As we begin to celebrate the Advent season, we look at Isaiah 9:2-7. This week we focus on Jesus as Wonderful Counselor. Pastor Sean answers three questions through the text of scripture: What does that mean; How is Jesus wonderful; and what does that mean for us?

As we finish the Psalms of ascents, we are encouraged to "Bless the Lord," and to be blessed by Him. Pastor Sean unpacks what that looks like this week.

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!" Pastor Sean looks at the nature, source and blessings of unity. We are left with a tough question we all have to ask ourselves; will I seek and maintain unity?

This Psalm of Ascents looks back at King David from the time of King Solomon, while pointing to the future King Jesus!

Pastor Sean unpacks this short Psalm which shows Davids humility, his security in the Lord and his hope in the Lord. We are reminded that God is sovereign and our hope is in Him alone.

As we look into Psalm 130, we see the Psalmist cry to God, appeal to God, hope in God, and offer an invitation for Israel to do the same. This applies to us as well. Jesus Christ offers us the only hope we need! "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no …

Psalm 129 is very different from the others we have studied in this series. Pastor Sean looks at an uncomfortable truth that the Psalmist expresses to the Lord. Just as we are confident in Gods protection and provision for His own, we are clearly taught that He will punish His enemies. We need to be honest about our relationship with Jesus, be hone…

As we look at Psalm 128, we learn about God's blessings. Pastor Sean looks at the foundation of our blessedness, the fruit of our blessedness, and the source of our blessedness. It starts with the fear of the Lord, do we fear Him?

As we look at Psalm 127, Pastor Sean shows how God provides and protects. "Unless the Lord builds the house," is key to understanding what Solomon is telling us in this Psalm. The question for us is, is the Lord the center of what we are building and is He the center of our relationships?

As we look at these 2 Psalms of Ascents, we ask a tough question about our relationship with God... Do we trust Him in critical areas of our life, not just for our salvation?

As we continue through the Psalms of Ascents in Psalm 124, we see David giving thanks to God for being on Israels side. God never changes, but how we see him changes as we look at Him through different perspectives. He is our provider, our protector and our helper. Let's lean on one another to praise Him at all times... whether we are living throug…

The psalmist looks to the Lord in a time of distress seeking mercy. He shows us how we can look to our Heavenly Father for instructions in the cliffhangers of our lives. As we seek Him during times of uncertainty, He helps us see things clearly and reminds us that He is with us in this season and will be there in the next one too. As we fix our eye…

As we look at Psalm 122 through the lens of the new covenant, we see how it instructs us to live in Gospel Community. We need to invite others on our faith journey by sharing the gospel. We should celebrate and give thanks for those who join us as we grow in community to be more like Jesus. We are instructed to pray for peace within our Gospel comm…

In this Psalm of ascent, we see the need for a personal relationship with the Lord and with those in our Gospel Community; God's providence is obvious; and our dependence on Him is necessary for us to become more like Jesus. Where do we look for help? Do we look to our own abilities and strength, or like the psalmist, do we look to the Lord, the ma…

Just like the psalmist, we are on a journey to our heavenly home. Pastor Sean looks at Psalm 120 to see the distress of the psalmist, the direction of his petition, the actual request he makes and the response from the Lord. On our journey home, we are called to become more like Christ. Our takeaways from this passage are watch our tongue; let Jesu…

We look at Paul's letter to Philemon to see an example of what being transformed by the Gospel looks like. Gospel transformation begins with the gospel, it is evident through our obedience, it often requires sacrifice, and it is most effective in a gospel community.

Pastor Sean shares from Luke after returning from Guatemala and reminds us that we are all on mission, and the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few!

The Missionary Church East Central Regions director, Dr. Jeff Kephart, shares lessons from a "God Encounter" from Isaiah 6:1-8. Those who have encountered God have met Him personally, engaged His transforming power, acknowledged their brokenness, embraced His forgiveness, and accepted His mission. So... have YOU encountered God?…

Today Kevin looks at worship in Romans 12:1-2. We worship because of His mercy. We worship with everything. We worship at all times and all places. To do this, we need to change our mindset. When we worship well, we walk in His will. How does your worship look?

As Pastor Sean finishes our study through John's gospel, we look at Jesus' question and command of Peter. We are challenged to ask ourselves the same questions... Do we love Jesus and how are we feeding/tending His sheep?

Pastor Sean looks at today's passage and draws out four important points. 1. Our inability on our own apart from God. 2. Our need to listen to and adhere to divine wisdom. 3. Understanding that God is sovereign over all. 4. Intimate fellowship matters in the gospel community with the Lord and each other. As we recognize our weaknesses and listen to…

This week we look at Thomas. We see his doubt in his interaction with the other 10 disciples. We see him exposed to the truth when he sees the risen Jesus. We see him express his belief as he proclaims that Jesus is, "My Lord and my God." We finally look at the purpose of John's Gospel. We can see ourselves in the same light. As we have doubts and …

We continue to go through the gospel of John verse by verse, looking at Jesus' appearance to Mary and the disciples.

Pastor Sean looks at the discovery of the empty tomb in John's gospel and unpacks what they see... and how it affects how they see Jesus! How do you see Jesus?

As we look at the burial of Jesus, Pastor Sean looks at Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, asking the question; Why did they do what they did for Jesus' burial? Spoiler alert. It is because He is worth it! Is He worth it to you?