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Choose Your Words, Part 4: Gently / Mark Farnham

Choose Your Words, Part 3: Cautiously / Beau Eckert

We need to choose our words intentionally in order to build up not tear down. We need to choose our words slowly by being quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger. Today, we learn that we must choose our words cautiously because our tongues are untamable. Is that even possible? Let’s discover together...

Choose Your Words, Part 2: Slowly / Beau Eckert

Last week, we saw from Ephesians 4:29 that we should Choose Our Words intentionally in order to build others up. This week, we will see that another way to build others up is by not saying anything at all. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is listen.

Choose Your Words, Part 1: Intentionally / Beau Eckert

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This little rhyme couldn’t be further from the truth. Words are so powerful. They can be life-giving and build up, or they can be destructive and tear down. We must all choose our words . . . intentionally.

Loving God, Loving Others (Summer 2020), Part 3 / Scott Messner

As we conclude the series today we are given the opportunity to actively participate in God’s transforming work in the world and to be a part of His story of proclaiming the gospel to the ends of the Earth.

Loving God, Loving Others (Summer 2020), Part 2 / Scott Messner

Last week, we learned that once you place your faith in Jesus, at the center of following Him is Loving God and Loving Others. As we continue this week, we will be challenged with three questions and a command that will further clarify and challenge us to Love God and Love Others.

Missing Church, Part 4: His People / Beau Eckert

There are many aspects of the church we have been missing lately. But even as we look to regather next week, we need to make sure nothing is missing in our understanding of the church. We continue that journey today by looking at us, His people that make up His church.

Missing Church, Part 3: His Priority / Beau Eckert

There are many aspects of the church we have been missing lately. But during this series we are digging into what we might be missing in our understanding of the church. We continue that journey today by looking at Jesus’ priority for His church.

Missing Church, Part 1: Missing Church / Beau Eckert

There are so many aspects of the church we have been missing lately. But as we are missing “our church,” could we be missing what "The Church" is all about? Today we start a brand-new sermon series where we will look biblically at what the church is . . . and isn’t!

In the Midst, Part 4: Behold Your God / Beau Eckert

Isaiah 40 is written to God’s people right after they received devastating news that their future was not going to be what they hoped. So God, through Isaiah the prophet, says be comforted, stand on My Word and behold your God. It begins with His sovereignty and goodness, but there’s so much more...Behold !

In the Midst, Part 3: Stand on My Word / Beau Eckert

Whenever we are “In the midst” God’s Word is our anchor. It speaks to life’s biggest questions by making sense of the past and bringing hope for the future. But it also brings comfort and hope as it directs our steps today.

In the Midst, Part 2: Comfort My People / Beau Eckert & Scott Messner

“In the midst” of whatever we might be facing our God has revealed Himself to us as the “Father of mercies and God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3). What does it look like to be comforted by God “in the midst” of our current situation? Let’s look together...

In the Midst, Part 1: In the Midst / Beau Eckert

Often times when we are “in the midst” of a trying or challenging time we either want to know why it is happening or we look toward the day when it will be over. Neither are wrong, but what if our mindset shifted and we realized God is not only with us, but He is at work “in our midst.”

Follow Me! Part 24: Mark 15:16-47 / Beau Eckert

Mark not only gives us the facts of Jesus’ crucifixion, but also introduces us to the people who surrounded Jesus during this time. Soldiers, criminals, religious leaders, bystanders, men, women and one Roman Centurion. It is a reminder that even though these people responded differently to Him, He was giving His life as a ransom for them all . . . including you and me.

Follow Me! Part 22: Mark 14:1-52 / Beau Eckert

Follow Me! Part 21: Mark 13:1-37 / Beau Eckert

Jesus has triumphantly entered Jerusalem (Sunday), overturned tables in the temple (Monday), and had a series of conflicts with the religious leaders who were looking to trap, humiliate and discredit him (Tuesday). He now leaves the temple and Jerusalem and teaches His disciples on the Mount of Olives about near and far prophetic events.

Follow Me! Part 20: Mark 11:27-12:44 / Beau Eckert

Jesus has triumphantly entered Jerusalem and overturned tables in the temple. He now enters into a series of conflicts with the religious leaders who are looking to trap, humiliate and discredit him. Jesus’ wisdom and authority are again on display for all to see.

