Positively Civil
We’re in a year that can be described as absolutely UN-civil. People are cynical, angry, and even hostile. So why would God want his people to be civil? In Philippians 2, Paul answers that question and points to how we can be positively civil, even in times of real challenge …
Positively Humble
What does it mean to be Positively Humble? It sounds so counter-cultural — because it is! It’s the way of Jesus; the way God’s people are called to live for others. Discover how to be humble by following the example of Jesus from Philippians 2:5-11. He chose to serve, to …
Positively Selfless
What does it mean to be Positively Selfless? It sounds so counter-cultural — because it is! It’s the way of Jesus; the way God’s people are called to live for others. Discover why selflessness is the greatest characteristic of strength, and how we can begin a more selfless lifestyle today.
Positively Losing
We’re continuing our series in the book of Philippians, today in Chapter 3, where Paul talks about winning through losing. Everything he’d based his identity upon before he met Jesus had to be thrown out in order to gain something incredibly better!
Positively Winning
We started a new series today called, “Positively,” that’s through the letter of Philippians. In this letter, the Apostle Paul is writing to his friends about many things that the world views as negative, but God says are positive. Today we’re taking a new look at what it means to …
Becoming the Church: A Fearless Community
Pastor Gary Howse finishes our series in the book of Acts by journeying with the Apostle Paul into his final season of ministry. Paul had been called by the Lord to head to Jerusalem even though he was told time after time that hardship awaited him there. Paul’s life teaches …
Becoming the Church: A Community that Follows God – Part 2
The decisions we make shape the outcome of our lives. So how can we know if we are making choices that are following where Jesus is leading? Often He leads us through a process of discernment — and in Acts 15 we find the church doing four things to discern …
Becoming the Church: A Community that Follows God – Part 1
If the church is nothing else, it must be a community that follows after God! But how does Jesus lead us? How do we know it’s God who is calling us to take a certain path? In this first of a two-part message, we’re looking at two distinct ways God led the …
Becoming the Church: A Praying Community
The story in Acts 12 is about a church coming together in prayer during a time of crisis. It’s about persecution and death — faith and breakthrough — and has some hilarious, very human moments sprinkled in. It shows both the natural and supernatural ways that prayer works together in our …
Becoming the Church: A Ministering Community – Part 3
The church is a community that both receives and gives ministry. And in Acts 10:36, Peter — in one powerful statement — gives us a deep understanding of what we’re giving when we minister. He stated, “This is the message of Good News … that there is peace with God …
Becoming the Church: A Ministering Community – Part 2
When Peter and Cornelius meet up in Acts 10, they engage in an amazing conversation — one that helps us learn how to both receive ministry and give it away to others. Today we’re focusing on three ways to prepare our lives to receive ministry (clue: they have to do …
Becoming the Church: A Ministering Community – Part 1
What do flying carpets and exploding dams have to do with becoming a ministering community? That’s what Peter finds out in Acts 10. This is where he is confronted with the reality that life in Jesus would be radically different from the life in which he grew up — one …