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Join us to celebrate Christmas Eve Eve! We’ll have Christmas hymns, Scripture reading, a kids’ story, and refreshments! We’ll also have a photo booth so you can take pictures! Christmas Eve-Eve with Clarity Church Christmas Eve Eve December 23, 2025 6:00-7:00pm LOCATION: RiverLife Church 9000 101st Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 🎄 Here’s the…
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TRANSCRIPT At this time of year, you’ll see the lights go up, the tinsel, the ivy. The calendar fills. The music turns on. You’re going to hear for the thousandth time. Houses are full of people who look rested, and they have tons of money for gifts, and are just having the best time of…
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GPS Seminar Session 1 Resources | Spiritual Gifts and Passions for Service *time stamps link to full video on youtube Key Takeaways 1. Spiritual gifts are not just talents or skills, but God-given capacities that are meant to be used for the benefit of others and the building up of the church.They are distinct from…
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Faith When Life Hurts Part 2: Joseph’s Story – Into the Trials Genesis 37 opens the door to a story that is both familiar and deeply unsettling. Joseph’s life, often romanticized in childhood retellings, actually begins in a family marked by dysfunction, favoritism, and rivalry. Jacob’s open preference for Joseph, the son of his beloved…
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Faith When Life Hurts Part 1: Faith in the Face of the Unknown Faith is not about having all the answers or controlling every outcome; it’s about taking the next right step in obedience to God, even when the path ahead is unclear. Throughout history and in our own lives, we are tempted to believe…
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Part 5: Being a Gospel Witness – Evangelism (Acts 1:8) Sermon Summary The call to be a gospel witness is not an optional add-on to the Christian life; it is woven into the very fabric of what it means to be rescued by Jesus. When God saves, He also sends. The life that has been…
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Faith When Life Hurts Part 4: Worship and Fellowship-Life Together Individual faith, when lived in isolation, inevitably cools and loses its vitality. The journey of following Jesus is not a sprint but a long obedience in the same direction, requiring rhythms and habits that sustain us through every season of life. True discipleship is not…
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Embracing Persistent Prayer: Trusting God Over Self Day 1: Persistent Prayer Moves the Heart of God Persistent prayer is not about annoying God, but about demonstrating our dependence on Him and our belief that He alone can provide what we truly need. Jesus teaches that we are to keep asking, seeking, and knocking—not because God…
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Embracing Spiritual Disciplines: A Journey of Transformation Devotional Day 1: Spiritual Growth Is a Long Obedience in the Same Direction Spiritual growth is not about quick fixes or dramatic moments, but about showing up day after day, week after week, year after year, walking steadily with God. In a world that craves instant results, true…
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Faith, Humility, and God’s Unfailing Mercy Devotional Day 1: God Can Be Trusted Even When He Seems Silent When it feels like God is not answering, it can be deeply discouraging and confusing, especially when you are desperate for His help. Yet, what may feel like abandonment is often preparation—God is working behind the scenes…
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Transforming Hearts: The True Source of Our Actions Devotional Day 1: True Defilement Comes from the Heart, Not External Actions Jesus teaches that what truly defiles a person is not external rituals or what goes into the body, but what comes out of the mouth, which reveals the condition of the heart. When we focus…
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Finding Jesus in the Storms of Life Devotional Day 1: Jesus Meets Us in the Storm No matter how hard we try or how stuck we feel, Jesus does not leave us alone in our storms. Even when we are doing exactly what He has asked of us and still find ourselves battered by life’s…
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Embracing God’s Abundance in Our Weakness Life often throws us into moments of grief, uncertainty, and overwhelming demands—times when our plans are upended and our resources feel insufficient. In Matthew 14, Jesus steps into such a moment, marked by the loss of John the Baptist, political threats from Herod, and the relentless needs of the…
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Embracing True Transformation Through God’s Grace In a world where “fine” has become the default answer to “How are you?”, it’s easy to settle for a life that’s merely functional but not truly flourishing. Many of us live in routines that are familiar, even if they’re not healthy, because change feels risky and uncomfortable. Yet,…
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Transformed Community: Living Out the Gospel Together Deep within each of us is a longing for genuine connection, a sense of belonging, and a purpose that transcends the routines of daily life. Acts chapter 2 offers a glimpse into a community that embodied these very desires—a people marked by unity, devotion, and a faith that…
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Living in the Spirit: Cultivating Christlike Character In this season, we are intentionally journeying through the Scriptures together as a church family, aligning our studies across all ages so that parents and children alike can engage in meaningful discipleship conversations at home. We’ve been tracing the story from Jesus’ final instructions to his disciples—his call…
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Embracing the Spirit: Power, Unity, and Dependence Acts chapter 2 marks a pivotal moment in the story of God’s people: the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The disciples, gathered together in obedience and expectation, experienced a sudden, overwhelming move of God—a violent wind, tongues of fire, and the miraculous ability to speak in…
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Faithfulness in the In-Between: Embracing Community and Prayer Life is rarely a straight line. Often, we find ourselves in the “in between”—those seasons where the past is behind us, but the future hasn’t yet arrived. The disciples experienced this after Jesus’ ascension and before the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. In that uncertain…
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Empowered by the Spirit: Living Out Our Mission Acts chapter 1 opens with a powerful reminder that the foundation of our faith is not what we do for God, but what God has already accomplished in Jesus. Jesus suffered, died, rose from the dead, taught about the kingdom of God, and ascended to heaven—these four…
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Embracing Our Identity: The Great Commission’s Invitation In this season, our church is journeying together through the same passages of Scripture, from the youngest in Sunday school to the oldest among us. This shared focus is more than a curriculum choice—it’s an invitation to unity, to spiritual conversations across generations, and to a deeper sense…
