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We are all born with a sinful nature. Jesus Christ willingly gave His life that we might be saved. Evangelist Ken Cloud shares from 1 Peter 1:18-19, that our salvation comes from the precious blood of Christ. Not one drop of Jesus’ blood was shed accidentally, it was all shed on purpose for us. He paid the price that we could not pay.
We serve a victorious Savior. He has conquered sin, death, and the devil. Pastor Cameron shares from Matthew 27:26-37 how we can see the cross as a triumph. Seeing the cross as a triumph will change how we live, how we die, and how we will spend eternity. The cross makes all the difference!
Amazing grace is not just the way we begin the Christian life; it is the way we grow in the Christian life. Todd Unzicker shares from Romans 12:1-2, giving examples in scripture of God’s amazing grace. May we always be reminded of the power of His continuous grace in our lives.
Selfishness is all around us. It is nothing new. It is as old as humanity itself. Pastor Cameron shares from Matthew 20:25-28. Jesus is talking about the evidence of an unselfish heart, that of humility and service. Every act of service is for the glory of God, to serve others, and it sanctifies our lives.
What encourages you when you are facing a moment where you are not sure of the future? Pastor Tom shares promises from John 14:18-23 that Jesus shared with the disciples. The greatest encouragement to the disciples and to us are the promises of God in His Word. When you get a glimpse of Him, something is going to happen.
Besetting sins provoke God to anger. When the church has a besetting sin, it hurts the church, it harms the flock of God, and it hinders the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. Pastor Cameron shares from Proverbs 6:16-19 seven sins that God hates, letting the Church know what the Word of God says about gossip.
What are you hungry for? What is it in your life that you feel so strongly about...if I just had this, I would be satisfied. Pastor Cameron shares three key thoughts from Matthew 14-16. In these chapters, we see it is not just about the things Christ gives to us that satisfies us, it is Christ Himself. He is the Bread of Life.
How do you respond when you hear the Scriptures? Anytime we hear the Word read, or preached, or taught, it is God speaking to us. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from the parable of the soils in Matthew 13 four different ways Jesus describes and gives an interpretation of how we respond to the Word. God wants us to do more than hear the Word, He wants our obedience.
Jesus is the King. In His authority as the King, He is the One who is authorized to offer and invite. Pastor Cameron shares from Matthew 11, three commands that Jesus gives us to respond to. Each one is a special aspect of the rest that Jesus offers. This rest can only be found in Him!
God in His mercy and God in His grace gives us opportunity time after time to repent of our sins and to return to Him. Pastor Cameron gives a word of correction and a word of challenge from Amos 4. We can prepare to meet God in peace, or we can prepare to meet God in war. Get yourself ready because judgment is on its way.
Too often in our lives we get focused on the things of this world, and we forget that there is a deeper spiritual reality that is far more real than this shadowland that we live in. Pastor Cameron shares, from Matthew 5-7, five realities that Jesus talks about in the Sermon on the Mount, replacing false worldly perceptions with the reality of His spiritual kingdom.
Jesus is a sovereign King who perfectly submitted Himself to the Father’s will. He calls His followers to do the same. Pastor Cameron shares from Matthew 3-4 what it looks like to live the surrendered life; the same kind of submissive obedience that Jesus had for the Father.
The message of Jesus does not begin with polished perfection; it begins with a scandalous grace. Pastor Cameron shares from Matthew 1-2 several ways that Matthew wants us to see that this story is a royal story, but a scandalous story. Human failure never derails divine purpose. God brings grace into our messes.
The gospel is the power of God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Paul in Romans 1:16-17 about the gospel. The greatest of all miracles is when you place your faith and trust in Jesus Christ and something extraordinary and powerful happens to you that will never end and never be taken away from you, the salvation of your soul.
The one thing that binds all believers together is the gospel. The gospel is not just something that we receive, it is something that we serve through. Pastor Cameron shares from Romans 1:7-15. Paul shows us that the gospel is something that we live out toward others with a self-sacrificing, others- focused, love of God.
What is the gospel? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares the basics of the gospel from Paul in Romans 1:1-7. The gospel is to shape our lives from the point of conversion to the time we get to heaven. It is a message to be believed, and it is provided for all.
Where is your faith? Is it just knowledge or is it something that you are putting into practice? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths, from John 11:17-27, of how Jesus works in the life of Martha, Lazarus’ sister. Jesus refocuses Martha’s faith from an event, and what God can do for her, to who Jesus is. No matter where you are in your faith journey, God is at work in your life.
Every life is shaped by the question, “Will I sit on the throne of my life, or will I kneel at the altar of God?” Pastor Cameron shares from 1 Kings 21-22 the contrast between the altar and the throne, between God’s way and our way. Is your life based on a fragile earthly throne, or is it based on an eternal heavenly altar?
The Bible is clear about the truth that God is everywhere. He is omnipresent. He is in all places at all times. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Kings 20 this key truth that is emphasized and repeated in this passage giving two clear applications that should change the way we live.
Where are those who will step forward and say, “Just as Elisha was called to follow Elijah, I know that I am called to follow Christ.” God calls each one of us in some form or fashion to be an Elisha. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from 1 Kings 19:19-21, what being an Elisha requires. By God’s grace, we can take up the mantle and become an Elisha.
It is not uncommon in our Christian life, after we have great spiritual highs, for us to experience some of the lowest times of our lives. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things that Elijah experiences in 1 Kings 19, that we can experience when we are at our lowest. The God we see in the spiritual highs is also the God we see in the lows.
How burdened are you for the lost? Pastor Kevin Bell shares from Matthew 11:28-30 what needs to happen in our lives before our heart is broken enough to get revived to reach the lost. God will open our hearts and open our schedules to use us to tell others about Him.
We all need revival. Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches on the heart of revival from 1 Kings 18. There are three characters in this chapter, Ahab, Obadiah, and Elijah, and every individual is represented by one of them. Which one describes you? Where is your heart? Revival will only happen when we turn our hearts back to God.
We live in a time of darkness, but God is still at work. In 1 Kings 16-17, the nation of Israel was in a time of darkness, but God was still at work. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares the one spark of light that we see from Elijah and three things that are essential for us if we are going to be a light in a dark world today.
All of us are going to leave behind a legacy when we are gone. What kind of legacy will you leave? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares several truths, from 1 Kings 15:1-8, about a spiritual legacy. The greatest legacy we can leave behind is the evidence of God’s grace at work in our lives.
Often because our perspective is wrong, we can miss what God is doing, we can miss His work in our lives and in what is taking place around us. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Kings 12-14, that even in the darkest of times, as was the case with Rehoboam, God is still at work. Trust Him!
We live in a time of great crisis. The greatest challenge in our nation is a spiritual crisis.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Kings 11:4-10. Solomon’s reign began with great promise, but his final years are a cautionary tale to a nation, to a church, to a family, to an individual. Instead of having our hearts turned away from God like Solomon, we must have our hearts inclined toward Him and seek Him above all else.
People like to talk about who is the strongest, the wisest, the wealthiest, the greatest. When David passed the kingdom to his son, Solomon was the greatest that the world had to offer. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Kings 3:5-15. Solomon points us to a greater King, Jesus Christ. The world will offer you many things, but Jesus is greater than anything the world has to offer!
There are few things in this life that balance blessing and burden more than parenting. Parenting is difficult. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from the life of David, 1 Kings, 2:10-12. David was not a perfect parent, but his example as a father is a message to all of us. What we see imperfectly in David, we see perfectly in God.
As you enter a new year, who will you serve? Will you serve yourself, or will you serve God? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from 1 Kings 2. 1 Kings is a book of division. One group followed God’s way, the other group followed man’s way. We will not succeed this year unless we make the choice daily to worship, obey, and serve God.