Follow Me! Part 19: Mark 11:1-25 / Scott Messner

Welcome to Palm Sunday, a few weeks early. Last week Jesus told his followers of his upcoming death and in this portion of the story, Jesus rides into Jerusalem hailed as King. What do followers then and now learn from his entry into Jerusalem and actions at the Temple?

Follow Me! Part 18: Mark 10:32-52 / Beau Eckert

Today we come to the end of the middle section Mark and the thematic verse for the entire Gospel (v.45). Jesus predicts his death for a third time, His disciples continue to jockey for position in the kingdom, and Jesus graciously restores the sight of a blind beggar.

Follow Me! Part 17: Mark 10:1-31 / Beau Eckert

As Jesus continues to develop what it means to be one of His followers, He teaches principles about divorce, children and money. But on a deeper level He is reorienting the priorities of our heart.

Follow Me! Part 16: Mark 9:14-50 / Beau Eckert

By restoring a young child, Jesus teaches a powerful lesson about faith. He then continues to deliberately and methodically teach his disciples, and us, what must happen to Him and what it looks like to be one of His followers.

Follow Me! Part 14: Mark 8:1-30 / Beau Eckert

Jesus continues to be revealed as the Messiah, the Son of God, through public and private miracles. But as we pivot to the next critical section of Mark’s gospel, Jesus focuses on the lack of spiritual understanding of His disciples.

Follow Me! Part 13: Mark 7:1-37 / Scott Messner

Jesus continues to validate his identity as the Messiah, the Son of God. By validating His claim through miracles, Jesus is essentially telling his listeners then and today, that right standing with God and life in Christ is found in no one and nothing else other than relationship with Him. But with any claim comes controversy.

Follow Me! Part 12: Mark 6:30-56 / Beau Eckert

Jesus continues to be revealed as the Messiah, the Son of God, through public and private miracles. He cares for a large crowd by teaching and miraculously providing a meal. He reveals his divinity privately to his disciples by walking to them on the water. And His healing of many confirms to all that He is the Son of God.

Follow Me! Part 11: Mark 6:1-29 / Beau Eckert

Last week we eased our way back into Mark's Gospel, today we are fully immersed. Thus far, Jesus' authority has been on display in his teaching and miracles, but his reception has been diverse, especially in his hometown. But Jesus' ministry continues as he sends out the twelve and we see the cost of following Jesus fully on display in the death of John the Baptist.

Follow Me! Part 10: Mark 6:1-6 / Brad Mullen

Although you won't find the wonder of Christmas in The Gospel of Mark, Mark's Gospel is, nevertheless, full of wonder. That's clear from the opening verses of chapter 6. Jesus, having amazed the crowds with his compassionate miracles, now astonishes his would-be hometown fans with his deep wisdom, and even winds up marveling himself at their chilly reception. Fitting it is to begin the New Year, where we leave off the old year, in wonder of Jesus, and with his words fresh in our ear, "Follow Me!...

Advent, Part 3: Joy / Beau Eckert

As we continue today in our Advent series, we light the candle of JOY. It is our inward response--expressed outwardly--to the good news of what God has done for us and in us through His Son Jesus, the Savior who is Christ the Lord.

Advent, Part 2: Love / Beau Eckert

As we continue today in our Advent series, we light the candle of LOVE. The coming of Jesus not only defines love for us but it puts it on full display. The message of Christmas teaches us that He is Emmanuel—God with us, but His demonstrated love proves God is for us as well.

Advent, Part 1: Hope / Scott Messner

Advent means coming. We look back with hope at the first Christmas when Jesus came into our world as a humble baby in a manger and we anticipate His second coming. For many, Christmas is a time filled with hope and anticipation. How does the reality of Christ coming as a baby and His promised return fill us with hope and anticipation that goes beyond Christmas?

Follow Me! Part 9: Mark 5:21-43 / Beau Eckert

In this, the final message before we break for Advent, Jesus demonstrates his power and compassion when he encounters two desperate people. Their stories are different, and yet, they each share some common ground. Jesus meets their needs but in ways neither expected.