Temptation is ultimately a battle of trust—whether we will trust God’s love, God’s Word, and God’s plan, or take control ourselves.
Preparing Our Hearts For Jesus
January 4, 2026 • Scott Paulson • Matthew 3
Repentance prepares our hearts to receive what only Jesus can do.
Living Nativity
December 28, 2025 • Aaron Burtner • Luke 4:14–21
We meet Christ in the margins of our lives, and He sends us to meet Him again in the margins of our world—where the Nativity becomes a lived reality all year long.
Peterson Wedding
December 27, 2025
God's Love For Us - Christmas Eve 2025
December 24, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Matthew 1:18–25
God’s love is revealed in Jesus coming to be with us and save us—and we must not let familiarity keep us from responding to Him.
God's Guiding Light
December 21, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Matthew 2:1–15
Jesus is the rightful King who invites our worship and promises His guidance—but the question every person must answer is who will sit on the throne of their life.
Sing Christmas Sing
December 20, 2025
God With Us
December 14, 2025 • Matthew Huston • Matthew 1:18–25
The birth of Jesus reminds us to behold a Savior who came to the world through circumstances that seem inconceivable to be a sign of a God that is with us.
God's Faithfulness
December 7, 2025 • Doug Slachter • Matthew 1:1–17
Through Matthew’s genealogy we see one name after another where God has used success and failure, honor and disgrace to accomplish his plan to bring about a savior, and in all of it we see that God never abandons, never forsakes, and never forgets those who call on his name. Through it all He is faithful.
Finding Joy in Contentment
November 30, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 4:10–23
Finding Joy in God's Peace
November 23, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 4:2–9
We find joy in God’s peace when we resolve conflict with others, respond rightly to our problems, and retrain
our minds to think in ways that align with God’s truth.
God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle
November 16, 2025 • JP Mumley • 2 Corinthians 1:8–11
Gods power is made perfect in our weakness.
Finding Joy in Pressing On
November 9, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 3:12–21, Philippians 4:1
Joy is found in pressing on with Christ, letting go of the past, staying faithful in the present, and fixing your eyes on the eternal prize.
Finding Joy in Knowing Christ
November 2, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 3:1–11
True joy is found not in what we achieve for God, but in what we receive from God through knowing Christ—
letting go of self-confidence and embracing His power, righteousness, and life within us.
Finding Joy in Serving Others
October 26, 2025 • Matthew Huston • Philippians 2:12–30
When we live out our lives in Christ we can find joy through serving others in the little by little
of our lives.
Finding Joy in Serving
October 19, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 2:1–11
Joy is found when we take on the mindset of Christ—laying down our rights, serving humbly, and living
sacrificially for the sake of others.
Finding Joy in Uncertainty
October 12, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 1:18–30
We can find joy in uncertain times when we are confident in our eternal future with Christ, which frees us to live boldly, focus on others, and live as true citizens of His kingdom today.
Finding Joy in Difficulties
October 5, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 1:12–18
When Jesus is at the center, we can find joy even when we’re dealing with difficult problems and people.
Finding Joy in Community and Cause
September 28, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Philippians 1:1–11
True joy is not found in circumstances, but in having our identity centered in Christ, rooted in Christian community, committed to the cause of the Gospel, and confident that God will complete His work in us.
Finding Joy in a World of Struggle
September 21, 2025 • Scott Paulson • Acts 16, Philippians 1:1
Joy in a world of suffering and struggle comes from knowing and living as a servant of Christ Jesus. Paul demonstrates that even when God says “no”, when opposition arises, or when suffering comes a servant’s identity in Christ allows them to find and hold on to joy.
The Danger of a Proud Heart
September 14, 2025 • Scott Paulson • 2 Chronicles 26
Uzziah’s story warns us of the danger of a proud heart. When we seek the Lord, He brings blessing and help, but when pride turns our hearts away from Him, it leads to downfall and destruction.
