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As we continue with the oath made by the former exiles in Nehemiah, we come to the promised they make to set themselves apart and give sacrificially. In this week’s message, Erik Maness shares what we can learn from their example.
After repenting, the former exiles now have a renewed relationship with God. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains what the results of this renewed relationship are in our lives.
The third in the three part series on Repentance, Pastor Don McAllister explains what it means to submit to God through the backdrop of the story of Nehemiah and the exiles.
With this first in a three part series within the book of Nehemiah on Repentance, Pastor Don McAllister shares why we can turn to God through the backdrop of the story of the returning Exiles.
After hearing the Law read to them, the people of Israel come back to the Lord, realizing they have fallen short of their commitments. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares how knowledge of God’s Law can change us.
This week in Nehemiah, the people ask Ezra the Priest to read from the Law of Moses. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shows us what we can learn from the exile’s returning to the Law.
As the exiles start to return, it becomes evident that they need to find out who truly has claim to the land. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains what we can learn from their search for community.
Now that the wall has been rebuilt, Nehemiah shifts his focus to calling the exiles from Israel home. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains what we can learn from the return of the exiles.
We have all heard the Great Commission many times. We have all probably heard many sermons on it. Still, we need to be reminded of what it means to us as Christians in light of Christ’s resurrection. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Don McAllister breaks down how to apply this commandment to our life.
On Easter morning, the women who followed Jesus went to the tomb to prepare His body for burial. What they found there surprised them and became the foundation for our faith. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares what this unexpected morning means for us.
As we continue in Nehemiah, enemies of Israel try to cause problems for the former exiles. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shows how God can show up when you least expect it.
As Nehemiah and the people of Israel return to building the wall, we see his enemies use various tactics to try and distract or even kill him. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares what we can learn from how Nehemiah keeps his focus even when his enemies are against him.
As Christians, we should not resemble the world when it comes to dealing with grievances with each other. In this week’s message, Erik Maness shares how we are to handle disputes in light of the fact we have been forgiven by God.
Paul continues in his letter to the Galatians, showing them how even in the face of deceit, they can rely on the Gospel. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains what we can learn from Paul’s experience with false teachers.
As we continue our exploration of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, we come to where he defends his role as an Apostle of Christ. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares what we can learn from Paul’s defense of his testimony.
Today, we start a series of sermons on Galatians. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains how important it is we know and understand the true Gospel.
As we come to the end of Jonah, we see Jonah not appreciating the work God has done through him. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shows what we can learn from Jonah’s reaction.
After being deposited on the shore by the fish, Jonah is once again give the chance to share God’s message with the people of Nineveh. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares how the people react to the message.
Last we left off in Jonah, he had been thrown off the boat and was sinking in to the ocean. As God sends the fish o rescue him, Jonah finally turns back to God. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains how God shows compassion to Jonah in his distress.
We so often God dealing with sin as Him punishing His people, and while there is an element of this, we tend to forget His compassion is what leads Him to call sin out and deal with it in His people. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares how God’s compassion shapes our lives.
Jonah was given a message from God for Nineveh. Instead of going to the nation and preaching that word as God instructed, he chose to flee the other direction. As we start this series of sermons in Jonah, Pastor Don McAllister explains what we can learn from Jonah’s response to God’s call.
Many of us as Christians have been comforted by God’s promises in Jeremiah 29:11, but we tend to forget those promises were not made to us. In this week’s message, Eric Bouchard explains the deeper meaning we can get from the context of these promises.
As we come to the end of our walk through Philippians, we see Paul sharing how he has learned to be content no matter his circumstances. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains how we too can gain contentment through the Gospel message.
As we come near the end of our study of Philippians, Paul moves to explaining the peace that The Gospel brings to us as believers. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains just how that peace works in our lives.
As we continue in Philippians, we see how Paul starts to pivot to his goal, which is also the goal he has for the church itself. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister advises us how we can align our goals properly under Christ.
We have a tendency to place out faith in all the wrong things: Money, family, politics, ourselves… anything but God. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares how our faith should be anchored in The Gospel.
As we continue in Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we see how he uses examples of two different people working with him to share the Gospel. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Don McAllister shows how Paul uses these examples to model how we disciple through the Gospel.
As we continue in Philippians, we come to where Paul talks about the attitude we should have if we are to show we are Christ’s followers. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares what encouragement can be found in this through the Gospel.
To live is Christ, and to die is gain. Many of us have heard that phrase repeated time and again, yet do we take the time to reflect upon what that rally means? In this week’s message, Pator Don McAllister breaks down what this truly means to us in 2024.
