Joy to the World isn’t actually a Christmas song 🎄 The tune comes from Handel’s Messiah 🎼 Psalm 98 calls all creation to praise 🌍 “Joyful noise” = a victorious shout 🔊 Jesus has already won every battle ✝️ Sing even when you don’t feel it 🎵 Look for God even when you don’t see […]
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Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck? This Advent message explores the hope behind O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, reminding us that Jesus is still “God with us.” If you’re looking for a Christmas sermon about hope, peace, and trusting God in hard seasons, this is for you. Experience the powerful […]
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What if prayer wasn’t our last resort, but our first response? This week, Pastor Ellis closes our series in the book of James with a powerful teaching on prayer from James 5:13–18. Through an incredible story of answered prayer from an Alpha group in the UK, Ellis challenges us to rethink how we approach prayer […]
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Join us for a heartfelt message about discovering our own impatience and learning to wait with trust. 🌱 James 5:7–12 invites us to live with steady, hopeful endurance—like the farmer who waits for rain, the prophets who remained faithful through suffering, and Job who clung to God in deep trial. 🌧️➡️🌾 With eyes fixed on […]
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📖 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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James 3 shows that the tongue has power 🔥 — it can bless 💖 or destroy 💔. Though no one can tame it alone, the Holy Spirit can transform our hearts so our words bring life 💧. Before you speak, pause and pray: “Come, Holy Spirit.” 🙏 Let’s be people whose words bless others 🌿✨ […]
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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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What happens when our vision of people is clouded by favoritism, prejudice, or partiality? In James 2, the early church is confronted with this very issue, and the same challenge applies to us today. In this sermon, Pastor Julie Hawkins unpacks James’ call to “show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord […]
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