This four-week Advent series looks at the struggle we can face when we wait. As we consider the ways Simeon, Elizabeth, and Mary dealt with loss, fear, disappointment, and waiting on God, we will see the strength and hope God gives to those who wait.
This four-week Advent series looks at the struggle we can face when we wait. As we consider the ways Simeon, Elizabeth, and Mary dealt with loss, fear, disappointment, and waiting on God, we will see the strength and hope God gives to those who wait.
This four-week series follows the Gospels’ accounts of the first Christmas from Mary’s perspective, highlighting the ways her faithfulness to God’s call remains a model and challenge to believers today. The stories of Mary’s visit from the angel Gabriel and her assent to God’s unusual plan for her life, her visit to Elizabeth and her…
As we consider our goals, dreams, and aspirations, it’s important that we assess what we really want in life. What do we strive for? Conversely, what do we really need in life? Wants and needs might fall into two different categories. This four-week Christmas series for youth discusses the importance of the gospel. The gospel…
At Christmas we celebrate that God has come to us in love to save us. This Christmas message proclaims God’s initiative in coming to us in the Christ child. We are encouraged to trust that God isn’t far from broken people or a broken world. The Savior has come for us all, and the Savior…
Jesus Christ has been born! He is the fulfillment of the promises of God to his children and the world. Simeon’s prophecy about Jesus shows us how Jesus came to bring light into our darkness.
At Christmas we celebrate that God has come to us in love to save us. This Christmas message proclaims God’s initiative in coming to us in the Christ child. We are encouraged to trust that God isn’t far from broken people or a broken world. The Savior has come for us all, and the Savior…
At Christmas we celebrate that God has come to us in love to save us. This Christmas message proclaims God’s initiative in coming to us in the Christ child. We are encouraged to trust that God isn’t far from broken people or a broken world. The Savior has come for us all, and the Savior…
Throughout Scripture there are signs that point to Jesus as the Christ. In preparation for Christmas, this series will explore four such signs: the star of Bethlehem, the manger and swaddling clothes, the gifts of the magi, and the virgin birth.
Throughout Scripture there are signs that point to Jesus as the Christ. In preparation for Christmas, this series will explore four such signs: the star of Bethlehem, the manger and swaddling clothes, the gifts of the magi, and the virgin birth.
This fifty-week series walks through the book of Acts, examining the remarkable spread of the gospel and the kingdom of God from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. From Jesus’s ascension, to the birth of the church at Pentecost, to Paul’s missionary journeys—and continuing today—the church is God’s witness,…
This fifty-week series walks through the book of Acts, examining the remarkable spread of the gospel and the kingdom of God from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. From Jesus’s ascension, to the birth of the church at Pentecost, to Paul’s missionary journeys—and continuing today—the church is God’s witness,…
This fifty-week series walks through the book of Acts, examining the remarkable spread of the gospel and the kingdom of God from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. From Jesus’s ascension, to the birth of the church at Pentecost, to Paul’s missionary journeys—and continuing today—the church is God’s witness,…
Many individuals want a fresh start at the beginning of the year. This series details the gospel’s power to bring us hope, renewed strength, and contentment, even in difficult times.
This series explores the season of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing through six Sundays. Through analyzing the biblical practices of lament, repentance, and anticipation, we can experience sorrow for sin and receive God’s sanctifying grace, both personally and corporately.
In this day and age, being content with what one has and generous toward others can make someone stand out. But it’s what God calls us to as Christians. This three-week series will take a look at Philippians 4 to learn how generosity and contentment are interrelated and to consider the root of contentment.
This stand-alone message for Easter Sunday focuses on the hymn of Christ’s supremacy over all creation found in Colossians 1. Relying in part on the work of N. T. Wright, it shows the resurrection as God’s work of new creation and kingdom come. A bodily resurrection helps us avoid turning the resurrection into merely an…
This four-week series explores the lives of four people who had profound, life-changing encounters with Jesus. We will connect their stories to people we know in our own congregations and other modern-day individuals who have had similar experiences.