We celebrate Jesus coming in the flesh. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Matthew 1and 2 which includes several verses from the Old Testament. These verses include prophecies which were fulfilled, pointing to a child, a son, a Christ, a Messiah, born in flesh like us. We celebrate Jesus Christ, the Child of Promise.
The only gift that is truly a must have at Christmas is the greatest gift that has ever been given; the gift that we have in Jesus. Pastor Cameron Cloud draws a thread through the Old Testament to remind us of the truths of God’s gift of salvation and God’s gift to us at Christmas. Beginning in Genesis 22, we are told of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.
Christmas is the time of year to exalt Jesus, the Seed of Hope. Pastor Cameron shares from Genesis 3:15, the first promise in the Old Testament that there would be a Messiah, Jesus Christ. In this text, the gospel of Jesus Christ is clearly displayed. When we celebrate Christmas, we celebrate the gospel!
Heaven is not empty. Heaven is filled with redeemed, joyful, worshipping people, worshipping around the throne of the Lamb. Pastor Cameron shares from Revelation 7:9-10, highlighting the people we will meet in heaven. Most importantly, we will see Jesus Christ face to face.
We live in a world that is uncertain, but we can be certain about an unchanging, universal, eternal, truth that we have in the Word of God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Daniel 12. Daniel is troubled by the visions he has seen, but God gives Daniel and He give us the basis of our certainty.
When the world looks chaotic, heaven is never confused. In Daniel 10, Daniel gets a glimpse of the turmoil on earth and a sense of peace knowing that God is in control. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares how we are to respond to the turmoil and conflict on earth by standing strong. Our hope is found in Christ alone!
God is at work in the world and in His people. Daniel chapter 9 focuses on God’s relationship with His covenant people, the people of Israel. Daniel wondered where God was in all that was going on with His people. Pastor Cameron shares what transpires through the scripture and two primary truths that are essential for us today.
God gives us prophecy in His Word for us to be prepared, but also for us to have a spirit of peace. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Daniel 7-8 what Daniel sees in his dream. The prophecy God gives here is of great importance. Kingdoms rise but all will end with the kingdoms of this world under the reign of Christ.
If you have received the free gift of salvation, your entire destiny has been changed because of Jesus Christ. Pastor Marvin Ownley shares from 1 Peter 2:1-10, blessings we receive from our salvation. Jesus will change everything about your life if you will allow Him.
What does a promise made to one individual thousands of years ago mean to us? God makes covenant, He gives a promise, to Abraham and Abraham responds in faith and obedience. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Genesis 12:1-3 the promise that God gave to Abraham and what it means to us today.
Why should you give everything you have to Jesus? Because everything you give to Him is going to come back to you. Pastor Mark Agan shares, from Mark 14:1-9, how Mary gave everything she had to Jesus. She gave it all. Is there more that you can give than what you are giving to God?
Our Christian life should be a life of learning; a life of seeking to know who God is. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from the life of Apollos, Acts 18:24-28. Apollos was a man who grew in the knowledge of God. What will you do to grow in the knowledge of God?
The world that we live in is spiritually dark. We are called to be lights in a dark place. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what it looks like to be a light in a dark place by focusing on the lives of Aquila and Priscilla, Acts 18:1-3. The witness and the light of their lives is still needed in our world today. Will you be the light?
Gospel stewardship is taking the things God has given us and using them for the furtherance of the message and mission of the gospel. That is exactly what Lydia did. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Lydia’s life, Acts 16:12-15. Every believer has been given things to invest in the gospel. How are you living your life?
In our Christian walk, sometimes we fail and we fall. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Acts 15:36-47, and the life of John Mark, what God does with those who fail. God’s grace is not about our failing; it is about our finishing.
Your life can be a life of importance. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Acts 9:36-42, the life of an important unsung hero, Dorcas, and the impact her life had on the Church and the gospel. Our lives can do the same. What are you doing now that will make a difference?
God calls us to be faithful Christians. Faithfulness is consistent, active obedience, to what God calls us and has for us to do. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Acts 6 and 7 about Stephen, a man marked by faithfulness. In Stephen, we see a life that is a model for us and should encourage us.
Barnabas was a good man filled with the Holy Spirit. He pointed people to Jesus and moved people closer to Jesus. We are called to be a Barnabas. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three highlights from Barnabas’ life beginning in Acts 4:36-37, showing us how to be a Barnabas.
God works through unknown, unseen individuals. Pastor Cameron Cloud starts a new series in Acts, looking at the supporting cast members, the secondary characters, beginning with the godly men who buried and mourned the passing of Stephen, Acts 8:2. Common people, who did uncommon things, through a common, uncommon grace.
God hates our sin because what is sin is bad for us, and it is against His holiness. According to scripture, those who have not trusted in Christ fall into two categories. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Romans 1-3 two kinds of sinners and the answer to it all, God’s grace. Thank God for His amazing grace, which is extended to ALL.
God’s will was never meant to be ignored, never meant to be misused, and never meant to be overwhelming. God’s will was meant to be a blessing and bring peace. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Romans 12 what it means to truly seek God’s will. Knowing God’s will is really about knowing Him.
It is a biblical truth that prayer works. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from James 5:13-18 how James describes prayer that works and how we can have this kind of prayer. We must be a people of prayer. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
All the commandments are summarized in Romans 13:9, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." This is the royal law of love. Pastor Cameron shares what the Bible says about loving our neighbors. God loves us and through that love we can love one another.
Thou shalt not covet. Covetousness is such a grievous sin because covetousness is a sin against God and man. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Timothy 6:6-10, the power of covetousness that God warns us about and the plenty of contentment. When we begin to be satisfied with Jesus, then we will be on our way to obeying the tenth commandment and finding contentment.
We serve a God who is a God of truth. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what the Bible says about the ninth commandment and the consequences of those who bear false witness and do not speak the truth. It is not enough to just refrain from what is bad, we are to use our words for what is good and speak the truth in love. Exodus 20:16; Ephesians 4.
Thou shalt not steal. This may be the most broken commandment in our culture today. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Ephesians 4:28 moving us from the negative restraint of this commandment in the Old Testament into the positive action in the New Testament. Obedience to this command will only happen when spirit empowered transformation takes place in our hearts.
There are many things going on in our world today and many things going on in our lives. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares key truths from Psalm 46 and Ezekiel 38 on how we should respond to these things and how we, as believers, can be at peace when the world around us is falling apart.
God’s laws, God’s commandments, protect us from anything that may harm us. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three key truths from the seventh commandment, Exodus 20:14. God calls us to guard our hearts, our minds, and our thoughts from unholy things because it detracts from His glory. Stay inside the fence!
The sabbath is a holy day, a day for offering praises to God, a day of rest. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths about rest from the fourth commandment in Exodus 20:8-11. We are to enjoy the Lord’s Day, enjoy the blessedness that He gives to us, and enjoy the rest!
The sixth commandment, thou shalt not kill, is a powerful and convicting commandment. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Exodus 20:13; Matthew 5:21-24 and Ephesians 4:32 how this commandment has to do with more than the exterior, it has to do with the interior, the heart. We are to forgive as God has forgiven us and show the love He has shown to us. It will set you free!
We live in a world that does not have great respect for authority, but God commands us to honor and obey those that He has placed in authority over us. Pastor Cameron shares truths from this fifth commandment, Exodus 20:12, as we seek to obey God’s command. This commandment is not just for children; it is for all ages.
The names of God bring some aspect that is true about God; something that we encounter in our relationship with Him. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Exodus 20:7, two sides of the third commandment and how we are to take God’s name in the proper way. If we love God, we will honor His name.
There is only One God, and we worship Him. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Exodus 20:4-6, making application to these truths that bring the second commandment to where we live. Are you making images or are you being made into His image?
