How many of us looked at the calendar and gave a little sigh of relief knowing that we have Monday off? Yet God’s plan for work is crucial in how He created, calls, and provides for us. Trent Heaton opens the book of Colossians and explores the ways we can bring glory and honor to God through our work.…

What IS Baptism? And why does it matter? Ben Phebus explores the connection between the profound gift of grace and our obedient response through action.

When the anxieties and trials of life come, where do you turn? Trevor Hunt shares a lesson from Paul as we close out our summer series, A Cross Shaped Life, and looks at the invitation we have to not be anxious, but take everything to God in prayer and find peace in Christ Jesus.

The world screams for our attention every day and according to a recent study, 90% of what it is screaming though the media is negative. It’s so easy to get down or depressed if we keep our eyes on the world. Instead, Louie Konopka encourages us in our summer series to stay focused on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, …

What is the “good life” and how do you know if you are living it? The world’s answer looks a lot different than what Paul calls us to in Philippians 3. Trent Heaton unpacks what it looks like to leave everything behind, for the sake of knowing Christ!

Any famous athlete or musician can tell you that talent can only take you so far. You have to invest, day after day, into becoming great. Ben Phebus continues our summer series and shows us that the Christian life is not so different. You are saved the moment you accept Christ as your Savior, but it takes diligent discipline to transform our old li…

What comes to mind when you think about humility? Is it a person in your life who showed you grace when you wronged them, a boss who shared credit for a new product, or maybe a famous athlete who gave glory to God for their success? Andrew Bauer continues our summer series in Philippians and points us to the greatest example of humility ever known,…

What does it look like to allow the gospel to shape your life? What if your life doesn’t look like you expected? Stu Quackenbush kicks off our summer series, A Cross Shaped Life in the book of Philippians to help us rest, refocus, and examine how Christ is calling us to live.

Sometimes the last thing we want to do during a trial or difficult time is praise God. Brian Webster shows us how praising through the Psalms reorients our hearts under God’s authority and gives us a biblical framework for understanding ourselves as we live in this world created by our loving God.

When is the last time that you felt strong, overwhelming emotion over God’s gracious, undeserved, and life-altering love for you? Stu Quackenbush continues our Storyteller’s series in Luke and points us to how understanding the depth of mercy we have received, supercharges our passion for Christ and energizes our worship of Him in all that we do.…

We all struggle from time to time with doubt. Life’s circumstances can really throw us for a loop and cause us to question God. We aren’t alone. Even those who saw Jesus’ miracles firsthand, questioned Him when things didn’t go the way they expected. Steve Welch shares the grace Jesus offers, even when we stumble and doubt.…

God asks a lot of questions in the Bible. That’s not because He doesn’t know the answers, but because people learn much better from what they say or discover instead of what they are just told. Gary Heim shares a practical teaching from Proverbs on how to pursue others with questions that communicate genuine care, interest, and invite deeper connec…

Has someone in your life shown you compassion? Maybe a kind word or deed when you were hurting? Andrew Bauer invites us to follow Jesus’ example from Luke 7 and be a light in this dark world by sharing the words and love of Jesus to those around us in need of a Savior.

What is faith and how do you know if you have it? How do you choose to trust, even in the midst of the storms of life? Ben Phebus continues our series in Luke with a story about someone unexpected, who had enough faith to cause Jesus to marvel!

The storms of life are coming. If you aren’t in the midst of one now, just wait. Jesus said, “In this world you will have trouble, but take heart. I have overcome the world.” Stu Quackenbush continues our Storyteller’s series in Luke and challenges us to dig deep and build our lives on the only solid foundation, Jesus Christ.…

We are rescued people, saved from condemnation through the blood of Jesus Christ. Yet in this broken fallen world, it can be hard to remember the forgiveness we’ve received and extend it to others. Ben Phebus offers encouragement from Luke 6 as we seek to love the way Jesus loves.

How do we live the Christian Life in the midst of so much hate? How can we say we love Jesus, but not hold to His teaching to love our enemies? Our guest teacher, Elie Haddad who is the President of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut Lebanon, shares a unique perspective on the way to find joy and peace in the midst of conflict.…

It's easy to love those who love you, but what about those who don't? What about people in your life who intentionally do harm to you? Stu Quackenbush continues in the Storyteller Series with one of the hardest teachings of Jesus on what it means to truly love those who hate you and hurt you.

What motivates your decisions and whose advice means the most to you? Matt Zainea unpacks Jesus’s teaching on the blessings and woes in Luke and helps us understand what lies behind our anxieties, jealousies, fantasies, and resentments.

If Jesus prayed all night before choosing His disciples, how much more should we pray before making decisions or dealing with challenges in our lives? Matt Zainea continues our Storytellers series and shows us how to stay connected to God as we follow Jesus’ pattern for life and ministry.

When you think about the Sabbath, what comes to mind? Did you know that the word Sabbath means “rest?” Matt Zainea uses a passage from Luke to remind us that God created us and knows what we need. He longs for us to find rest from this crazy chaotic world. But not just rest from work–He wants us to find our rest in Him!…

Have you ever wanted something so desperately that you went to extraordinary lengths to make it happen? Matt Zainea jumps back into our Storytellers series in Luke and teaches about a group that wanted to be near Jesus enough to bust through a roof. Would you?

He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection changed everything. Because of His great love for us and sacrifice on the cross, we are free from the chains of sin and death. We’re excited to worship, learn, and celebrate with you this Resurrection Sunday!

