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unGrinched

In this series, Pastor Jeff will take us on a tour of the Grinch’s heart to prove that all of us are really Grinches, but that the message of Christmas contains the power for us to grow our hearts.

Fight your inner Grinch and expand your heart this Christmas!

Most Recent Message in this Series

Dec 24, 2008

05. Enter the Light

Our Christmas Eve Service has Jennifer Mikels reading a Christmas story to the kids, the band playing some upbeat Christmas carols, and Pastor Jeff bringing a message on what it means to be people of the light. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:19-21 View All Files at the Internet Archive

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Nov 30, 2008

01. Everyone’s a Grinch

In this message, Pastor Jeff uses the story of the Grinch to illustrate the point of Christmas. As we learn through this message and John 3:16, the birth of one baby 2000 years ago changed everything. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:16 View All Files at the Internet Archive

Dec 7, 2008

02. Size One

Our ideas about God’s love are weak because our ideas of love are weak. In this message we learn that enlarging our heart starts with compassion. Pastor Jeff shares three ways to build compassion. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:16 View All Files at the Internet Archive

Dec 14, 2008

03. Size Two

We are all guilty as Grinches for our envy and selfishness, but there is hope in the message of Christmas to enlarge our hearts. In the last message, we learned the first step of growth is developing a heart of compassion. In this message, Pastor Jeff talks about putting our compassion into action. Speaker: Jeff […]

Dec 21, 2008

04. Size Three

The first step to a larger heart is developing compassion. The second step to a larger heart is to act on that compassion. When a heart grows the third size larger, something has to break. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:16 View All Files at the Internet Archive

Dec 24, 2008

05. Enter the Light

Our Christmas Eve Service has Jennifer Mikels reading a Christmas story to the kids, the band playing some upbeat Christmas carols, and Pastor Jeff bringing a message on what it means to be people of the light. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: John 3:19-21 View All Files at the Internet Archive

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December 3, 2008

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Evangelical Idolatry

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