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Pastors Kris and Charity discuss last weeks sermon and offer some insight into living in tension.
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Pastors Janice Ridgeway and Charity Carmody discuss current events from the their unique perspective.
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Pastor Kris delivers a timely word, looking to Paul's encouragement to the church during times of conflict.
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Pastor Kris and Dr. Stephan Hughes talk about white privilege.
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Join us for a conversation with Pastor Kris Carmody and Pastor Lonnie Ridgeway about George Floyd and racism in America.
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Pastors Kris and Charity discuss last weeks sermon and provide some personal examples of what it looks like to be wrong in your rightness.
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Pastor Kris argues that the Christian life is not a series of little rightnesses but rather a life of righteousness.
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Pastors Kris and Charity discuss last weeks sermon and breakdown the idea of comparison vs. creation.
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Pastor Kris walks us thru the parable of the talents to show how comparison is the true thief of joy.
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Pastor Kris starts a new series in the book of Philippians. In this sermon, he answers the question of whether joy is a reaction or a response.
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You can truly do unto others what you continually have done to you…
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Don’t let quarantine get the best of you. Break out of these vicious cycles that perpetuate inactivity.
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In times of lament, two things remain that will ensure our present and our future.
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During this time, God is reestablishing our sense of home.
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Revelations bringing transformation during this hard time.
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In times like these there is a difference between a sense of security and a sense of peace.
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Submission is an expression of love more than obedience.
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The story of Rahab and her "friendly" greeting shows us basic principles of friendship.
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"There is no vice that can overcome a soul armed with virtue." - Augustine
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Learning to pay the temple tax so it doesn't cost you later...
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Where sight is located.
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Guest preacher Jonathan Walker from Church on the Rock speaks on the Sabbath, the importance and health of rest, how it has reaped blessings for his family, and more.
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Guest Preacher Brian Cook from ACF in Eagle River joins us to deliver a word on the subject of Silence and Solitude as a discipline. Brian offers some excellent insight, practical questions, and challenges listeners young and experienced in the faith to find that time to be alone with God.
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You have not heard a sermon on frugality like this. Pastor Kris explains the spiritual discipline, and how being frugal is actually a reflection of what you value.
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Discovering the joy and freedom found in the discipline of secrecy.
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Pastor Kris teaches on the spiritual discipline of prayer. Listen and learn as he expands on this staple discipline of the Christian Faith.
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Pastor Kris embarks on a new series titled "Spiritual Disciplines." As a general overview, he makes the solid argument that the disciplines themselves are not the goal - it is the freedom associated with those disciplines that is to be desired.
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Pastor Kris recaps the Read Red series by surveying the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount, and ties it into the next verses where Jesus says "You are the salt of the Earth."
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Pastor Kris tackles the topic of persecution, on a global and personal scale. He also establishes a clear distinction between being persecuted, or being held accountable
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Jesus teaches us how to "make" peace.
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How can we be so pure that we see God?
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Mercy is not acting on what you know...
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Can you be told to be hungry?
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Meekness is not weakness.
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Jesus can even save people who "barely" ever sin...
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How can we mourn and be blessed simultaneously?
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How can being poor in spirit be a blessing?
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Get informed...really informed..then learn to love others with whom you disagree with on politics.
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As Christians it’s important to understand the enemy is always looking to attack our spiritual temple. However, The Spirit of God opens our eyes to see the attacks and guides us through them.
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The second temple was not like the first!
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Even before the foundation of the temple was built, they built an altar.
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An important message about grief and loss with Kris Carmody and Nathan Rogers.
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We have great comfort in knowing that our God is not distant. We can trust Him, pour out our heart to Him, and sow our tears through prayer...reaping joy.
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A look at how Nehemiah and the people of Israel responded when their feelings didn't align with their faith.
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An unexpected tool for how to live down shame.
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Pastor Charity examines Nehemiah and Ezra and shares 10 steps to building your life.
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Pastor Kris leads us to the question of "are there good people and evil people?" Do you think Christians are good and the World is evil?
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Seeing Christ as first.
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Do we know who we came from? A look at the history and a call of the church to gospel justice and creativity.
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Why is it so hard to ask for help?
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A tool God has for us to build from brokenness.
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Why is prophecy in the Bible? Here's a thought...
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Pastor Lonnie takes us into the lion's den to see a picture of the gospel. Listen in on this life-changing message!
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Mene, tekel, parsin... What does this mean and why is it so important that we understand it? Pastor Kris helps us by explaining from Daniel 5 how mene, tekel, parsin plays into that judgement call we all know we need to make.
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When the root's right the fruit's right.
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What happens when God doesn't save you from the fire? Exodus, Daniel, Germany, Jesus, Hawaii, and suffering and how they're all connected.
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Daniel shows us a faith that grows in competence and character.
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Meeting an affliction with a conviction brings the blessing of God.
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What does it mean to be truly humble?
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What we ought to do with our sexual appetite.
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Are we really what we eat?
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How our hunger grows, our first families, and the God of the wilderness.
