The joy found in Christ is not momentary happiness based on earthly experiences. Joy in Christ is rooted in the power of the Christmas story and the promised return of Christ. Adam Barnett explores this in week 2 of our Advent series, God WITH Us.
Read MoreThe hope we have in Jesus Christ is all encompassing! Dave Brown, prospective Adult Discipleship Pastor, shares on the power of that hope in the first week of our series, God WITH Us.
Read MoreOn our annual Student Sunday we hear from Wopsle, Student & Family Pastor, on the calling that God places on our lives in Matthew 10.
Read MoreWorship is so much more than just the songs we sing. Worship encompasses all of our response to God’s presence. Leanne Benton wraps up our series on the essential ships of faith, with a challenge to find our worship moments throughout our daily life.
Read MoreFellowship is an essential part of living life as a follower of Jesus. But often we think of fellowship in terms of time with other believers. While community is important, it is essential that we spend time, intentional time, with God in prayer. Daniel Bunn reminds us of this as he focuses on Fellowship with God through prayer in week 3 of Ships.
Read MoreIn the midst of a divisive and tension-filled election season, it's important to remember that we are citizens of the Kingdom of God first, and are commanded to love our neighbor. Bill Clark continues our Ships series with a word about citizenship and how to truly love our neighbors in the days and weeks to come.
Read MoreStewardship is all about how you care for something that doesn't belong to you, but is entrusted to your care. Too often financial stewardship is boiled down to a matter of following a list of rules. Bryan Storms begins our series by looking at how we handle our money as a matter of the heart.
Read MoreWe are going to get angry; it's guaranteed. And anger is not sinful...sometimes. The key differences are where it comes from, what it leads to, and what it seeks. Adam Barnett concludes our emotional reality check with a explanation of these differences and a challenge to seek the truth of our own anger.
Read MoreFear can come upon us in many circumstances, and it's a powerful feeling that can overwhelm all reason. We all feel fear, but we don't truly understand it in the context of fearing the Lord. In week 3 of our study on honest emotions, Bill Clark reminds us that fear of the Lord is the only thing to fear and what that really means in light of our relationship with Him.
Read MoreOur society has made an unrelenting pace of life acceptable and almost expected. We fill our schedules with an ever-increasing number of commitments with no regard for building in rest. Rest can be seen as unproductive and unnecessary. But Adam Barnett challenges us to look at the life of Jesus and his habit of rest as the call to view rest as an essential part of our spiritual discipline.
Read MoreAmidst the difficult things we face and the grief and lament we feel, it can also seem that God is distant. Our trust in God wanes even as His presence remains constant. Bill Clark encourages us of that truth that God is closer than we could ever realize.
Read MoreAs a people, we are desperate for an enduring sense of safety and security. In the conclusion of the study of our Faithful God, Adam Barnett reminds us that the truest, enduring sense of security is found in God. Not because we are guaranteed safety from danger in this life, but because He guarantees more.
Read MoreLife is filled with so much uncertainty that it's no surprise that we worry "What if..." But teaching from the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Adam Barnett reminds us that our true soul liberation comes when we replace "what if" with "even if."
Read MoreThe promise of our loving, faithful God is one that has lasted throughout the ages. But for many, seeing this promise, and understanding its power can be difficult to reconcile with the violence seen in the Old Testament. Bill Clark continues our study by examining this issue and reminding us of that ever-present promise that God is abounding in love and faithfulness.
Read MoreMany would say they know the story of Jonah quite well. But we often miss the second half of the story where we see Jonah frustrated that God showed mercy to the people of Nineveh. Daniel Bunn opens our series, Faithful God, by using this story to remind us that God's faithfulness is independent of our desires.
Read MoreThe disciples sat in a locked upper room, afraid of the Jewish leaders, and saddened by the death of Jesus. But Jesus walked through that locked door, breathed on them the Holy Spirit, and sent them on a mission. Bill Clark concludes our series by reminding us that their mission is our mission as well. We must go and bring the hope of Christ to a broken world.
Read MoreJesus' answer to Pilate's inquiry about the claim of Jesus as King is one that has profound meaning. "My Kingdom is not of this world." simultaneously refers both to the physical and the spiritual. Daniel Bunn breaks down this deep statement in week 14 of our study of the book of John.
Read MoreIn John 17, Jesus prays for the future, global Church. His prayer is for complete unity. And in our culture of division, unity seems so very unlikely. But Adam Barnett reminds us that our unity isn't based on our ideas or methods, but on the transferring of the unity of God, Son, and Spirit into our very midst. Unity is attainable with love as the linchpin.
Read MoreJesus shares a powerful word with His disciples before he begins the final hours approaching the cross. He invites and commands them to abide in Him and remain attached to the true vine. Adam Barnett continues our study of John by looking at the single goal of being Christ's disciple.
Read MoreWhen Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, it was a simple act that flipped the idea on what we were called to do. Jesus served them by washing their filthy feet and set an example for us today. Bill Clark examines this passage in John 13 and challenges us to truly become servants to those around us.
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