Is God your One and Only? We need to be continually reminded of the first commandment because we are continually tempted and drawn toward other gods. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from the first commandment, Exodus 20:3. These truths help us to understand who these gods are; what can become a god in our life; and how desperately we need to seek after and have God as our One and Only God.
What is your attitude toward God’s commands? Before we look at each of the ten commandments, we need to approach them with an understanding of God’s heart behind these commands. Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three key principles from Hebrews 8 that will help us understand why God’s commands are for our good.
Jesus Christ was numbered with the transgressors and died with the unrighteous. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Luke 23:32-43 looking at the people with whom Christ died. There are three crosses and each one of them reminds us of some great truth. Which side of the cross are you on?
In Revelation Chapter 5, God revealed to the apostle John the One person who is worthy to open the book in the right hand of him who sat on the throne. It is Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares why Jesus Christ is the One who is worthy to open the book. Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!
It is the responsibility of every believer to pass the faith to the next generation; to make certain that the next generation knows God and the faith, the trust in Christ, is in them. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Deuteronomy 6:1-12 the process of teaching the next generation this faith. They must see it in us as we saw it in the generation before us.
When we are on a destructive path, God is merciful. He does not want us to reach the point of judgment. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Genesis 19:1-16 and the life of Lot, four roadblocks to keep Lot from the point of judgment. God does the same for us.
In every church there's wheat and there are tares; there is true and there is false; there are saved and there are lost. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares from Matthew 13:24-30 three thoughts from a parable of Jesus. We are encouraged to do what the Bible says and examine ourselves as to whether we are in the faith or whether we are wheat or tares. The time is now for all to have a relationship with the living God and bear the fruit of a believer.
God gives us clear evidence of Himself through the person of Jesus Christ. This evidence assures us and gives us affirmation of what we know to be true. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; 52-58, five things that Paul says about Jesus Christ, about God in the flesh. This evidence should stir a love in our hearts for the person of Jesus Christ.
There is something about the truth of Jesus that calms our souls in times of desperate need. Pastor Dan Frost shares two things from Matthew 11:28-30 that are helpful to everyone as we consider the Savior who is calling us to Himself. Christ offers rest to all who will come to Him, and that rest is found in Him alone.
The Bible is God’s gift to us for what we need. It is God speaking to us. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Thessalonians 2:13. In this verse, Paul gives three reasons why we should receive the Word of God. We can have complete and absolute confidence that the Bible is God’s Word, and it is alive and active.
Continuing to look at the basis of our confident faith, we see how God has revealed Himself through creation. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares four basic things from Romans 1:18-20. These verses tell us about God speaking through creation. The God that spoke all the universe into existence cares enough to speak to us personally because He loves us and wants to draw us into a relationship with Him.
God has clearly revealed Himself to this world through creation, His Word, and His Son, Jesus Christ. Can we have confidence in God, and what He has done, and in the salvation that He gives to us? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things from 1 Peter 3:15 to help us understand what it looks like to have a confident faith and why we need a confident faith.
Our youth are increasingly confronted by the command to bow down to the ways of this world. Pastor Chuck Meade shares from Daniel 3, and the lives of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, how God is with us when we refuse to bow down to anyone other than the one true God. Listen to ways we will equip our students who refuse to bow.
As Believers, God wants us to grow spiritually. This is called discipleship. Pastor James Neal shares from 2 Timothy 3:16-17, the function and the purpose of the Bible and how important it is in our personal discipleship as well as our discipleship with others. Studying the Bible facilitates our growth, and it allows us to grow closer to Him and to each other, expanding our borders.
The big plan for God to expand our borders includes children. Children are important to God, and they are important to us. Listen as Pastor Jeremy Autry shares truths from Psalm 78:1-8. All Christians are called to minister to children.
We worship God for many reasons and in many ways. We were made to worship. Pastor Darren Hughes shares truths from Isaiah 42-44 on what expanding our borders in worship should look like and sound like. Our worship should reflect the greatness of God.
Great things start when the people who are The Church begin to allow God to put into their heart things that will stretch them. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Isaiah 54:1-4 what attempting great things for the glory of God requires. Enlarge your tent and get ready for what God will do!
We can expect great things from God. When we pray in faith, for the glory of God, God answers that kind of prayer. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 the prayer of Jabez, a prayer focused on the glory of God. When we pray for God to expand our borders as a church, it must always be for God’s glory alone, and God will do it!
What was a part of our church DNA at the beginning is still a part of our church today. Why is that possible? Because of the glory of God. Listen as Pastor Tom Wagoner shares from Psalm 85:8-9, four pillars that have brought our church to where it is today. The glory of God influences generations.
People think they know Jesus. They have a vision of who Jesus is, but do they really KNOW Jesus. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from John 1:1-14, the truth that John presents about who Jesus is. It is essential that we KNOW who Jesus is.
God had an important plan for Mary’s life, and Mary accepted that plan because she trusted God. Pastor Jeremy Autry shares, from Luke 1, how Mary accepted God’s plan for her life as a handmaid of the Lord and how she served through her life as the mother of Jesus.
How are we as Believers, supposed to live in a land that is foreign to what we believe? How are we to live in exile? Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Jeremiah 29:4-7 and 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, instructions that God gave to His people, Israel, in their temporary exile, that are instructions for us, The Church, today.
God gives every one of us a gift, and He empowers us by His grace to use that gift of grace to be grace to others and to bring glory to Himself. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Peter 4:10-11, how the manifold grace of God enables us to accomplish the task of the great commission and sharing the gospel. Every believer is given grace to serve where God opens up opportunities.
Our part in evangelizing the world is important, it is challenging, but it is essential, and it is central to what we are called to do and be as a church. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Acts 1:8 how God equips the church to accomplish the task of taking the gospel to the world. God will never give us a task that He will not also give us what we need to accomplish that task.
One of the tasks of every church is to edify the church, to strengthen and build the church. This means the church is growing into Christlikeness. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Ephesians 4:1-16, God’s blueprint for building a strong church. We are expected to be a part of God’s edification, His building His Church.
The primary purpose of the church is to glorify God. What does that look like lived out? How do we bring glory to God? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares several truths from Ephesians 3:14-21, which instruct the believer and the church in exalting the Lord.
God is able to do imperfectly through us what He can do perfectly on His own, and yet He allows us to be a part of the great work that He is doing. This takes a willingness on our part. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares some things from the life of Gideon, in Judges 6, that tell us about the kind of person God can use.
We must stand ready for the soon return of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Pastor Herb Reavis shares from Matthew 25:1-13 some truths that we need to consider if we are going to stand ready for the second coming of Christ. A time will come when the door will be shut and the time to get ready will be gone forever.
It is a sad reality in our world that often those who do the most, the greatest heroes, get very little or no recognition. These unsung heroes fill our homes, our churches, and our communities. As First Responders in and around our community are honored, Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 2 Timothy 1:16-18, how Onesiphorus, an unsung hero, served Paul while he was in prison. As Onesiphorus served, and as our first responders serve others, we are to do the same. Jason Bass also shares a personal testimony that points us to Christ. As we serve, we are to point others to Christ.
What is your worth? What do you find your value in? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Ephesians 2:1-7, what Paul shared with the church in Ephesus, the basis of our value and identity in Christ. We are valued by God!
Those that experience much forgiveness should love much. Pastor James Neal shares what we can learn from the Pharisee, the woman with the alabaster box, and Jesus, in Luke 7:36-50, and how we should respond when we are forgiven.
All the attributes of God are centered around His holiness. Pastor Ken Cloud shares from Isaiah 6, giving a glimpse of the reality of who God really is and how we should worship Him for who He is. He is worthy of worship!
An invitation is a powerful thing. We cannot come to God without an invitation. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths, from Isaiah 55:1-3, about the invitation that God extends to each of us.
What do you need to trust God for? By faith, what is humanly impossible, is divinely possible. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Matthew 19:26, that all things are possible with God and shows evidence from Scripture that whatever is taking place in our lives, no matter how impossible it may seem to us, it is possible with God.
There are times in our lives when we hit low points, and we need a friend to come to where we are. David was at a very low point in his life and desperately in need of a friend. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what true friendship looks like, from 1 Samuel 23:16-18, and the lives of David and Jonathan. This passage points us to Jesus, the friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Where do you stand with God? There are repeated commands given in scripture for self-examination on where we stand with God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Jeremiah 6, two indicators that God gives us to help in the evaluation of ourselves, to move us from where we are, to where God wants us to be.
Faith is the victory that overcomes the world. We need our faith to be revived. Habakkuk needed his faith to be revived. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Habakkuk 3, how God used the experiences in Habakkuk’s life to bring him to a place of greater and deeper worship of God, and how we can have this victory.
Why is there evil in the world? Why do tragedies happen? As we struggle with these questions it can cause us to drift away from God, or it can cause us to draw closer to God. Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Habakkuk 2, three things that God showed Habakkuk, when he asked why, that remind us of things that should draw us to God.
There are times in our lives when we need our faith renewed. We stand in need of prayer. We stand in need of revival. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Habakkuk 1, that we must respond as Habakkuk did to experience God’s renewal and a revived faith.
Is it right for us to be angry when God shows compassion to others? God is a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love. We should be the same. Pastor Chuck Meade shares from Jonah’s life, Jonah chapter 4, what forgetting God’s grace dangerously does to our lives.
When we choose to live by faith, we find there has never been an adventure more exciting. As a child of God, you have the potential of living a life of faith. Pastor Tom Wagoner explains the life of faith by sharing from Romans 4:16-21 and Hebrews 10-12 and the life and faith of Abraham.
We are not guaranteed a fire-free existence as Christians. All of us go through fires in our lives. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares 3 truths, from Daniel 3, in the lives of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, which show us what being faithful in the fire will do for us. Trust God in the fire!
Our heavenly Father is a Father that is beyond any earthly father. He is always there for us. He is the perfect Father. He is the best Father ever! Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Psalm 121 about our heavenly Father that are important and why that matters in our lives.
We live in a world that is full of Christmas song Christians. They have the outward appearance, but they do not have the inward reality. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from the end of The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7:13-27, where Jesus gives three images to help us understand what true saving faith looks like.
We all receive gifts from God. God’s gifts come from someone who knows us well and who loves us above all else. God puts personal effort into His gifts, and His gifts have significance far beyond any earthly value. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths about God’s gifts from The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7:7-11. All of God’s gifts are rooted in the goodness of God.
Near the end of The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus gives a simple command of two words: Judge not. In this text, which is one of the most misquoted, misinterpreted verses of scripture that is found in the Word of God, Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what Jesus says about judging. If we judge, we have disobeyed Jesus Christ and that is a sin.
We have a natural tendency to worry. We often look toward the future and wonder about what might happen, although much of what we worry about never happens. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what Jesus teaches about worrying, in The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:25-34. Jesus shows us how to win the war over worry and stay focused on what God wants us to stay focused on.
What do you value? Is your heart on things of the earth or things in heaven? We cannot simultaneously lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven and have a heart for heaven, while having a heart for this earth. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what it looks like for us to follow the truth of true treasure, from Jesus’s own words in The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:19-24. We must treasure Christ above all else!
Many people today are facing challenges. They are faced with emotional, physical, and spiritual challenges and have reached the point where they feel like they are not able to keep going. They are depleted and need to refuel. In 1 Kings 19, Elijah has reached this point. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what God did in Elijah’s life and how he can do the same in our lives.
If we are going to have joy in our worship and delight in our acts of devotion toward God, then there needs to be some things about our worship that are different. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares two things, from The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 6:1-18, which will keep delight in our devotion and joy in our worship. God intended for us to enjoy our relationship with Him!
Although we live in a time when things are changing and happening at a very rapid pace, our God never changes. This is a truth that Jesus applies very clearly in The Sermon on the Mount.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares two truths that Jesus expresses, in Matthew 5:17-48, that are unchangeable and unchangeably true about God.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from a familiar passage, Matthew 5:13-16, as he continues in the series: Timeless Truths in Changing Times. What Jesus is teaching in these verses from the Sermon on the Mount is the path of discipleship and what it means to influence our world by living and sharing the truth. Are people different because they know us?
When Jesus Christ came, He turned things completely around. Jesus’ teachings, His words, are vastly different than what His culture saw and what ours sees today. Matthew 5 begins with Jesus’ introduction to The Sermon on the Mount. Pastor Cameron shares three things that Jesus calls us to, for righteousness, or rightness. With everything that God calls us to, and demands of us, He gives us exactly what we need to do it.
We live in a time when there is a great need for resurrection power to renew and revive God’s people. We need revival in our homes, churches, communities, and nation.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from 2 Chronicles 7:14, three steps on the road to revival. If we obey these commands, God will do what He promised.
For the believer, peace is not in the absence of troubling circumstances, it is experiencing the Lord's presence in all circumstances. We need God as desperately on our good days as we do on our bad days. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Psalm 91 about the peace that God gives when we dwell in His presence.
Will we stay right when everything seems to be going right? One of the greatest challenges to Joseph’s or our integrity is to maintain integrity in a time of triumph. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Genesis 45 how Joseph avoids losing his integrity to success, and how faith as Joseph had allows us to see our lives, and people, and events that take place in our lives, in such a way that we do not get wrong, we stay right.
Will we treat others right when they treat us wrong? Joseph, a man of integrity, remained faithful when person after person treated him wrongly. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Joseph’s life, Genesis 39-41:1, and gives us ways that we can maintain our integrity when we are tested. God was at work in Joseph’s life orchestrating the events of Joseph’s life. He does the same for us.
Despite our best efforts we will face temptation. When you are tempted will you have integrity? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what the Bible says about temptation and integrity from Joseph’s life in Genesis 39 and how by following Jesus’s example, we can have victory over temptation and live a life of integrity.
We have an integrity crisis. This sermon is the first in a series of sermons on the life of Joseph as a life of integrity. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Joseph’s life, Genesis 37, giving us truths from God’s Word to speak to specific instances in our lives in which we need to have integrity, emphasizing most importantly the need for a spirit of spiritual integrity, which makes us whole.
God is a God that takes small things and turns them into great things. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Zechariah 4, and the rebuilding of the temple, how God is at work in the small things, and why we should not despise the day of small things. In the day of small things in our lives, we experience the power of God!
God is always at work in our lives. He is always pointing us to Jesus. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from John 6, several layers of experience from the miracle of Jesus feeding the multitude, how people responded differently, and how we can get the most out of the miracle.
Don’t miss what God is doing in your life.
How should we live in preparation for the end? Are you spending your life, wasting your life, or investing your life in what truly matters? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 1 Chronicles 28, some things from David’s life, the account we have of how he ended, and what God wrote on his tombstone. How we are living now will determine what the end of the journey will be and what God will write on our tombstone.
In the book of Acts, you find the people of God as they experience the spirit of God at work in the church. You find them continually in prayer. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Acts 4:23-31, what happens when the church prays together. As 2024 begins, we are called to start the year in a spirit of prayer and continue throughout the year to pray as a church, for our church
Every word and every phrase in John 1:14 is filled with meaning and truth that are important and relevant to our understanding of Christ. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares powerful truths from this verse from the life of Christ and powerful truths for our lives as well. God works in us and changes us to be like Christ. As Christ dwells in us, we are to manifest what Christ is like to the world.
Our thinking affects us. Our thinking affects our walk with God. The Bible has much to say about the life of the mind and about our thinking. Philippians 4:8 tells us to think on things that are true. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from God’s Word that we know to be true about God. When our hearts and minds are troubled, we can rest in these truths.