This five-week series explores how Christians can “fail forward” in life. Through understanding sanctification, the need to acknowledge brokenness, and how to forgive other believers, we can learn to grow from failure.
This four-week series explores how Christians can use spiritual disciplines on their own terms. Through understanding the biblical purposes of Bible study, prayer, and giving we can mature as believers and serve God not because of what we get out of it but because we love him.
When you ask someone what they think about the church, be prepared for any response. What they say may inspire feelings of anger, sadness, joy, or hope, depending on what they have experienced in their dealings with believers. This four-week series for adults explores four congregational values that should define our relationships with those inside…
In this five-week series we will look at the criticisms Jesus faced during his ministry. What does each criticism reveal about Jesus’s character, priorities, authority, and mission?
The Minor Prophets weren’t exactly known for their cheery messages. These short Old Testament books provide the faithfully delivered call to repentance to Israel and to the nations. Their call to abandon idolatry, embrace God’s heart of mercy, rejoice in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and anticipate God’s coming judgment and kingdom still resonate…
This stand-alone message guides us into starting the new year right with 21 days of fasting and prayer. The message will focus on the biblical importance of these spiritual disciplines.
This four-week series explores the lives of a few unlikely people whom God used to do amazing things. Through the stories of David, Rahab, John Mark, and Gideon, we will see that God uses the small, the outsider, those behind the scenes, and the timid to do amazing things in the world.
This standalone message ignites an excitement for the new opportunities a new year or season offers believers who keep their eyes on Jesus. We can develop high-quality habits of turning the pages of Scripture to find our place in the powerful story of God.
In this series for Advent, we will explore the first chapter of the Gospel of John. What did it mean for God to take on human flesh and walk among us? As we grow in understanding, our hearts will become more prepared for the Christmas holiday and for an encounter, once again, with the living…
In this eight-week series, we examine the seven signs John describes in his gospel, along with the resurrection, which is the ultimate sign of Christ’s victory and divinity. These signs give us a window into how God is at work in the world through Jesus, and what it means for our faith and salvation.
This seven-week series looks at the complementary historical books Ezra and Nehemiah. Sometimes called “the new exodus,” the return of the Jews from exile to the promised land offers us many relevant lessons today about the nature of God and the gospel.
The Old Testament points us to Jesus Christ. The Psalms are especially full of passages that point the reader to Jesus and show up time and time again in the New Testament. These prophetic words of the Psalms speak to many aspects of Jesus’s life, including his death and final exaltation.
This series examines six tough topics that people inside and outside the church often think about (even if we don’t ask about them out loud!): If Christians really love Jesus, why is there so much hurt in the church? How can we trust the Bible? What’s the relationship between faith and science? Is abortion wrong?…
This six-week series explores the book of Ecclesiastes. By understanding the context and theology of the book’s main character (Qoheleth), we can understand the limitations of life. In acknowledging the author’s honest conclusions and the contemporary parallels, we will understand that God gives ultimate meaning in life and Christians can enjoy this life that God…
The book of Proverbs is a collection of wise sayings from (primarily) King Solomon. This seven-week series will look at the multiple gems of wisdom and themes found in the book and consider practical areas of our life where God’s wisdom can shape and change how we live.
Paul’s letter to the Galatian church is perhaps one of the most important letters for the church. This five-week series will look at its importance and theological relevance for our faith and life today. Specifically, we will look at the sweeping vision of grace that Paul lays out in this letter.
This nine-week sermon series invites the congregation to explore all the ways God redeems us and makes us into new creations. The series challenges the listener to remember God’s mercy in our lives and to consider how God wants us to help bring new creation to our world.
Followers of Jesus will encounter problems of all kinds, but God’s presence and redemptive plan cannot be stopped. Easter is the time in the liturgical year when we recognize that the heavens and earth will be restored to glory, death will be reversed, and evil will be defeated forever.
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