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Each new year brings a restart. We hope that the new year will be better, we make resolutions to change and set new goals, or maybe renew old ones that have remained unmet. Sadly, our goals and efforts for change often fall by the way, as we lose focus and determination. After... Read More →

If you want to change your life, you must change your thinking! Change does not usually come about by making big pronouncements, but by making calculated, incremental, manageable changes. Do you want to change your life? Join us as we Think Different! Read More →

On this first Sunday of the new year, it is good to remember that God has left His followers a wonderful resource to help us navigate through any difficulty, heartche or pain in our lives. That resource is prayer whether it’s prayer for peace or justice or health or finances or... Read More →

There is a line in the song, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” that says, “Let us bring him silver and gold.” It has a nice ring to it but I remember the gifts in the story were: gold, frankincense and myrrh. This part of the Christmas story is about the mysterious travelers who brought... Read More →

There is a T.V. show about the life of Jesus and his disciples called ‘The Chosen.’ In one of the scenes Jesus is choosing Matthew, the tax collector, to follow him. The other disciples object because Matthew is a Jew working for the Romans to take money from other Jews. They... Read More →

The Magnificat, Mary’s song, is Latin for “My soul magnifies the Lord.” When the angel visited Mary with the news that she would become pregnant, it wasn’t welcome news. She is an unwed Jewish teenager, engaged to a man who will not be the child’s father. It’s hard to imagine the... Read More →

Most of us want to get that Christmas feeling…the spirit of Christmas that fills our souls with warmth and good will. Yet, inevitably we find ourselves stressed, anxious and feeling everything and anything BUT good will. It’s kind of like “buyer’s remorse.” You see something,... Read More →

Christmas begins this Sunday, December 5th. Join us as we experience the sights and sounds of Christmas! Worship 10:00am. 4719 Seminary Road; Alton, IL Read More →

Before we become followers of Jesus, we often tend to think of ourselves as being close when it comes to a relationship with God and going to heaven someday. The Pew Research Center did a survey that found that roughly 7 out of 10 Americans (72%) believe in heaven which was... Read More →