Storytellers

Your Worldview is Showing

December 1, 2024 • Don Denyes • Luke 12:22–34

What keeps you up at night? Are you worried about your future, your kids’ future, or maybe the state of the world? Dr. Don Denyes jumps back into our Luke Storytellers Series and helps us trade our worldly perspective for a heavenly one.

How to Pray

November 10, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 11:1–4

Are you sad, frustrated, or overwhelmed with something in your life right now? Have you prayed about it? As Stu Quackenbush continues our Storytellers series in Luke, he invites us to bring our needs to God in prayer. Even if God chooses not to answer the way we hope, we will still be secure in our loving Father’s arms.

Our Neighbor and the Gospel

November 3, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 10:25–37

Who has hurt you? Who do you distrust? Are you at war with anyone in your heart? That person is your neighbor. As Stu Quackenbush explores the parable of the Good Samaritan, we’ll see one of the most radical calls on our lives as Christinas–we are to love even our enemies. Jesus loved first and we are to “do likewise.”

The Mountaintop and the Mission

October 27, 2024 • Ben Phebus • Luke 9:28–37

The pressures of life! As soon as you read that, what came to mind? Maybe you have one big thing that consumes you or maybe a long list of them that keeps you from engaging more fully in our mission to always make disciples. Ben Phebus continues our series in Luke and invites us to follow Jesus’ example to step away to pray and commune with God, so we can be refreshed and ready.

The Cross and the Throne

October 20, 2024 • Trent Heaton • Luke 9:23–27

Life is about choices. One of the biggest ones we face each day requires us to decide if we will serve others or serve ourselves. Trent Heaton explores the next section in our Luke series and invites us to consider what it means to pick up our cross daily and follow Jesus.

Jesus Meets Our Needs

October 13, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 9:10–17

When you are in need, who do you call–your parents, your best friend, or do you cry out to Jesus? How do you feel when someone sees your need and responds? As Stu Quackenbush continues our Storyteller series in Luke, he shares the story of Jesus’ miraculous provision, the impact His compassion had, and encourages us to follow Jesus’ example and show compassion to others.

The Power of Christ Over Sickness and Death - Part 2

October 6, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 8:40–56

Do you find yourself praying for a miracle? How do you respond when the answer is different than what you desired? In part two of this teaching, Stu Quackenbush continues to dive into the true purpose of miracles; exploring their place in our faith-walk today and reminding us that we have been given hope, not from the possibility of a miracle alone, but from the God of Miracles Himself.

The Power of Christ Over Sickness and Death - Part 1

September 29, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 8:40–56

Jesus’ ministry was marked by miracles. There are still miracles today. Have you experienced one personally? Have you prayed for one that never happened? Stu Quackenbush explores our next section in Luke and reminds us of the ultimate miracle–the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ that saves us from our sin.

The Power of Christ Over the Supernatural

September 22, 2024 • Ben Phebus • Luke 8:26–39

Who is Jesus to you? Is He your Lord and Savior or just a legend with no real impact on your life? Ben Phebus continues our series in Luke and invites us to see who Jesus really is, as well as the power He has over sin and darkness.

The Power of Christ

September 15, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 8:22–25

When life gets tough, where do you turn? Do you rely on your own abilities or knack to solve problems? Or do you turn to Christ? Stu Quackenbush continues our Storyteller Series in Luke and reminds us that we can trust Jesus, knowing that He will either calm the storm or sit with us in the boat as life crashes around us.

A Listening Heart

September 8, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 8:4–15

Those who have ears, let them hear! Sounds easy enough, right? Yet there are so many things in our lives that can keep us from hearing or seeing the good news God has for us. Stu Quackenbush relaunches our Storyteller series in Luke with a teaching on the parable of the soils, and helps us open our hearts to receive God’s gifts.

True Worship

June 30, 2024 • Stu Quackenbush • Luke 7:36–50

When is the last time that you felt strong, overwhelming emotion over God’s gracious, undeserved, and life-altering love for you? Stu Quackenbush continues our Storyteller’s series in Luke and points us to how understanding the depth of mercy we have received, supercharges our passion for Christ and energizes our worship of Him in all that we do.

Faith, Doubt, Grace

June 23, 2024 • Steve Welch • Luke 7:18–35

We all struggle from time to time with doubt. Life’s circumstances can really throw us for a loop and cause us to question God. We aren’t alone. Even those who saw Jesus’ miracles firsthand, questioned Him when things didn’t go the way they expected. Steve Welch shares the grace Jesus offers, even when we stumble and doubt.

Compassionate Healer

June 9, 2024 • Andrew Bauer • Luke 7:11–17

Has someone in your life shown you compassion? Maybe a kind word or deed when you were hurting? Andrew Bauer invites us to follow Jesus’ example from Luke 7 and be a light in this dark world by sharing the words and love of Jesus to those around us in need of a Savior.

Choosing to Trust

June 2, 2024 • Ben Phebus • Luke 7:1–10

What is faith and how do you know if you have it? How do you choose to trust, even in the midst of the storms of life? Ben Phebus continues our series in Luke with a story about someone unexpected, who had enough faith to cause Jesus to marvel!

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