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I don’t know about you, but I want to learn as much about Jesus and have my life transformed as much as possible. In order for that to happen, we have to go to the best place to learn Jesus.
There are many ways in which we can misunderstand discipleship. Misunderstanding discipleship is not an agree to disagree type of misunderstanding. It is a base-level understanding that those who call themselves Christians need to understand.
While everything that has taken place in the world might have you rethinking your hope in Jesus, we are not to lose hope. We are to continue to wait for our future King who will bring His future kingdom.
We face many decisions of trust in this life. The chief of which is whether we trust in Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Learn why you can trust Him in today’s message.
The heart is the center of our words and actions and is a game changer in how we live our daily lives to the glory of God.
The consistent statistic I see over and over again is that 20% of the people do 80% of the work in churches. Having been a pastor for over a decade now, I would say that statistic is accurate. Roughly 20% of people do 80% of the work.
Jesus expects us to be ready for His wedding. But instead of sending us an invitation with the date and time, He tells us that we are to always be ready.
Many of us have had a hard year. Right now, you might be struggling to thank and praise God. You might be having a hard time thinking about what you are going to voice to your family as you sit around the table and talk about what you are thankful...
We all long for the day when Jesus will return and set things right. When will that happen? What will happen if we aren’t prepared?
Jesus reveals to us some pointers to the end so we will be encouraged to spread His gospel and remain confident despite future suffering.
The masks we wear keep us from being our authentic selves and living out our identity in Christ.
The end is coming but we have to be careful because many will seek to deceive us as we await the end. In an effort to keep us from being deceived, Jesus provides several activities that will occur but that don’t necessarily signal His imminent return...
Why do we continue to live according to our own understanding when it is clearly not good for us? What happens to those who reject God’s will, His wisdom for their own way of doing things?
Those who believe they are the owners of their own life, don’t produce fruit for God, instead, they seek their own, which ultimately results in them being crushed by Jesus.
Performance matters. Not only when it comes to the products and services we might spend our hard-earned cash on, but also when it comes to being a part of the kingdom of God. Find out why and how in this week’s message.
In order for us to understand the grace-based nature of God’s kingdom, we need to see how God turns the ways of the world on its head.
What does the parable of the unforgiving servant teach us about how we can be assured of our salvation? Specifically, how does a forgiving heart better point to a true salvific experience than walking an aisle or saying a prayer?
What makes following Jesus more appealing than what the world has to offer? It seems like the world offers so much than taking up a cross — wealth, status, acceptance, a good time, freedom. Isn’t following Jesus limiting? Isn’t it devoid of...
Why does God allow evil to continue in the world? Evil is a direct affront to His character, so why allow it to continue? Is it because He is not powerful enough? Is it because He has to build up an army that will eventually be capable of dealing with...
When someone who seemed like a true believer falls away how do we make sense of it? How do we make sense of those who are deconstructing the faith? How do we test ourselves to see if we are the real deal or a counterfeit?
More crooked than creating an idol from wood, hay, or straw is our desire to create Jesus in our own making. We have a tendency to try to make Jesus into who we want Him to be.
After preaching His sermon on the mount, Jesus tells a parable associated with building. As wise as Jesus is, His main concern was not whether a first-time home builder knew what foundation on which they were to build. Instead, He had a greater...
Why is the Lord’s Supper significant? In order for us to understand the significance of the Lord’s Supper, we are going to look backward at history, we are going to look at Jesus, and we are going to look forward to the future.
Jesus reveals that His disciples, those who follow Him, Christians, are two things:
(1) Jesus’ Disciples are the salt of the earth. (2) Jesus’ Disciples are the light of the world.
These two characteristics should not only set us apart but...
In Christ, we are free from living under a standard we can’t meet, we are free from having to follow the world’s system, we are a new creation and have a new creation to which to look forward, and we will experience true peace and mercy.
Why should we care for the pastor’s needs? What benefits do the congregation experience when caring for the needs of the pastor and even the needs of the community?
As church members, we happen upon people who are in need all the time. People who are caught in sin. When that is the case what do you do? Do you sit in your pew? Do you remain silent in small group? Do you stay in the comfort of your home? Do you...
Ultimately, our relationship with our kids should mirror our relationship with our heavenly Father. In other words, the way that we care for our children should be a reflection of the way our heavenly Father cares for us.
As Christians, must commit to daily activities, one of which is walking in the Spirit. The same thing happens: If we commit to daily walk in the Spirit, we will see results. If we don’t, we won’t.
Why is that? Why do we need to commit to daily...
How can we live in community in a way that makes us better? Why should we live in community? What are the benefits of living in community? Find out in this week’s message.
Freedom, that word might conjure an image of the 60’s or 70’s where everything was about freedom. The idea of freedom that was being put forth then, the idea of freedom that many of us think of now — is the ability to live according to our own rules...
I am sure many of you have seen this — may be in your life or the life of others. Somewhere along the way something happens, that hinders you from running the race of the Christian life. The opposition beats you down with persecution. Your affections...
