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God Among The Ruins - Week 5: Finishing What You Started

God Among The Ruins - Week 4: Dumping Distractions

God Among The Ruins - Week 3: Mission Opposition Ft. John Bailey

God Among The Ruins - Week 2: Daring To Be A Difference Maker

God Among The Ruins - Week 1: What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do

When in Romans | The Romans Road, Romans 1:1-16

All roads lead to Rome. It was a proverb, even in the days of the Apostle Paul. From Rome’s imperial highways, the Empire tightened its grip around the world. For just as all roads led to Rome, so did all roads lead from Rome. The Apostle Paul, being the master missional strategist that he was, had a plan from the very beginning to preach the good news of the gospel to the Roman Empire. However, every time he intended to make the journey, something else always came up. Even so, like an anthem in...

Dry Places, Week 3: Roadmap for a Rocky Road

Sometimes life is HARD. We all go through those difficult times where the road gets a little bit rocky. In this message, we discover the roadmap for a rocky road and how to get to the other side of tough times.

Dry Places, Week 2: Wonder in the Wilderness

Whenever you face a wilderness in life you can either wander or wonder. In this message, we discover how we can stand in wonder at the handiwork of God, because even in the middle of hardship we can still worship.

Dry Places, Week 1: The Provision in Dry Places

There are three words you need to remember when you find yourself in a Dry Place: God Will Provide! In this message, Pastor Josh shares a story from 1 Kings 17 where we discovery some important reminders about God’s provision.

Life on Mission, Week 4: Deepened Devotion with John Bailey

In this message, John Bailey leads us through the early church in the book of Acts as we discover that a church on mission has a deepened devotion.

Life on Mission, Week 3: My Part in God's Mission

You have a part in the mission of God and in this message, we discover that you’re invited, you’re influential, and your invaluable. That’s incredible. And it’s worthy of your investment.

Life on Mission, Week 2: Wanting Greater

Wanting greater is a natural desire. In fact, God desire’s greater for you in your life too. In this message, we look to Acts 1 and discover a greater urgency, a greater strategy, and a greater desire for our life.

Life on Mission, Week 1: Into the Harvest

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. In this message, we learn to see with God's eyes, pray with God's heart, and join in God's Work.

What Hell Has that the Church Needs

What if I told you that Hell has what our church needs? In this message, we take a journey to Hell through the eyes of a man that we read about in Scriptures and find three qualities needed for our church today.

Clickbait, Week 5: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Clickbait, Week 4: Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin

Clickbait, Week 3: God Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle, with John Bailey

Clickbait, Week 2: Money is the Root of All Evil, with John Bailey

Clickbait, Week 1: It Doesn't Matter what You Believe

Clickbait culture has crept its way into Christianity. We read things, or hear things, or see things online that catch our attention and before we know it, those things that caught our attention stick and shape our theology. In this message, we look at the common phrase "It doesn't matter what you believe," and we discover that not only does it matter what we believe, it also matters what we do with what we believe.

The Kingdom of God, Week 3: Get Out of the Way with John Bailey

The Kingdom of God, Week 2: My Story, His Glory

What do we do when God says “Wait”? In this message, we discover we should handle a waiting season.

The Kingdom of God, Week 1: Reclaiming the Glory

Has the church lost grip on the glory of God? Have Christians marked God's presence as absent in their own lives? In this message, we discover that to reclaim God's Glory and Presence in our lives, we must have the right motive, the right response, and the right priority.

Greater Love, Week 3: An Open Tomb

An open tomb means a changed life, but what is it in us that should be changing? In this message, we discover that an open tomb means an open eye, an open mind, and an open mouth.

Greater Love, Week 2: Wired for Worship

What do we do with God's Greater Love? We are called to be ambassadors for Jesus, but before we can be an ambassador, we must first be a neighbor. And before we can be a neighbor, we must first be a worshipper. Wired for Worship.

Greater Love, Week 1: It's Time to Party

The Bible says that the Heavens roar when even one person comes to repentance through Jesus. In this series, we discover what the party is all about, and we even find a warning to party-poopers.

Pioneers, Week 3: The Hand and The Stand

We all have one enemy: the Devil. And he's ready to fight. In this message, we discover how we can see victory against the devil in our lives by fighting with our hand and fighting with our stand.

Pioneers, Week 2: Throw it Down

God asks Moses, "What's in your hand?" Moses responds, "A staff." God says "Throw it down on the ground." From the moment Moses releases his staff, that staff is used to do over a dozen miracles. In this message, we find God's calling to us to be similar. God asks, "What have I given you?" We respond, "A life." God says, "Throw it down." And we learn there is great power in the "throw down."

Pioneers, Week 1: Called to Courage

Life is often described as a journey and for all of us, it’s uncharted territory. Meaning, we don’t always know the right answers. We don’t always know what to do. We don’t always know what not to do. We are pioneers in life. But God had given us his Word. And in that powerful book that is alive and enlightening, we find other pioneers. Other people, just like us, trying to make it through life in a way that is pleasing to God. Through their stories, we find direction on how we can pioneer our o...

Thirst, Week 3: Stop, Start, Keep

We have discovered that Jesus is the source of our satisfaction, but how do we tap into the source? In this message, Pastor Josh leads us through Isaiah 55, as we find that to quench our spiritual thirst, we must stop wasting, start forsaking, and keep trusting.

Thirst, Week 2: Too Parched to See God's Presence

In this message, we discover another group of thirsty people, known as the children of Israel. They are so thirsty that they start questioning the presence of God. They are too parched to see God's presence. From their story, we discover how we end up between a rock and a hard place, and we discuss how we can get out.