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The Long View
by Guest Sandi Mull Our reading is from Jeremiah 29 verses 1 and 2 and 10 through 14. These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles and the priest, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. This was after King Draconia and the Queen Mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had departed from Je
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Living in the Flow of Life
Pastor Gina Johnson So how many times have you been out trying to do something perhaps in the garden or wash a car or something like that? And you know, the water is not coming through the hose. I've had those situations where I take off the sprayer nozzle and I'm just like looking in it thinking, what is going on? What is going on? You know, and there are those times where nothing comes out and then eventually, you know, you realize that something's kinked. So I'm holding th
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Nov 718 min read


Living in the Flow of Gratitude
by Pastor Gina Johnson Well, we have been moving through this series of living in the flow. And I have to tell you this past week, you know, it's amazing what we give life to. Because when you give life, and I've been talking about these things a lot lately, when you give life to noise and distractions, or if you take something that's happening and you blow it out of proportion with your fears and your doubts and your emotions, when you listen to all the whispers around you a
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Oct 3118 min read


Living in the Flow of Increase
by Pastor Gina Johnson Last week we talked about living in the flow of union and we talked about how everything flows when we have a strong connection with God. When we are aligned with the I Am effortlessly, we can feel the abundance that we have. We can feel sparks in our creativity. We can feel a new level of vitality and your faith is strong. And that's what we call movement. That's what we call increase. And it happens when you are living in the flow, when you are living
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Oct 2412 min read


Living in the Flow of Union
by Pastor Gina Johnson All right. So here we are, and it's the beginning of Stewardship Month. And those of you who know me know that I think Stewardship Month was established for some reason somehow, but in today's day, I think every day, every moment is Stewardship Moment. Because when you have a Stewardship Month, it tends to cause that kind of stirring of, oh, this is a month where the preacher is going to stand up there and each week just talk to us about bringing in tha
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Oct 1718 min read


The Artist's Hand
by Pastor Gina Johnson For those of you who aren't familiar with the vocalist there, that is Don McLean. And many of us know Don McLean...
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Oct 1012 min read


The Yellow Brick Road Home
by Pastor Gina Johnson In 1900, a man by the name of L. Frank Baum gave the world a new story. It was The Wizard of Oz. And, you know, on...
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Oct 315 min read


A Prison Hallelujah
by Pastor Gina Johnson I've always really enjoyed Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah”. In this past week between a beautiful opportunity to...
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Sep 2615 min read


What's Under Your Bed Message
by Pastor Gina Johnson So, last Sunday my congregation showed up to service and they did not expect to see a bed on the chancel. Thank...
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Sep 1915 min read


Trusting the Coach: God’s Playbook for Our Lives
by Pat Immel, Guest It is absolutely my pleasure to be here today. I can't help but notice what time of year it is. Yeah, weather's...
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Sep 127 min read


Being the Body: Releasing the Facades
Pastor Gina Johnson So, here we are in the fourth week of being the body. Today we are going to this final part of being the body, and...
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Sep 518 min read


Being the Body: Remembering Your Aim
by Pastor Gina Johnson All right, so here we are in our third week of being the body, and I'm going to go ahead and start off just by...
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Aug 2916 min read


Being the Body: To the Least of These
by Pastor Gina Johnson So, let’s get on with story time. One Sunday, a pastor stood before the congregation and passed around the...
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Aug 2213 min read


Being the Body
by Pastor Gina Johnson We're going to get to that picture in just a moment. But if some of you see that and already recognize that, then...
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Aug 1516 min read


The Balance of Being and Doing
by Pastor Gina Johnson I want to start off by painting a picture. And I bet everyone has been there in their own way. You have guests...
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Aug 815 min read


The Dance of Life: a Maskil of David
By Guest Lance Lewis Good morning. Today's scripture verse is from Psalm 52. It is a Maskil of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul...
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Aug 111 min read


Stay Present in Every Step
by Pastor Gina Johnson I think sometimes we tend to bring our journey to an end or to a pause because we lack being present. Sometimes...
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Jul 2520 min read


Traveling Light Stepping In Power
by Pastor Gina So, how many of us know the joys and the woes of packing for a trip? Yeah, that's right. Whether you're packing single or...
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Jul 1816 min read


FOCUS: Trusting the Inner Compass
by Pastor Gina Johnson So when I was young, I have this very faint memory of packing a little pink suitcase and going out the back door...
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Jul 1119 min read


Spiderwebs of False Separation
by Pastor Gina Johnson I went yesterday to Overland Park to be with the group, AYPN, Activate Your Power Now. They were doing a speaker...
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Jul 419 min read
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