📖 James 4:1–12: Quarrels reveal divided hearts—God invites us to return to true faith. 👬 Like the Prodigal Sons: both wanderers and rule-keepers need the Father’s love. 💖 God’s love is lavish—He runs toward us with grace and restores us. 🌱 Faith grows through love, not striving; many are returning to God at Kitsap House. […]
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🧠 “Would You Say You’re Wise?” 📚 Knowledge ≠ Wisdom — Wisdom isn’t just facts; it’s love and relationships. ❤️ Shown in Action — True wisdom shows in humility and good conduct (James 3:13). ⚠️ False Wisdom — Comes from the world 🌍, the flesh 💭, and the devil 😈—leads to jealousy and chaos. ⬆️ […]
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God can rewrite any plan 🔥 Life is a mist 🌫️ Include God in your plans 🙏 Pause before you plan 🕊️ Pride plans without God 😤 Wealth fades 💰➡️💨 Be grateful 🙌 Be generous 💖 Leave a legacy of faith 🌿 “If the Lord wills.” ✝️ […]
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✈️ Lost passport, lost faith? Pastor Ellis reminds us it’s possible to think we have faith—but find it missing when it matters most. 🌳 Faith = Tree | Works = Fruit Real faith shows up in action. A tree without fruit is dead; so is faith without works. 🍑 🔤 The ABCs of Dead Faith: […]
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🌊⛈️ — Life brings trials and storms 🤔🙏 — We ask “why?” and “how?” 📖✝️ — James says trials test faith → build perseverance 🏃♂️💪 — Like Ironman training, endurance transforms us 😀➡️💔➡️💪 — Trials: not to make us bitter, but better 4 Keys for Facing Trials: 1️⃣ 👆📖 — Look Up: ask God for […]
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😔🌍 Troubling week: assassination, school shooting, missile attack ✈️🇹🇿 Trip to Tanzania with pastors + World Vision 🚰👩👩👧 Women once walked 6 hrs for water ➝ now water nearby = dignity, safety, income 🙌 Hope restored, families transformed 👶📸 Children chose sponsors from photos ➝ reminder we all long to be chosen 💔➡️💖 God says: […]
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🏃♂️➡️🏁 Finishing the Acts series like a runner crossing the line ⛵⚡🐍 Paul’s wild journey to Rome — yet God’s promise still fulfilled 🙌 ✝️💪 #1 Confidence in God’s purposes (Romans 8:28) 🔥🙌 #2 Enthusiasm for Christ + His Kingdom 🤝❤️ #3 Genuine love for people right in front of us 📖 Acts ends “unfinished” […]
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⛵🐍 Shipwrecks & Snakebites Life doesn’t go as planned—but like Paul, we can be: ✝️ Calm in Crisis 🛡️ Confident with Critics ❤️ Compassionate to Community All because we’re Committed to the Cross. […]
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🌊 Faith is the anchor in life’s storms—hold on, take heart, have hope. ⚓️❤️🌟 ⛵️ Paul faced a hurricane 🌪️ but found peace in God’s promise. 🙏✨ 💔 Storms come—loss, doubt, fear—but Jesus brings hope. ✝️🌈 🤝 Sometimes we cling, sometimes we encourage—either way, God is with us. ❤️ 🙌 It’s never too late to […]
Read More… from Hope in the Hurricane | Acts 27:1-26 | Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor