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2 Corinthians 4:7-18 - Do trials define you or refine you? What makes the difference? The difference has a lot to do with our sense of identity. Is our identity built on things that can be taken away, or is our identity built on things which we cannot lose? Join us as Pastor Bruce talks about building a resilient identity.
Psalm 13 - An unavoidable part of life in a broken world is experiencing loss and adapting to the change it brings. Join us this Sunday as Pastor Kip talks about resilience and the journey of grief. How can we be a church that helps people travel this path in a healthy way?
- Guest Speaker George Dennehy George Dennehy will be sharing his powerful story of resilience with us this morning. Born in Romania without arms and left in an orphanage, George was adopted when he was eighteen months old. Playing music from his heart using his feet and sharing his testimony of a victorious, overcoming life, George has inspired thousands of people across the globe. George’s testimony is a fitting start to our next sermon series titled “The Resilient Life.”
- Welcome to Easter at WL! We get to celebrate the biggest game-changer of all time - the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. There are solid reasons for believing this game-changing event took place. Dr. Randy Smith will help us take a second look at the empty tomb.
- Dr. Randy Smith will take us through the last day of Jesus’ life. Join Jesus and his followers at the table in the Upper Room. Take the bread. Taste the cup. Hear his heart. Follow Jesus to the garden. Trace his steps through the courtyards of Caiaphas and Pilate. Climb the hill to the cross. Watch by the tomb. We will end this service by taking the Bread and the Cup.
- Dr. Randy Smith will take us on a virtual journey through Christ’s ministry. Visit the places where Jesus taught his disciples, fed the crowds, walked on water, and healed the lame. Recall Jesus’ message, which inspired faith in some and provoked rejection in others. Walk with Jesus on his final ascent to Jerusalem, as he went to die.
Luke 10:25-37 - Being the Best Kind of Neighbors Luke 10:25-37; Mark 12:28-34; Matthew 22:40; Romans 13:9
John 18:38 - SAM YEITER continues our sermon series, "Anchored," on Sunday morning at 8:45 and 11:15 with the message titled "Pilate's Quest." You are encouraged to read John 18:38; 1:1-14; and 14:6 this weekend in advance of Sunday's challenge.
Matthew 22:1-14 - How Not to Respond to God and the Gospel: Wrong Responses to Divine Initiative
Philippians 3:12-14 - Imagine if everyone at WL found a prayer partner and committed to reading God's word!
Jeremiah 29:19-14 - Roger Peugh will bring the morning message titled “Praying Forward.”
Isaiah 53 - Sam Yeiter concludes the sermon series, “Messiah,” with the message titled, “Redeeming Jesus, Part II.”
Isaiah 35 - Sam Yeiter continues the sermon series, “Messiah,” with the message titled, “Redeeming Jesus,” Part I
Isaiah 5:20-24 - Kip Cone begins the sermon series, “Messiah,” with the message titled, “Who Is This Child?”
1 Corinthians 13 - Bruce Barlow continues the sermon series, “What Really Matters,” with the message titled, “Love Is the Greatest.”
Jeremiah 29:10-12 - Sam Yeiter continues the sermon series, “What Really Matters,” with the message titled, “Living Hope.”
Hebrews 11 - Kip Cone begins the new sermon series with the morning message titled, “What Really Matters? Faith!”
2 Corinthians 5:19 - Our Global Teammate from Birmingham, England, Tom Barlow, will bring the morning message titled “Imagine.”
Matthew 28:18-20 - Kip Cone will bring the morning message titled “This High Act of Baptism.”
Matthew 26:26-29 - In the worship services this morning we will celebrate the Bread and Cup. Throughout the morning there will be Foot Washing stations available. Throughout the day the Love Feast may be celebrated in ABFs, Life Groups, or by asking someone to join you for lunch.
James 5:13-20 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series in James with the message titled “First and Last–Pray.”
James 4:13-5:12 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series in James with the message titled “With the End in Mind.”
James 3 - Kip Cone and Jay Bell continue our sermon series in James with the message titled “The Source of Conflicts.”
James 3:1-12 - Tim Wright continues our sermon series in James with the message titled “The Window to the Heart.”
James 2:14-26 - Kip Cone and Josh Wilson continue our sermon series in James with the message titled “Faith Is Known by Its Fruit.”
James 2:1-13 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series in James with the message titled “Favoritism.”
James 1:13-27 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series in James with the message titled “Foolish Responses to Trials.”
