Aspire For Joy | Part 1 - Joy Defined

Joy is a difficult word to define. Most people associate it with happiness, but the Bible clearly teaches that joy is not an emotion. Joy does not depend on our circumstances but is rather a choice. In fact, the most repeated command in the Bib...

The Family Christmas Tree | Part 6 - Welcome to the Family!

People love adoption stories. The bonds of new relationships can be strengthened by the bitterness and pain of what has been broken before. There is also something about the choice inherent in the adoption process that speaks to a deep human ne...

The Family Christmas Tree | Part 5 - Mary, the Mother of Jesus

The Family Christmas Tree | Part 4 - Fathers Who Step In

Four out of every ten children born in America are born to single mothers. Most of these children will grow up with a lack of positive male influences in their lives. Mary was single when she got word that she would give birth to Jesus. And lik...

The Family Christmas Tree | Part 3 - Blood Brothers

The New Testament writers tell us that Jesus had brothers and sisters. And, like many siblings, Jesus’ relationship with His brothers was a lifelong challenge. Join us for part three of The Family Christmas Tree, where we will explore Je...

The Family Christmas Tree | Part 2 - Cousins

Cousins are often our first and most enduring friends. The family ties may not be as strong as those of siblings, but a bond between cousins can hold an extended family together. Before the shepherds and angels, before the inn and wise men, Jes...

The Family Christmas Tree | Part 1 - Splinters and Knot Holes

The family Christmas tree is a staple in most homes.  And just like the families who set them up, Christmas trees come in all shapes, styles, and sizes.  Some are fancy and color-coordinated, while others are filled with a hodgepodge ...

Experiencing God | Part 8 - Celebration Sunday!

As we wrap up our Experiencing God sermon series, we turn our attention to how we, as a church, are responding to God’s invitation to join Him and His work.

Experiencing God | Part 7 - Knowing God

There is a difference between knowing about someone and knowing someone personally. You can read a person’s biography to learn facts about that individual, but that isn’t the same as having a relationship with them. This also applies to knowing...

Experiencing God | Part 6 - The Great Adjustment

Any time God calls you to join Him and His work, you can be sure that you will face a crisis of belief. That crisis will always require faith and action as you make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing. From the earlie...

Experiencing God | Part 5 - The Crisis of Belief

Have you ever heard the phrase, “time to fish or cut bait”? It describes that moment when a decision must be made. You will either put your line in the water to fish or sit in the boat and cut bait for those who do. Whenever God invites us to j...

Experiencing God | Part 4 - God Speaks

Have you ever read the Bible and asked yourself why God spoke in such obvious ways then, but not today? Could it be that God is still speaking in obvious ways, but that we simply aren’t listening? Join us for part four of Experiencing God

Experiencing God | Part 3 - Invitation

Have you ever experienced holy discontent? A strong feeling that something was not what it should or could be? Throughout history, God has used such feelings to invite people to become involved with Him and His work. Join us for part three of E...

Experiencing God | Part 2 - God’s Pursuit

Some people do not believe in God at all, or they do not believe Him to be a personal God who intervenes in our day-to-day existence. Other people believe in God but think they must work to find and understand Him. But the Bible tells a very di...

Experiencing God | Part 1 - God Is Working!

God is always working.  Before we can even begin to understand God’s will and the part He is calling us to play in it, we must first know that He has already started the work.  Join us for part one of Experiencing God,...

Experiencing God | Intro - Knowing and Doing the Will of God

Some people spend their entire lives trying to understand God’s will for their lives. But what if that is the wrong pursuit? What if knowing and doing the will of God is about something far more significant than just you and your life? Join us ...

Straws, Hoses, and Ghostwriters

“What is God’s will for my life?” This question has occurred to most people at some point in their lives. But what if that is the wrong question? What if, while pursuing God’s will for “my life,” we have missed the more significant thing God is...

Kingdom People | Part 3 - Blind Faith

The ability to see with the eye does not necessarily equate to spiritual insight. In fact, physical sight may be the thing that often keeps us from seeing God, His purposes, and His ways. Join us for the final message in Kingdom People, ...

Kingdom People | Part 2 - The Young and the Restless

The innocence of a newborn is both beautiful and dangerous. Beautiful because it offers us a fading glimpse of purity. Dangerous because a baby is helpless and entirely dependent. Jesus once told His disciples that unless they entered the Kingd...

Kingdom People | Part 1 - The Widow and the Tax Collector 

Have you ever had an unanswered prayer? Is there something for which you have finally stopped praying? Have you ever felt unworthy to approach God in prayer? Join us for part one of Kingdom People, where we will meet two unlikel...

Kingdom Values | Part 3 - Vigilance

There are hundreds of examples of failed doomsday predictions. From apocalyptic Christian novels to forecasts of environmental Armageddon, religious and irreligious people alike have spent centuries speculating how the world will end. And while...

Pray for Ukraine

Today we will learn more about how God is working in the midst of the war in Ukraine and how we, as His church, can join Him in that work.

Kingdom Values | Part 2 - Gratitude

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that we should “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things i...

Kingdom Values | Part 1 - Humility

Humility may be the most elusive of all virtues. Just ask the man who wrote the book entitled, Humility and How I Achieved It!  C.S. Lewis said humility is not thinking less of yourself but is thinking of yourself less.  That...

Kingdom Economics | Part 3 - Kingdom Forecast

One of Jesus’ most troubling parables involves a rich man and Lazarus and the great reversal that happens after they die.  What does this story tell us about heaven and hell? What does it have to say about life before death and the impact ...