Sunday morning messages from His Place Community Church in Burlington, Washington. These surprisingly candid teachings incorporate a balanced mix of lighthearted self-awareness and thoughtful God-awareness. Fresh teachings served weekly. Subscribe now!
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We can measure our lives by what we’re denied or supplied; but a life measured by what it’s missing is hollow, while a life measured by what it’s filled with is rich. From August 25, 2024By His Place Community Church
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We were created to bear God’s image by maturing in His character. So, who are you honoring by the way you’re living? From August 18, 2024By His Place Community Church
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We’re all starving for something. And no matter how hard we try to change ourselves or our situation, the real you will always hunger for your real home. From August 11, 2024By His Place Community Church
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As all parents know, you don’t know what you’re made of until you start “playing the part”. From August 4, 2024By His Place Community Church
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You’ve been given a leading role in the ultimate reality show, and it’s the role of a lifetime – and beyond! From July 28, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Our planet is sailing around the sun like a big ol’ cruise ship. And we wear the Captain’s uniform of compassion, kindness, and encouragement. From July 21, 2024By His Place Community Church
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You can have a tender temperament and still fight with ferocity – as long as love leads the way. From July 14, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Salvation produces shining works of faith, the way a lit lamp or Roman candle produces light. That’s our fire “proof” in the dark down here. From July 7, 2024By His Place Community Church
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In the fog of relationships, it’s sometimes hard to see the payoff and hard to see the reward behind the risk. And that means we can’t do it without Jesus! From June 30, 2024By His Place Community Church
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If love doesn’t drive us, something else will. So what’s driving you? Guilt? Anger? Approval? Greed? Fear? From June 23, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Our heavenly Father wants us to know that a loving dad means all of the stress, friction, confusion, pains, and change in His fellowship is always aimed at our best. From June 16, 2024By His Place Community Church
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What’s the best way to display our identity to the world? “Show them the goodness of God.” From June 9, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Whether it’s Adam, Eve, you or me – every human has to live with this truth: there’s no escaping God’s guidance! From June 2, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Our Father isn’t out to get us. However, He absolutely is out to train us. So look for and celebrate the little gains. From May 26, 2024 From May 26, 2024By His Place Community Church
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So… we’re supposed to ask God for things with shameless audacity?! Yeah! Humble submission to God’s command comes with the confidence of His strength on our side. From May 19, 2024By His Place Community Church
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God will use the most messed up past the moment He becomes the highest moral authority. Which simply means that we love others above all things. From May 12, 2024By His Place Community Church
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There are infinite possible outcomes in every situation. But what actually happens depends on our decisions. And our desires make our decisions. From May 5, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Like the men in our story, true friends are willing to carry your mat, because true friends are willing to get their hands dirty. From April 28, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Jesus made it obvious we’re all welcome, but until we see we’re all starving for what He’s serving, it’s easy to drag our feet on the way to His feast. From April 21, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Do you preach what you say you practice? We moralize and sermonize with every roll of the eyes, eyebrow rise, lip curl, cheek puff, and shoulder shrug. From April 14, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Sometimes, it takes seeing the meaning in a symbolic story to dig up and discover the message hidden in our own lives. From April 7, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Our heart is Jesus’ new home office, and our mind the headquarters of His Kingdom! So, in what shape is your heart? From March 31, 2024By His Place Community Church
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This world is full of people battling for every inch of real estate in your heart, but God is so confident of what He offers that He put us in control of who controls us! From March 24, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Although there’s a time to love and a time to hate, there’s never a time to let hate infiltrate our heart. From March 17, 2024By His Place Community Church
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What we plant in our heart is what we grow in our lives. And to be sure our true desires are in fact, Spiritual seeds, we need to check the produce! From March 10, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Death is by far the harshest reality of life. And the weight of the world trains us by forcing us to face that harsh reality. From March 3, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Storms aren’t selective. They happen to all of us. But if Jesus is your Savior, the storm is not the end of the story. From February 25, 2024By His Place Community Church
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This side of Heaven, wheat and weeds can look a lot alike. And we’re dealing with an enemy who makes bad look good, and wrong feel right, and poison appear appealing. From February 18, 2024By His Place Community Church
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As sweet as it can seem down here, success also has a way of holding us back from up there. From February 11, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Life is a struggle! And if that’s actually by design, then somehow, God’s got a good reason for all our daily difficulties. From February 4, 2024By His Place Community Church
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We’re not called to an easy life, but a powerful life – where the small and despised run toward their giants! From January 28, 2024By His Place Community Church
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How do you reach every neighbor, co-worker, and family member who shuts off when they hear the words cross, sin, or Savior? From January 21, 2024By His Place Community Church
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Defeating our own giants means first defeating our fears. And fear isn’t conquered by thought, but action. From January 14, 2024By His Place Community Church
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With Jesus, it’s never too late for a revolutionary change. New life can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time! From December 31, 2023By His Place Community Church
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Christmas is all about the salted Sacrifice who came to save His children. So, check your sweet & salty mix as you mix it up with friends this season! From December 24, 2023By His Place Community Church
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There’s not one part of God’s plan that doesn’t involve a spirit of giving, and there’s not one time of the year where we’re closer to that spirit than Christmas! From December 17, 2023By His Place Community Church
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At a certain point we must admit the present we need most may not be the one we want most, because it might hurt most! From December 10, 2023By His Place Community Church
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How much do the people around you crave your beliefs, based on the free sample you’ve been offering? From December 3, 2023By His Place Community Church
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God’s love isn’t only seen in what we have, but what we lack – what He holds back! From November 26, 2023By His Place Community Church
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If our Savior could endure the hostility of the cross, certainly we can train ourselves to endure the hostility of cross words from infuriating friends and family. From November 19, 2023By His Place Community Church
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Apologizing for our weakness means we still think something is wrong with us, when in reality, weakness just means we’re children! And God wants us to see His strength as our strength. From November 12, 2023By His Place Community Church
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Ever feel completely incapable of forgiving certain people? How is it even possible to love your enemy? From November 5, 2023By His Place Community Church
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Just imagine if your doctor only gave you the news you wanted to hear, instead of the diagnosis you needed to live! A painful truth is worth way more than a comfortable lie. From October 29, 2023By His Place Community Church
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God hard wired us with a deep need for human connection. And the point is: you need a flock! From October 22, 2023By His Place Community Church
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To find the truth, we need a witness. And it must be one we trust! Because all truth worth believing starts with a witness worth trusting. From October 15, 2023By His Place Community Church
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We tend to see things the way we want, even when it’s wrong. But my truth only works until it collides with THE truth. From October 8, 2023By His Place Community Church
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Our church in Burlington is just one of fifteen different His Place locations! It’s just that our other fourteen campuses happen to be on the other side of the world, in the Philippines. From October 1, 2023By His Place Community Church
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You know why He leaves us down here after we’re saved? To make those two true confessions. So, how beautiful are your feet? From September 24, 2023By His Place Community Church
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All fires go out if they’re not fed … even in our faith. So we need to be reminded how easy it is for even the most dedicated believers to burn out. From September 17, 2023By His Place Community Church
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How does your belief go beyond the demons’? What makes your declaration of faith any different from the demons’? From September 10, 2023By His Place Community Church
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