James 1:1-12 - Kip Cone begins our sermon series in James with the message titled “Faith with Sight.”
1 Timothy 3:1-13 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series with the message titled “Aspiring to Leadership.”
2 Timothy 3:10-15 - Tim Wright continues our sermon series with the message titled “How to Live Out What Matters Most.”
1 Timothy - Kip Cone and Josh Wilson continue our sermon series with the message titled “Entrust: What to Love.”
1 Timothy - Jay Bell continues our sermon series with the message titled “Passing on a Spiritual Worldview.”
- Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series with the message titled “You Can Handle the Truth.”
Revelation 21-22 - Bruce Barlow concludes our sermon series with the message titled “Eden Restored.”
Genesis 3:14-24 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series with the message titled “Hope Is Born.”
Genesis 3:1-19 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series with the message titled “Paradise Lost.”
Genesis 2:18-25 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series with the message titled “Wonder at Oneness.”
Genesis 1:26-30 - Tiberius Rata continues our sermon series with the message titled “Created in the Image of God.”
Genesis 1:1 - This morning Kip Cone begins our new sermon series with the message titled “How Firm a Foundation.”
Acts 17:6 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Before I Go . . .,” with the message titled a“The Two Bodies of Christ.”
John 18-19 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Before I Go . . .,” with the message titled “Jesus Walks His Talk.”
John 17 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Before I Go . . .,” with the message titled “When Jesus Prayed for Us.”
John 16 - Tim Wright continues our sermon series, “Before I Go . . .,” with the message titled “For Your Good: The Benefits of God.”
John 15 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Before I Go . . .,” with the message titled “Connectivity.”
John 14 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Before I Go . . .,” with the message titled “Calming the Storm.”
John 13 - Kip Cone begins our sermon series, “Before I Go . . .,” with his message titled “A New Command.”
Ruth 3 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Ruth–Redeeming Love,” with his message titled “There Is a Redeemer.”
Ruth 2:1-23 - Tiberius Rata continues our sermon series, “Ruth–Redeeming Love,” with his message titled “Fields of Grace.”
Revelation 20-22 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “The Story,” with his message titled, “The Restoration.”
Colossians 1:12-14 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “The Story,” with his message titled, “A Rescue Story.”
Genesis 3 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “The Story,” with his message titled, “What Went Wrong?”
Ephesians 6:19-22 - Jay Bell begins our new sermon series, “The Story,” with his message titled, “How Did It All Begin?”
Colossians 1:15-20 - Kip Cone continues our new sermon series, “More Than Meets the Eye,” with the message titled “Jesus Is #1.”
John 1:1-18 - Sam Yeiter begins our new sermon series, “More Than Meets the Eye,” with the message titled “And the Word Became Flesh.”
Job - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Unstuck,” with the message titled “When Life Disappoints.”
- Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Unstuck,” with the message titled “You Want Me to Do What?!”
James 4 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Unstuck,” with the message titled “Stuck in a Rut.”
Luke 10:38-42 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Unstuck,” with the message titled “Rest from the Rat Race.”
- Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Unstuck,” with the message titled “Waist-Deep in Quicksand: Stuck Seeking God’s Will.”
Habakkuk - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Unstuck,” with the message titled “Stuck in Silence.”
1 Kings 19 - Kip Cone begins our sermon series, “Unstuck,” with the message titled “Leaving the Cave of Isolation.”
- Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Imagine the Potential,” with the message titled “Generosity That Matches the Gospel.”
- Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Imagine the Potential,” with the message titled “Imagining God’s All-in Generosity.”
- Bruce Barlow begins our sermon series, “Imagine the Potential,” with the message titled “Imagining God’s All-in Generosity.”
Ephesians 5:21-33 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Pictures of the Church,” with the message titled “The Church as Bride.”
Matthew 13 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Pictures of the Church,” with the message titled “The Church as Seed: You Are Seed.”
- Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Pictures of the Church,” with the message titled “The Church as Family: We Are Family.”
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Pictures of the Church,” with the message titled “The Church as Temple: Where God Is at Home.”
Romans 12:3-8 - Kip Cone begins our sermon series, “Pictures of the Church,” with the message titled “The Church as a Body.”
- Tim Wright continues our sermon series, “Thinking Like Jesus About . . .,” with the message titled “Thinking Like Jesus About Sex.”
Matthew 6:19-24 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Thinking Like Jesus About . . .,” with the message titled “Rich Toward God.”
