Great Joy to ALL People
Can Revelation have anything to do with the Christmas story? Absolutely! It’s in Revelation 5 we find that Jesus died to ransom ALL PEOPLE! That’s the very same message the angel proclaimed on the night of Jesus’ birth: that his coming was good news that will bring great joy to …
The Next Advent
As we enter this Christmas Advent season, celebrating the first arrival of Jesus into the world, we are mindful of his promise that there will be a second advent, when he’ll return again. Today’s message is the first of our Christmas series through the book of Revelation, and we’re reintroduced …
In the Middle of the Fire
In the five chapters of 1 Peter, one thing is talked about 17 times. What is this one defining theme of this short book? Suffering. While human suffering was never God’s original intent, when people chose a path of sin, suffering followed, and it now marks all of our lives. …
A Beautiful Thing
There’s a showdown in Bethany: Mary VS Judas. Mary has anointed Jesus in an extravagantly generous act of worship, and Judas is having none of it. That’s when Jesus steps in declares that what Mary has done is a beautiful thing. What we see is that Mary and Judas had …
Give Me What I Want
Often times, we think we know what is best for our life and we want Jesus to give us what we want when we want it. However, Pastor Gary shares with us how the disciples had a similar experience; they had a question that caused great conflict between them and …
The Fight is in the Middle
As believers when we are walking through our journey of life, we will constantly find ourselves in the middle of something. It can be something as simple as the middle of a work week or it can be something as difficult as being in the middle of a storm. Today, …
The Harvest
In Matthew 9, Jesus told his followers that the “harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” Why aren’t there enough workers — those engaged with Jesus on his mission of redemption? What’s stopping his followers from partnering with him in his work? Those are the topics we explore in …
Two Roads
Based on the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, we learn that everyone has to choose to walk down one of two roads – the wide, broad road that leads to hell or the narrow, difficult road that leads to heaven. We all have the choice to …
Election Year Discipleship
We’re about to enter a year-long election cycle — sure to be filled with angry rhetoric, accusations, and divisions. Unfortunately, many good people get drawn into this “death spiral” of hostility. Could there be another way? Today we’re looking at Scripture that speaks directly into our cultural moment. It answers: …
Growing in God’s Word
There is something inseparable about God and his word — because the Bible is the primary place where we discover who God is, what he’s promised, and how he invites us in to his story. Reflecting on this, Pastor Tim states: “I am not convinced we can grow in relationship …
The Power of Perception
The world pressures us to create the “perfect” image of ourselves. But the stress we feel often comes from focusing on the wrong things — trying to perfect things that matter very little. In this message we discover what the Bible says actually matters when it comes to how others …
Women in Ministry?
What do we do when a Scripture seems to be in conflict with other truth in the Bible? Do we just ignore it? Pick what works best for us personally? Or do the harder work of deep study? Taking this more challenging path is what Jennifer Thigpenn encourages us to …