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True Freedom
That is a question that we need to ask ourselves on this weekend when we celebrate Independence Day. Are we truly free? Are we free to ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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Jesus Knows What We Are Feeling
In Max Lucado's book, “Outlive Your Life,” he makes an observation that I had never noticed before about this story in the Gospel of Mark...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jun 24, 20222 min read
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Planting Seeds for Future Generations
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus shares a parable about a mustard seed—a seed that produces one of the largest of all shrubs, with ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jun 10, 20222 min read
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Celebrating 100 Years
This past Wednesday, June 1, a longtime member of St. Andrew’s, Robert Kittner, celebrated his 100th birthday.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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Changing One Simple Word
Max Lucado’s book “Facing Your Giants,” speaks to how we face life’s disappointments, or even stronger, life’s defeats...

Pastor Gary Rideout
May 20, 20222 min read
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God Uses All of Us
What this reminds us of is that through our baptism we are given unique gifts that we are called to use.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
May 13, 20222 min read
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Sea of Grace
God’s guiding presence can be seen throughout the story as certain events unfold. How often do we go about our business unaware of what ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Apr 29, 20222 min read
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Experiencing the Risen Lord
It was still the first day of the week. That evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors because they were afraid of the ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Apr 22, 20223 min read
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An Empty Tomb
If you just stop here at the end of Luke 24:1:3, you will be left hanging. Perplexed. The women go to the tomb on that Easter morning to ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Apr 15, 20223 min read
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Walk to Emmaus
Frequently, we need seasons in our lives for renewal and re-energizing our faith in God. Even faithful Christians need to, as Paul ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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True Passion
When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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HOPE for Justice
But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what GOD is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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Struggling to Stay the Path?
Well, we are in our third day of the season of Lent, and we may already be struggling to keep our fast, keep on reading Luke, or add that...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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Walk to the Tent
Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Submission Is Actually a Spiritual Practice
I have been reading a book by Nathan Foster, the son of Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline. Having grown up in the church..
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Feb 11, 20222 min read
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Something New
In a way, the Hebrew people in the times of the prophet Isaiah are much like us today. They are in a period of waiting—waiting for when...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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The Climb
… fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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Peace, Joy, and Freedom
All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me and because of the good news will save them.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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The Father's Business
"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he was

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 14, 20223 min read
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New Year's Resolutions
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. [James 2:26 NKJV] This is the time of year that the...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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