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Help Your Kids Overcome Disappointment

Parenting Pathway

In this Parenting Pathway Podcast Part 1, Pastor Dave Carl invites Student Ministry Pastor Nathan Kocurek to talk about all the losses and disappointments our children are facing. How we train our kids to respond in the face of such difficulties will have a big impact on the adults they will become. Since the goal …

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Marvelous Truth

quote: God Changes Lives

The message is simple, but the outcome is transformative. Gain eternal encouragement for your faith walk from Pastor Chuck’s latest teaching from Hebrews 11.

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Faith, Hope, Certainty

quote: Faith is the cement we mix with hope that hardens into certainty.

In his sermon on Sunday, Pastor Chuck challenged us to trust God for significant change by focusing on faith like those common believers in Hebrews 11, who withstood uncommon tests.

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God Is Always Present

God Is Always Present

In his sermon on Sunday, Pastor Chuck concluded his series on Lamentations, focusing on God’s ever-faithful presence in our lives—even in the most difficult of times.

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Happy Independence Day!

Wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

As we celebrate our Declaration of Independence as a country today, we can also personally declare our independence from sin through the grace of Christ’s sacrifice. Take a moment to praise the Lord for the freedom you have in His Spirit, and pray for everyone in our nation to be set free by His love!

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Podcast: The Blessing of Good Grieving

Parenting Pathway

As you look across the landscape of your current life, you may see it’s one marked by loss—you might have lost someone close to you, lost a job, be missing a milestone moment with family and friends, or simply lost your freedom to come and go. We are all losing something these days. You might be telling yourself that you are fine, and you just need to get through. But are you fine?

Visit our Parenting Pathway blog to listen to a podcast episode on the topic of grieving well. Listen as Family Ministries Pastor Dave Carl, Care Ministries Pastor Steve Fischer, and Women’s Pastoral Leader Chrissy Smith discuss what grief looks like and how we can understand that there is healing and closure on the other side—if we grieve well, which can only be done with the help of wise friends and guidance from God.

Dare to Hope

The faithful love of the Lord never ends!

In his sermon on Sunday, Pastor Chuck guided us through Lamentations 3 and the hope the prophet Jeremiah had despite his circumstances. Watch the full sermon, “What to Remember When You Hit Bottom,” at

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Stonebriar Minute: Reaching the World Online

Throughout the COVID-19 shutdown, our church has been offering worship services, groups, and events online in both English and Spanish, and God has used these opportunities to reach people with the Gospel all over the world! Read on for a glimpse of what God has been doing through our online ministries, and please join us in praying that He would continue to minister both locally and globally through our church.

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