It is imperative that we use our God-given spiritual gifts in the church in which God has placed us, so that we can act more like a battle station than a cruise ship.
Even for all its stumbling blocks, pitfalls, and broken dreams, for all the soiled diapers and spoiled plans, Motherhood is a natural part of God’s creative plan. Learn why in this week's message.
How do you stay on the path to eternal life and not destruction? How do you stay on the narrow way?
We can keep pressing on, trusting God knows what’s best and will one day bring us to the end of our journey, or we can turn back to that which is comfortable, to that which we know. To a place where there is no mystery and no one to trust in but...
Christianity is unique among the world religions. What is it that contributes to Christianity’s uniqueness? Find out in this week’s message.
Christians might believe the Law is useless because we are on this side of the cross, but it’s not. The law is not useless to the Christian. We just need to think about and use it in the right way.
If Jesus didn’t resurrect from the grave, we have no hope because death is the end of us all. But because Jesus rose from the grave, we can celebrate. We can have joy. We can have peace. Many of you want that and you want to believe in Jesus, but I...
People aren’t the only ones that are unreliable. In today’s text, we learn the law is unreliable for salvation. Law will always prove itself unreliable, which means we shouldn’t rely on the Law for salvation.
Nothing is more important than getting the message of the gospel right. It is not a message you want to second guess. Why is that? Why shouldn’t we second guess the gospel and move on from it?
Our understanding of justification by faith alone should change our perspective, specifically our perspective on salvation, the law, and how we should live.
When we live contrary to the gospel and God’s Word, we not only hurt ourselves, but we hurt others as well.
Seeking to please others is a never-ending cycle that leaves us broken and exhausted. As Christians, we should be Christ-pleasers rather than man-pleasers. How can we break the cycle? What is the antidote to people-pleasing?
Change, especially change for change's sake isn’t always for the better. That’s especially true when it comes to the gospel. The gospel must stay the same because it is what undergirds our faith. If you change the gospel, our faith changes along...
All Christians may experience at one time or another in their lives — Resentment; specifically resentment towards God. Resentment can sneak up on us like darkness. Especially, if we are faithfully serving the Lord. We need to know how to deal with...
Because we are corrupted to our core, we cannot rise above in and of ourselves. We can’t uncorrupt ourselves no matter how many books we read, seminars we attend, or life coaches we hire. Self-help is a falsity.
If these books and the ideas behind...
God intervenes in our lives and stops the free fall we find ourselves in. Not a free fall to the ground, but into the depths of hell. How does God intervene in our life? Find out in this week’s
It is almost certain God will ask you to do something that challenges and stretches you out of your comfort zone this year. If you haven't experienced that already, you will. God will use some circumstances to challenge and stretch you out of...
We must change our practice of “how” and our mentality of “who” does the reproducing. Learn the how and who in this week’s message as well as our vision/goal for 2021.
We finish our series this week. As we do, we learn that a church aligned with God's will is a church that experiences growth. We also learn what type of community in which Jesus would have us live.
How do we emerge from Winter into Spring? How do we experience continual renewal so that we don’t enter into a period of Winter?
The Bible pictures us as a group of people who are gathered together with one another, loving and serving one another in unity. Growing together with one another. The Bible does not picture us as a people who rely on themselves. Not as a people who...
A Church aligned with God’s will is used by God to make disciples because Jesus grows His church with those churches that are faithful to align themselves with God’s will.
What we perceive and what is reality is not always the same. Sometimes there is a disconnect between how things appear and what is actually going on. This is true of the church as well.
What should we do about idols? What does Jesus have to say about idols and idol worship?
The temptation to capitulate to the culture is real. When someone in the church capitulates, how should the church deal with them?
Christians in every generation have had to make the choice as to whether they would capitulate or not. How does a church seeking to be aligned with God’s will handle persecution?
Even though there might be a desire to respond rightly to God’s will, there are times we run contrary to it, instead of aligning ourselves with it. How does a church align itself with God’s will so that it desires and respond rightly?
In the midst of trials and tribulations, and the daily struggles of life, is God there?
If you aren’t captivated by Jesus, you aren’t going to follow Jesus. Why is that? Why do you need to be captivated by Jesus to follow Jesus?
What is it about Jesus' resurrection that is special? What is it that should captivate us and cause us to see Jesus as more valuable than anything this world has to offer?
Finishing what we start is a universal desire. It is a desire that emanates from God Himself. Our God is not a God who stops short. He does not leave projects unfinished. He sees through what He started.
When we examine the situation surrounding Jesus’ trial, by all accounts it seems his life was spiraling out of control. But is that really the case? Was Jesus’ trial and crucifixion something He didn’t have any control over? That’s why things seem so...
There is one book and one story that will eventually come to an end. There is no stopping time. It keeps marching forward, which means God’s story will eventually come to an end whether we are ready for it to come or not.
What is the unified mission and devotion of the New Covenant community (the Church)? Who commissions and empowers us to live as a New Covenant community (the Church)?
How does Jesus restore everything? How does He restore our relationship with the Father? How does He eventually restore this entire world? How does this lowly and humble carpenter deal a death blow to Satan?
