Be with Jesus
Genesis 1 tells us we are created for relationship – and not just any relationship, but the intimate and eternal relationship with our...
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Discipleship to Jesus: A New Way of Living
When the world shut down in 2020, many of us realized the way we had been living wasn’t working for us. We knew that our schedule and...
In the boat and on the beach
Peter stands out as a relatable figure for many of us, embodying both zealousness and impulsiveness. Bruce Farley wrapped up our...
Progress to and from the empty tomb
In the Easter story, we’re reminded of the chaos and confusion that Jesus’ followers must have experienced in the aftermath of...
The quintessential Peter
In our Easter series, “Peter’s Progress,” we’ll spend four messages over three weeks exploring the life of Peter, a...
Transformed armor
Our series on Identity in Ephesians drew to a close Sunday morning when Pastor Jake explored Ephesians 6:10-24. We live in the midst of a...
Transformed relationships
As we near the end of our series on Identity in Ephesians, Mike Stark explored Ephesians 5:22-6:9, where the Apostle Paul gives us a...
Transformed Purpose
In the past two weeks of our series on Identity in Ephesians, we’ve transitioned from exploring the elements of our identity in...
Transformed living
The latest message of our series on Identity in Ephesians marked a shift from the indicative to the imperative – from understanding...
The love of Christ
In the latest message in our series on Identity in Ephesians, Jamey Codding explored Ephesians 3:14-21. In this passage, Paul prays for...
A new family
The idea of belonging has always been innate within us. From close-knit families to vibrant communities, we seek connection and acceptance....
Have you forgotten?
In the second week of our “In Christ” series, Jamey Codding continued exploring our identity in the book of Ephesians by looking at the...
A new identity
Last Sunday, we began to explore our identity through the book of Ephesians in our new series, “In Christ.” Pastor Jake began...
An update (and dairy challenge!) from the Hacketts
In 2023, Daniel and Katie Hackett, along with their three children, answered the Lord’s call on their family to teach and serve the...
Prayer and Fasting
We opened 2023 with a time of prayer and fasting throughout our church, a week that laid the foundation for a year in which the Spirit...
Family Conversations: Where we’ve been and where we’re headed
In our most recent Family Conversation, Pastor Sean and Clint Adams, one of our elders, joined together to look back at where we’ve...
Conversations: Family prayer
We welcomed in the new year on the morning of December 31 just like we did at the start of 2023: with some time for family prayer. In the...
Why should I believe?
Our Curious Christmas series concluded on Christmas Eve with the most important question of all: Why should I believe? Pastor Sean opened...
Why won’t God reveal my purpose?
What is my purpose on this earth? It’s a question that pops up at many points throughout life, in almost everything we do. When...
Why does God allow so much pain?
This week’s question in our Curious Christmas series is a big one – for some, it’s THE big one: Why does God allow so much...
Why is Jesus’ family such a mess?
Our “Curious Christmas” series will explore aspects of the Christmas story and ask, “Why did it happen that way?”...
What’s the drumbeat of your life?
Did you know that the Spirit-filled life is the normal Christian life? Clint Adams wrapped up our four-week sermon series on the Holy...
The Holy Spirit is at work
Last Sunday, Pastor Jake continued our series on the Holy Spirit, and specifically looked at the works of the Spirit. He said the evidence...
Are you on the throne or the cross?
In the second message of our series on the Holy Spirit, David Lane, our district superintendent with the C&MA, unpacked our role with...
The Holy Spirit: Who Is He?
Our new series on the Holy Spirit is intended to answer the question: What does it mean to seek and submit to the continuing ministry of...
Deadly seriousness
John Stott perfectly sums up our series on the Sermon on the Mount with the following words: “We must respond to (Jesus’)...
Sawdust and planks
In the seventh week of our Sermon on the Mount series, Josh Raines went all the way back in Genesis to look at the implicit authority God...
There your heart will be also
In Matthew 6:19-34, Jesus calls us to evaluate what (or who) captivates our hearts. What do we assign ultimate value and worth to – our...
What motivates you?
Some read Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount and believe them to be a call to an impossible standard that leaves us with no...
Kids Min security changes on October 22
Pastor Len and Nikki Madachik from our Family Ministry team announced some changes to Sunday morning security protocols last week. Here’s...
Oaths, retaliation and loving our enemies
In Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus teaches on laws and commands that were heard by the people and leaders of Israel, but not fully understood. Over...
A new website and other changes
You may have noticed that things look a bit different around here. Last Sunday, Pastor Sean and Jamey Codding, our communications director,...
Salt & Light
In week two of our Sermon on the Mount series, “You Have Heard It Said,” Pastor Sean continued examining our position in Christ and...
Where are you sitting?
In the first message of our new series on the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Sean shared an illustration of the different groups of people,...