Pastor Nick Manha

“O Lord, our God, by your Holy Spirit, teach us the way of faith and lead us into your rest.” Charles Spurgeon, Morning & Evening, Sept 22 The way of faith is not the way of the world in which we make our temporary home, so it is a challenge for us to learn to walk by faith. As I

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“None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall

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“We have the down payment of our inheritance in the comforts of the Spirit which are neither few nor small. We will inherit joy forever and even now have foretastes of it. We see streaks of the light of joy to announce our eternal sunrise.” Charles Spurgeon, Morning & Evening I like the last sentence, “We see streaks of the

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By now you have likely heard of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December. We have been monitoring the outbreak closely and receiving updates and guidance from local, state, and federal partners. I would strongly encourage everyone to educate themselves on the COVID-19 starting with a careful reading of the Center for

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We have been discussing in the blog series “I Want Answers Now”, the four answers God can give for our prayers when there appears to be no answer. Yes, but not now Yes, but there is a need for obedience Yes, but here is a better option No   One of the most memorable biblical accounts when God said no

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“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (Transcription below) During our Peacemakers series, I mentioned in a recent message, the concept of casting your cares upon the Lord.  As we look at that concept in the New Testament, it means to transfer a burden from one person to another. In 1 Peter 5

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This is the next in our blog series “I Want Answers Now” where we explore the four ways God gives answers to our prayers. Yes, but not now Yes, but there is a need for obedience Yes, but here is a better option No   The Bible teaches that God desires for us to ask for specific things that we

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There is an incredible video clip from Grouse Mountain ski resort Wednesday, February 27th about an eight year old boy who slid off the chair lift and was dangling twenty feet in the air with only his dad holding on by his hands.   This is every skiers worse nightmare. The boy’s dad attempted to keep hold of him by

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We have been discussing in the blog series “I Want Answers Now” the four answers God can give for our prayers when there appears to be no answer. Yes, but not now. Yes, but there is a need for obedience. Yes, but here is a better option. No. One thing we may ponder when we haven’t received our answer from

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One of the most common questions that we wonder about in our relationship with God is how He responds to our prayers. Is my prayer the will of God and if so why hasn’t He answered me? If God responds immediately to our prayer then the answer is obviously, “yes”.  We like the “Yes” option and it happens way more

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