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Relentless Grace (for imperfect people)
Do you ever struggle to not judge others? So often we see people making bad decisions and it is so plain to us that they are in the...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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Seeking God...
Then Job replied to the LORD: “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. You asked, ‘Who is this that...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 3, 20233 min read
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True Forgiveness
Throughout the month of September, we have been talking about God’s command to all followers of Jesus Christ to love our neighbor. Yet...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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The Tenderness of Compassion
"A Samaritan, who was on a journey, came to where the man was. But when he saw him, he was moved with compassion." Luke 10:33 CEB...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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The Power of Prayer
"I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble." ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Relationship Rehab
During September, we are focusing our attention on the story of the Good Samaritan in worship which teaches us to love our neighbor....
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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Good Neighbors.
"But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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Hands and Feet
In the past week, Bishop Tom Berlin reached out to our Florida conference to share two dire needs. I think that is appropriate for our...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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In God We Trust
This has been one of those weeks when we hear news that several church members are now going through hard seasons. Hard seasons happen to...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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God's Church Will Stand
On Saturday, August 5, the Florida United Methodist Conference gathered for a special session to approve the disaffiliation of 46...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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Into the Wilderness
"David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 3, 20232 min read
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What Does Jesus Pray For?
“I’m not praying only for them but also for those who believe in me because of their word.  I pray they will be one, Father, just as you...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Don't Miss the Wonder
"Jesus had to go through Samaria. He came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, which was near the land Jacob had given to his son...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jul 20, 20232 min read
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Matters of the Heart
"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Less Stress, More Ferry Time
…So, Martha came to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to prepare the table all by myself? Tell her to help...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jul 6, 20232 min read
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The Source of Freedom
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." Leviticus 25:10 KJV Were you aware that this Scripture...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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Letting Go of Your Baggage
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22 NIV For the month of June, we...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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What's a Father to Do
So, he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him;...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jun 14, 20232 min read
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We Are the Church
Yesterday, Gary and I headed to Lakeland for the Florida Annual Conference. We were on our way to the Clergy Session which is mandatory,...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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Jars of Clay
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jun 1, 20232 min read
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