Great Bible Stories You've Never Heard, pt. 3: The Price of Pride
It's an unbelieveable Bible story with a powerful lesson about a common problem in our lives.
Sep 23, 2012•26 min
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Great Bible Stories You've Never Heard, pt. 2: Dumb and Dumber
Have you ever done something stupid? Pastor Rod Loy shares the story of a group of Israelites who just don't seem to learn from their mistakes and how the story relates to us today.
Sep 16, 2012•34 min
Great Bible Stories You’ve Never Heard, Part 1: The Day of Good News
Have you ever made a discovery that was so good you were tempted to keep it to yourself? Pastor Rod Loy shares the story of three outcast who became unlikely heroes when they stumbled upon great news--and decided to share it with other.
Sep 09, 2012•14 min
Tough Row to Hoe
Pastor Brian Dollar teaches us to plant the seeds of Outward Focus in our families. Learn how to become a family who is obedient, generous and who sacrifices.
Sep 02, 2012•33 min
Planting Faith, Commitment and Honor
What you plant in your family is what will grow. Learn how to avoid planting the wrong seeds and how to plant beneficial ones instead.
Aug 27, 2012•34 min
Family Farm, pt. 3: Farm Aid
How do you avoid passing negative things down to the next generation? How do you avoid reproducing the seeds that were planted in you? Maybe your family model wasn’t healthy. Maybe that unhealthy, dysfunctional family model has been passed down for generations. You desperately want to end the cycle, but aren’t sure how. Rod Loy outlines steps toward change.
Aug 19, 2012•30 min
Family Farm, pt. 2: Planting the Right Stuff
Unplanted seed is useless and worthless. For it to be effective, it has to be planted. To grow your family, you have to plant the right seeds pointed toward the right harvest. It's not enough to know what to do. You have to actually do it!
Aug 13, 2012•34 min
Family Farm, pt. 1: You Get What You Plant
Raising a healthy family, building a healthy marriage and maintaining healthy relationships takes time, effort, hard work, intentionality, a lot of love, a lot of help, and a lot of prayer. What are you planting in your family today?
Aug 05, 2012•31 min
Super Pete, pt. 8: Super Me?
Average Pete, a hotheaded guy who made bad decisions, was transformed by Christ into a "super" version of himself. This former fisherman became a great leader of the faith. God sees the "super" in you, too - you don't have to be average!
Jul 29, 2012•34 min
Super Pete, pt. 7: How to Have a Good Church Fight
How can we disagree without our disagreement dissolving into a church fight? People can lose sight of what really matters and get a church off mission. The true test of our faith is this - how will we conduct ourselves and will we resolve those issues?
Jul 22, 2012•34 min
Super Pete, pt. 6: Freedom
Some of us spend every day in prison. Not a literal prison, but we are held captive by depression, addictions, fear. It is a dark cell that makes some days a struggle just to move through life. But God can set us free from our prisons! This message is by Pastor Randy Jumper, our missions and young adult pastor.
Jul 15, 2012•34 min
Super Pete, pt. 5: His People
God used a preacher with a prejudice and a Gentile seeker to change the church world at that time, and for all time. It is because of this moment that the whole world was open to the Gospel!
Jul 08, 2012•33 min
Super Pete, pt. 4 "Those People"
God used a preacher with a prejudice and a Gentile seeker, searching for God, to change the church world at that time, and for all time.
Jul 01, 2012•29 min
Super Pete, pt. 3- Talk of the Town
A testimony is meant to be told. If God has done something wonderful for you, there is power in sharing your testimony! Your miracle will lead to others believing. Your story will inspire faith and hope in others!
Jun 25, 2012•33 min
Super Pete, pt. 2: Let's Make a Deal
We sometimes want God to save us from the consequences of our mistakes. But, thank God that He doesn't rescue us from every consequence. They are great teachers! God loves you enough to let you learn from your mistakes.
Jun 18, 2012•36 min
Super Pete, pt. 1: Ordinary, Average, Everyday Miracle
Bible characters sometimes seem like superheroes: larger than life, always on top. But they weren't. They made mistakes, and said stupid things. If God can use ordinary, flawed men and women to make a difference, God can use you!
Jun 10, 2012•30 min
Live Like a King, pt. 4: Watch Your Back
How to spot "friends" who are working against God's plan for your life.
Jun 03, 2012•31 min
Live Like a King, pt. 3: Adopted
Is life performance based? Or, is there a different standard?
May 27, 2012•32 min
Live Like a King, pt. 2: Welcome to the Family
How do we treat people that society ignores?
May 20, 2012•31 min
Live Like a King, pt. 1: Put the Pain Behind You
Are you crippled? We're talking about people who have endured crippling experiences in their lives. Maybe it was rejection, or abuse, or divorce. Whatever it is, you are not alone. God has not forgotten you!
May 13, 2012•30 min
Money Matter$, pt. 3: Delay
It's probably the most unpopular financial concept in our society: delay. We want everything now, but in this message, Rod Loy lays out the benefits of waiting.
Apr 29, 2012•29 min
Money Matter$, pt. 2: Pay
The second important word to remember when dealing with money is Pay: pay cash, pay off your credit cards. Heavy credit card debt is the root of a lot of marital problems, and definitely a major source of stress. In this message, Rod Loy talks about why it is important to avoid being a slave to debt.
Apr 22, 2012•31 min
Money Matter$, pt. 1: Obey
If we want God to bless our finances, we need to obey His instructions.
Apr 15, 2012•31 min
Easter 2012
Everyone wants to go to heaven, but we have some interesting ideas about how to get there. Sometimes we think if we do enough good deeds, or if we work hard enough to be a good person, we'll get there. But is that what it takes?
Apr 10, 2012•32 min
You've Got a Friend in Me, pt. 11: Jesus
In this series, we've talked about the kinds of friends we need in our lives. In this message, we learn more about the most important friend of all: Jesus!
Apr 01, 2012•25 min
You've Got a Friend in Me, pt. 10: In the Fire
Like Meshach in the Bible, we all need friends in the fire, in the hardest times in our lives.
Mar 25, 2012•26 min
You've Got a Friend in Me, pt. 9: Elisha
In this message, Pastor Rod talks about loneliness, and if you are only going to have one friend - this is the friend you need!
Mar 18, 2012•27 min
You've Got a Friend in Me, pt. 8: Jonathan
You need a friend like Jonathan, who knows that God is not intimidated by impossible odds!
Mar 11, 2012•28 min
You've Got a Friend in Me, pt. 7: Nehemiah
Sometimes, we all need a friend who can look at our situation and tell us the truth we really need to hear.
Feb 26, 2012•28 min
You've Got a Friend in Me, pt. 6: Moses
We all need a friend like Moses in our lives, a friend that can forgive us and help restore us.
Feb 19, 2012•33 min
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