As we continue our series on Philippians, Paul explains how the Gospel being shared is an encouragement to him and others. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister breaks down how sharing the Gospel can be an encouragement to us as well.
We start our series of sermons in Philippians with Paul advising the church as to the power if the Gospel. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister points out the lessons we can learn from Paul’s instruction.
We all face storms in our lives. In those storms, we often seek for things of the world to console us as opposed to turning to God alone. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shows how Jesus stepped up and calmed the storm for the Disciples and how He does the same for us.
We are in a transition time for our church, and it is easy for us to worry about what the future may hold. The church in Acts 11 was also in a transition point, with persecution ramping up and many uncertain of where the Lord was leading. Yet in the midst of this turmoil, God showed up, and He did amazing things in and through His church. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares what we can learn from what God did with His church in the past.
As Christians, we have been set apart to lead Godly lives. The questions that arise from this truth are just how to do that and why. In this week’s message, Jon McNair shares what Paul instructed Titus to do in regards to living a life honoring God.
We as fallen humans often try to trust in our own strength to do things, even the things God has called us to do. Time and time again, we fail because we do not trust in the Lord. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains what it means to trust God and not ourselves.
It had been years since the last prophet had spoken in Israel. They were living under Roman occupation, and they were looking for a savior. Little did they know one they did not expect was coming, and even more that Someone completely unexpected would proclaim Him. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains what we can learn from this time period in our time of uncertainty.
At The Way Fellowship Church, we hold to four Core Values: Scriptural Authority, Gospel Centrality, Biblical Community, and Making Disciplers. The question one can ask, however, is what do each of these Core Vales mean? In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall explains what these values mean to us.
Taking a break from Exodus, we take the time to honor our mothers by looking at Paul’s commentary on marriage in Ephesians. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister breaks down how these verses apply to all Christians, not just the married.
Moses thinks he stands defeated. Pharaoh will not let the people go, and even the people have turned on him due to the extra labor given them. God, however, is still in control, and He reminds Moses He will free His people on His time for His glory. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall explains what we can learn when we remember the Gospel promises God has made.
After heading to Egypt to meet with Aaron and his people Moses and his brother go before Pharaoh. Despite the fact that God has told them He will be with them, Pharaoh opposes them and makes life even more difficult for the people. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall shares how Moses deals with the discouragement he faces.
After meeting God at the burning bush, Moses hastens to go to Egypt to fulfill his mission, yet he still struggles with what God is calling him to do. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall uses Moses example to show how we should prepare for what God is calling each of us to do.
As we continue the discourse between Moses and God at the burning bush, we see Moses continuing to come up with excuses for why he should not be the one, yet for every excuse, God has an answer. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Kyle Hall explains how God provides for us all, so that we do not have excuses either.
As we return to our walk through the book of Exodus, we come to the point where God tells Moses that He will use him to deliver the Israelites, something Moses strongly doubts he can do. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Kyle Hall breaks the start of Moses’ excuses and how God’s answer to them still resonates with us today.
Throughout the Old Testament, the priests would have to sacrifice animals on a early basis to cover the sins of Israel. This was all meant to point to Jesus, who was going to be the once and for all sacrifice for sin. In this Easter message, Pastor Kyle Hall explains how Jesus is the perfect sacrifice and what that means for us.
As we continue in the story of Moses, we come to where God reveals Himself to Moses via the burning bush. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall explains how we should respond to God’s holiness.
As we continue our study of Exodus, we come to the introduction of Moses. In this week’s message, Erik Maness shares what we can learn from the origin of Moses.
Today, we start our series on the book of Exodus. In this first sermon in the series, Pastor Kyle Hall explains how those who are in slavery are in need of redemption.
Most Christians are familiar with the story of the Good Samaritan, but do they really understand what Jesus meant by this parable. In this week’s message, Joel Larson breaks down the story in a way we often may not consider it.
As Christians, we are all familiar with the Great Commission. Part of the problem with this familiarity, however, is we maybe overlook what Christ was really asking us to do. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall looks at just what Jesus meant when He sent us into the world to make disciples.
As we come to the end of 2 Peter, Peter gives Christians a breakdown of just what it means to live in light of the fact Jesus is returning. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall shares what it means to live with our minds focused on Jesus.
Adoption. It is something with which most of us are familiar, but we rarely think about the implications of the Doctrine of Adoption. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down what it means to be adopted by Christ.
Many people believe that they are responsible for their growth in Christ. They strive and strive to follow all the rules, and very often this leaves them tired and unfulfilled. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us through Romans that the only way to be sanctified is to rely on the Spirit to work in us.
