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Awake Us Now
Awake Us Now is a body of believers who: WORSHIP the Triune God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Praise Him with joy and thanksgiving for He is God and He is good; WALK by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the clear teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and the clear declaration of the Scriptures. Such a daily walk is a far cry from mere religion or "church as usual;" WITNESS to Jesus Christ our Savior in daily life situations. Take seriously His call to make disciples. Be…
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Awake Us NowDig Deeper - Week 3: Temptation & Testing
We take a look at Matthew 6:13, a portion of The Lord's Prayer. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." However, we read in James 1:13…
Awake Us NowThe Living One - Week 3: They Were Clueless
The way of the Messiah leads to the cross, and that is the measure of the love of God. But we discover that many (including Jesus' disciples) were clueless!…
Awake Us NowThe Living One - Week 2: Why Reject Him?
Today's question is an exploration of why people reject Jesus. What is it that causes people to doubt Him? Why do people turn their backs on what God is…
Awake Us NowThe Living One - Week 1: Did He Really Live?
This teaching compares non-Christian writings of Tacitus, Josephus, Suetonius and Pliny from the first and second centuries to the New Testament writings. The…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - Power... When the Holy Spirit Comes
Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Spirit to believers, is all about the power of God -- the power to live a new life, the power to give glory to the Living God…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - My Witnesses... To the Ends of the Earth
It is easy to get distracted by other things — some of them perhaps important things — but Jesus makes it clear to His followers that our primary task is make…
Awake Us NowDig Deeper - Week 2: The "Submission" Passage
Today's class is a study of Ephesians 5:21-33. A group of verses that are controversial, often attacked and many times misunderstood. Ephesians 5:21-22 "Submit…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - Obey... Everything I Have Commanded
Obedience is not optional - it is command from Jesus Himself. But we are not saved because we obey; rather, we obey the Lord because He has saved us!
Awake Us NowBig Questions - All Authority... in Heaven and on Earth
God has chosen you and me not simply to be religious, but to be disciples. We are to follow Jesus faithfully, grow in the knowledge and love of Him, and share…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - Lord and God! Jesus' Amazing Claims
Lord and God? A great moral teacher? A very good man? What claims did Jesus actually make about His identity?
Awake Us NowBig Questions - Stop Doubting and... Believe!
Faith is essential ... but in what do place our faith? The scriptures make it clear that we are to place our faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God…
Awake Us NowDig Deeper - Week 1: In the Beginning
Genesis 1:1 - "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Let's look at the words "God" and "created." in this verse in Hebrew the word used for…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - All Nations: How Close Are We?
From Genesis to Revelation, God's plan remains the same - to reach all nations and bring people back to Him. How close are we to seeing that happen? Why is…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - Israel Reborn: How Significant is it?
The nation of Israel was reborn suddenly in 1948, and the Jewish people have returned to the Promised Land in great numbers after 1900 years of exile. What…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - Birth Pains?
Wars, violence, persecution - Jesus warned these things would mark the time before His return. These things, He said, were like birth pains - increasing trial…
Awake Us NowBig Questions - Who?... How?... What?...
Scripture repeatedly warns us against the dangers of simply going with what we want to hear - we usually end up listening not to God, but to deceivers who have…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 13: Psalms
Scripture: David's Psalms. This is the final teaching in the "David…and the Heart of God" series. We will explore David's Psalms today. In 2 Samuel 23:1 we…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 12: Legacy
Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 2 Samuel 7:16, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:13-14, Daniel 9:26, Acts 2:29-32. We will take a look at David's legacy. 1 Kings 2:1-4, "When…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 11: Father Wounds/Father's Wounds
Scripture: 2 Samuel 13-19. Father Wounds - are wounds brought into our lives through family members. Deep wounds with lasting consequences. Father's wounds -…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 10: Moral Collapse
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Psalm 51, Matthew 21:9. This message deals with the difficult topic of moral collapse, specifically in David's…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 9: Ark of Gold
Scripture: 2 Samuel 6, Psalm 30:4-5, Hebrews 9:5, Romans 3:25. Today's story of David is one that is an oft time ignored account from David's life, but we will…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 8: Jerusalem!
Scripture: 2 Samuel 5, Ephesians 2:14, 16, Luke 21:24, Revelation 21:1-2. Why is Jerusalem important not only to the Jewish people, but to Christian people?…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 7: Strength
Scripture: 1 Samuel 27:1-7, 1 Samuel 30 1-6, Psalm 23. This teaching dives into Psalm 23, a Psalm written by David, and the evidence we see in his life of the…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 6: Anger!
Scripture: 1 Samuel 25. Pastor's teaching is on "Anger" today and a particular incident in David's life before he became king. David and his men were in a…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 5: Revenge?
Scripture: 1 Samuel 24, Matthew 7:20, Numbers 15:37-39, Romans 12:19, Deuteronomy 32:35, Leviticus 19:18, Mark 11:25, Luke 6:28, Romans 12:20, Proverbs…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 4: Crippling Fear!
