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Welcome Home
by Bryan Niebanck
Welcome home to God's faith family, where all who confess Jesus as our way to God stand together, seeking the best ways to move forward in a troubled world. Pastor Bryan Niebanck joins us, delivering messages that aim to speak to the heart of the Christian believer.
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One and the Same - 28 May 2023
If you come to church to try to deepen your relationship with God within a hard world – which I believe many of us do – I am confident that these reflections will help you do just that. I am confident of this because it has helped me in my own walk pursuing my own relationship with God. 1. What...
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Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory Forever - 7 May 2023
Part 9 of the Lord's Prayer Series We acknowledge God’s kingdom. Jesus is bringing God’s kingdom here on earth. To that kingdom, we give our pledge and allegiance. We pray, “May your rule and reign come in my life, in the lives of your people.” Thine is the kingdom. We acknowledge God’s power.…
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Deliver Us from Evil - 30 April 2023
Part 8 in The Lord's Prayer Series What is evil? Is it violence? Is it hate? When you hear the word “evil” what comes to your mind? As you pray this prayer every week, what are you asking God to deliver you from? Are you asking God to keep you safe? Are you asking not to be controlled by evil?…
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Lead Us Not into Temptation - 23 April 2023
Part 7 in the Lord's Prayer Series First, when you face temptation that is anything other than God, recall your values and do your best to stick to them. Second, note that the focus of this petition in the Lord’s prayer is to ask God to lead us as opposed to leading ourselves. Finally, recognize...
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Forgive Us Our Debts as We Forgive Our Debtors - 16 April 2023
Part 6 of The Lord's Prayer Series First, notice how Jesus comes to us even when we lock our doors. There is no door that can keep Jesus from reaching us. We may give up on God or on ourselves at times, but Jesus will never give up on us. He just invites us into a deeper relationship. Second…
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Give Us This Day our Daily Bread - 9 April 2023
Part 5 in The Lord's Prayer Series
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Thy Will Be Done - 2 April 2023
Part 4 of The Lord's Prayer Series If everything happened by the will of God, there would be no need for Jesus to come as a Savoir from our sin! The fact that not everything that happens is the will of God should be fairly easy to accept. Do you think that everything you do is what God wants you…
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Thy Kingdom Come - 26 March 2023
Part 3 of The Lord's Prayer Series What are you asking for when you are asking for God’s kingdom to come? “Our prayer is not simply for the end of history as we know it, but that we might experience a taste of these things here and now. And not only that we will experience a foretaste of the…
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Hallowed Be Thy Name - 19 March 2023
Part 2 of the Lord's Prayer Series How do we protect God’s name? What does God expect us to do? First, we control our actions. We are obedient to God when we listen, and we act according to the way Jesus taught: “We hallow God’s name by living in a way that reflects God’s goodness, majesty…
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Our Father Who Art in Heaven - 12 March 2023
Part 1 in The Lord's Prayer Series Remember that no one of us ever becomes so faithful, so bold in our discipleship, that we become experts in being Christian. We need to humble ourselves and come to the one who can help us. Even if you have been Christian for fifty, sixty, seventy years, you…
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Encounters - 19 February 2023
We read plenty of encounters with God in the Bible. Sometimes we may ask ourselves why we do not have encounters like those in the Bible did. However, just as each encounter with God in the Bible is a bit different, so should our encounters be. Hear this from Exodus: “The Lord said to Moses…
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Keep Your Eye on the Ball - 12 February 2023
Reaffirmation of Baptism - Part 4 of Sermon Series I read these six baseball lessons this week, which Pastor Craig Groeschel learned from his father. I want to share them with you. 1. Keep your eye on the ball. 2. You can’t win with a bad attitude. 3. You never score runs staying on first base.…
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Why Are You Here? - 5 February 2023
Reaffirmation of Baptism - Part 3 of Sermon Series I have three challenges for you to take from today: First, recommit your presence. When you were baptized, you promised that you would offer your time to grow in your faith and to be a faithful member of the church. Recommit to those goals; I…
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My Breath Prayer - 29 January 2023
Reaffirmation of Baptism - Part 2 of Sermon Series In your bulletin you will find a space for a breath prayer. Please take a few moments. What sentence will remind you to refocus on God? What sentence will remind you to refocus on God as a commitment to your baptismal vow to serve God and…
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A Public God? - 22 January 2023
Reaffirmation of Baptism - Part 1 of Sermon Series Does public prayer need to be a more common practice in society? How can we promote the public presence of God in our community? Is trusting God hard when we cannot see as far as He can?
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A Year of Trust - 1 January 2023
At the start of this year, I challenge you to these tasks: First, spread love. The world needs love. In order to trust in a God that is good and promises good things, the world needs to be able to believe that love still exists. When we spread love to our neighbor, we help promote the goodness of...
