Advent 2020 // December 5
Debbie Schwab
You are Created in the Image of God Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on […]
Advent 2020 // December 4
Debbie Schwab
God Creates for a Purpose Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Revelation 4:11 What is the purpose of life? This question has perplexed philosophers, dignitaries, and bums alike. It is the question that underlies each and every […]
Advent 2020 // December 3
Debbie Schwab
God Creates Order The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens; by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. Proverbs 3.19-20 There has been a tendency for Christianity and Science to be at odds with each other. Throughout history, the church has made the […]
Advent 2020 // December 2
Debbie Schwab
God Creates Perfectly For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. 1 Timothy 4.4-5 God created the whole world. When He created it, He did not create good things and bad things. […]
Advent 2020 // December 1
Debbie Schwab
God Creates Out of Nothing By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Hebrews 11.3 Human beings have the instinctive ability to be creative. You create by replicating the example set by the Creator. The difference […]
How to be Grateful
Debbie Schwab
There is a fundamental flaw in our search for happiness. We think that once we have what we want, we will be grateful and satisfied; but we can look around and see plenty of people who have enough to be thankful and aren’t. Gratitude does not come from satisfaction. Instead, the opposite is true. Being […]
Sermon Prep | Children and the Kingdom
Debbie Schwab
MATTHEW 19.13-15 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” v. 14 While Jesus – the King of all Kings … the Great Deliverer – was busy teaching the crowds that followed him around, children are brought to him so that he could […]
Sermon Prep | Position and the Kingdom
Debbie Schwab
MATTHEW 20.17-34 “… whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” V. 27 As Jesus nears Jerusalem, he pulls the twelve […]
Introducing Roots Church
Debbie Schwab
This past Sunday, we had a vision-casting event for our Stanwood-Camano church plant at the Fekkes’ home. We laid out the vision for this church with three core convictions: gospel-centered, intentional community, and missional living. We also announced the church name: Roots Church. We’re putting the finishing touches on the logo and will have a […]
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