MESSAGE ARCHIVES

FOUNDATIONS
Doctrines that Build our Faith
Our church family is experiencing a new year and a brand new space to worship in. Our Serve Teams are always growing and changing and a new Small Group semester has just begun. But through all of the change, our foundations stand strong. In this series, we take some time to reflect on and explore the doctrines the build our faith.
7 Parts

THE NORTH STAR
The Gift of Reconciliation
The holiday season is the time of year when families and relationships are prioritized. We see it in movies and on TV. Our friends talk about it. We want to celebrate together! But sometimes it's not so easy. In our advent series, we will explore the power of reconciliation
4 Parts

IT'S BETTER
To Give Than Receive
A culture of generosity is a crucial component of our vision for the future of our church community. But what exactly is a "culture" of geneosity? Is it biblical? Is it really worth it? Though this short series, we will explore this and other common questions on this topic.
3 Parts

UNCOMMON
Learn to Pray
George Washington Carver once said that "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." Prayer is a common part of our lives as follows of Jesus, but what if we take a fresh look at it? What if we make our prayer lives uncommon?
3 Parts

STRESS OUT
Find Freedom
Personal finances, work, comparison, current events, family dynamics, time management, and relationships are all essential parts of life. But they all have one special thing in common, they cause us to stress out! How do we find freedom from that kind us stress?! Let's find out.
5 Parts

BIBLICAL JUSTICE
The Immigrant, Fatherless, and Widow
If you were asked to define justice, what would you say? It's a simple concept in theory, but wondrously complex in practice. God calls His people to enact justice in the world on His behalf. Therefore, we have to take the time to discover what biblical justice really looks like.
1 Part

WHO NEEDS CHRISTMAS
Advent 2020
Who needs Christmas? We have a lot of things in our life that we need, whether we realize it or not. We all need something to do, someone to love, something to believe in, and something to hope for. It turns out that the Christmas story can help us explore these truths.
4 Parts

INTEGRITY
What's Behind the Mask?
While it might be fun to pretend to be someone we are not for a little while, that is never a healthy way to live. Thankfully God sees us through our masks, even when we try to put on a face that really is not ours. Our prayer in this series is that we learn the value of living a life with integrity.
4 Parts

WHAT'S IMPORTANT
Real Issues Now
No one could ever have anticipated what 2020 would be like. It has brought about issues that may have never become real problems in our lives otherwise. It's important that we, as a community of faith, talk about these things, and work together to grow through this time.
4 Parts

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
Our Questions, God's Answers
Our lives are full of hard questions. Whether the answers elude us, or they are just too hard to face, the wisdom found in the Bible can offer incredible help to us. This three-week series explores three questions that rest on the hearts of so many people in our state and our country today.
3 Parts

MINOR CHARACTERS
Be a Laborer
Each of us has our own unique story. We have our own walk with God. And the same is true for the people around us. We all have people in our lives that we want to see begin or grow in their relationship with God. We are called to be minor characters in someone’s story.
1 Part

THE HUMAN CONDITION
Experiencing Real Life Change
In the new year, we are setting our focus on being effective. Our prayer for each of you is that you experience real and effective life change. In this series, Dan helps us to break down and really grapple with God's plan for humanity and His plan for your life.
4 Parts

GOOGLE IT
Life's Tricky Questions
Life is full of tricky questions. Thank goodness, we have Google in our pockets. However, throughout this series, we will take a look at some of the questions that most Christians ask and do our best to address the struggles that are happening in everyday lives.
7 Parts

BRIDGE BUILDER
God's Way and the World's Way
Jesus became the ultimate bridge builder when he gave his life on the cross and rose to give us that life. He made a way for us to get to God. Now it's our turn. We must be the bridge between the ways of the world and the ways of God. Between the chaos and the hope.
3 Parts

PRAYER FOR THE LOST
Intercessory Prayer
To petition God for our needs is an important part of our spiritual walk. But, to intercede and pray on behalf of the people in our lives is just as important to our faith. In this special message, Pastor Jimmy helps us explore just how to pray for the lost.
1 Part

BE THE BRIDGE
Outward Focus
This month we are looking outward. Jesus became the bridge between God and people so that we can follow His example and be the bridge ourselves. In addition to messages from Pastor Dan, each week we will also hear from a leader who is already a bridge in our community.
3 Parts

REBELS WITH A CAUSE
1 Thessalonians
We don't care what people say. Life's not how much money you make, it’s not who you work for, it’s who you married, and it’s not what your sports record is. The one thing that can bring you fulfillment in life is continuous, practical growth. We never want to stop getting better, never become complacent. We have a cause.
4 Parts

RELATIONSHIPS
Lessons from the Butcher Shop
When it comes to relationships, the world is not looking to the Church or to Christians. They are looking to Dr. Phil, the Kardashians, and the housewives of Atlanta. Why? Well, maybe because leaders in the Church have not done a great job of laying out a Biblical foundation for relationships.
6 Parts

HEARING GOD
Following God's Will
Your conscience, that gut feeling, the moving of the Holy Spirit, God's call...these are all things that we experience and can spot when it happens, but talking about it is something trickier. In this 3-part series, Dan helps us to better understand the process of hearing God.
3 Parts

GENERATIONS
Working Together
As a multigenerational church, we are made up of a variety of communication styles, cultural influences, and so much more. If we want to grow as a unified community, then we must take the time to learn about generations other then our own and find ways to show respect and love for them.
1 Part

THE GOSPEL
According to Jesus Christ
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the greatest message of all time. The problem, however, is that the church and its critics have taken away from and added to that message of Jesus since its beginning. In this 4-part series, we strip away the mistruths to discover the life-giving truth.
4 Parts