This four-week series describes four heresies that were condemned at various church councils. From understanding Arianism, Pelagianism, modalism, and Monothelitism, we will see the truth that Jesus is fully God, humanity is fully sinful, God is three-in-one, and Jesus willingly laid down his life for us.
This seven-week series explores what it means to follow Jesus, over the course of Ash Wednesday and the six Sundays of Lent. We use the language of “following Jesus” frequently in the church, but we rarely examine what it means to follow him and what causes us to go our own way instead. This Lenten…
This four-week series counsels us on how to live with character and integrity in a hostile and contentious culture. As Christians, we are called to love people and to love God. Loving people sometimes involves having the courage to speak truth and offer constructive criticism; loving God can sometimes mean believing and doing things that…
This four-week series counsels us on how to live with character and integrity in a hostile and contentious culture. As Christians, we are called to love people and to love God. Loving people sometimes involves having the courage to speak truth and offer constructive criticism; loving God can sometimes mean believing and doing things that…
This single-week youth sermon challenges students to reflect on the year that is coming to a close and to honestly evaluate how much their lives have reflected Christ. Whether they feel they’ve failed or succeeded, this sermon encourages youth to imitate Christ even more in the year ahead by choosing to “walk in love” and…
This single-week sermon looks at Paul the apostle’s conversion story. From persecutor of the early church to one of the greatest figures in Christendom, Paul’s story is an incredible testimony of God’s powerful and redeeming love.
Often within the church you may hear the expression “a personal relationship with Jesus.” Sometimes this is misinterpreted to mean something that’s so personal that we keep our faith to ourselves. This three-week series will look at how a personal relationship with Jesus is anything but private.
We’ve all heard the term “WWJD” (“What Would Jesus Do?”). Whether or not we wear the T-shirt or the trendy bracelet, all believers shape their life around this question. This four-part series raises another important question for the believer—what is Jesus doing, right now? Most Christians know what Jesus did here on earth, and we have an idea of…
We’ve all heard the term “WWJD” (“What Would Jesus Do?”). Whether or not we wear the T-shirt or the trendy bracelet, all believers shape their life around this question. This four-part series raises another important question for the believer—what is Jesus doing, right now? Most Christians know what Jesus did here on earth, and we…
Whether spoken, texted, or posted, our words play a crucial role in our lives and our witness. This four-part series reminds us that our words matter and guides us through Scripture’s teachings on the source of our words, the consequences of our words, and the ways we can use our words for good and God’s…
Whether spoken, texted, or posted, our words play a crucial role in our lives and our witness. This four-part series reminds us that our words matter and guides us through Scripture’s teachings on the source of our words, the consequences of our words, and the ways we can use our words for good and God’s…
There is a prevailing sense of anxiety in the world around us, and for many people anxiety is a daily and personal struggle. Thankfully, the Bible isn’t silent about this. This four-week series helps us face the anxieties of life with the truth of the Word of God and the spiritual and practical applications it…
There is a prevailing sense of anxiety in the world around us, and for many people anxiety is a daily and personal struggle. Thankfully, the Bible isn’t silent about this. This four-week series helps us face the anxieties of life with the truth of the Word of God and the spiritual and practical applications it…
This one-week sermon series retells the incredible story of the parting of the Red Sea in Exodus 14. This event is a major milestone in Israel’s journey from Egypt to the promised land, and it stands as a timeless reminder of God’s love, power, and faithfulness.
Our lives are shaped by conflict: we fight with our families and friends, we struggle to get along with difficult coworkers, and we feel the strain of division and disagreement in our churches. We might enjoy conflict too much, or we might avoid it altogether, but we all need to learn more faithful, biblical ways…
This four-week series highlights the four major parts of God’s story, from the very beginning to the end, which connects back to the beginning. By covering the fall of humankind, the chosen place of Israel in God’s family, Jesus’s death and resurrection, and the final restoration of all things, we will see how God has…
This four-week adult series explores barriers to prayer, such as busyness and guilt, how to pray, and the struggle of doubt. By understanding what the Bible says about prayer, we can learn to make prayer a priority rather than an afterthought, embrace the love of God in our inadequacies, and trust more fully in God…
It seems these days everyone either has a side hustle or an investment app. Cryptocurrency is in the news, and people are trading stocks at the tap of a button on their smartphone. This four-week series will examine four important categories of our life and show how Jesus is always the best investment we can make.