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We are made to worship . . . with an appetite.
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Kris and Charity explore the mindsets of how poverty, middle class and wealthy people think.
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What is the JUST response to the injustice of a criminal being released with no conditions?
Are the things you put your trust in just security blankets? What does it really look like to “Trust the Lord?”
Jesus was always in persistent proximity with those he wanted to reach. Great influence requires great involvement. A challenge for Christians and an encouragement for the unbeliever.
A woman’s role in the church.
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Gender roles of men and women.
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Are men and women equal? Is God male or female?
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Kennedy Krezi shares his testimony on how God used Compassion International to change his life.
We are blessed to be a blessing. Therefore, we will take all that God has given us to the ends of the earth for his glory.
Kids come into the world with their own temperaments, their own sense of self and are on their own spiritual journey.
The Bible is clear. Jesus is God! This message will guide you through various passages that back it up.
If the local church is going to commend the gospel to the nations, they must first love and cherish the gospel. And if they are going to love and cherish the gospel, they must first know the gospel.
Leading yourself is not a “Self Help” idea; it is a biblical one with more than just personal effects.
Finding peace in the midst of transition through a relationship with God through Christ.
Our hearts grow cold when we “leave the commandment of God and hold to the traditions of men” (Mark 7: 8).
Looking at the character of the man Jesus; we see Him as inviting, not distancing. We see the man who is more interested in your relationship than your religion. We see the man who came to save and not to condemn.
In the parable of the seed and the sower, we see the place and power growth comes from.
Christian fasting isn’t an empty religious ritual that we might get something out of God, but a heartfelt cry of faith to receive God himself.
The authority of Jesus never ends in indentured servitude or slavery, it ends in joyful service.
This is a retelling of a story found on the Desiring God website about what it means to truly save your life.
It’s time to put an end to the things that are keeping you from being mobilized for the Gospel.
Charity Carmody teaches what it means to present your body as a loving sacrifice… To heal the land.
This is the first in a “Mini-Series” on what the conscience is, what it's for, and how it works.
Thankfully, man is called to measure all things. But he is not the measure of all things.
Meaningless??? If life can only be found under the sun we will forever struggle with meaning and purpose.
What is parenting; How is it defined; And finding your joy despite not having what it takes on your own.
Righteousness is more than an issue of right and wrong. Getting righteousness right changes everything.
We cannot help but approach God with many expectations; much like the crowd on Palm Sunday.
Listen as Charity Carmody shares her insight on what it means to be cleansed with the “Water of the Word”
Sex is an expression of what you are intimate with and what you think makes you whole, but it does not create it.
One of the most beautiful truths about the Christian faith is that we are not only free to choose, but we have the power to choose what is right in the face of evil.
Missions are God’s plan to send out workers for God, under the authority and power of God, to proclaim the good news about God, among all the nations created by God, to the praise of the glory of God.
When the Church is unified through deep friendships; we become more human and more like God.
God is moving in ways beyond what you can imagine and that very same spirit, is changing how you think. If you let Him
Special Guest Pastor, Richard Irwin shares about what it means to be the influence wherever you are and that you are right where God has called you to be for this season.
We have all been created by God for good works. But who should be doing the giving? Pastor Kris explores what those works really are.
We all boast. But do we have the right to. Pastor Kris explains that everything is a gift. Even our faith.
We all want to see the loving side of God, but it's his wrath toward sin that reinforces his love toward us. Pastor Kris explores God's love through his wrath.
We get so concerned with the idea that what we create will give us power, but God's power comes another way.
We all long to be assured of authenticity. Pastor Kris explores the idea of what it is that gives us an assurance of genuine faith.
Predestination vs. free will. If God's in control, then how do we have free will? This is a discussion that has gone on, and will go on forever, but it's one that is essential and must be worked out within ourselves.
The truth about God and the way of salvation is the most important and glorious truth in all the universe. Listen in to find out what preaching is all about and what it has to do with God's way of salvation.
As we dive into the book of Ephesians, Pastor Kris shows us that beautiful people aren't waiting to be blessed by the Lord but rather know they are blessed because they are in Christ.
As we begin a new series entitled "Beautiful People," Pastor Kris takes a look at what the function of beauty is and shows us how it ultimately exists to glorify God.
This Easter Sunday, Pastor Kris rightly proclaims that our most satisfied life is a life that is found in Christ.
As our series on the book of Judges comes to a close, Pastor Kris reminds us that every step of the way God is with us. In our strength God is with us, in our weakness God is with us, and even in our silence God is with us.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris uses the story of Samson to show us how self-deception is the by-product of a bad eye.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris takes a look at three dimensions of deliverance and charges us to own them for our joy, the joy of other people, and for the glory of God.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris looks at the story of Jephthah to show us that when we make a vow to God, we must prepare for something to die within us.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris draws from the Israelites continued pattern of sin to remind us that when God forgives us, he does not act on what he knows about us.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, guest speaker Pastor Rich Irwin (of Anchorage City Church) encourages us to fight for delight in our relationship with God through gratitude.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris helps answer one of life's most common questions, "Where is God when bad things happen?"