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Peter Preached in Jerusalem (Acts 2) The latter portions of Acts 2 relay the Holy Spirit’s transformational work within not only the apostle Peter’s life but also in the lives of thousands of new believers in Jerusalem. In what could have been a somber retelling of herd mentality gone wrong, we instead read of the…
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The Holy Spirit Changes Us (Galatians 5) Today’s passage from Galatians illustrates the Holy Spirit’s power in Christ followers’ lives. Written by the apostle Paul to the non-Jewish congregation in Galatia, this letter outlines the importance of pursuing righteousness by faith as opposed to the works of the flesh. How are believers today at risk…
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The Holy Spirit Came (Acts 3) In Acts 2, we find the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise from Acts 1:8. Jesus’ followers devoted themselves to one another and to His mission, and we can observe their unity in the first verse of this passage. They experienced the power of the Holy Spirit together as a church…
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The Disciples Replaced Judas (Acts 1) In the latter half of Acts 1, Jesus’ eleven disciples were at a turning point in their ministry. Jesus had ascended to heaven, and His followers recognized the gap Judas left. They came together, united in mission and motive as they waited for the promised Holy Spirit. How did…
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Jesus Gave His Followers a Mission (Acts 1) Today’s passage is found in the first chapter of the book of Acts. Although Jesus’ time on earth was coming to an end, He promised to leave for His followers a special Helper and Guide. God fulfilled His promise to remain with us, and through the gift…
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God Wants Us to Know Him (Matthew 28) Today’s passage from Matthew 28 is referred to as “The Great Commission.” We see here that the resurrected Jesus purposely brought His eleven disciples together to receive the invitation and instruction they would need to fulfill the Father’s will. God’s overall plan for His creation has always…
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Jesus Forgave Peter (John 21) In the beginning of John 21, we read of the resurrected Christ’s third appearance to His disciples. Although Peter had seen Jesus, perhaps he had not yet come to terms with his three-fold denial of Jesus. Through a series of three questions and commands, Jesus demonstrated His mercy and forgiveness…
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Restoration and Grace: Jesus Meets Us in Failure Have you ever found yourself saying or doing something out of fear, only to wish you could take it back? Or maybe you’ve disappointed someone you love, or failed so publicly or personally that you wondered if your story with God was over. In John 21, we…
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Rebuilding Faith on the Rock of Christ Many of us have built our lives on foundations that seemed solid but ultimately failed us—whether it was prosperity teaching, legalism, simplistic answers to suffering, or even confusing faith with politics or shame-based ethics. These foundations often over-promise and under-deliver, leaving us disillusioned when life’s storms inevitably come.…
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Finding Faith in the Wilderness of Doubt Today’s journey took us into the wilderness with the Israelites in Exodus 16, exploring what it means to feel abandoned by God and how to walk with others through seasons of doubt, church hurt, and spiritual disorientation. The wilderness is that in-between place—no longer where we were, not…
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Embracing Doubt: The Journey to Resurrection Faith On this Resurrection Sunday, we gather to reflect on the profound reality of Jesus’ resurrection and what it means for us today. While Easter is often surrounded by traditions that may seem disconnected from its true meaning, at its core, it is about the greatest miracle in history:…
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Healing from Church Hurt: Finding Hope in Community Church hurt is a real and painful experience that many have faced, and it’s not something God ignores or minimizes. When wounds happen in the context of church, it can feel like a betrayal not just by people, but by God Himself. The pain is deep because…
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A Weary World Rejoices-Part 1 “Finding Rest in Jesus” (Matthew 11:28-30) In our increasingly fast-paced world, it’s no surprise that many people are feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Recent trends like quiet quitting and the Great Resignation highlight a growing sense of weariness among individuals. Pastor Phil offered a message of hope and renewal, drawing inspiration…
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The Book of Matthew: Matthew 10:5-42 A Mission of Love and Sacrifice Last week, we dove into Matthew 10:5-42, where Jesus sends out His twelve disciples on a pretty intense mission. It’s like He’s equipping them for a real-life adventure, but with a twist: it’s not about treasure or fame, it’s about sharing God’s love…
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The Book of Matthew: Matthew 9:35–10:4 “Living on Mission with Jesus” In this sermon, Pastor Phil unpacks the mission of Jesus as seen in Matthew 9:35–10:4. It begins with Jesus’ ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing, and highlights His deep compassion for people who were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. From this,…
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The Book of Matthew: A Call to Mercy and Transformation (Matthew 9:9-34) A true love for Jesus means a desire to know Him deeply, to understand His teachings, and to let them transform our lives. In our study of Matthew’s Gospel, we see that knowing Jesus means more than just admiration; it’s about allowing His…
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The True Foundation of Faith Last Sunday, we delved into the powerful narrative of Matthew 8:22-34, a passage that unveils the multifaceted nature of faith and the transformative power of Jesus Christ. While awe-inspiring miracles often captivate our attention, it’s crucial to recognize that true faith is rooted in something deeper. The Illusion of Awe…
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How to: Portable Church Rolling Storage Carts (part 1) When Clarity Church launched, we were very scarce on capital for some of the things that some church plants have. We were definitely scarce in capital compared to multi sites and extended campuses. Despite this reality we knew we needed to create a mobile church system…
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The Wise Men About This Bible Story: At the time of this story, Jesus was likely one or two years old and living with his family in a house in Bethlehem. This contradicts accounts of the Christmas story that place the wise men in the stable with the shepherds, the manger, and newborn Jesus. With…
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The Christmas Story Summary About These Bible Stories: In the Frolic Preschool Bible, the story of Christmas begins with Mary’s story. She received amazing news from the angel Gabriel, who greeted her, assured her of the Lord’s presence, and told her, “Do not be afraid.” When Mary learned she would have a child, she was…