This four-week series helps people understand the importance of seeking God, and the truth that God wants to be found. By analyzing God’s immanence and transcendence, we understand that we will not find God anywhere else but in Jesus, the true image of the living God.
This four-week series discusses a central question of Christian living: how are we to relate to one another? That is, how are we to treat those in our church or workplace? What about those in our homes or neighborhoods? Christians are called to a unique spirit of humility and service as followers of Christ, who…
This four-week series uncovers some of the heaviest baggage we carry and invites us to exchange it for the peace Jesus offers. We learn that our luggage is often filled with emotions we might be unaware we feel, but God invites us to release the burdens and trust him to restore our brokenness and help…
There is a prevailing sense of anxiety in the world around us, and for many people anxiety is a daily and personal struggle. Thankfully, the Bible isn’t silent about this. This four-week series helps us face the anxieties of life with the truth of the Word of God and the spiritual and practical applications it…
God’s plans for our life are trustworthy and reliable. If we are to live as God intended, then we must find align ourselves with his plan for us. Using the story of Moses, this series focuses on setting our minds and hearts on God’s plan and then moving forward with it.
This four-week series describes the importance of the exodus and the promised land for God’s people throughout the Bible. Through understanding the imagery of these Old Testament themes, we see the new life promised in Christ.
This stand-alone message addresses the anxieties and excitement of the new year by reinforcing a central truth: while our world constantly changes, its creator does not. James’s word about God’s unchanging nature not only reassures us of our firm foundation in God but also gives us an exhilarating exhortation to witness to God’s goodness from…
This five-week series explores flaws of those who are listed in Hebrews chapter 11, the “Faith Hall of Fame.” Through examining the lives of Sarah, Moses, Jacob, and David, we see human brokenness and God’s faithfulness. Ultimately, we can learn great narratives of faith from such figures, but we find our true “role model” for…
Recent years have been full of challenges, and many people have been left feeling burned-out. The prolonged stress of the pandemic, uncertainty, change, and loss has taken a toll on all of us. This four-week series helps us understand burnout and invites us to trust the Bible’s promises, wisdom, and practical insight to help us beat…
This three-week Thanksgiving series addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence of God, empowers us to be grateful in all circumstances, and generates an…
This three-week Thanksgiving series addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence of God, empowers us to be grateful in all circumstances, and generates an…
This series explores God’s self-revelation to Moses in Exodus 34:6–7. Each week will examine one of the characteristics by which God describes himself: merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, forgiving sin, judging the guilty.
This seven-week series explores an underappreciated part of the mysterious book of Revelation. Revelation is a letter, addressed not to an individual but to seven church communities. Each letter first tells the church who Jesus is and then how the hearers should live in light of that identity. This series illuminates how the messages to…
This one-week sermon looks at the letter to the church of Laodicea in Revelation 3. Christ’s words to the church (then and now) ring like a wake-up call to stir a sleeping church.
This four-week series uses the stories of six people in the Bible to remind us that waiting on God is hard, but we can do it because he is trustworthy and will always show up at the perfect time. In the meantime, we can remain active in our waiting.
What do we do when we don’t feel God? This four-week youth series reminds us that God is always faithful, even when we are not. Our emotions can betray us, but God’s promises remain true. We were created with a mind and emotions, and both can be used to worship and serve God.
Throughout the Bible, births often herald great hope and expectations and are the result of great faith in God. Many births are a foreshadowing of the greatest birth of all, the birth of Jesus Christ.