Ten Plagues: The Deliverance of God’s People
Ten Plagues: The Deliverance of God’s People

“Who is the Lord?” asks Pharaoh in the book of Exodus. God answers the question through ten plagues sent against the Egyptians. This ten-week series will look at each of the plagues and consider how they challenged the so-called gods of the Egyptian world of the time by revealing the power and character of the…

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Gray Matters: Wisdom In The Unknown
Gray Matters: Wisdom In The Unknown

This three-week series for youth and adults helps us understand how to wisely and faithfully discern what is best when we don’t have Scripture’s clear direction or guidance. Throughout life we face issues that aren’t exactly “black and white,” and we need wisdom to help us navigate the gray areas. By the Spirit, believers can…

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Soul Struggles: Lift Your Weary Head
Soul Struggles: Lift Your Weary Head

This series is inspired by 1 Samuel 30:6, where the Bible tells us that in a very low point, David “strengthened himself in the LORD his God.” There are times when our souls are weary, and in a sense, we have to preach to ourselves, reminding ourselves of God’s truth. Portions of passages like Psalm…

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Oh, My Soul: Encouragement In Our Lowest Moments
Oh, My Soul: Encouragement In Our Lowest Moments

This series is inspired by 1 Samuel 30:6, where the Bible tells us that in a very low point, David “strengthened himself in the LORD his God.” There are times when our souls are weary, and in a sense, we have to preach to ourselves, reminding ourselves of God’s truth. Portions of passages like Psalm…

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Secrets We Should Keep
Secrets We Should Keep

This three-part series looks at Jesus’s teachings on giving, prayer, and fasting in Matthew 6. He tells us to do all these things “in secret,” where our Father alone can see and reward us.

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Revival: Spiritual Awakening And Renewal
Revival: Spiritual Awakening And Renewal

For some, the word revival evokes images of fiery preaching and miracle healings. For others, it has little meaning. This four-week series helps us rightly define and understand revival and its effects on individuals and communities. Though the word revival isn’t found in the Bible, there are accounts of significant outpourings of God’s Spirit on…

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Revive Us
Revive Us

For some, the word revival evokes images of fiery preaching and miracle healings. For others, it has little meaning. This four-week series helps us rightly define and understand revival and its effects on individuals and communities. Though the word revival isn’t found in the Bible, there are accounts of significant outpourings of God’s Spirit on…

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Salvador
Salvador

Jesus is the Savior of the world: this is the proclamation made by his disciple John, who was in a position to know experientially that this is true. This stand-alone message will look at what it means that Jesus is the Savior, not just of the world but also of us individually.

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Hope Fully
Hope Fully

This message focuses on 1 Peter 1 and the eternal hope this chapter points us toward. The Christian hope is more than mere optimism that says things will “hopefully” work out. It is a sure hope, and so we “hope fully” (1 Peter 1:13) through every trial and test of faith.

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Self-Insufficient: Relying On God
Self-Insufficient: Relying On God

In our increasingly individualistic culture, we all try to be self-sufficient, but of course we aren’t. There is only One who is self-sufficient, and that is God. This three-part series turns our gaze from ourselves to the One who is wholly sufficient and shows us God’s grace and provision in our need for him and…

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Savior
Savior

Jesus is the Savior of the world: this is the proclamation made by his disciple John, who was in a position to know experientially that this is true. This stand-alone message will look at what it means that Jesus is the Savior, not just of the world but also of us individually.

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The Five Solas
The Five Solas

This series looks at each of the five solas (“onlys” or “alones”) drawn from theology revived in the era of the Reformation: sola Scriptura, sola gratia, sola fide, solus Christus, and soli Deo gloria. The series will define them and show how they work themselves out in our doctrine and lives. By thinking about the…

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Purity Culture: A Biblical Response
Purity Culture: A Biblical Response

This four-week series looks at the historic Christian teachings regarding sex and relationships and combats unbiblical ideas that have crept into our church culture. While promiscuity and pornography have become widely accepted in popular culture, we will look at what the Bible has to say about purity, covered in a thick blanket of grace and…

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The Wilderness
The Wilderness

This six-week series looks at how God meets us in the difficult seasons of our lives. Hagar, Moses, David, the people of Israel, John, and Jesus each spent time in the wilderness. Their experiences and encounters with God in the wilderness teach us how to trust God when life gets hard. We serve a God…

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The Promised Land
The Promised Land

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.

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Red Flags: A Relationship Series
Red Flags: A Relationship Series

This four-week series for youth and adults explores “red flags” in our relationships. The Bible provides wisdom for successful relationships and behaviors, identifying characteristics that are harmful to us and others. By understanding the life of Samson and the scriptural warnings against selfishness, anger, and deception, we can grasp the things we should avoid in our…

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The Gifts
The Gifts

This four-week series for youth looks at the spiritual gifts listed in the Bible. We will understand what they are, how to discern the gifts, and how best to use them to glorify God while serving the body of Christ.

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Jonah: The Relentless Love Of God
Jonah: The Relentless Love Of God

This two-week series looks at two of Jonah’s main actions: running from God and responding to God’s call. We will consider these two actions in light of the cross to see how they can shape our faith today.

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Jonás: El Amor Implacable De Dios
Jonás: El Amor Implacable De Dios

This two-week series looks at two of Jonah’s main actions: running from God and responding to God’s call. We will consider these two actions in light of the cross to see how they can shape our faith today.

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Rise And Fall: The Tower Of Babel
Rise And Fall: The Tower Of Babel

This single-week message looks at the rise and fall of the Tower of Babel. This story is full of themes relevant to our day, showing us the futile end of humanities best efforts to claim independence from God.

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The Names Of God
The Names Of God

This six-week series teaches about six biblical names of God. What does each name tell us about the character of our glorious God?

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Know It All: What Happens When You Don’t Know It All
Know It All: What Happens When You Don’t Know It All

This four-week series for youth and adults looks at four individuals who felt they knew it all. Two of them remained stuck in their ways, and two others responded to Jesus’s invitation to follow him. We will discover how our attitudes could either work against us or cause us to move closer to Christ.

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Martyrs: To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain
Martyrs: To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain

This four-week series explores the lives of martyrs in the New Testament and the early church. Through observing the lives and deaths of John the Baptist, Stephen, Polycarp, and Perpetua we can see that faithfulness means proclaiming truth, loving others, being courageous, and denying ourselves in life—and possibly in death—for Christ.

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How The Bible Came To Us
How The Bible Came To Us

As Christians, most of us know that the Bible is a very important book, but not many of us know where it came from. This four-week series helps explain how these divinely inspired writings came together to be the Bible we know today. Better understanding how past Christians viewed and employed the Scriptures can aid…

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Swords And Thrones: The Story Of Hezekiah
Swords And Thrones: The Story Of Hezekiah

This four-week series focuses on King Hezekiah of Judah. King Hezekiah is described by the Bible as the greatest king in the land. This series will examine the elements of his faith that translate into our world today, for followers of Jesus and specifically for those who serve Jesus in leadership positions.

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Sermon On The Mount: A Kingdom Centered Life
Sermon On The Mount: A Kingdom Centered Life

This seven-week series will encourage the Christian to go beyond the superficial and search deep into their heart to see themselves as Christ sees them. Christ’s bold Sermon on the Mount challenged his hearers to understand that God was seeking internal righteousness from them, not just external acts. This is only possible through God’s work…

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From Garden To City: The Story Of Redemption
From Garden To City: The Story Of Redemption

The Scriptures paint a picture of God’s great plan for redemption throughout its many stories. From Genesis to Revelation, we are invited to see God’s plan for what it is: an invitation to all who are searching for their own purpose in light of God’s plan. This six-week series will focus on key points underlying…

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Here Are Your Idols: Reordering Priorities
Here Are Your Idols: Reordering Priorities

Idols and idolatry are a big part of the story of Israel. But idolatry is not limited to Bible times. Without realizing it, we can still fall into the trap of serving and worshipping an idol. This four-week series looks at some examples of the types of idols we may serve.

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The Fruit Of The Spirit: Living Lives Pleasing To God
The Fruit Of The Spirit: Living Lives Pleasing To God

This four-week series uses the fruit of the Spirit as a test for spiritual maturity and potential growth. When looked at as a cohesive list, the fruit of the Spirit describe Jesus himself. And as one star forms an even more majestic picture with other stars in a constellation, so the spiritual fruits listed in…

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The Fruit Of The Spirit
The Fruit Of The Spirit

This four-week series uses the fruit of the Spirit as a test for spiritual maturity and potential growth. When looked at as a cohesive list, the fruit of the Spirit describe Jesus himself. And as one star forms an even more majestic picture with other stars in a constellation, so the spiritual fruits listed in…

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