August 25, 2024 - Bringing Heaven on Earth - John 20:21; Luke 10:1-9 The church exists for God’s mission. The missio Dei, Latin for “Mission of God," reminds us that it’s not the church that has a mission, but the mission of God has a church. God has called...
Don’t Go to Church; Be the Church
August 18 - Don’t Go to Church; Be the Church - Luke 10:25-37 Paul writes in his epistles about numerous functions that people perform in the church. One of those functions is diakonia. This Greek word means “service to others.” It is one of the highest...
Be a Discipling Community
August 11, 2024 - Be a Discipling Community - 1 John 1:3; Acts 11:19-30 The book of Acts introduces us to the Greek word - koinonia. It is often simply translated “fellowship.” For Christians, it is a unique kind of fellowship experienced by people who are...
Gospel Compelled
August 4, 2024 - Gospel Compelled - 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 The Greek word in the Bible that we translate “gospel” is the word euangelion. It means “good news.” The followers of Jesus are entrusted with a life-altering message that is the good news about a...
Greater Things Sermon Series
Sermon Series: “Greater Things” Beginning August 4, 2024 John 14:12-14“Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” In this series, we...
Failing Forward
July 28, 2024 - Failing Forward - 1 Chronicles 21:18-26 God calls us to surrender our failures in exchange for his restoration. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition David’s Altar and Sacrifice18 Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to tell...
Sacrifice of Praise
July 21 - Sacrifice of Praise - Joshua 8:30-35 The Israelites demonstrate through their peace offerings a beautiful example of what it looks like to live as a community that celebrates the goodness of God and the fellowship of God’s people. On this unique...
All In
July 14,2024 - The Altar and Sacrfice - Genesis 8:15-22 Following the flood, Noah’s first act was worship. He built an altar creating a space to encounter God’s presence. He then placed on the altar a costly sacrifice as a sign of his surrender to God and...
The Altar and Sacrifice
July 7,2024 - The Altar and Sacrfice - Genesis 8:15-22 Following the flood, Noah’s first act was worship. He built an altar creating a space to encounter God’s presence. He then placed on the altar a costly sacrifice as a sign of his surrender to God and...
Treasure in the Rubble
June 23, 2024 - Treasure in the Rubble - Jeremiah 29:1, 10-14 This message dives into the context and message of a most well-known passage in all of the Bible. We will discover the hope and power of perseverance available to God’s people then and now. ...
What a Man Wants
June 16, 2024 - What a Man Wants - Philippians 2:1-5 On this Father's Day, we are going to get super practical and talk about what a woman needs to know about men. We hear Paul say in Philippians 2, “Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but...
How do I find God’s Next Step?
May 26, 2024 - How do I find God’s Next Step? -Trinity Sunday - Psalm 25:4-5, Colossians 1:9-10 How do we know the will of God for our lives? We struggle to understand God’s will in a complex world. How specific is the will of God? How do we act upon it?...
Pentecost Sunday
May 19, 2024 - Pentecost Sunday - Acts 1:1-8; 2:1-4 This week is a celebration of what happens when the Holy Spirit fills a community of people seeking to follow Jesus. There is the presence of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,...
Advice to Women in Church
May 12, 2024 - Advice to Women in Church - 1 Timothy 2:8-15 - Mother's Day Sunday There are some passages in the Bible that cause us to scratch our heads and wonder: “What in the world was he thinking?” Paul’s advice to Timothy about women in church is...
So Much Left To Say
May 5, 2024 - So Much Left To Say - Numbers 6:24-26 - Baccalaureate Sunday Join us on May 5th as we celebrate our high school seniors as they prepare to graduate in the coming weeks. They have been blessed to be surrounded by such a wonderful community of...