One of the most difficult, hard to understand pieces of faith is when bad things happen to good people. In those moments, it feels like a loving God wouldn’t allow people to experience pain and suffering. But is that true? What if, in God’s eyes, pain and suffering are a prerequisite for experiencing God in […]
If you’ve been a part of a church, you know it doesn’t take long before someone asks you to step up and serve in the nursery, be a warm body in a kid’s classroom, or fill some other hole it seems like they have. In those moments it feels like the church just wants something […]
Have you ever had someone impact your life in a significant but unexpected way? We all have. We’re created for relationships, and we become like the people we spend our time with – for good or for bad. So what if you intentionally placed yourself around people who want to see your faith grow? What […]
Where do you want to be at the end of 2018? What do you want for your health? Your relationships? Your financial future? What about for your faith? Did you know that faith isn’t just something people have or don’t have, but it’s something they invest in? How are you investing in yours?
Have you ever wondered just how someone should approach reading the Bible and why? If the Bible is full of answers to some of life’s biggest questions, where do we look to find them? This week, we take a look at a practical approach to reading the Bible and an example of how Jesus used […]
What are the hurdles that keep people from coming to God? Believe it or not, there’s a gravitational pull that exists in most churches – pulling people toward the familiar and the comfortable… the monuments of church. Unfortunately, a move toward monuments necessarily means a move away from being the movement the church was meant […]
Jesus isn’t fragile. Christianity isn’t fragile. So why are Christians today so fragile? Why is our faith and confidence in God so weak that it crumbles when our prayers aren’t immediately answered and when our favored politicians don’t get elected? Join us we discover how fixing our eyes on the right thing leads us to […]
Have you ever wondered what makes people unique? How are we different from the other creatures that inhabit the earth? In today’s message we learn about the uniqueness of personhood and how that uniqueness leads us to some important conclusions about faith. Please note that some of the content for this message is not appropriate […]
Have you ever wondered how some people can have a positive outlook in life – regardless of the world falling apart around them? In today’s message we learn how having our greatest need met allows us to be at peace in all circumstances, and that enables us to be grateful. 2 Corinthians 11:24-27; 1 Thessalonians […]