Recap: Summer Camp 2020

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Check Yourself

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Join The Resistance

[zoomsounds_player type=”detect” dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id=”15895″ source=”https://maranathaiphc-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/offload-lite/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/29170144/2020-07-26-Pastor-Ben-Join-The-Resistance.mp3″ config=”default” autoplay=”off” loop=”off” open_in_ultibox=”off” enable_likes=”off” enable_views=”off” enable_rates=”off” play_in_footer_player=”default” enable_download_button=”off” download_custom_link_enable=”off”]   The film series “Stars Wars” presents us with a classic battle of good versus evil in the story of the Jedis against the Empire. For the uninitiated, the Jedis were the resistance against the evil forces of the Empire, with […]

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The New Normal

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Know Your Role

[zoomsounds_player type=”detect” dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id=”15886″ source=”https://maranathaiphc-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/offload-lite/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/15162514/2020-07-12-Pastor-Ben-Know-Your-Role.mp3″ config=”default” autoplay=”off” loop=”off” open_in_ultibox=”off” enable_likes=”off” enable_views=”off” enable_rates=”off” play_in_footer_player=”default” enable_download_button=”off” download_custom_link_enable=”off”]   We all play a variety of roles in our lives. We are parents, spouses, siblings, we play roles in our professional lives, and are followers of Jesus. Each of those roles have responsibilities that we must fill. In this message […]

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Too Good To Be True

[zoomsounds_player type=”detect” dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id=”15884″ source=”https://maranathaiphc-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/offload-lite/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/08192116/2020-07-05-Pastor-Ben-Too-Good-To-Be-True.mp3″ config=”default” autoplay=”off” loop=”off” open_in_ultibox=”off” enable_likes=”off” enable_views=”off” enable_rates=”off” play_in_footer_player=”default” enable_download_button=”off” download_custom_link_enable=”off”]   Every so often, life presents opportunities that are seem too wonderful to be real. It could be a good deal on a car, the perfect job, or your ideal mate. Whatever it is, sometimes we encounter things and don’t experience […]

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Soul Soil

[zoomsounds_player type=”detect” dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id=”15871″ source=”https://maranathaiphc-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/offload-lite/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/01171549/2020-06-30-Pastor-Ben-Soul-Soil.mp3″ config=”default” autoplay=”off” loop=”off” open_in_ultibox=”off” enable_likes=”off” enable_views=”off” enable_rates=”off” play_in_footer_player=”default” enable_download_button=”off” download_custom_link_enable=”off”]   Green thumbs. Some people have the touch and some people don’t! Being able to faithfully tend to plants and care for them well enough to bear fruit is a skill most people seem to laud. But before plants grow and […]

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Hope In The Storm

[zoomsounds_player type=”detect” dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id=”15868″ source=”https://maranathaiphc-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/offload-lite/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/24132736/2020-06-21-Pastor-Ben-Hope-In-The-Storm.mp3″ config=”default” autoplay=”off” loop=”off” open_in_ultibox=”off” enable_likes=”off” enable_views=”off” enable_rates=”off” play_in_footer_player=”default” enable_download_button=”off” download_custom_link_enable=”off”] Storms, challenges, and difficulties are an unavoidable part of this life. Sometimes, it feels as though it be easier to take a shortcut to shore or find some other way out of the difficulty. In this message from Acts 27, we […]

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Highest Authority

[zoomsounds_player type=”detect” dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id=”15862″ source=”https://maranathaiphc-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/offload-lite/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/17145730/2020-06-14-Pastor-Ben-Highest-Authority.mp3″ config=”default” autoplay=”off” loop=”off” open_in_ultibox=”off” enable_likes=”off” enable_views=”off” enable_rates=”off” play_in_footer_player=”default” enable_download_button=”off” download_custom_link_enable=”off”] Authority is a big topic these days. Many are discussing who has authority and who doesn’t. How is it used and what does accountability look like when authority and power are being abused. In Matthew 28, we are reminded of the […]

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Remember Who He Is

[zoomsounds_player type=”detect” dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id=”15858″ source=”https://maranathaiphc-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/offload-lite/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/12154714/2020-06-12-Pastor-Ben-Remember-Who-He-Is.mp3″ config=”default” autoplay=”off” loop=”off” open_in_ultibox=”off” enable_likes=”off” enable_views=”off” enable_rates=”off” play_in_footer_player=”default” enable_download_button=”off” download_custom_link_enable=”off”] Social unrest, COVID-19, essential services being lost… there world seems especially chaotic these days. With some much that demands our attention, we can find it difficult to focus on the Lord or spend time with Him. In the message from Psalm […]

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