A Great Church has a great commitment to live out the Great Commandments in order to fulfill the Great Commission.
Eyewitnesses To The Cross
April 28, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Luke 23:32–49
Crucifixion, the misery of the cross, was a regular occurrence. People can see the same thing and see them differently; even when they have all the facts.
The Lord is Coming
April 14, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Matthew 25:14–30
The message is clear. The true Lord is returning. There will be rewards for followers, rejection for fans, and retribution for His foes.
Trying To Trap The Truth
April 7, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Luke 20:19–26
The Empty Promises of Easter
March 31, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • John 20:1–18
There are three empty promises of Easter: the empty cross, the empty tomb, and the empty grave clothes.
The Triumphant Messiah
March 24, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Luke 19:28–40
Jesus is our long promised Messiah, and he is worthy of our worship.
On Top of the Mountain
March 3, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Matthew 16:28—17:8
What have been some of your mountain top experiences? What about spiritually? Hopefully, you can reflect on a spiritual mountain top where you gave your life to Christ. But, there are more. Times where God works and moves in extraordinary ways through His Word, through worship to move us. Those moments changed us and that God still continues to use to remind us of His power; to encourage us to press on for the greater reward.
This passage is the greatest example of a literal mountain top experience.
Defining the Relationship
February 25, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Luke 9:18–20
In Luke 9:18-20, Jesus Christ brings the disciples to a crisis of belief by asking them to define their relationship with Him.
Water Walking 101
February 18, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Matthew 14:22–33
The Bible is full of testimonies that capture our attention, grow our understanding of truth, and teach us all valuable lessons. It is all intended to transform our lives for His glory and our good. That is exactly what we see in this miraculous testimony of Peter walking on water; it is an incredible story that captures our attention, reveals glorious truth, and teaches us how to go and do likewise.
Called To The Harvest
February 11, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Matthew 9:35–38
Christians are called to live out the Great Commandments in order to fulfill the Great Commission.
God's Plan A
February 4, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Matthew 5:13–16
In Matthew 5:13-16, we learn how a church can be salt and light. Fresh off the heels of the Beatitudes, or, "The Beautiful Attitudes," Jesus crowns these characteristics with two brilliant and searching metaphors, salt and light.
The Heart of the Gospel
January 28, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • John 4
The heart of the Gospel is that God has been with us from the beginning of creation. Even though sin entered in the Garden and his people ended up in bondage in Egypt, God ransomed them out. Then God entered the flesh, born of a virgin. When Jesus returns to heaven, the Spirit comes at Pentecost. The message clearly is that God is with us. One day soon the heavens will open up in splendor and Jesus will return - God with us.
More Than Words
January 21, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • John 3:16–18
From John 3:16-18, we learn that understanding, knowing, and receiving God's love is essential.
Let the Ministry Begin
January 14, 2024 • Dr. Breck Ladd • Mark 1:14–15
In Mark 1:14-15, we see how Jesus began his ministry and offered us a model on how we are to let ministry begin within us.
Written in Red
January 7, 2024 • John 1:35–42
Looking at John 1:35-42, we take a deeper dive into how Jesus calls his first disciples.