Luke 18:9-14 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Thinking Like Jesus About . . .,” with the message titled “Battle for the Moral High Ground.”
John 18-19 - Kip Cone begins our sermon series, “Thinking Like Jesus About . . .,” with the message titled “Thinking Like Jesus About . . . Power.”
Genesis 22:1-19 - Tiberius Rata continues our sermon series, “Abraham: Journey of Faith,” with the message titled “The Test of Faith.”
Genesis 20-21 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Abraham: Journey of Faith,” with the message titled “Waiting Well Every Day.”
Genesis 16:1-18:15 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series,“Abraham: Journey of Faith,” with the message titled “Waiting for God to Deliver.”
Genesis 15 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Abraham: Journey of Faith,” with the message titled “God’s Good as His Word.”
- Kip Cone will bring today’s message titled “Being the Church Whenever, Wherever, and Whatever.”
Genesis 13-14 - Sam Yeiter continues our new sermon series, “Abraham: Journey of Faith,” with the message titled “We Three Kings.”
Genesis 12:1-9 - Bruce Barlow begins our new sermon series, “Abraham: Journey of Faith,” with the message titled “Called by God.”
Hebrews 13 - Kip Cone will conclude our sermon series in Hebrews, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Real World Faith.”
Hebrews 12:14-29 - Bruce Barlow continues our new sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Stay Tuned In.”
Hebrews 12:1-13 - Tim Wright continues our new sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “To Those Who Are in Danger of Losing Hope.”
Hebrews 11 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Hold Fast to Faith.”
Hebrews 10:19-39 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Therefore . . . .”
Hebrews 9:1-10:18 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “High Priest of the Superior Things.”
Hebrews 8 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “There’s Nothing Back There.”
Hebrews 6:13-20 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “The Truthfulness of God.”
Hebrews 5:11-6:12 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Don’t Back Up!”
Hebrews 4:14-5:10 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, "Hold Fast to Hope," with the message titled "Better Hope."
Hebrews 4:1-13 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Entering God’s Rest.”
Hebrews 3:7-19 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Don’t Be Like Them!”
Hebrews 3:1-6 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with the message titled “Fix Your Thoughts on Jesus.”
Hebrews 2:5-18 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Hold Fast to Hope” with his message titled “The King of Hope.”
Hebrews 1:5-2:4 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series in Hebrews, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with his message titled “Jesus Is Superior to the Angels.”
Matthew 6:12-15 - Kip Cone begins our new sermon series in Hebrews, “Hold Fast to Hope,” with his message titled “God’s Final Word.”
Matthew 6:13 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series on prayer, “Our Father . . .” with his message titled “The Protection of Prayer.”
Matthew 6:12 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series on prayer, “Our Father . . .” with his message titled “Let It Go.”
Matthew 6:9-13 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series on prayer, “Our Father . . .” with his message titled “Daily Bread.”
Psalm 23 - Roger Peugh begins our new sermon series on prayer, “Our Father . . .” with his message titled “The Incredible Privilege and Power of Prayer.”
Isaiah 9:7 - Bruce Barlow concludes our sermon series, “What Child Is This?” with the message titled “King and Kingdom.”
Isaiah 9:6 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “What Child Is This?” with the message titled “Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “What Child Is This?” with the message titled “Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God.”
Isaiah 9:1-6 - Bruce Barlow begins our sermon series, “What Child Is This?” with the message titled “What Child Is This?”
Isaiah 8:12-13 - Kip Cone concludes our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “A Fear to End All Fears.”
1 Corinthians 15 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “When People Are Greater than God.”
1 Corinthians 15 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “Rethinking Death.”
Psalm 37 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “Financial Fears.”
2 Timothy 4:6-18 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “Lonely Hero.”
- Guest speaker, Florent Varak, continues our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “Reversing Doubt; Gaining Confidence.”
- Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “Who Has the Keys?”
- Kip Cone begins our sermon series, “Greater Than,” with the message titled “Have You Not Heard?”
1 Corinthians 11-14 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with the message titled “Words for Women in Corinth, Ephesus, and Winona Lake.”
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- Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with the message titled “Biblical Perspectives on . . . Men and Women in the Church.”
1 Peter 4:7-11 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with the message titled “Channels of Grace and Glory.”
Genesis 2:15 - Jay Bell and Craig Snow continue our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with the message titled “Out Planting in the Marketplace.”
Ephesians 6:10 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with his message titled “Living in the Power of the Spirit.”