Have you found yourself trying to share they truth of the Gospel with someone, but no matter how true it is or how much it makes sense to you, they refuse to listen? Paul would argue this is because they are unable to accept it without the Spirit opening their eyes. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley unwraps just what that means and explains how it is the Spirit that beings new life.
We may know intellectually as Christians that we are saved by grace, but we often live our lives as if we have to save ourselves by following God’s commands. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us that the Law cannot save, only Christ can.
As we continue in Romans, Paul explains just what it means that we are now no longer slaves to the Law. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down how we have died to the Law and are now living in Christ.
As we dive back into Romans, we come to the pivot point in the letter where Paul starts advising the church of Rome how to live in light of what Christ has done. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley advises us how we can live in the truth that we are no longer ruled by sin thanks to Christ.
In this world, we are tempted on all sides. Sometimes, we are tempted to compromise our beliefs. Other times, we are tempted to keep silent as we see believers around us compromising theirs. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall reminds us that we are to flee from sin through reading from Revelation and the letter to the church in Pergamum.
As Jesus and His disciples make their way over to the Gentiles, they are approached by a man controlled by many demons. Jesus exercises his authority over them, leading to a whole host of different responses. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how Jesus being the ultimate authority should lead us to greater faith.
Psalm 110 is the Old Testament passage most commonly quoted in the New Testament, as it is a direct reference to what Christ would accomplish through the cross. IN this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall shares how we can look to this passage and Christ’s ultimate victor for comfort.
Micah 6:8 is a verse many have memorized as a a way to see if they are measuring up to what God has asked of them. The problem is we can never measure up to this verse, and when taken in its proper context, we see we were never meant to try. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains the context and how this applies to us now.
There is a lot of talk about proper representation in the world. When Paul talks about how Jesus represents us, he comes at it from a completely different direction. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister walks through waht it means to have Christ represent us.
As Paul continues in Romans, he shows us that we were once enemies of God. Through Christi’s death and resurrection, however, we not only have been reconciled, but we can now boast in God. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares just what this means for us.
Paul has spent the first 4 chapters of Romans setting up the fact that we are justified through our faith in Christ. In the start of chapter 5, he pivots to explain just what that means for believers. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how, thanks to this justification, Jesus has become our hope.
No matter how many times we are reminded that we cannot earn our way into God’s good favor, we tend to find ourselves trying to do just that. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what it means to have our righteousness credited to us through Christ.
If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit we have a tendency to boast in our own righteousness. We are either trying to promote our good deeds in the eyes of others or trying to prove we are more righteous than someone else by way of comparison. In the end, however, we have no righteousness of our in in which we can boast, as any righteousness we have comes from Christ. In this week’s message. Pastor Scott Gourley explains how the only thing in which we can truly boast is Christ.
It can be hard to find joy in the midst of persecution, but God offers His joy and peace to all in all circumstances. In this week’s message, Jonathan McNair shares how we have a true living hope in Jesus.
As we continue in Romans, we come to the meat of the Gospel, something Paul has been setting up in the opening of this letter. On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what the Gospel truly means for us.
We have a real tendency to try and justify ourselves. The problem is, as Paul reminds us in Romans. we cannot do that. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down the idea of Total Depravity as contrasted to God’s Grace through Christ.
As we continue in Romans, Paul is right up front about the fact that God is righteous when He chooses to judge the unrighteous. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what this means for Christians today in light of the Gospel.
There were those among the Jews who believed that having the law and circumcision gave them an advantage in the new kingdom. Paul argues against this towards the close of Romans 2. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourely shares how it is the Spirit that saves, not the Law.
We take a break from Romans to dive into one of David’s Psalms. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister explains what it means to be overwhelmed by a mighty yet loving God.
Paul found himself writing to two different groups in his letter to the Romans. The first were the Jews, who had God’s Law. The second ere the Gentiles, who did not have it in its written form. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains that there is no advantage for either group; both need the saving work of Jesus.
We have a tendency as Christians to rely on our own works to please God. The problem is our own works will never meet the standard God has set for us. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains how we need to quit relying on what we do and rely on what Jesus has done.
When we look on this world today, we see a lot of behavior that we as Christians condemn. In the beginning of the second chapter of Romans, Paul addresses the fact that we as Christians are often guilty of the very things we would condemn. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley reminds us we need to repent of the sins we commit, so we can be better equipped to help others see their sin and redemption through Christ.
As Paul continues in Romans with his argument that men have turned against God, he breaks down the consequences of doing so. These consequences zero in on the sin of homosexuality, but they are not limited to this, as the text shows. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley breaks down what happens when we deny creator and worship creation.
