We may find ourselves struggling to feel fulfilled in relationships when we feel there is an expectation that we have to act a certain way. We can be pursued for our talents, our education, or for what we can offer another. How crazy is it that what Jesus pursues us for is a relationship where we can humbly share our sin and brokenness? Do we respond as if Jesus is a casual guest in our home that we engage when we feel like it or do we treat him as the most important relationship we have?
Christ Transforming Love
December 26, 2021 • Steve Girard • Mark 2:13–17
Grace is a freeing, life-altering experience that takes a soul-filled journey to figure out. This sermon will help people draw into the idea that grace is an amazing thing that can also surprise us by who is willing to offer it, how powerful it is when we receive it, and what it does for us when we are willing to give it.
Invited to the Table
December 26, 2021 • Laura Murphy • Mark 2:13–17
Grace is a freeing, life-altering experience that takes a soul-filled journey to figure out. This sermon will help people draw into the idea that grace is an amazing thing that can also surprise us by who is willing to offer it, how powerful it is when we receive it, and what it does for us when we are willing to give it.
Unsatisfied
September 5, 2021 • Mark Sheets • James 4:1–10
Sometimes it can seem like we put effort into and hope for certain things in life, only to have our wishes and desires go unsatisfied. Have you ever experienced this? Do you feel this way right now? What does scripture have to say about desire and satisfaction?
Unsatisfied
September 5, 2021 • Mark Sheets • James 4:1–10
Sometimes it can seem like we put effort into and hope for certain things in life, only to have our wishes and desires go unsatisfied. Have you ever experienced this? Do you feel this way right now? What does scripture have to say about desire and satisfaction?
Let Your Faith Be Bigger Than Your Fear
September 5, 2021 • Danica Harris • Matthew 14:25–32
Have you ever felt like you were in the middle of the sea and not sure what your next step would be? Through the story of Peter, we learn that keeping our eyes on Christ can make all the difference in how we face difficult circumstances.
The only constant is change
September 5, 2021 • Fabian Gonzalez • Matthew 9:14–17
Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “change is the only constant in life.” Change is difficult, because change comes with loss. But life is constantly changing. It’s those who are able to embrace and navigate the change that are usually better equipped for the future. How can we learn to embrace change, and continue to have hope, believing that God is always doing something new?
The Search for Love
February 14, 2021 • Kayla Meredith
One of our most important human needs is to be loved and to love. In life, we can search for love in many different "places." In our search for finding love, there is one love that will never fail us, that is always with us and in fact, nothing can separate us from it. That is the love of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Through the life of Ruth, we have an example of one who seeks after God's love by faith and not by sight.
Letting Go ... Moving Forward
December 27, 2020 • Bryan Rezen
Letting go is one of the hardest things to do. It’s so easy to try to hold on to things from our past, but we must trust that God has something better. Letting go of a relationship, hurt, fear, past mistakes, sin, shame, anger, past abuse, failures, regrets, worry, etc. is easier when we realize that God has a plan for each of us. When we let go of the things that are holding us back, we realize that what God has in store for us is never in the past.
Write Your Own Headlines
September 6, 2020 • Kayla Meredith
If a newspaper were to create a story of your past 24 hours or week or even month, what would the headlines say? The reality is you get to choose, despite what circumstances surround you. Paul, in the letter to the Philippians that he wrote from prison, offers us sound advice and a hope to live into as we get to choose our headlines. We have an opportunity each and every day to write the story of a life that pursues Christ!
A Meaningful Life
May 17, 2020 • Mark Sheets
Living a life that has meaning can have us aiming at a moving target sometimes. There are chapters when we feel a significant amount of synergy between desire, calling and experience. Other chapters we may feel lost, flailing or frustrated. How can we experience a more meaningful life consistently?
Who Do You Say I Am? • North Oak
May 26, 2019 • Diannah White
Sometimes we feel stuck during the dead of winter and need to break out of our rut or routine. We’re going to do just that, by offering a creative and unique way to experience God. Just like Jesus would change up his routine with big crowds, one-on-one, or alone in the wilderness for 40 days -- God may speak something new to you in worship that you’ve been hoping to hear for months!