Scripture: 1 Samuel 21-22 and Psalm 34. Today's class is entitled ,"Crippling Fear." Crippling Fear describes the kind of fear that can easily cripple us. But…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 3: Fame & Injustice
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18. Today we look at the cost of fame, the discouragement of injustice, and we will see what we can learn from David on how to navigate…
Awake Us NowDig Deeper - Preview
Dig Deeper Preview: Why does Jesus have two family trees shared in the Bible? Today's class is a special preview of the upcoming Tuesday Bible Class series…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 2: The Battle
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17-51, Ephesians 6:10, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Corinthians 15:57. Today's story is the most familiar, famous and well-known battle in the Old…
Awake Us NowDavid and the Heart of God - Week 1: The Anointing
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16. There are many Biblical characters of faith in the Bible, but none with as many Old Testament chapters devoted to them as David…
Awake Us NowChristmas Message 2025
Merry Christmas! The Christmas story from Luke 2 may be a story that is new to some of us and to others it may be very familiar. We are going to look at the…
Awake Us NowRescued by Truth: Week 52
A difficult and challenging message, this week we address the reality of hell. Hell is not a topic of regular conversation, yet the reality of hell is true…
Awake Us NowTwo Year Gospel Study Week 104
The Gospel of John Week 26 Scripture: John 20:19 - 21:25. Today's study will conclude our two year study of the Gospels with a dramatic and amazing ending. We…
Awake Us NowRescued by Truth: Week 51
Are we recognizing the "signs of the times," which include things from past, present and future? Pastor Dodge explores three specific and important signs that…
Awake Us NowTwo Year Gospel Study Week 103
The Gospel of John Week 25 Scripture: John 19:25-20:19 Today's study will take us from the depths of hell to the heights of heaven! We start at verse 25 of…
Awake Us NowChristmas: The Great Good News!
Scripture: Luke 2: 1-20 The Christmas Story is familiar to most of us - a story we've heard over and over, year after year. When something becomes so familiar…
Awake Us NowAdvent - Week 3: The Great Revelation
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Micah 6:8 Being in the Scripture is a great place to be because God DOES speak in His Word, both 2,000 years ago and today! Today's…
Awake Us NowAdvent - Week 1: The Great Awakening
First Sunday in Advent - The Great Awakening Scripture: Luke 1:5-25 and Malachi 4:5-6a The season of Advent is a time we prepare to celebrate that Jesus came…
Awake Us NowAdvent - Week 2: The Great Announcement
Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6-7, Daniel 7:14, 1 Samuel 16:7 In today's Scripture, we look at an incredible and great announcement from the…
Awake Us NowWhat Are You Waiting For? #3 - His Return
Acts 1:6-11, Psalm 22, Luke 21:28, Matthew 24:6-8, 14 Our story today, the ascension of Jesus on the Mount of Olives, takes place 40 days after His…
Awake Us NowRescued by Truth: Week 50
"Rescuer," based on Mark 5:21-43, shares two powerful and encouraging stories of Jesus rescuing people. Even today He is still rescuing us, because as Truth…
Awake Us NowTwo Year Gospel Study Week 102
The Gospel of John Week 24 Scripture: John 18:38 - 19:24. As we begin our story today, Pilate is telling the crowd he finds no basis for a charge against…
Awake Us NowWhat Are You Waiting For? #4 - An Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Scripture: Acts 2:14-21, Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:38, Luke 11:13, Acts 2:17. Have you repented? And have you been baptized in the name of Jesus Christ and believe…
Awake Us NowWhat Are You Waiting For? #2 - Family Matters
Scripture: Mark 16:15, Acts 16:11-34. Individuals matter to God, and so do families. In today's study of God's Word, we see entire households being baptized…
Awake Us NowWhat Are You Waiting For? #1 - The Invitation
Acts 8:26-39, Psalm 51:7, Isaiah 53 God offers His invitation to every single one of us. Pastor opens today's class with a story from Ruth Bell Graham's life…
Awake Us NowForty Plus Ten - Week 7: Practice
Scripture: Acts 2:41-42. What we see in today's Scripture is that believers "practiced" living out their faith by doing. Not with head knowledge of "HOW to do…
Awake Us NowForty Plus Ten - Week 6: Pierced
Scripture: Acts 2;22-41 Pastor continues our study of Pentecost with a look at part two of Peter's sermon as shared in Acts 2 on that first Pentecost. The…
Awake Us NowRescued by Truth: Week 49
"Followers" challenges us with the question: Who are we following? Jesus extends this invitation, "Follow Me" to each of us. Matthew 8:1 says, "great…
Awake Us NowTwo Year Gospel Study Week 101
The Gospel of John Week 23 Scripture: John 18. Our story begins with Jesus in the Garden and soldiers, high priests, and Judas come to the garden carrying…
Awake Us NowForty Plus Ten - Week 5: Pentecost
Scripture: Acts 2;1-21, Acts 2:17, Hebrews 1:1-2, 2 Timothy 3:1-4, 2 Peter 3. Pentecost is the birthday of the Christian church, but it's even more than that…
Awake Us NowForty Plus Ten - Week 4: Promises
Scripture: Psalm 145:13b, Acts 1:3, Acts 1:4-12, Ephesians 5:18, Matthew 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 How many promises are in the Bible? The number given by…
Awake Us NowForty Plus Ten - Week 3: Purpose
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:6-8, Acts 1:15, Matthew 28:16, Matthew 28:20, 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Peter 3:18, 1 Peter 4:11 During the forty days between Jesus'…
Awake Us NowForty Plus Ten - Week 2: Pardon!
Scripture: Acts 1:3, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, Galatians 1:18-19, 1 Timothy 1:13-17. In today's study we take a look at a Credal Statement. What is a Credal…
Awake Us NowForty Plus Ten - Week 1: Peace!
Scripture: Acts 1:3, Luke 24:36-47, John 14:27, Philippians 4:7. What does the sermon series "Forty Pus Ten" mean? There were forty days from Jesus'…
Awake Us NowRescued by Truth: Week 48
"Assurance" tackles centuries-old questions: Can I know for certain, what is my eternal destiny? Can I be sure of salvation? Can I know I'm going to heaven?…