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2024 ADVENT SERIES: “Arrival” 25 Days of Celebrating Christ with Us, Christ in Us, and Christ Who is Coming Back for Us Advent is a special time of year that has been celebrated for centuries all over the world. This year we are excited to present some aspects of the Advent tradition that keep Christ…

2024 STJDCC Vision Series: The 4 H’s Heart – Home – House – Habits Unpacking the Four Domains of Discipleship We believe a disciple is a fully devoted follower of Jesus who simply does two things consistently: Abides & Imitates. We “abide” in Christ as we spend time with Him. When we spend time with…

1 John: “The Love of Christ” The author of this “Love Letter” is the Apostle John – who is credited with writing five books in the New Testament (The Gospel of John, I John, II John, III John, and Revelation). Near the end of his long life, he became known as, “The Apostle of Love.”…

COLOSSIANS: “COMPLETED IN CHRIST”   “When you have Christ, you are complete. He is the head over all leaders and powers.” (Colossians 2:10, NLV © ). Does any area of your life make you feel a little “incomplete?” Do you ever feel like if you just had more things happen for you and more breaks…

Galatians: “Freedom in Christ” “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1, NIV©). Throughout human history, people have been desperately searching for what it means to live their lives in complete and total freedom. Many…

Philippians: “Knowing Christ” “I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead.” These incredible words from Philippians 3:10 were written nearly 2,000 years ago yet remain just as powerful for believers today. We are so excited to be offering a brand new 30-day Scripture Journal from the book…

Reading Joshua – Seeing Jesus The same god who brought you out is the same god who will bring you in We are so excited to be launching into a new series this Sunday called, “Reading Joshua – Seeing Jesus.” Did you realize that the names “Joshua” and “Jesus” are actually the same name in…

Happy New year! We pray all of you had a wonderful and restful break. If you’re like me, we are ready to start the new year strong and are ready to get back into the groove of things starting this week. We are so excited to be getting back together this Sunday at the Grove…

Advent Series: “Arrival” We are so excited about kicking off our very first Advent series this Sunday, November 26. It’s called, “Arrival” because that’s basically what the word “Advent” means. Usually when we think of Advent we think of a 25-day celebration of Jesus’ birth – His “Arrival” – which is true! However, during this…

Today we are really excited to kick-off a new 7-part study on the Book of Revelation we are calling, “Reveal.” So many people today have so many questions about this book  – even those in the secular media are asking questions. I read where the number one podcaster in the USA for the past 15…