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris urges us not to put ourselves in the place of the One that makes absolute law, for it is evil at its finest.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris takes a look at the activity of the Holy Spirit through the story of Gideon.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris shows us that in order to serve God we must be very strongly weak...something that only God can do for us.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris offers us help in how to know God's will for our life and what approach to take when faced with having to make decisions.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris uses the story of Gideon to draw parallels between our actual clothes and our spiritual clothes and how they function in our lives.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris breaks down idolatry through the story of Gideon. He reminds us that a Christian's life is to not to love things less but to love God proportionately more than those things.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris shows us that we're not called to live a life of regret but rather a life of repentance.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris uses the story of Deborah and Barak, as well as Sisera and Jael, to show how God is re-creating a kingdom and that it actually starts with us.
We learn from the story of Deborah and Barak that it's up to us to acknowledge that God speaks directly to the heart.
As we continue in our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris uses the story of Ehud to show us that God chooses much differently than we do.
As we reach the first judge in our series on the book of Judges, we see that the love of God is commissioning us and that it lets us in on the life that we were originally built for.
In the Christian life there exists a tension between law and grace. If you don't resolve this tension, it will produce in you a stiffness and prevent you from fully giving your heart to God and to people.
Orphan Sunday is an opportunity for us as a church to recognize the great need for Godly foster and adoptive parents to rise up for the orphans of our city.
In part 2 of our series on the book of Judges, Pastor Kris shows us that in the testing of God's people we don't just see the option to either pass or fail, but we see a third, and much more God-glorifying option.
As we start a new series on the book of Judges, pastor Kris introduces the great reality that we are a chosen people.
Pastor Kris talks about the importance of knowing why you've made the changes you've made in life, and how to keep from becoming worse than you started.
Pastor Kris answers the question why we should believe the Bible is the actual Word of God, and stacks it up against books like the Qur'an and the Book of Mormon.
Pastor Max Ingalls from Seward City Church blesses us with an encouraging word on who and what the Church is.
Pastor Kris shows us that as a Christian your life starts with prayer and is sustained by prayer throughout the rest of your life.
Pastor Kris show us what worship actually looks like and how it takes shape in our lives through loving God and loving people.
Pastor Kris explains what worship does and points out that true, sacrificial, heartfelt worship will start a revolution.
Pastor Kris takes a look at our heart in regards to worship and reminds us that no matter who you are, your heart will choose to worship something.
Pastor Kris exposes pride in the form of self-pity, warns of the danger it poses to our joy, and then takes us to the cross, the only place where freedom can be found.
With the potential upcoming legalization of pot in Alaska, Pastor Kris asks the question, "Can you be a happier person in God or can you be a happier person if you smoke pot?"
Pastor Kris answers the second part to last weeks question: how can I just stand up here and say "be happy," and expect it to work? The answer? Through affectionate obedience we can enjoy God.
Pastor Kris begins to answer part of the question from last week: how can I just stand up here and say "be happy," and expect it to work? The answer is simply because we're like that.
Pastor Kris shows us that God is happy all the time, and if he's happy then we can be happy. So be happy!
Pastor Kris explains how moral intelligence is found by faith in Christ alone. Moral intelligence will make you happy, and holy, but not righteous.
We have to face the reality that there is a supernatural realm just a much as there is a natural realm, and that Jesus is the perfect embodiment of both. If you want to be 100% natural and 100% spiritual, look to Jesus.
As humans we are guaranteed suffering in this life. Pastor Kris shows us however, that if we are in Christ, our suffering is the advent to our glory.
Pastor Kris defines what true victory is: it's not simply defeating your enemy to the point of annihilation but real victory is when your enemy rises up to serve your purpose.
In the last part of this 3 part sermon, Pastor Kris drives home the reality that life is war and explains how to fight sin in ourselves.
In part 2 of this 3 part sermon, Pastor Kris tells us how to deal with sin in other people.
In part 1 of this 3 part sermon, Pastor Kris begins to unfold the reality that life is war.
Pastor Kris explains how whether you are a Christian or not, we have to face the reality of discontentment in our life. And the solution to that discontentment isn't to be content but is to grow in spiritual maturity.
Pastor Kris makes the case that you don't just need a good man in the house but that you need to make God the man of your house.
Pastor Kris heralds the Good News of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, that we may have life.
Pastor Kris lays a foundation for sin and death, the wrath of God, and eternal punishment and how they relate to a loving God.
Pastor Kris lays out the universal problem of man and offers the only real solution found in the Word of God.
Pastor Kris explains the one way we can have access to God and apprehend all of the promises He ever made. Ultimately he answers the question: how can we be saved?
Pastor Kris expounds on the truth that we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone as one of the pillars of our faith.
Pastor Kris Carmody talks about the Heart of the City Mission, and answers two questions: what does it mean to be a real person and what does it mean to enjoy God.