“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” Can you hear the cheering crowd as Jesus entered Jerusalem? How quickly those cheers turned to jeers and shouts for His crucification! As we look ahead to Easter, let’s take time to reflect on the suffering savior, Jesus Christ, and what led Him to the cross.…

It can be scary to share our faith, especially if we feel unworthy, unequipped, or unsure of what to say. Yet many around us are lost and in desperate need of hope. Matt Zainea encourages us to pray, act, and speak to others about the saving grace we have in Jesus.

Have you ever felt like an outcast, unloved, or alone? Matt Zainea invites us deeper into the healing of the Leper in our Storytellers series to understand the depth of Jesus’ heart for us. Just like the leper, Jesus wants to touch us and make us whole.

When Jesus called His disciples it was radical and required them to leave everything they knew to follow Him. What have you given up to follow Christ? Matt Zainea explores the cost of following Jesus with your whole life as he continues in the Storyteller series.

We all long for a miracle–healing for our bodies, relationships, and minds. Jesus has the power to work miracles today; yet sometimes He doesn’t. Matt Zainea continues in our Storytellers series and reminds us that the miracle we need most has already happened. Salvation is available because of what Jesus did on the cross.…

What holds you back from believing that Jesus is who He says He is and that He has the power to truly set you free? Stu Quackenbush challenges us to overcome our doubts and fears so we can experience the life-changing joy found in the good news of the gospel.

When someone cuts you off in traffic, how do you react? Do you immediately think of them as a dearly loved son or daughter of God, created in the image of God? Kurt Dillinger from Life International reminds us that ALL human life, from the womb to the grave, is sacred. He invites us to be life-givers in all of our relationships and reflect God’s lo…

We all doubt sometimes. Life is hard. Relationships are hard. We are tempted at every turn to get angry or shut down. Matt Zainea invites us to follow Christ’s example in His third temptation by speaking Scripture into our doubt and trusting God’s plan.

How do you grasp for power? Do you use aggressive or passive power to shortcut pain or roadblocks in your life? Matt challenges us to instead walk in faith and submit to God’s authority in every area of our lives.

What are you tempted by? Do you struggle to keep spiritual matters a priority while spending time, energy, and resources on the material pleasures of life? Matt uses Jesus’ example in Luke 4 to encourage us. We can’t do it perfectly like Jesus did, but He invites us to choose faith instead of giving power to our pleasures.…

What do you hope for? The Lions to win a playoff game? Maybe it’s for a promotion or for your child to be successful? Using verses from Romans, Matt Zainea shares where our true hope can be found, and invites us to be part of sharing that hope through serving.

Can God use our past? The sins we hope no one ever finds out about? The hard things we are called to endure? As Matt Zainea explores Jesus’ genealogy in Luke, we’ll see how God’s plan, protection, and provision gives us hope and builds our faith.

Is there something you hope will be different this new year? Something you’ve tried in the past to let go of, but just couldn’t? Matt Zainea continues our Storytellers series in Luke and encourages us to have faith to change.

When the light pierced the darkness of that Bethlehem hillside so long ago, the Shepherds ran without hesitation to share the Good News of Jesus’ birth! What will you do with that news this Christmas? Matt Zainea invites us to have faith like a Shepherd.

Do you see yourself as a competitor or a victim? Matt continues our Storytellers series in Luke by using Mary’s story to help us see that the answer should be “neither.” Come hear about the better option.

If something is too good to be true, it usually is. But not with God! With Him, ALL things are possible. Matt uses Zechariah’s story in Luke and invites us to be still - to listen for God’s voice and then trust His promises.

Do you need to “see it to believe it?” What about if you heard it from someone who saw it firsthand? Matt Zainea kicks off a new series, Storytellers - Luke & Growing our Faith, where stories from Luke, and people in our church, increase our faith.

What comes to mind when you hear “fear of the Lord”? Is it confusion, anxiety, respect, awe? In our two week mini series on wisdom, Matt Zainea reminds us that we need a deeper understanding of the fear of the Lord.

Amidst all the conflict and questions surrounding Israel have you taken the time to share the good news of salvation? Covering current events and the history of Israel, Matt Zainea invites us to find lasting peace in Jesus.

Finishing our series in James, Stu Quakenbush walks us through the difficult conversation of prayer and suffering. Instead of asking “how is your prayer life”, he invites us to consider the question “who is Jesus?”

We all love control. But what if control is just an illusion. Using text from James 4, Steve High challenges us to consider areas of our life where we have edged God out to claim our own authority.

Suffering is universal, but lacking joy doesn’t have to be. Louie Konopka reminds us that joy comes when you enter God’s story with your story.

We all want to be loved. We all want to be respected. How do we respond when those desires are not met? Using text from James 4, Gary Heim encourages us to take internal steps towards resolving conflicts before they start.

What we say matters. Are our words bringing death to those around us or are we bringing life? Continuing in James, Andrew Bauer challenges us to consider the power of our words.

We all do it without even thinking. Someone new walks in the room and we make judgments based on the way they look, talk, or carry themselves. Ben Phebus unpacks the next section of James and invites us to see people and love them the way God does.

How much of our lives are bent towards more, faster, more, faster? Continuing in James, Trent Heaton challenges us to slow our pace and respond to the good news of Jesus.

Kicking off our series on James, Stu Quackenbush invites us to consider that during seasons of great sorrow or pain we can find even greater joy in Christ.