Have you ever been disappointed that life hasn't gone the way you planned? Have these missed expectations led you question God and His plan for your life? In this weeks message we learn how to trust Jesus in seasons of waiting and in seasons disappointment so that our faith may be strengthened. ★ Support this podcast ★
As we enter into this Advent season, we're reminded that the birth of Christ was not just a joyous occasion, but a divine intervention. The Savior of the world came to be with us in the midst of our suffering and He remains with us in the waiting. ★ Support this podcast ★
In the third and final week of our series on generosity, we learned how to embrace godliness in a world obsessed with riches. We were also invited by our pastoral team to take 'The Contentment Challenge'. Want to join us? Watch this week's message and learn how to participate. ★ Support this podcast ★
Happy Thanksgiving week! In week 2 of our series on Generosity, we look at how generosity can practically flow from our lives when we choose to live with an abundance mentality. ★ Support this podcast ★
Generosity is not about what God wants from you, it's about what He wants for you! Join us as we kick off this three-part series where we'll discover the generous heart of God and learn together how we can cultivate a heart of abundance. ★ Support this podcast ★
Few gifts have caused more division or confusion in the church than the gifts of tongues and prophecy. Entire theologies and denominations have emerged based on these two gifts alone. While we're not called to make the gifts nothing, we're equally not called to make the gifts everything. In seeking to live obedient to Scripture, join us as we study how to pursue love so that we may prophecy in order to build up the Church. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Spiritual gifts are the means by which Jesus carries on His mission through His church. Do you know what your gift is? Do you know why it was given to you or how you're to use it? Join us this week as we look to 1 Corinthians 12 for answers. ★ Support this podcast ★
When it comes to the differences between men and women, our culture chooses to divide over what God meant to unite. Thankfully, the word of God gives guidance to help us live into the roles we've been assigned while also providing us, both men and women, with the perfect example in Jesus. ★ Support this podcast ★
Our culture surrounds us with things that compete with God for our attention, our affection and our devotion, but each of these idols ultimately fail to give us what only God can provide. Join us for week 5 of our Kingdom Culture series as we learn to recognize the 'Idol Culture' we're living in and to embrace the better way offered to us through Jesus Christ. ★ Support this podcast ★
The culture of the world tells us that we should prioritize our individual self above all else, but Kingdom Culture teaches us to actively look for opportunities to give up our rights for the sake of others. Join us for week 4 in our series as we learn what it means to "Win by Losing". ★ Support this podcast ★
Worldly culture wants us to believe that contentment can only be found in our romantic relationships, but God's word reminds us that true contentment is found in Christ alone. In week 3 of our Kingdom Culture series, we dive deeper into the topics of marriage, singleness and divorce to learn how to live according to God's desire and by God's design. ★ Support this podcast ★
Every culture that has ever existed has attempted to redefine sex and redraw the boundary lines of its acceptable use. As a result, our world is littered with sexual brokenness. In week 2 of our series we identify myths our culture tells us about sex so that we can learn to glorify God in living out Kingdom Culture in our sexuality. ★ Support this podcast ★
Are you influencing culture or is culture influencing you? This week, we started a new series called KINGDOM CULTURE, where we'll discuss what it looks like to "be the church" in a city that doesn't share the same values and how we can confidently walk in our identity as citizens of heaven here and now. ★ Support this podcast ★
Is unforgiveness holding you in a prison and causing pain in your life? Are you living out the forgiveness Jesus has shown you to others? Join us in our series finale as we silence the voice of shame in our lives and live in the freedom of Jesus! ★ Support this podcast ★
As Christians, we can tend to overemphasize our pursuit of God and neglect the fact that it is He who pursues us. In today's message on Silencing Shame, we learn how patient and compassionate God is in His pursuit and how simple it is for us to receive His grace. ★ Support this podcast ★
The way we often respond to shame is by running and hiding from the very relationships that are designed to bring us joy and fulfillment. This week, we're discussing why we respond this way and how vastly different it is from the way God responds to our shame. ★ Support this podcast ★
The first and most important step in silencing the voice of shame in our lives is to understand our God-given identity. In week one of this new series, we'll go back to the creation story in Genesis to learn that being "Not Enough" isn't a flaw in our design, but actually our most important feature. ★ Support this podcast ★
The day is coming when God will fulfill His promise to His people and everything will change in an instant. Which side of eternity will you end up on? In the final week of our series in Malachi, we catch a glimpse of the joy of heaven and the journey we must take to get there. ★ Support this podcast ★
Are you a channel for blessing to flow through or are you a dam that hoards for yourself? Catch up on this weeks message as we learn to trust God in living a generous life! ★ Support this podcast ★
Sometimes God's promises don't turn out the way we expect. Instead of losing confidence in who He is, let's learn to trust God more deeply by looking toward His greater plan in order to discover His greater purpose. ★ Support this podcast ★
Selfish love kept God's people from experiencing His goodness through relationships, causing a division between God and His people. In this weeks message, we receive the encouragement to return to our first love so that we can love others the way God intends through His perfect design. ★ Support this podcast ★
This week, we hear how the Lord responds to lazy and lacking leaders while coming to a deeper understanding of the call we have as the priesthood of believers to lead others to Christ. ★ Support this podcast ★
True worship and God-honoring sacrifice is born out of a heart that delights in the Lord. In week two of our series in Malachi, we explore the heart behind pure worship and are reminded of the joy and freedom found when our own depravity is acknowledged and the grace of our deliverer is embraced. ★ Support this podcast ★
The book of Malachi sums up what the entire Old Testament has pointed to in that God's people cannot be faithful to the Covenant promise. They’ve corrupted the sacrificial system, hoarded their money, and worshiped foreign gods. While God will deal with their sin, he will not abandon them. He promises to redeem a remnant and send a Messiah to fulfill his covenant promises. Join us this series as we learn to take inventory of our lives in order to address our own wanderings from God and allow our...
Some people are committed to leaving a bad legacy, others try to build a good one...but the question we should be asking is "How do we leave a GREAT legacy?" In this Father's Day message we discuss how to keep the flames of the faith burning from one generation to the next. Join us as we learn the 3 Keys to Leaving a Godly Legacy! ★ Support this podcast ★
Discipline may be a divisive topic in our society, but for followers of Jesus it is the greatest opportunity we have to point our kids to Christ. Catch up on this weeks message covering the principles of establishing healthy discipline of kids in the home. ★ Support this podcast ★
In a society defined by busyness, what do Biblical rhythms of rest look like? What if burnout doesn't have to define some of the best years of our lives? This week we explore the topic of rest, learning how the healthy Christian life flows from a place of rest and abiding with God. ★ Support this podcast ★
Often times our lives can be defined by our social commitments and busy calendars with our spiritual rhythms filling in the rare gaps of time. This weeks message focuses on creating an environment in the home that centers our lives first and foremost around Jesus. This reprioritization of our time helps us cultivate vibrant lives with deep, more meaningful relationships. ★ Support this podcast ★
To follow God's design for our families, we must first take ownership of the opportunities He has blessed us with and cultivate disciples within our biological and spiritual families ★ Support this podcast ★
We celebrate Mother's Day by kicking off a new 6-week series on the topic of family. A recent survey performed by childcarecanada.org studying the best countries to raise a family showed that among 35 developed countries, the USA ranked second to last. Simply put, families in our country are in crises and things need to change. This series is designed to get us back to living in the reality of God's design for family. Join us in week 1 as we look at what it means to live as God-honoring, purpose...