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- Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with his message titled “Living in the Spirit.”
Romans 8:1-17 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with his message titled “The Law of the Spirit of Life.”
1 Corinthians 12 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with his message titled “No Spare Parts.”
John 14-16 - Kip Cone begins our sermon series, “Life in the Spirit,” with his message titled “An Ever-Present Help.”
Daniel 7-12 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “Ultimate Reality.”
Daniel 9:1-19 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “Daniel’s Broken-Hearted and Hopeful Prayer.”
Daniel 6:1-28 - Tiberius Rata continues our sermon series “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “Holy Patterns Hotly Persecuted.”
Daniel 5 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “Plan C.”
Daniel 4 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “Plan A or Plan B?”
Daniel 3 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “A Hot Question.”
- A special morning of celebration will include reports on Vacation Bible School. Dozens of teens from across the nation, who are here for Operation Barnabas orientation, will minister to us. Ed Lewis, Executive Director of CE National, will challenge us from God’s Word.
Daniel 2 - Tiberius Rata continues our sermon series, “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “The Tale of Two Kings and Their Kingdoms.”
Daniel 1 - Kip Cone begins our sermon series, “Daniel: Resolved to Follow God,” with his message titled “In Babylon but Not of It.”
Proverbs 11:24-25 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Family Smarts,” with his message titled “The Wisdom of Generosity.”
Proverbs 5:15-23 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Family Smarts,” with his message titled “From Danger to Delight.”
Proverbs - Jay Bell continues our sermon series, “Family Smarts,” with his message titled “Winning the Battle in Proverbs.”
Proverbs - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Family Smarts,” with his message titled “Honor Your Mother.”
Proverbs 23 - Tim Wright continues our sermon series, “Family Smarts,” with his message titled “Cultivating Godliness in Our Kids.”
Proverbs 22-23 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Family Smarts,” with his message titled “HOW TO RUIN YOUR CHILD.”
Proverbs 1-4 - Kip Cone begins our new sermon series, “Family Smarts,” this morning with his message titled “Wisdom Runs Through It.”
Mark - Kip Cone concludes our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “The Gospel of Mark.”
Mark 15:1-47 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Forsaken for You.”
Mark 14:53-72 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Seeing the Future.”
Mark 14:32-52 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “The End of the Beginning.”
Mark 14:12-31 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Come to the Table.”
Mark 14:1-10 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “A Beautiful Waste.”
Revelation 20:7-15 - Roger Peugh concludes our sermon series, "WATCH!" with his message titled "The Final Rebellion, the Final Judgment."
Revelation 19 - Jeff Gill continues our sermon series, “WATCH!” with his message titled “The Conquering King Arrives.”
1 Thessalonians - Dr. Mark Soto begins our sermon series, “Watch!” with his message titled “The Rapture of the Church.”
Mark 12:35-37 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Last Lessons at the Temple.”
Mark 12:1-12 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Mark 11:11-33 - Sam Yeiter will bring the morning message as we continue our sermon series, “Follow Me.”
- Kip Cone continues our Christmas sermon series, “Made Like Us,” with his message titled “The Pioneer of Our Salvation.”
Hebrews 2:14-15 - Jay Bell begins our Christmas sermon series, “Made Like Us,” with his message titled “Born to Die So We Can Live.”
Mark 10:32-35 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series, in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Not So with You.”
Mark 9:30-10:31 - Tim Wright continues our sermon series, in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “The Upside-Down Life.”
Mark 8:27-9:13 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series, in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “20/20 Spiritual Vision.”
Mark 6:32-38 - Sam Yeiter continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Do You See Anything?”
Mark 6:1-30 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Negative Reactions.”
Mark - Kip Cone continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Hope Greater than Despair.”
Mark 4:35-5:20 - Jay Bell continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Silencing Storms and Spirits.”
Mark 4:1-34 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Hearing with the Heart.”
Mark 3:20-35 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Robbing the Strong Man.”
Mark 2:18-3:19 - Kip Cone continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Five Stories and a Point.”
Mark 2:1-12 - Tiberius Rata continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Jesus Saw Their Faith.”
Mark 1:16-45 - Bruce Barlow continues our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Authority.”
Mark 1:1-15 - Sam Yeiter begins our sermon series in the book of Mark, “Follow Me,” with his message titled “Disappointment with God.”
John 13:1-17 - "Aren't Baptism and Communion Just More Examples of Empty, Religious Rituals?"