Every Christian, every family, and every church must be spiritually vigilant. The seventh and final step to spiritual success is eternal vigilance. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things that we need to be vigilant about, or watch out for, as described in Nehemiah 13. If we are to be spiritually successful, there must be eternal vigilance.
We give out of a heart of grace. We give out of an effort to model to those around us what God’s grace looks like. God initiated giving. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths, from 2 Chronicles 24:4-14, which show the pattern and basis for this kind of giving. When we give, we celebrate what God has done in the past, we meditate on what God is doing for us now, but we anticipate what God is going to do in the future.
How is your worship? The Bible tells us how to worship God. Pastor Tom Wagoner explains what real worship is and shares from Hebrews 12 about three mountains which relate to worship. Our goal is to go to Mt. Zion where we can worship Him in spirit. There, we are seated with Christ in heavenly places at the right hand of the throne of God, worshiping in the presence of God!
There are a lot of people who are good at starting things, but they don’t have what it takes to finish. The sixth step toward spiritual success, in this sermon series, is finishing. Finishing the task that God has given you. In Nehemiah chapter 6, Nehemiah has finished the wall. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths, from Nehemiah 6:15-16, about finishing well, and how we see in Jesus the ultimate model of finishing, the ultimate model of spiritual success. Finish with faithfulness and joy!
As we go through the process of sanctification we are being made like Christ. This is God’s will for our lives. Pastor Cameron Cloud continues to share from Nehemiah, the building of the wall and the steps to spiritual success. We are to stay focused, stay on the wall and complete the task, just as Nehemiah did in Nehemiah 6:3. God’s work is a great work!
Most of the tasks that God will call us to do will take more than one person. Continuing to look at the steps to spiritual success, Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Nehemiah 2 and 3, what it takes for the church to accomplish the task that God has called us to do and the cooperation it takes for us to complete that task. It takes working together. When we are working together, we understand our place in the body of Christ.
What are you burdened for? How burdened are you for the spiritual well-being of yourself and for others? What does spiritual success mean? The Bible teaches that spiritual success is being what God wants us to be and doing what God wants us to do. True spiritual success begins with a burden, as we see in the life of Nehemiah. Listen, as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Nehemiah chapter 1 and the five stages of a burdened life.
God always has a purpose for us, and when He has a purpose for us, He always prepares His people to accomplish that purpose. Our purpose as a church, as families, and as individuals, is to worship God and glorify Him by fulfilling The Great Commission. How do we prepare? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares four things from the life of Nehemiah, in Nehemiah 2, that we must have from God, to prepare us to accomplish the task.
On the road to spiritual success, a burden moves to a vision. A vision is having the mind of God about a situation and believing God will do something about the situation through us. Pastor Cameron Cloud shows us three things from Nehemiah 2:4-5 about our minds as God begins to give us the mind of God. With the mind of God, we can do what He wants us to do, just as Nehemiah did.
For believers, there is a danger of the poisonous plant of bitterness springing up and dwelling in our hearts. Our fellowship with God is affected if we are harboring bitterness. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Hebrews 12:14-16 about the poisonous plant of bitterness and what to seek to overcome the bitterness. Overcoming bitterness can only be accomplished by the grace of God.
One day, Christians are going to experience a new heaven and a new earth. In the last of our series on the end times, Pastor James Neal shares from Revelation 21:1-5, what God is going to do at the end of human history. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Revelation 20:11-15, the revelation of Christ’s righteousness and the final judgment of God. For believers, a demonstration of God’s love and grace!
Are you redeemed? Then you will be with Jesus at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Pastor Jeremy Autry shares from Revelation 19:6-9, how the redeemed, the bride, should be living expectantly, waiting for the Lamb, the bridegroom, to come. Pastor Cameron Cloud then shares truths from Revelation 19:11-21 that helps us see the greatness of God in events that will take place during the day of the Lord, which is a season of final events before the second coming of Christ. All these things point us to the glory of God and the glory of Jesus Christ.
As our pastors continue unveiling future events, Pastor Chuck Meade shares how every believer will stand before the throne of God and experience the judgment seat of Christ as the Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:10. Pastor Cameron Cloud then shares from Matthew 24, unveiling the time of trouble, the great tribulation, for nonbelievers. God gives plenty in His Word that helps prepare us for these future events and what will take place.
Christians and non-Christians are interested in future events. In this sermon series our pastors will share truths about upcoming events from the position of believers and unveil some elements from the side of the unbeliever. Pastor Darren Hughes begins with 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, and explains what rapture means and how believers should live rapture ready. Secondly, Pastor Cameron unveils the truth about the “Man of Sin”, the Antichrist, from Revelation 13:1-10. Will you choose Jesus Christ or the Antichrist?
Why should we care about prophecy? Prophecy is important because it is given to us by God. He put it in His word because He wanted us to know it. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Amos 3 letting us know what prophecy reminds us of. These prophecies point us to Christ, the One who is to come!
How much does the love of Christ compel us to share the message of Jesus Christ? God commands us to love, and the greatest act of love is pointing people to Jesus. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 how God should be the center of our lives and how His love motivates us to live for Him and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others. Love will not allow us to remain silent.
What does love look like? It looks like giving. As Christians we are to give. Giving reflects God’s love. Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares principles from scripture that we need to understand about giving, beginning with what the widow gave in Mark 12:41-44. When we act like God and give, we are blessed.
Do you show Christian hospitality to others? The word meaning hospitality is found several places in the New Testament. Romans 12:13 says Christians must be given to hospitality. This is a biblical command. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what biblical hospitality looks like and how we are to treat and love strangers as we do our family and friends. If we show Christian hospitality, God will bless our act of love.
We know what the world says about justice, but what does the Bible say? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares scripture, beginning with Romans 13:8-10, to let us know what the Word of God says that justice is. God will always be the ultimate determiner of what is right in this world. We are to act toward others as God has acted toward us, with love and grace.
Many of us have been hurt or have hurt someone. How will we know if we have really forgiven others and if we have been forgiven? Pastor Tom Wagoner shares four things, from Genesis 45:1-15 and the life of Joseph, to help us know what total forgiveness is. As Christians, we have been forgiven. We must show grace as Joseph did and forgive others.
As Christians, we are to live in the freedom we have been given. Our liberties and freedoms come from God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Romans 6 and 7, some things that God has freed us from, and how Christians have freedom in Christ. Jesus Christ alone signed our independence. We are free in Him!
There is a desperate need in our world today for Christian adults who will stand in as a surrogate spiritual parent. They will come alongside parents who are striving and trying to do what is right. They will stand in the gap for parents who have no concern about their children’s spiritual well-being. Pastor Cameron Cloud tells us why this is so necessary and shares what the ministry of spiritual parenting looks like from the lives of Paul and Timothy, in 2 Timothy 1. Spiritual parenting is the responsibility of every spiritually mature believer.
How do we respond to the cultural acceptance and celebration of sin? Sins that have become socially acceptable over the years have become a challenge for us. It is almost like living in a cultural minefield. If we step one way or the other, we offend someone. Jesus was in the same situation in John, chapter 8. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things from Jesus’ response that are key for us. Jesus will lead us through these places of danger and the Holy Spirit will help you love everyone with the love of God.
When Jesus was getting ready to depart from this world, He told the disciples that the Holy Spirit that He was sending would make it possible for them to live the Christian life. The same is true for us today. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three simple truths, from John 15:1-10, which are essential for us to live the Christian life. Everything we do as Christians should flow out of these ABCs.
On the day of Pentecost, the life of the church that Christ had been forming through His earthly ministry came into physical existence. On the day of Pentecost, God gave the church the gift of the Holy Spirit. Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things about Pentecost from Acts 1 and 2. Everything we need as individuals, and everything we do as a church, must be done in the power of the Holy Spirit to glorify God and proclaim the message of the gospel to all nations.