As we continue into Romans, Paul introduces the concept of God’s wrath. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains what we need to know about the wrath of God and how it affects our world currently.
To many churches are ashamed of the Gospel. They either try to soften the blow so the message will be more readily accepted, robbing it of its power, or they try to add to it, robing it of its simplicity. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares why we do not have to be ashamed of the Gospel and why we should proclaim it.
As we continue in Romans, Paul lays out his reasoning for writing this letter. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what we can learn from Paul’s intentions.
Paul starts off the letter to the Roman church with a quick overview of the Gospel. In this weeks message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how Jesus is the Gospel.
As we start a new series on Romans, we are confronted with the idea that Paul puts his identity solely in Christ and his relationship to Jesus. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott Gourley explains how we often put our identity from things that will fail us and how we should instead put out identity in Christ.
Today we start a series of sermons on the life of Moses. We start with the story of Pharaoh’s daughter finding him in the reeds and raising him as her own as opposed to sending him to die per her father’s decree. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall shares what we can learn for how God preserves Moses in this story.
During Advent, we not only look to remember and honor the birth of Christ, we look forward to his return. In this Christmas Day message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what the fact that Jesus will return means to us today.
As we continue in Advent, we come to the story of the Wise Men who come from the East to worship Jesus. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what it means to truly worship Jesus today.
As we continue through Advent, we come to the message the angel gave to Marry about Jesus’ birth. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains what this message to Marry means for us today.
We have a real tendency to focus on the things of this world an not on the things of God. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall shows us the importance of focusing on God first through the story of Israel losing focus on rebuilding God’s Temple.
As we come to the end of Jacob’s life, we see the seriousness of death and the affect is has on his family. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley takes a look about the truths about death and the victory Christ has given us by overcoming the grave.
As Jacob/Israel comes to the end of his life, he calls all of his sons to his bed to give them their blessings. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how we can learn about God’s grace through the blessings of Jacob.
As we come to the end of Jacob’s life, we see him finally stop resisting God as he adopts Joseph’s children as his own. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how this demonstrates God’s Sovereign Grace towards us.
Now that Jacob’s family has been reunited, Joseph goes about making sure his family will have the provision to make it through the famine. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us what we can learn from this passage.
After learning that their brother is still alive and now Pharaoh’s right hand man in Egypt, Joseph’s brothers are sent to bring their father back to see the son he was told was dead. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us how the Lord works through everything for His glory.
We come to the climax of the story of Joseph, where, seeing Judah’s compassion for Benjamin and their father, finally reveals who he is and forgives his brothers. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what we can learn about forgiveness and how we need to be able to forgive others.
We continue with the story of Joseph, picking up where the other brothers return to Joseph for more food. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shows us the thread of compassion that runs throughout this part of the story and what that means to each of us.
Continuing in the story of Joseph, we come to where his brothers go to Egypt to ask for grain from Joseph, though they do not recognize it is him. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how God does things on His own time and for His own purpose.
Continuing in the story of Joseph, we come to his deliverance from slavery and being put in charge of Egypt to help deal with the coming famine. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains what we can learn from Joseph’s redemption.
As we continue with the story of Joseph, we start to come to the turning point, where God begins to show Joseph His true sovereignty over all that has happened. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister shares what it means to us that God is indeed sovereign.
We get back into the story of Joseph this week, with him going from one form of suffering to another after being exalted. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains how we can learn from Joseph’s story that God is with us in the midst of our suffering and how we can rely on Him in the midst of it.
As we continue in the over-arcing story of Joseph, we come to Judah and Tamar, a very clear story of the ugliness of sin. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how even in this horrible story, God’s redemptive love shines through.
Most Christians are familiar with the story of Joseph, but many of us have a tendency to overlook the significance of his story, especially the early parts of it. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what we can learn from both the arrogance of Joseph and the hatred that lead to the actions of his brothers.
Many professing Christians are finding it more and more difficult to hold to the belief that Jesus is the only way to heaven. The Bible is clear about it, but our sinful hearts have a tendency to want to see leeway there for the sake of our friends and neighbors. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how important it is to hold to the fact that Jesus is the only way.
It can be really easy to lose heart when watching the way this world is headed. If we are to hold onto Him, we need something to which we can be anchored. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how God’s Word helps to guard us and transform us in light of this present time.
We often tend to tune out when we come to Scripture that is just a list of the generations of different families. Thing is, these verses were included in the Bible for a reason, and if we really look at all Scripture as being God breathed, then we need to include these passages. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows us just what we can learn from the list of Esau’s family in Genesis 36.
