giving yourself a pat on the back, you're in fact only comparing yourself to others who haven’t achieved what you have in life. Jesus demands that we compare ourselves to him. Are you as diligent and conscientious as He was? Let's find out.

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Good And Angry

Our emotions make it difficult for there to be a "right" kind of anger. Sometimes it seems there is no controlling the ways in which our anger comes out. But God has a specific request in the midst of your natural, angry reactions: Don't sin.

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Pants On Fire

We begin our look at Ephesians 4:25-31 with the idea of losing deceitfulness. When it comes to telling the truth, it can be tempting to want to save face. In fact, there are even times where it can seem downright stupid to be honest. So what does God want from us? Find out with Pastor Steve.

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The Report

John 1 tells us that Jesus is the word or report of God and, at the same time, God Himself. At the start of the new year we look at the quality of the report we are of Christ, because that's the same report we'll have when we meet God. We are saved by grace through faith, but 1 Corinthians tells us there will also be another judgment.

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Renewing Your Mind

MVCC welcomes guest speaker and Pastor of Elevation Church in Buckeye Kenny Koger with a message on what it means to renew your mind in Christ.

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Blessed To Share His Story

Our Christmas Eve Service. From before Christ was even born, prophets and angels have shared the blessing of sharing His story. Now, as His story is interwoven in our own we find what it means to share in that blessing as well.

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Blessed With A Burden

When we think of blessings it is not necessarily a natural jump to then think of burdens. In fact those seem to be polar opposites. But as we look at Christ’s example and hear from those who follow Him, we find that burdens can be some of the most exciting blessings we can experience.

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Blessed To Be A Blessing

What is the point of God’s blessings (or sometimes seeming lack of them) in our lives? We find out in this message about Christ’s statement, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

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Blessed With A Need

When a friend or family member has something positive happen to them our response is often to say “what a blessing.” However, I have yet to hear someone respond with these same words immediately after receiving bad news. “I have this cousin that is really annoying and always trying to mooch money from the family…he’s a real blessing.” Obviously this type of attitude isn’t natural or easy for anyone. The benefit of embracing needs and the needy in our lives is that such a commitment will always drive us back to God. Only with God’s strength, only with God’s encouragement, only with God’s grace can we put up with and even appreciate neediness.

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Trust In The Face Of Fear

Guest speaker Daniel Conner with a message on what it means to trust God at times when it seems difficult, and how that relates to worship.

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Praise As Worship

Do you get goose bumps when you watch a program or a live presentation where some undistinguished and humble person receives recognition for a life of selfless sacrifice for the benefit of others? We love it when praise is offered and it is utterly appropriate and necessary. Can you imagine a world without praise? Any place that praise was absolutely non-existent would literally be hell. On the other hand, the Bible describes heaven as a place that is full of the praises of God. Recognizing all that God has done for us, it is inconceivable that a person would not make every effort to praise Him. Regardless of your current circumstances and standard of living, your life can be a slice of heaven if your home is full of praise.

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Work As Worship

It has been said, “If you do a job you love, you won’t work a day in your life.” That’s the same feeling as when we do work for someone we worship – it doesn’t even feel like work. A person in love doesn’t complain if his sweetheart asks him to help her wash the dishes. A groupie doesn’t blink if a band member wants to come over to their house to “kick it” for a while, but they first need to clean up the place. If we love God and He calls us to an avenue of service or He stirs us to meet a need, the work we do for Him is worship.

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