Our lives are in the hands of a Master Craftsman. There are times in our lives when God will hold us over the hottest part of His flame to get the impurities out of our lives. This is what God did with Job as He refined him to reflect the image of God. Pastor Cameron Cloud concludes the series of sermons on Job with chapter 42, when Job confesses that he has not only heard about God, but now he knows God.
Just when we start thinking that we know more than we do, God begins to humble us. He begins to remind us how little we know. This is what God did with Job in chapters 38-41. Job has heard from his friends, and now it is time to hear from God. Listen, as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares the source of our peace, our victory, our hope, and our answers, no matter what is happening in our lives.
What you are fervent and passionate about before suffering, will determine where your focus is when you are suffering. Job is passionate about his sense of righteousness, and Elihu has heard enough. Elihu has a passion for the glory and righteousness of God. Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three truths that Elihu draws our minds to, in Job 32-37. When our minds are fixed on God’s truth, and we are focused on Him, it will establish the faith we need to get us through the suffering.
In the book of Job, chapters 4-31, Job is visited by three friends who are assessing Job’s life of suffering and offering their advice on why the suffering is happening. Over these chapters, as Job’s friends grew in intensity, they lessened in their civility. Pastor Cameron Cloud gives three applications in this sermon to show us how to help each other when suffering comes and how to stand firm in the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
It is a fact, from scripture and from our own lives, that often our greatest victories are followed by some of our greatest defeats.In Job chapter 3, Job’s life changes from the greatest triumph of faith in human history to the darkest of times. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths on the reality of suffering and despair and how believers are to respond. God loves us and because of what Christ did in a much greater darkness, we can find light in our darkness.
Every person suffers and every person goes through varying degrees of suffering. Why do we suffer? Suffering comes as an opportunity for God to be glorified by our faith. This sermon by Pastor Cameron Cloud is the first in a series of sermons from the book of Job titled, “Consider Job.” Listen as Pastor Cameron shares truths about Job from chapters 1 and 2 and how Job worshiped God, because of who God is, through his suffering. Most importantly, Job points us to Jesus who suffered the greatest suffering that could ever be suffered on our behalf.
Celebrating atonement! Leviticus 16 deals with one primary event in the life of the people of Israel, the day of atonement. This was the day, once a year, when their sins were atoned. When Jesus died this was no longer necessary. Man could be restored in his relationship with God through the righteousness of Christ, our sacrifice. Listen as Pastor Cameron Cloud shares 2 important truths about the challenge and the completion of the atonement.
God wants us to be continually and constantly reminded of what He has done to free us, to deliver us, and to redeem us. He wants us to be continually and constantly reminded of what we have in Jesus. Listen to the first of three sermons celebrating the atonement by Pastor Cameron Cloud, and see the memorial that Israel has of a lamb that saved their lives, a lamb that was sacrificed, a lamb that was given, in Exodus 12, and how these same things are relevant to our Christian experience.
God’s heart is broken when we choose someone, or something else, above our love for Him. The book of Hosea is a living illustration, from the lives of Hosea and Gomer, of how God feels when His people rebel against Him as the people of Israel did. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares truths from Hosea 14 on how to come home to God and be fully surrendered to Him.
Believers need to wake up! We need God to shine His light on us to wake us up. We need to be spiritually renewed, revived, and awakened. We need to be an awake church full of awake believers.Pastor Cameron Cloud shares eight different commands, from Paul in Ephesians 5 and 6, on how to become an awake church.
We need God! In Micah chapter 7, Micah is at a place where he needs to hear from God. We are also at a place as individuals, as a church, as families, as a nation, where we need to hear from God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Micah’s experience and how Micah’s experience can be our experience, as we prepare to hear from God. The Lord will hear!
There are many misconceptions about heaven. Heaven is a real place. Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Revelation 21:1-7 and focuses on why it matters that heaven is real and what the most glorious thing about heaven means for us right now in the way that we live and what we seek after. God is calling us to Himself.
Jesus had a great deal to say about hell. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from scripture, focusing on the lives of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke 16:19-31, to draw our hearts and minds to a biblical truth about hell that Jesus preached and taught. These truths should point a person to Christ if they have never trusted Christ as Savior and give those who have trusted Christ as Savior an increased burden for those who have not.
An encounter with God will make a difference in your life. Jacob had an encounter with God in Genesis 32:24-31 and would not let God go until God had blessed him.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three ways an encounter with God will change your life. Because of these truths, we do not just know about God, we get to know God.
Prayer has power! Job 1:5 says that Job prayed continually for the spiritual well-being of his children.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares negatives to pray against and positives to pray for our children and encourages us to
be faithful in praying for ALL children. God answers our prayers.
Your life has value. All people have value. The value of life is based on what God says about it in the Bible.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Acts 17:22-34 that life matters because it is a gospel matter.
Life matters because it matters to God.
How closely are we listening to the Word of God? Matthew 4:1-20 is a parable that is key to understanding the teaching of Jesus and to understanding all parables. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares key elements from this parable to help us hear and receive the Word of God.
When Jesus comes, things change. Jesus demonstrates in scripture that there is nothing beyond his power. Pastor Cameron shares three things from the story of Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52, when Jesus passed by, and how Bartimaeus responded. Jesus can change our situations too when we come to Him in faith as Bartimaeus did.
We do not know what this year will hold or what threshold we will walk through, but we do know that God will step through it with us and be with us on the other side. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Numbers 13, three groups of people and how everyone falls into one of those groups. We are encouraged to be a part of the those in the group who are exalted above defeat, to go over the threshold, and to see what God has waiting for us.
When Christ was born the angels proclaimed, “on earth peace,” in Luke 2:14. The peace on earth that Christ brings far exceeds anything that this world has ever conceived. The peace that Christ brings, brings blessed peace for us now and one day will bring eternal peace when He comes again as Prince of Peace. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares two simple truths about the unfinished business of Christmas, in Christ’s second coming.
Don’t miss the Holy Spirit in Christmas! Matthew 1:18 and 20 tells us that the baby Jesus was “of the Holy Ghost.” From the prediction of His birth to the actual process of His birth, the Holy Spirit was at work bringing Jesus Christ into this world. In order to understand the work of the Holy Spirit in Christmas, we need to understand His work leading up to it. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares four different activities of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and how He is still working in the world today.
“That it might be fulfilled” is an important phrase used throughout the gospel of Matthew as Matthew seeks to affirm the person of Jesus Christ and give assurance of the promises of God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths that this important phrase, from Matthew 1:22, draws us to, about the promises of God.
Most of the Christian life is lived between promise and fulfillment. We know by faith the fulfillment is coming, but do we have the faith to trust God in the waiting? In Luke 2:6, the day had arrived for the birth of the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths assuring us that when the days are accomplished, God will do what he has promised, and that we can trust Him in the waiting.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave...” The Christmas season is a season of giving. We give to honor the gift that God gave to us, His Son, Jesus. Pastor Cameron Cloud’s message, from John 3:16, shares how God gives and what happens when we give like God gives.
God can take the limited things that we can do and use them in an unlimited fashion. We can make a difference in our world through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, just like Paul did in Acts 17. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things that we can do to turn the world upside down.
Sometimes we have a major lapse in faith. Our faith is directly connected to the Word of God. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares truths from Peter’s life in Luke 22 when Peter had a lapse in faith and focuses on what we must do when we struggle and must ask God for our faith to be renewed.
Every Christian should have a vision of what God has for them and what He wants them to be. As a church, as individual believers, our vision, our purpose, and our mission all come from the scripture. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Nehemiah 2, and the life of Nehemiah, spiritual adjustments that must be made in order for the vision to be renewed and God’s will to be accomplished. There must be action!
