400 years. Not a word. Between the Old and New Testament four hundred years of silence passed. How God's people endured and their patience is a testimony to our modern drive for instant answers. This Advent season, may we pursue the silence and wait patiently for Jesus.
Pastor Clark wraps up our teaching on parenting with a look towards the attitude required to lead children well.
How to rebuild relationships.
Join us as we explore the idea of making peace from Jesus' teaching on the Sermon on the Mount.
Pastor Clark opens this new series on parenting with three priorities and a focus on the most foundational beginning to help kids have a vision for better days ahead.
Pastor Clark takes a look at how we can comprehend the power of our words - to hurt or to heal.
What do you do when you're off rhythm? Out of sync? When you bitterly and utterly fail? Pastor Clark looks at the example of some of the closest disciples of Jesus and then to the grace that comes from knowing Christ in this final teaching in the Rhythms series.
In this three-week series we will discover three integral pieces of our daily routine: work, rest, and worship. In part 2, Pastor Clark shows how living a life centered on Christ is the anchor that will not fail you when life's uncertainties strike.
In this three-week series we will discover three integral pieces of our daily routine: work, rest, and worship. With our susceptibility to compartmentalization and overindulgence, we will discover how to be diligent in finding the rhythm God intended for us in our jobs, our rest, and the worship that takes place in the midst of our daily lives.
Pastor Clark leads us through Luke 7 as we look at two of Jesus' healing miracles.
With the tragedy in DC this week and some of it being tied to Christians, how do we respond? How can we ensure we are not becoming radicalized towards violence? Today Pastor Clark will look at how to fix our broken minds and hearts.
Pastor Clark launches our brand new teaching series "REVEALED" with the story of Jesus' parents finding him teaching in the temple as a boy.
The fourth and final week of Advent, Pastor Clark begins our initial descent into the New Testament account of the birth of Christ with a look at two influential women who made the choice to overcome their fears by trusting in God.
In the third week of Advent, Pastor Clark takes us on a journey with the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah proclaims a message of good news to the oppressed: God will provide justice, comfort, and hope to the people of Israel. When we catch up with Jesus reading this same text in the synagogue we get a sense of the restoration God has intended for His people today.
Pastor Clark teaches on the prophet Joel's message of hope for even the most heartbreaking of times in this second week of Advent.
In the first part of this brand new teaching series, Pastor Clark walks us through the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den to discover a timeless truth: we need God's rescue!
In the final sermon of this series, Pastor Clark looks at the message Jeremiah brought to God's people. Even though they broke their covenant, God promised to create a new covenant with the people and forgive them. And you'll discover the second chances God has in store for you when you listen!
The prophet Isaiah had a vision of God in the temple that rocked him to his core. When God asked who would go - Isaiah volunteered. What does it look like when we say "Yes" to serving others? Pastor Clark looks into the idea of how we can be empowered to change our world for good in this week's sermon.
God told Jonah to go to Nineveh with a message for the people to turn to God. Jonah disobeyed and traveled by boat in the opposite direction, but God corrected his course! Pastor Clark explores the tension between good intentions and good actions as we learn to see glimpses of God all around us.
We begin a new series today in the Old Testament books of histories and prophets. We see them reveal God through various means & sightings and learn that if we look close enough we might get our own glimpse of God! Today we begin our journey with the prophet Elijah.
Throughout this series we have seen the ups and downs of promises not kept by God's people but a faithful God that has always kept His promises. As we conclude we see a new covenant being made between God and His people in King David with echoes to a future King (Jesus). Ultimately, like David, we learn that it is impossible for us to outgive God.
What happens to unanswered prayers? And how do we live our life when we feel like there's no response? Pastor Clark tackles the question of prayer and listening for the still small voice of God in our daily trials in this week's teaching.
This week Pastor Clark explores the narrative of the "Golden Calf" and how idols in our lives can destroy our relationship with God. But there's good news - God keeps His promises!
The seasons are changing, fall is in the air! Harvest is right around the corner and it reminds us that there are cycles to our lives that help us remember milestones. God gave His people a way to remember when He liberated them from Egypt. This Sunday we will discover the freedom God gives us from empire and our own errors in Jesus.
Will God be able to keep his promise to Abraham even if his descendants are knuckleheads? Today Pastor Clark shows that even in chaotic times we can trust God to help us turn obstacles into opportunities.
In part 2 of "Promises Made, Promises Broken", Pastor Clark tells about the origin of Abram's story with God - and the promise that his descendants would outnumber the stars in the night sky! We will learn that trusting God is what restores our relationship with God.
Pastor Clark begins our new teaching series in our year of HOPE: "Promises Made, Promises Broken" with a look at the beginning of humanity and the promises God made and humanity broke.
How do we maintain hope in such a terrible year? Where should we focus to keep hope alive? Pastor Clark shines the light into our world's darkness in this brand new sermon.
Our Student Life Director, Matt Hamilton, speaks on the "new normal" idea and how we are adjusting to this chaotic time.
Pastor Clark finishes out our Summer 2020 teaching series on Psalm 23.