As we continue to wrap up the focus on Israel and move to Joseph, we find the effects of sin following Israel’s family, but the promise of new life does as well. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley unpacks both the curse of sin and the promise of life fulfilled in Christ’s death and resurrection.
In chapter 35, Genesis begins to pivot from the story of Jacob to that of Joseph. As a part of this pivot, God appears to Jacob to once again give him the name Israel, the name by which he is referred going forward. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how God chooses to reveal Himself to us today and what our responses should be when He does.
As we return to Genesis, we come to one of the more difficult passages in Scripture, where one person’s sin leads to more and more sin and injustice. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how we can look at this story and still see God’s hand at work and experience His mercy through Christ.
As the Israelites made their way to the promise land, they began to complain about the things they missed from back when they were slaves in Egypt. In this week’s message, Erik Maness reminds us how we often do the same and how we need to remind ourselves that Jesus is the only one who satisfies.
With so many voices coming at us every day, it becomes harder and harder to listen to God and His instruction. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall shares how we can hear the voice of Christ more clearly and why it is so important for us to do just that.
How many of us can truly say we delight in reading God’s Word daily? For many Christians, this is a struggle, and yet there is no other way to truly know God. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares just how vital being in God’s Word daily is to our lives.
Everything in life is telling a story, trying to get us to put our faith in them. In this week’s message, Desert Ridge Church Pastor Andy Shurson explains how God’s story is the only one that can truly satisfy us.
In the early days of the Church, the disciples were devoted to God in everything they did. This devotion lead to much growth and the spread of the Gospel throughout Israel and the world. In this week’s message, Pastor Don McAllister breaks down what that devotion entailed and what it means to us.
Jacob is really not certain of the response he will receive from Esau as he returns home, especially when he sees his brother approaching him with 400 men. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall Shares how God brings reconciliation between Jacob and Esau and what this means for us.
Before Jacob crosses over to see his brother Esau, he wrestles with God in a physical and spiritual sense, leaving his old life and identity behind. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how we as believers often do the same.
As Jacob learns that his brother Esau is coming to meet him as he makes his way back to the land, he panics and divides his camp into two out of fear. He also, however, does turn to the Lord. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what we can learn from Jacob’s reaction and how we can more fully commit to following Christ’s direction.
As Jacob gets ready to return to his father’s land, he recognizes he needs the Lord to guide him. In this week’s message, Pastor Kyle Hall explains how we also need to trust the Lord to guide us in everything we do.
Each Easter, we celebrate Christ rising from the dead. How often do we think through the full implication of the Resurrection on our lives now, however? In this Easter Sunday message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains just what both the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ mean to the believer now.
As we continue in the story of Jacob, we see him trying to help God accomplish what He promised in dealing with Laban’s scheming. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how we often do the same.
In last week’s message, we saw how Jacob not waiting for God to provide a spouse led to him having two wives, one of whom was not his choosing. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley delves into the fallout from that in the lives of Leah, Rachel, and Jacob, exposing how we often rely on things other than Christ to fulfill us.
As we continue with Jacob’s story, we come to him meeting Rachel and being deceived by Laban. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares how we often like Jacob rush into things without seeking God but how God still chooses to intercede for us.
As Jacob flees from Esau, he lays down for a night’s rest and is visited by God in a dream. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what we can learn from this encounter and the fact that it is more important to seek the One Who blesses than the blessing.
Many people in this world manipulate things behind the scenes to get what they want. This is nothing new, as this week’s passage from Genesis about Rachel and Jacob stealing the blessing Isaac intended for Esau will show. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley shows how the main characters of this story, including Isaac, tried to scheme to get things their way and how we often do the same.
As Isaac grew up and moved on in his life, God met him and made the same promises to him He had made to his father Abraham. In this week’s passage, Pastor Scott Gourley shares what we can learn from these stories in Genesis.
After starting out so strong, Isaac and Rebekah’s life and family turn away from God and make idols of each other. This dysfunction ends up costing Esau everything, and it leads to major contention between Jacob and him later. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains the importance of surrendering our lives and families fully to Christ.
As Christians, we acknowledge that the Lord is sovereign, but what does that mean, and how far does His sovereignty extend. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains how God is sovereign in all tings.
This world seems to be in utter chaos, and many people think that no one is in control. As Christians, we know God ultimately is in control and Jesus is still King of Kings, but sometimes even knowing that, we wonder if God really is at work. In this week’s message, Pastor Scott Gourley explains just how we as Christians can find rest in the fact God ultimately reigns over everything.