Why does our joy as believers need to be renewed? Where can we find our joy? Pastor Cameron Cloud shares two truths from Philippians 1:12-18, using the life of Paul as an example, to show how the gospel renews our joy.
Do you have a passion for Christ? Do you have that first love? Just like the church in Ephesus, we are susceptible to the very real danger of losing our first love. We need to rekindle the fire of our hearts and the passion for God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Revelation 2:1-7, to help us call on God for a renewed love for Him.
It is possible, even for Christians, to be in situations where you feel like there is no hope. In those moments, when all earthly hope has been taken away, there can be a renewed hope that can only come from God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares important principles from Acts 27 about storms and hope.
Everyone likes a second chance. God is a God of second chances. He is a God of new beginnings. Psalm 126 is a psalm of new beginnings. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three new beginnings from this scripture that we can experience when we seek God.
Are you living and enjoying the blessing of the baptized life? After you have trusted Christ, baptism is the next step. It is a physical demonstration of a spiritual reality. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Romans 6 what baptism is, why believers should be baptized, and what it means to live in the baptized life.
Jesus is going to return, and every eye will see Him. He will return in the same manner as the apostles saw Him go. Luke speaks about this eyewitness account in the book of Acts. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares two simple truths from Acts 1:4-11, that should transform our everyday Christian life as we wait for His visible return.
There has only been one person who has ever died to take the punishment for our sin. That person is Jesus Christ.Pastor Cameron Cloud expounds on four words that were inspired by the Holy Spirit and recorded in Luke 23:33 to convey a first-hand account of the vicarious death of Christ.
The greatest account of the sinlessness of Christ is in Luke Chapter 4. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares several things about the sinless, perfect, virtuous life of Christ and what it means to us to have a sinless Savior.
Never in human history, before or since, has there been a being brought into this world by the agency of a woman without the agency of a man. It was the power of God that brought Jesus Christ into the world. Through His virgin born Son, He brought us salvation. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Luke, chapter 1.
We live in a time of inadequate rest. There is a need for physical rest, mental rest, and a need for rest for our souls. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Hebrews 4:1-12 concerning biblical rest and the rest that God offers. The only true place to find rest is in Jesus Christ. In Him we find our peace.
Because the people of Israel were not listening to the prophets, God's heart was broken. In the book of Hosea, God gives a live visual, in the lives of Hosea and Gomer, of how He feels when His people abandon Him. Pastor Tom Wagoner preaches from Hosea 1:1 -2:1, giving us a glimpse of our heavenly Father’s heart when we go after other gods.
We always need a Shepherd. Pastor Cameron shares truths from a familiar verse, Psalm 23:1. Our Shepherd cares so much for us. No matter what our needs, our burdens, or our cares, our Shepherd knows. We will not lack anything because the Lord is our Shepherd.
As believers, we are to take up the cross daily and follow Christ. We are to cling to the cross. Clinging to the cross means we experience, understand, and delight in the glory of the power of the cross. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths about what the power of the cross does for us.
What does the grace of God look like? Who does God extend grace to? There is no greater account in the Scriptures of what grace looks like than in 2 Samuel 9, in the lives of King David and Mephibosheth. In this message, Pastor Cameron Cloud tells us what God's grace is and what God’s grace does for us.
If we look at the things around us, if we look at our world, we will be overwhelmed. There are problems, and burdens and things that we are carrying, that are more than we are capable of handling. For the believer, it is important for us to have our minds turned upon the greatness of God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Revelation, chapters 4 and 5, that give a clear expression of the worship of God’s greatness.
Is God truly good all the time? Do you see the goodness of God in all of your circumstances? God is at work regardless of what is taking place. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Psalm 107, to help us see that we should be overwhelmed by the goodness of God, at all times, and in all circumstances.
Dads are to be honored. Scripture tells us that there is something special in the honor a child has for their father. Proverbs 17:6, "The glory of children are their fathers." Pastor Cameron Cloud focuses on God's design for fatherhood and what God intended the role of the father to be.
What does your walk as a Christian look like? Knowing that Christ is coming back ought to change how we live our lives. In 1 Thessalonians 4, Paul continues to prepare the Thessalonians in the church at Thessalonica for the coming of Christ. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares what being ready for Christ's return looks like by using the image of walking, as Paul did, to describe our relationship with God, other believers, and the world around us.
In 1 Thessalonians 3, Paul describes what is to take place in every believer's life as we get ready for Christ to return. We need to be growing in Christ. We need to be mature Christians. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares dangers that Paul saw in the growth of the believers in the church at Thessalonica and how we can avoid those dangers today.
What does it look like to be a spiritual leader? In 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Paul uses himself as a model of spiritual leadership. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares four marks of distinction for spiritual leaders that were seen in Paul in the founding of the Church at Thessalonica. These same principles apply to every believer today in our responsibility as spiritual leaders to those around us, so that when Christ returns, He will get greater glory.
What does it look like to be ready for Christ’s return? The same things that made the church in Thessalonica a ready church, are the things that make us a ready church today. Pastor Cameron Cloud gives specific things from Thessalonians 1 that are true for every church, every place, and every time.
Jesus Christ could come back at any moment. In 1 Thessalonians, Paul writes the first epistle to the Thessalonian Church to help them understand about the coming of Christ, the rapture of the church. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three truths that Paul gave to the church then, and is inspired for us today, to understand what we need to know about the reality of the rapture.
We make a choice every day to serve God or to serve ourselves. In Joshua 24:15, Joshua tells the Israelites that he and his house will serve the Lord. Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches on what it looks like to serve God, and how to choose Christ over idols. As believers, we are to become countercultural. God is calling us to obey Him in our work and worship, in a way that brings glory to Him.
Elijah, the prophet, gets before God and hears what he has to say. God is preparing Elijah for the day when he will pass his mantle to Elisha, who was appointed by God. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares three thoughts about the mantle, from 1 Kings 19, and the lives of Elijah and Elisha.
Apart from Jesus Christ, we are running for our lives, we are a fugitive from the justice of God, but God in His mercy and grace has purchased in the cross of Christ, our refuge. Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Joshua 20 about the city of refuge and the hope that is set before us.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. We are all in different seasons of life. Every season that you are ever going to go through has a divine, eternal purpose in your life. Pastor Tom Wagoner preaches from Ecclesiastes 3 about preparing for the most important season of your life and encourages us to live each of the seasons of life under the sun, for the glory of God, above the sun.
What is keeping you from enjoying the Christian life and the wealth of the inheritance you have in Jesus Christ? Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Joshua about the inheritance of land that was given to the Israelites by God and the challenges they encountered that prevented them from enjoying and experiencing their inheritance. Christians today face these same challenges.
Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Luke 15 and focuses on the love of God. He encourages us to think about the children in the story, the call of the story, and the celebration of the story, but most importantly to act as the One who is telling the story, Jesus, God’s Son.
In Joshua 7, there is another monument, or pile of stones, left behind when God dealt with Israel’s sin. God takes sin seriously. Achan’s sin had to be dealt with before the Israelites could have victory in their camp. Pastor Cameron Cloud gives us 5 questions to ask ourselves when we are dealing with sin in our own personal camps—within our heart, our family, and our church.
Pastor Cameron Cloud preaches from Joshua 4, about the monument left for the people of Israel at the Jordan River. This monument was left so the Israelites would know, on that spot, that God did something amazing, and the world would know that He is God. This memorial would be there for their children and the generations who came after them. When we leave this world, we will leave monuments and a testimony of what our life was, for those who come after us. What kind of monument will you leave behind that will cause the generations after you to seek after God?
When was the last time you really felt an awareness of God’s presence and your heart was moved to worship God? You felt the glory of God. The glory of God is revealed in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares scripture where the glory of God is present. He preaches from Ephesians 3:21, to give us an understanding of the glory of God in the church.
