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“The way [for Satan to trap us in worldly pursuits] is to convince us that those pursuits matter more than they actually do! His aim is to distract us with our circumstances! The more he can keep our eyes on our circumstances, the less our eyes will be on Christ!”

James 1:1-8 – Making Us More Like Christ

May 18, 2025

Garrett West

“Jesus’ sacrifice for us gives meaning to our trials and our suffering, because it gives them purpose! And without purpose, there is no joy in them!”

Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14 – Overcoming the Vanity of Life

May 11, 2025

“One of the problems of sin [is that] we seek enjoyment of God’s creation apart from God rather than as a gift from God… This is what makes life under the sun vain!… It’s no longer worship. It’s idolatry.”

Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:7 – The Greatness of Wisdom and Folly

April 27, 2025

“Wisdom isn’t measured by status or accomplishment, but by conformity to the image of Jesus Christ!”

Jesus, the Resurrected Son of God – Various Passages

April 20, 2025

Garrett West

Easter Sundays

Assurance of Salvation

“According to the Bible, the evidence that Jesus’ resurrection has justified you is that the resurrection is also sanctifying you! Put simply, you know you’ve been forgiven if you’re being transformed!”

Luke 4:1-13 – Jesus, the Perfect Son of God

April 13, 2025

God's Attributes/Nature

“Where Adam was tempted by Satan and failed, Jesus, the PERFECT Son of God, would be victorious!”

Ecclesiastes 8:1-9:12 – The Hidden Good in our Fallen Lives

April 6, 2025

“The vanities of life can’t rob Christians of our joy, because it’s not our lives that have earned God’s approval! It’s Jesus’ life that has earned God’s approval!”

Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 – Man’s Twisted Pursuit of What is Good

March 30, 2025

The Sinful Nature (The Flesh)

Sunday Morning

“If we only obey God indirectly, apart from faith in Jesus, we are pursuing a self-righteousness built on the foundation of what I have concluded is good.”