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Emmanuel - 18 December 2022
In the gospel today, we read about the angel appearing to Joseph, telling him that he should go forward with Mary and trust God. The angel confirms everything that Mary had said. The child is to be named Jesus because he saves. They shall call him Emmanuel because God is with us. He is the…
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A Visit from God - 11 December 2022
Part 3 of The Visitor Series Life is not measured by time. Life is measured by moments. We can experience joy in the desert because God is sending a message to us. God tells us that this is not the only way, and this is not the final end. The angel told Mary that nothing will be impossible with God.
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He is Coming Like it Or Not - 4 December 2022
Part 2 of The Visitor Series When John the Baptist challenged the people with the coming of the Messiah, he called them to repent. That is, he called them to turn away from their comfortable life. He called them to make a change. This may mean that you have to do something outside your comfort...
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The Unexpected Visit - 27 November 2022
Part 1 of The Visitor Series When we begin to see other people in our lives as opportunities to minister, and not distractions to our schedules, we are beginning to love more like God. Does God set times with us, or make us make an appointment? Did Jesus refuse to tend to those who tugged on his...
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Hold Together - 20 November 2022
Part 4 of our Be the Church series As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we can also be unified in what we are thankful for. Many families having different political views will be brought together around one table, not separated by their differences but united by their similarities. We are each...
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More than Loving Jesus - 13 November 2022
Part 3 of our Be the Church series When you love something, you stick with it. You do not abandon it. Whether it be food or whether it be hope through Christ, as Christians, we are called to hold on. We try to trust and believe in the new Creation that God has promised us. God has given us plenty...
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It Takes All of Us - 6 November 2022
Part 2 of our Be the Church series Did you know that Jesus often prayed for his disciples? In John 17:21, Jesus prayed, “I pray that they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.” Jesus prays...
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Be the Church: Sinners - 30 October 2022
Part 1 in our Be the Church series Seek the Lord, as Zacchaeus sought the Lord. He could not see the Lord because of the crowds, so he ran ahead and climbed a tree so that he might be able to view him. Luke 19:4 tells us, “So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was…
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Persistent Prayer - 23 October 2022
Part 5 in our Deeper Toward God Series Lord, I prayed for many to be healed, and they did not. Lord, I prayed for you to fix this situation, and it did not happen. For what reason should I go on praying? If nothing else, he says, it gives us a means to be with God. It gives us an opportunity to...
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Seek the Welfare - 9 October 2022
Part 4 in our "Deeper Toward God" Series This is the question that we must ask ourselves: How can we faithfully live in our current circumstance? We can find faith in any circumstance. We can lead by hope whatever we may face. We may do God’s work in whatever circumstance we find ourselves in.…
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Is That You? - 2 October 2022
Part 3 in our "Deeper Toward God" Series Who here has ever wondered if you are hearing God? [raise hands?] We might liken the idea to hearing someone walk in the door at home, when we ask, “Is that you?” to confirm that it is really who we think it is and not someone else we might not be…
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Agents of Love - 25 September 2022
Part 2 in our "Deeper Toward God" Series We are called to lessen the chasm between the known rich and the known poor. We may not think of ourselves as rich, but we are significantly richer than much of the world. And Jesus does not paint the picture of the rich man being rude or evil. Jesus…
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More Joy in Heaven - 11 September 2022
Part 1 in our "Deeper Toward God" Series Queen Elizabeth II: "When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future." Remember that the Lord is looking for people who make an effort to seek God! BE one of...
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The Five Types of Prayer - Lament - 4 September 2022
Part 5 in our The Five Types of Prayer Series First, know that God can use the scraps and repurpose anything for God’s purposes. God promises to make all things new. And second, you need to show God trust for God to work out those new things in you. If we cannot trust God, what we should be...
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The Five Types of Prayer - Supplication - 28 August 2022
Part 4 in our The Five Types of Prayer Series Our requests should not be for we ourselves to store up excess so that we may feel secure. Our security should not be in excess, but instead in the provisions of God. If we know that our God is with us, how can we be afraid? A lack of joy and hope…
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The Five Types of Prayer - Thanksgiving - 21 August 2022
Part 3 in our The Five Types of Prayer Series We should be giving thanksgiving to God at all times, but four specific times that we should particularly pay attention to it is when something big happens, when you are in the face of the unknown, when you are lamenting, or complaining, and when you…
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The Five Types of Prayer - Confession - 14 August 2022
Part 2 in our The Five Types of Prayer Series When we persevere through every trial and every struggle that we face, we are pressing on through whatever lies before us toward a greater kingdom of God. First, confess in a private space. Second, be humble. Third, ask for forgiveness. Fourth, ask…
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The Five Types of Prayer - Adoration - 7 August 2022
Part 1 in our The Five Types of Prayer Series As I write, I love to play praise music in the background. I also love to play it as I drive. Every moment of our lives is another moment that we can spend loving and praising the Lord. Adoration is the most important form of prayer. If you have...
