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The Big Picture: Understanding God’s Story Week Two This week, we explore the Fall in Genesis 3 and why it’s one of the most important chapters in the entire Bible. What began as a perfect world filled with goodness, peace, and relationship is disrupted by deception, sin, and rebellion. This is where the story shifts—from a “report” to a real story—because conflict enters the picture. In this message, we unpack how the Fall introduces shame, separation, suffering, and death, realities we still experience today. But even in the middle of the brokenness, there’s a hint of hope. From the very beginning, God is already pointing toward a future rescue through Jesus. When you start to see the Bible as one connected story, you begin to realize—there’s always something more going on.

The Big Picture: Understanding God’s Story Week One

Cultural Crossroads: Four Trends Shaping our World : Week FourOn Easter Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus—but what does that mean for our lives right now? In a culture marked by loneliness, division, and isolation, this message explores one of the most pressing needs of our time: community. Drawing from Luke 24 and Acts 2, we see that Jesus didn’t just rise to give us hope for the future—He rose to invite us into a new way of life together. Following Jesus was never meant to be done alone. Whether you’re here every week or just once a year, this message is an invitation to rediscover the beauty of belonging and the kind of community Jesus created for us to experience today.

Cultural Crossroads: Four Trends Shaping our World : Week ThreePalm Sunday wasn’t just a spiritual moment—it was deeply political. In this message, we explore how the crowd misunderstood Jesus by attaching Him to their own political hopes, expecting a conquering king instead of a suffering Savior. But Jesus makes it clear: His kingdom is not of this world. So what does that mean for us today in such a divided culture? As followers of Jesus, how do we engage in politics without letting it define us, divide us, or take the place of our true allegiance? This sermon challenges us to keep politics in its proper place under the lordship of Christ and to reflect His character—choosing love, humility, and peace over partisanship and division.

Cultural Crossroads: Four Trends Shaping our World - Week 2In a culture quick to label opponents as enemies, Jesus offers a better way. In this message from Matthew 5:43–48, we explore how the demonization of others fuels division—and how Christ calls us to something higher: love, prayer, and maturity in how we treat those we disagree with. Through biblical teaching and a real-life local story, this sermon challenges us to resist the pull of outrage and choose a more Christlike path forward.

Cultural Crossroads: Four Trends Shaping our World - Week 1The Rise of Fear (John 16:33, Luke 12)

Cultural Crossroads: Four Trends Shaping our World - Week 1(2nd Timothy 1:7, John 16:33, Luke 12)

Discovering the God Jesus Knows Week 8In this sermon, Ebony explores the powerful truth that believers are no longer defined as “sinners,” but as saints being transformed by the Holy Spirit. Through the story of Carey’s struggle with repeated sin and the dramatic conversion of Paul, she shows how many Christians get stuck trying to change through willpower instead of true spiritual transformation. Drawing from Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians, she explains that salvation gives us a new identity in Christ and begins a lifelong process of inner renewal—reshaping our beliefs, desires, and character. Like a butterfly emerging from a worm, transformation is often slow and messy, but real and beautiful. The message reminds us that ongoing struggle does not cancel our identity in Christ, and that lasting change comes through surrender, renewing our minds, living in community, and depending daily on God’s presence, especially through spiritual practices like solitude.

God is Present Week 6In this message from our Discovering the God Jesus Knows series, we confront the subtle but powerful idea that God is distant, uninvolved, or indifferent. While deism teaches that God created the world and stepped back, Scripture tells a very different story. From “Immanuel — God with us” in Matthew 1 to Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit in John 16, the Bible consistently reveals a God who moves toward us, dwells among us, and remains present in our lives. Even when we don’t feel it, even when circumstances confuse us, Hebrews reminds us of God’s promise: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” If you’ve ever wondered whether God truly cares about your everyday struggles, this message is for you — because the good news is simple and powerful: God is not distant. God is present.

Discovering the God Jesus Knows Week 5

Discovering the God Jesus Knows Week 5In this message, Russ explores one of the most familiar yet most misunderstood attributes of God: God is love. Scripture says it plainly—but many of us still live with a quiet belief that God’s love is conditional, dependent on our performance or our ability to “get it right.” Drawing from 1 John 4, Romans 8, Philippians 3, and real-life stories, we look at how performance-based faith distorts our identity, fuels shame, and keeps us from experiencing the unconditional love God already offers. This message invites us to lay down legalism, embrace the freedom of grace, and rediscover a God whose love is unchanging—on our good days and our bad ones.

Discovering the God Jesus Knows Week 4

Discovering the God Jesus Knows Week 3Spiritual Practice: Counting your Blessings

Discovering the God Jesus Knows Week 2Spiritual Practice: Silence

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Please tune in to hear a wonderful message for our guest preacher Mike Dawson..

In week 2 of At the Movies: Christmas Edition, Russ uses the classic film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to explore why peace feels so fragile during the holidays. Clark Griswold’s quest for the “perfect Christmas” mirrors our own tendency to chase idealized moments that quickly unravel into chaos, conflict, and unmet expectations. But Jesus offers a different kind of peace—one that isn’t dependent on circumstances, perfect families, or flawless plans. Drawing from John 14:27, Philippians 4:8, and Colossians 3:15, this message helps us let go of perfectionism, adjust our expectations, embrace life’s disruptions, and rest in the steady peace Christ gives. In a season when stress runs high and families are imperfect, this sermon reminds us that the peace of Jesus is secure, present, and available—even in our most Griswold moments.

At the Movies: Christmas EditionIn this first week of Advent, we explore the theme of hope through the classic film Miracle on 34th Street, a story about belief, wonder, and opening ourselves to something bigger than we can logically prove. Just as Susan wrestles with whether Santa is real, many people wrestle with whether God is real and trustworthy—especially in moments of darkness or doubt. Scripture shows us that God doesn’t run from our questions; He steps into them. In Jesus—the Word made flesh, the visible image of the invisible God—we see God revealing Himself, entering our world, and giving us reason for deep, grounded hope. Advent reminds us that in a world filled with confusion and consumerism, light still breaks into darkness. Hope has come because Jesus has come.

The New Covenant: A Study of Hebrews In this message, Russ explores Hebrews 13 and challenges the idea that following Jesus has to look dramatic, strange, or overly spiritualized. After reflecting on everything from @pastorswithprops to the emotional excesses of the Cane Ridge Revival, he shows that the true life of faith is most often lived in simple, consistent, everyday faithfulness—loving people well, practicing real hospitality, showing empathy to the mistreated, staying committed in relationships, being content, and doing good. Rather than chasing spiritual hype, Hebrews invites us into a steady, grounded walk with Jesus that shapes ordinary Tuesdays just as much as big spiritual moments. This sermon closes the 15-week journey through Hebrews by reminding us that the way of Christ is not weird… just faithful.Week 15: Hebrews 13

The New Covenant: A Study of Hebrews Week 14: Hebrews 12:18-29)