Pastor Cameron uses Joshua 3 to preach about the wonders, signs, and miracles of God. In Joshua 3, it is time for the Israelites to cross the Jordan River. Joshua tells them that the Lord will do wonders among them. God is preparing us for a time in which He will do wonders. It will be wonders to help us, to teach us, to communicate to us, and to reveal to us who He is, so that we may know Him and get the most out of our miracle.
Pastor Tom Wagoner shares a verse from Luke 19 and the life of Zacchaeus that covers the purpose, priority, and passion of Jesus Christ. What Jesus did for Zacchaeus, we are to do for others. “We should be witnesses….to the uttermost part of the earth.”
Every person who has trusted in Jesus Christ as their Savior has experienced a “God Story.” Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from Joshua 2, and the life of Rahab, how her life was changed because of the many “God Stories” she had heard that Israel had experienced. Pastor Cameron focuses on the content of a “God Story,” and where the power of a “God Story” comes from. Every believer is encouraged to share their “God Story.”
We are commanded in Scripture to encourage others. There are people all around us who need encouragement. In the first chapter of Joshua, we see that Joshua needs encouragement, and the people he was leading needed encouragement. In this message, Pastor Cameron Cloud shares four ways that we can give biblical encouragement to others.
The Christian life is a journey, and we were never meant to settle or to become stagnant. We were saved to reach a destination. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three hindrances from Joshua 1 that prevents a Christian from taking the next step in moving forward for God.
Before there is going to be a glorious presence of God in the church, there must be a fear of God.
Pastor Tom Wagoner shares scripture throughout the Old Testament and New Testament that refers to the fear of God and how important it is in our worship toward God.
The hope of the church is rooted in the person of Jesus Christ. The message of the church, the message of the gospel, is a message of hope. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Matthew 16:13-19, how we can have hope. Regardless of what this year may hold, Jesus is in control, the enemy is defeated, and we are founded upon a sure foundation.
Matthew 1:21 tells us that Jesus came to save His people from their sins. He came to provide forgiveness and we are to forgive as Jesus has forgiven us. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares from Matthew 18, and the parable of the unforgiving servant, what Jesus said about forgiveness.
Jesus is to be the center of our homes and families, but the way Satan is using tools to attack our families is different than it has ever been before. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three principles from Ephesians 5 and 6, that examine what it looks like for our families to stay focused on Christ and how we as a community of believers, through the power of the Holy Spirit and the power of God’s Word, are to go to war for our families and to gather around those under attack.
We are motivated to give by the grace of God, not out of duty. Marks of grace giving include giving voluntarily, generously, and joyfully, just as God has given to us, and in the same way the Israelites gave when the house of God needed repairs. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from 2 Chronicles 24 about the joy of grace giving. The joy of giving to God.
God is a generous God, and He wants us to be generous people. Pastor Tom Wagoner shares three truths from 2 Corinthians 8:9, on what we must know and do if we are ever to be a generous person. It is our responsibility to share the generosity that God has shared with us, with others.
When you are asking God to answer your prayer, or for guidance, or for a solution to what is going on in your life, it is difficult to be thankful. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Psalm 105 that speaks to us about praising and giving thanks to God when we are in our until. Praising and thanking God until our word comes from Him.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares, from Ephesians 5, truths concerning our community with the world. What does this look like? How do we make a difference? Listen to what it means to walk circumspectly toward those who are without, or unbelievers, by asking yourself two questions.
As a believer, when the enemy comes after you, your family, your community, your culture or your church, what are you going to do? Pastor Tom Wagoner gives four weapons to resist the enemy and stand steadfast in the faith.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares three things from Ephesians 4:16 that the church needs all believers to do. These tasks can only be accomplished through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Our task as a church is to get people closer to God. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares from 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, the importance of reconciliation for individuals and gospel-centered communion with God. A communion that flows out of what the gospel has done for us and what the gospel is doing in us to affect those around us.
Pastor Tom Wagoner expounds on scripture from the life of Noah, in Hebrews 11:7 and Genesis 6, to emphasize the importance of walking by faith as a Christian.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Ephesians 4 on how the church, the body of Christ, benefits from being a gospel-shaped community.
Pastor Tom Wagoner shares from 1 and 2 Kings about the prophet Elijah and what Elijah might have said if he would have had the opportunity to share gratitude for the events that happened in his life.
Psalm 51 is a psalm written by David as he is moved to repentance and confession of his sin. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares two aspects from Psalm 51 as to how we respond to sin and how David shows us the beauty of God’s mercy.
What does the Bible say about fornication and adultery? Pastor Tom Wagoner shares Biblical truths from 1 Corinthians 7 and from the life of David in 2 Samuel 11.
Pastor Cameron Cloud shares truths from Acts 20 about a ministry in transition. These truths are relevant for the church today and are also helpful for individuals going through changes and times of transition.
In Acts 15 we read about a spirit-filled church that is going through a decision process. Pastor Cameron Cloud shares principles and truths from this passage that give spirit-filled Christians a biblical pattern for making decisions.
The Church in Action Series continues in Acts 14 as Pastor Tom Wagoner shares about the apostle’s adventures and how those adventures impacted their lives. Through it all, the whole purpose of their adventures was to share the gospel. That is the purpose of our adventures as believers in Christ as well.
God is in charge! God is in control! God is at work! What is God at work doing? Hear the truth from this passage in Acts 13.
The Spirit-Filled Church, or The Church in Action, is a church without walls. The church means “a called-out assembly.” Called out from the world around us. Called out from our community. The diversity within our congregation should ideally reflect the diversity of the community around us, because if the gospel is offered freely to all, that should be reflected.
Believers and unbelievers can sin against the Holy Spirit. As believers, we are not to lie to, tempt, grieve or quench the Holy Spirit. An unbeliever can sin against the Holy Spirit by resisting, refusing, and rejecting. Listen to hear what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit and these sins.
The Book of Acts, The Church in Action Series. Throughout this section of the book of Acts we see a common, uncommon grace. We see those who are serving and doing the small common tasks that make a difference. In Acts 8:2 devout men came and buried Stephen because of their love for God and their love for their brother. What we do for God matters. You do not have to be extraordinary to do extraordinary things, all you need is the grace of God that makes the common, uncommon.
God speaks to draw people to Himself. Pastor Chuck Meade shares from 1 Samuel 3, four practical things we find out when God speaks to a new generation and how the older generation is supposed to respond. God is not through with the new generation or older generation. He is going to speak to ALL until Christ returns.
Leaders have said that we are going to face some of the most challenging moments in the next few years as to why we believe what we believe. We have freedom in Jesus Christ to believe the truths of the Bible. Listen to these Bible truths and be able to stand firm when you are challenged.
Acts 6 is a great example of what God does in a church and in the lives of individuals as we experience problems. Listen to find out how the early church faced their problems and how we are to respond to problems in our own lives and in the church today.
Let’s Get Real. Hypocrisy Will Kill You
The Church in Action Series continues with Acts 5. If we are seeking to follow Christ, then we are to seek to follow Him as a true follower of Christ, not merely someone who professes to be a follower of Christ. To do that, it is absolutely necessary that we be empowered, enabled and equipped to do so by the Holy Spirit of God. Listen to find out how God can kill the hypocrisy in your life before it kills you.
After you come to faith in Jesus Christ, what is next? Following the Lord in biblical baptism. This sermon, in our series on the book of Acts, explains the meaning of biblical baptism. When a believer is baptized, they acknowledge their belief in a crucified, buried and risen Savior. Jesus’ obedience in being baptized was the first step in His ministry. Baptism…this is what Jesus leads us to do. Listen, and be ready to hear God’s voice regarding the call of God on your life.
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Pastor Cameron continues the series in Acts.
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Pastor Tom continues the series in Acts.
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Pastor Cameron continues the series in Acts.
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