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3 hours ago14 min read
Where Is Your Treasure
by Pastor Gina Johnson So when I go to the city market in Kansas City, it's funny because there's all those little shops and there's all...
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Virginia Ripple
Feb 288 min read
Sumus Arbores - We Are the Trees
By Lance Lewis, Guest Good morning. I've chosen two scripture verses for a focus today. And the first one is Jeremiah, chapter 17, verses...
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Virginia Ripple
Feb 2116 min read
Casting Into the Deep
by Pastor Gina I want to tell you all a story, because I love telling you all stories. There was a poor farmer. He actually owned this...
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Virginia Ripple
Feb 1412 min read
Making Your Church a Home
By Pastor Gina Johnson Last time, we were making our house a home, and we were talking about the internal house and the importance of...
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Virginia Ripple
Feb 713 min read
Making Your House a Home
By Rev. Gina Johnson So, we spent some time talking about what it meant to be right where you are and the importance of practicing...
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Virginia Ripple
Jan 3113 min read
Right Where You’re At
by Rev. Gina Johnson It was a wedding. A wedding like so many others. It was joyful. There was a celebration. Everyone was there having a...
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Virginia Ripple
Jan 2416 min read
Its Written In The Stars
by Rev. Gina Johnson  So I have a question for you all. So, how do you define purpose? If I were to say to you, what is your purpose?...
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Virginia Ripple
Jan 1720 min read
Do You Think He’ll Like It
by Rev. Gina Johnson Did you get what you wanted for Christmas? Did you get the gift you wanted? I have to say I was talking with a very...
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Virginia Ripple
Jan 107 min read
The Greatest Gift – A Christmas Message
by Rev. Gina Johnson Mary and Joseph, the stable, the manger, the angels, the shepherds, and of course the gift unlike any other. Layer...
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Virginia Ripple
Jan 313 min read
Wrapped in Love
by Rev. Gina Johnson  So it came to my attention last week that I didn't share with you all the next part of the story. And as soon as I...
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Virginia Ripple
Dec 27, 202414 min read
The Gift of Joy
by Rev. Gina Johnson  We are continuing in moving through the Advent season, and this is our week of joy. So first, I've been inspired...
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Virginia Ripple
Dec 20, 20244 min read
Peace - a Gift in Song - collected readings
In the stillness of a holy night, a song fills the air—a melody of hope, joy, and unshakable peace. Just as the angels sang to shepherds...
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Virginia Ripple
Dec 13, 202417 min read
Hope - The Promise Kept
by Rev. Gina Johnson I'm going to, throughout this Advent season, tell you all a story. Â And we're going to go ahead and start that...
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Virginia Ripple
Dec 6, 202413 min read
Living in Expectation and Experience
by Rev. Gina Johnson  So here we are in our fourth week of cultivating vision and gratitude, and the message today is living with...
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Virginia Ripple
Nov 29, 202416 min read
Remembering God's Faithfulness
by Rev. Gina Johnson I want to tell you all a story about these three sisters. They were 92, 94, and 96, and they all lived together. The...
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Virginia Ripple
Nov 22, 202412 min read
Gratitude in All Circumstances
by Rev. Gina Johnson  So today as we are continuing in cultivating vision and gratitude, we are going to be looking at two verses in...
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Virginia Ripple
Nov 15, 202418 min read
Vision for the Future
by Rev. Gina Johnson  So how many of you are familiar with a visioning process? How many of us, whether it's in your personal life, or...
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Virginia Ripple
Nov 8, 202415 min read
Jesus' Walk to Prosperity
by Guest Roary Hutt  What are some different things that come to mind whenever you think of the term prosperity? Money? Okay, what else?...
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Virginia Ripple
Nov 1, 202416 min read
Gathering Your Supplies
by Rev. Gina Johnson So here we are in our third week of painting prosperity, the art of abundance. I'm going to start off by reading the...
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Virginia Ripple
Oct 25, 202423 min read
Providence in Prosperity: Waiting for the Paint to Dry
by Rev. Gina Johnson So we are on our second week of Painting Prosperity, the Art of Abundance and we are going to have some storytelling...
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