Today we come to the conclusion of our series in Ruth we’ve been calling “Profound Provision.” In this series wrap up message, I want to do a couple things. (1) This story has some really helpful lessons for us in our lives. I want to revisit a few of those because I don’t want us to miss them. (2) Secondly, I want to take a look at the last few verses of our story and take note of the reality that God’s profound provision for the characters in this story is a foreshadowing of God’s ultimate pro...
Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min
We’re looking at chapter 4 of Ruth, and today is going to be fun! This morning’s text delivers the good stuff we’ve been waiting for. The unexpected dream of being redeemed by one of the finest men in all of Bethlehem might just become a reality for Ruth.
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 19 min
We’re continuing in our current series in the book of Ruth called, “Profound Provisions,” where we are unpacking the story of Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz. Today, we’re going to be diving into chapter 3, which is an interesting and intriguing story that tends to leave people with more questions than answers.
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Today we’ll learn that God’s providence is often behind things that seem coincidental in our lives.
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Today, we pick up in Ruth chapter 2 and see how God takes care of those who trust Him, even if it comes in unexpected ways.
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr 1 min
In our text this morning, we are reminded that God is our provider and protector.
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min
If you’ve ever been deeply grieved or despairing, you know it’s dark down there. It’s tough to see how you’ll make it one more moment, let alone one more day. Naomi needs what we all need in the midst of prolonged trials: hope. God is a God of providence, and He offers hope at just the right moment we need it most in our lives. Today, I want to show you three ways God works to supply hope to us in times when life seems dark and foreboding.
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Today we begin a new series I’ve really been looking forward to! We are going to spend the next weeks leading up to the holidays investigating the book of Ruth in a series I’m calling Profound Provision! This series is all about God’s faithful and profound provision for us in our lives…even in the face of foolish choices, feeble faith, and imperfect lives.
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Welcome back to the third and final session of our Vision Refresh series. Today, I want to talk about how our local and global efforts are resourced.
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 18 min
If you are a Christian here today, I want to remind you of this overarching call that God has placed on your life. The helpful news is, before God gives us this calling, he models it in front of us and demonstrates it himself. He lives it out…then turns and says, “Now…you go and do it.”
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Today we begin a new series of messages I’m calling “Why Church?” Each year at this time as our church begins a new ministry season together, I always like to refresh us in why we do what we do.
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Today we are going to talk about the forgiveness of God. But what does forgiveness have to do with the nature of God or the character of God? As I wrestled with that question this week I came to this simple conclusion. Forgiveness is the natural outcome of all of God’s attributes.
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Today, we are going to talk about God's patience. Patience is hard for us. And that’s why I think our time talking about what God’s like today has the potential to reset and reshape us when it comes to patience.
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 16 min
The attribute before us today is the “Goodness of God.” As we consider the Goodness of God I want to do three things: (1) I want to begin by refreshing our awareness of the Bible’s repeated declaration that our God is totally and completely good, (2) Having refreshed ourselves in that, I want to talk briefly about the mistake people often make when they doubt the goodness of God when bad stuff happens in life, and (3) I want to remind you why it is so important for you and I to keep a firm hold ...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Today we are going to explore the subject of the Love of God which is arguably the most important of God’s attributes. Without God’s love, everything falls apart and we are all hopelessly lost and there is no meaning in life and there is no reason for the universe to exist. The funny thing is that we could say that about each of God’s attributes and it would be true. That is part of why this series is so great, because each week we explore just a tiny sliver of God’s character, a tiny bit of God...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min
One of the central realities we remember in communion, and one of the most stunning truths we celebrate in communion is the mercy of God shown to us. And mercy is our attribute of God we’re focusing on today in our series
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Whether we like the idea or not, God is a God of wrath. But that doesn’t sit well with most Christians because many don't really understand what it means. Today, we are going to talk about what it is and how wrath aligns with the rest of His unblemished attributes.
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Today we are going to talk about grace. It changes us and empowers us to live by faith with a Kingdom heart. And it changes others, drawing them closer to God.
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 12 min
We’re continuing in our current series, “What’s God like?” Where we are going through some of the attributes of God. In this process, we’re not only marveling at and responding in worship to His attributes, but we’re also looking at how the characteristics of God impact you and me and how we live out the life of a follower of Jesus. Today, we’re going dive into the “Holiness and Righteousness of God.”
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Pastor Doug gives an update and report on the student missions trip to France. He finishes his sermon unpacking another characteristic of God—immutability. A simpler way to describe this attribute is that He is “unchangeable.”
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min
We’re continuing our series What’s God Like taking a look at the attributes of God, what He’s like, and how He relates to us. Today, we are talking about the sovereignty of God and how it leads Christians to respond with praise.
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Today we step into our first attribute of God in our summer series, “What’s God like?” Here’s how this series can help you: Increased awareness leads to increased closeness. The more we know and the more familiar you are with God, the more willing you are to love him, trust him, and follow his leading in your life. Today I want to talk about the nearness of God.
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Understanding what God’s like will enable us to relate to him in a more healthy and effective ways. And it will enable us to help others know and related to God in more healthy ways. Becoming well acquainted with God, and how he operates, what he values and what cuts across the grain of his very nature has tons of practical value for us as we live out our lives and learn to follow him.
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Today is our Budget & Ministry Celebration! Be sure to stick around or come back after our 11AM service for our Baptisms, Child Dedications, and a free BBQ lunch on the patio!
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Come hear from our guest speaker, Mike Mitchum, as we wrap up the book if Acts and see a story that demonstrates how God is carrying us through the storms of life as he works out His plan.
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Our series in Acts is about ready to wrap up and this morning we’re looking at chapter 26 where we discover what the key is to the Christian faith and the gospel we proclaim.
May 28, 2023•1 hr 11 min
When we read the book of Acts, we are not reading a history book or a textbook; instead, God gave us His inspired Word to record for us in detail about who God is and what He expects of our lives. And this morning, we get to see the first and only address in the book of Acts from Paul directly to Christians, specifically to the leaders of the Church, about what our lives are to look like.
May 14, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Today, we are going to look at Acts 19:21-41 and see God uses his disciples to bless and transform communities and cultures through the power of the gospel.
May 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min
A second powerful lesson we’ve been learning is the reason the Church and her gospel is an unstoppable force. It’s because both are being driven forward by the power of the Holy Spirit! In our text today, Paul clears up some confusion about the Holy Spirit.
Apr 30, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Friends this is one of the most brilliant examples of sharing the gospel we have in the New Testament. He establishes common ground, zeros in on a problem they have by calling out the altar to the “unknown god.” The wording in Greek can mean simply ‘the god whom no one knows about,’ or ‘the god who has no name.’ Then he declares…I’m going to introduce you to the God you have not met yet!
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 10 min