God has a plan He is actively working out to restore this broken world. We know that God has a plan because He reveals His plan to us in Scripture.
Rebellion against God and His right to rule exists in this world. In big ways and small ways, we cast off what we have been created to do — to act as kingly priests who worship God as His representatives, administering His Kingly rule over this world...
Where are we? Who are we? What should we be doing? These are the questions the first couple of chapters in the book of Genesis answers. So Where are we? Who are we? What should we be doing? Find out in today's message.
How are we to lead, fathers? What is the result of our failure? The answers to these questions will reveal the key to our children’s faith.
While there are a number of topics that come up in Jesus’ prayer, the main topic that surfaces over and over again is that of mission. We are helped in accomplishing our mission as the Father keeps us, particularly as He keeps us joyful and unified.
Just before Jesus ascended to heaven, He gave us — His disciples — the Great Commission. We don’t accomplish it on our own. We are aided in our mission. Who aids us? Why is it important we understand we are aided? How are we aided?
Naturally we aren't patient, kind, gentle, or self-controlled. We don’t naturally seek God’s glory over our own. Nor are we naturally obedient to God’s Word. So how do true disciples change?
Just like the disciples needed Jesus’ words of comfort, we need to hear Jesus’ words of comfort too. How does Jesus comfort the troubled?
There is one chief purpose for our life. Everything else should be subservient to this purpose. If you will press into your life's chief purpose, your life will have purpose. It will have meaning. You will never wonder, “Am I making a difference?...
How can mother’s persevere at the task of mothering? It’s a difficult and draining task, so how can mother’s do it?
Love. It is a word that gets thrown around. It is no wonder we don’t understand what it means to love another person. So how? How are we to love?
Those who are captivated by Jesus should live a certain way. But how? How should those who are captivated by Jesus live?
This broken world can’t give us what we need - true hope. But one can. Find out more in this week's message.
We have an innate desire to live forever. We have that desire because we were originally created for eternal life. In the world in which we live today, no one lives forever.
We all long for peace and joy, for protection and release, for love and care. There is only One who provides all without exception. That is the Good Shepherd. Who is the Good Shepherd?
Can my truth set me free and your truth set you free, especially if those two truths are contradictory? Or is there one truth that truly sets us free?
I know that you want your life to matter just as much as I want my life to matter. But how? How can we make sure our life matters?
Living our lives for Christ is not always easy, especially in a hostile world. There is a very real temptation to go along with the culture.
We have a satisfaction problem. At its root that satisfaction problem is not physical, it's spiritual.
What if we were able to experience complete healing? Not just physical healing, but spiritual healing as well? What if this healing was free?
We all have needs, longings, and cravings. No matter what we do, we can’t fully and finally satisfy them, but there is One who can.
How do we gain access to God's kingdom? Are we allowed entrance due to our work, our inherent goodness, or is there something else that must happen?
Joy, we search for it, we do what we can to capture it, but it is fleeting. How can we experience true everlasting joy?
This is the God of the Bible. This is Jesus. This the Word who has become flesh. This is the Light. Learn more about the Word become flesh, the light in this week's message.
How do we see 2020 in 2020? Find out in this week's message delivered by Scott Richards.
Over 2000 years ago Jesus was born as a babe in a manger. He has yet to return as a conquering King. Jesus’ delay may make it hard for you to keep believing that He is going to return and set everything right, especially given recent headlines.
Christmas is a time for us to learn to give of ourselves self-sacrificially. Did you learn the art of giving this Christmas from the One who gave it all?
God relentlessly pursues us and that is shocking. Why is that? Why is it shocking, scandalous that God would pursue us?
Knowing who we are and how we have become who we are should help us persevere through trials.
We are always waiting for things in life. But can what we are waiting for satisfy us? Does it have the ability to bring us lasting joy and fulfillment?
This week we look at deacons. Specifically, we are answering the question: Why are deacons needed and who is qualified to be a deacon?
In order to be on mission together, there must be unity in our diversity, we must all use the gifts the King has given to minister to one another and the community, we must be equipped to minister to one another and the community, and we must know the...
When you give, you are supporting God's Mission, but when you withhold tithes and offerings, you are actually robbing the mission of God.
We can have a spiritual connection, just not on our own terms. How do we foster this connection? We foster this connection through prayer as a result of a relationship with Jesus.
It's easy for us to lose focus and it can be easy for us to think that we can accomplish our mission on our own, but we can't. That's where prayer comes in to play.
When people think about the supernatural world, they think about — Ghosts and Ghost tours. But what does the Bible have to say about the spiritual world and spiritual gifts?
I am not sure who did the research, but the consistent statistic I see over and over again is that 20% of the people do 80% of the work in churches.
This is a problem for churches because it means only 20% of church members are serving.
But is...
What can we do to make sure that we get out of the way so that we might remain unified as the church?
Deep down, we all know that there is something wrong with this world and we desire it to be fixed. When we see that which is broken made new again, we are given hope. Hope that the world in which we live can be fixed, that it can be reclaimed