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Revive us Again! - 24 July 2022
Part 8 in our Introduction to Prayer Series When Christ was born in Bethlehem, the fortunes of Judah were restored. Christ was the Savior and Messiah, and many trusted in Him. Today, we are also called to trust in Him. But where we cannot access Jesus physically, we have other means. We have...
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Grant us Listening Ears - 17 July 2022
Part 7 in our Introduction to Prayer Series In the movie, Do You Believe?, a man stops a car with a gun and asks the driver if he is ready to die. He was taken aback when the driver answered, “Yes,” and proceeded to explain that he was deeply connected to God, that he trusted God in all things…
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Grant us Wisdom, Grant us Courage - 10 July 2022
Part 6 in our Introduction to Prayer Series If we want to pray in the right mindset, and truly feel rewarded in prayer, we need to pray with confidence. And we pray in confidence by asking for God’s help in deepening that confidence. It will not come just by going to church and asking others what...
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Am I Doing This Right? - 3 July 2022
Part 5 in our Introduction to Prayer Series The three keys to prayer that she mentions in her second chapter are humility, confession, and faith. Humility means that we should make more room for God and less room for ourselves. I still remember the prayer that one of my seminary professors would...
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Navigating the Plow - 26 June 2022
Part 4 in our Introduction to Prayer Series This is our first challenge for ourselves for today. How can we stop thinking about how unlucky or how undeserving we are, and start thinking about how to equip ourselves for work in God’s kingdom? Yes, you are worthy. You are worthy to know God. You…
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Sheer Silence - 19 June 2022
Part 3 in our Introduction to Prayer Series Challenge yourself to listen for God in a way that you may not be expecting. That is, know that God speaks in quieter ways many times. Do not refuse something good simply because you cannot be sure it is from God. Next, remember to tell your story so…
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Prayer Demons - 12 June 2022
Part 2 in our Introduction to Prayer Series Today, we are going to cover a few reasons why we do not pray. They are not reasons not to pray, but they are reasons that keep us from it. Perhaps they sound like excuses, but they are really tools that the Devil uses to make you think that you cannot...
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Greater Works - 5 June 2022
Part 1 in our Introduction to Prayer Series John 14:12 tells us that we can do greater works than Jesus: In the words of Jesus, “Very truly I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these.” Wow. If we work on becoming…
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Tender Loving Care - 29 May 2022
Part 7 of the "Alleluia: Believing the Risen Lord" Sermon Series Return to this question that we asked earlier: How can a person grow toward God during their lifetime on earth? A similar and just as important question: How can I grow toward God during my lifetime on earth? We should always be...
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Praise You in This Storm - 22 May 2022
Part 6 of the "Alleluia: Believing the Risen Lord" Sermon Series Praise God. Make requests of God. USE the Advocate by having a teachable spirit. Just as the disciples were encouraged when they were told, “Do not let your hearts be troubled,” may you also come to believe. May you also come to...
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Loving in the Valley - 15 May 2022
Part 5 of the "Alleluia: Believing the Risen Lord" Sermon Series Love is an act of praise. To our graduates, who have graduated from a school or maybe just from a school of thought, ready to come to God with a new attitude or new opportunity, this is your message and challenge: Love one another....
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Serving in the Valley - 8 May 2022
Part 4 of the "Alleluia: Believing the Risen Lord" Sermon Series We are becoming more spiritually healthy by accepting these truths in the midst of recognizing weaknesses. Even in the darkest valley, when we are surrounded by enemies, we have a table prepared for us in the midst of them. We know...
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Sticking Together - 1 May 2022
Part 3 of the "Alleluia: Believing the Risen Lord" Sermon Series Maybe God does not cause or want to allow any suffering. In the book of Job, we are told about God wrestling with a Leviathan, which is a big beast (Job 41). Although God is ultimately the victor, God does not win easily. The same…
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We Have Seen the Lord! - 24 April 2022
Part 2 of the "Alleluia: Believing the Risen Lord" Sermon Series The early disciples are our model for good Christian living. The text of the Bible is crucial for this as well. We can feel comforted about the doubts that we read which they felt, and we can also feel encouraged by the work they…
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Alleluia - 17 April 2022
Part 1 of the "Alleluia: Believing the Risen Lord" Sermon Series I have two challenges for you this Easter and this Easter season. First, come to God as you are. Bring to God whatever you are thinking, whatever you are ashamed of, and whoever you are now. All that God cares about is the direction...
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Embraced - 10 April 2022
Part 6 of the "Embracing Christ" Sermon Series In the three acts of embracing, then, you have your three challenges this week: Show commitment, trust, and affirmation toward God, and also toward one another. And while you do this, remember to continue forward with your attitude of gratitude and…
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Welcome home to God's faith family, where all who confess Jesus as our way to God stand together, seeking the best ways to move forward in a troubled world. Pastor Bryan Niebanck joins us, delivering messages that aim to speak to the heart of the Christian believer.
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