This week in worship we conclude our series “The Bible – A Story of Love, Belonging, Redemption, and Hope.” with “Revelation! The Crescendo of the Bible: The End and The Beginning.” The book of Revelation has been misunderstood and misinterpreted ever since it was written. It is a series of visions for the church in…
This week in worship we conclude Part 10: Letters to Jesus’ Followers: Encouraging Faithfulness with the letter of Jude. The letter of Jude was written to warn Christians against persons who cause divisions and tells Christ followers of the critical need and vital importance of contending for the faith. While Jude was concerned about contending…
The brief letter of 3 John, our book of the Bible for this week, touches on the theme of doing good. The key verse Pastor Doug will focus on is verse 11, “Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but imitate what is good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not…
As we near the end of our series through the Bible, this week in worship Pastor David will be looking at Second John; one of the smallest books of the Bible yet it has an important message for us today. During the early church, believers were growing in their faith but unfortunately over time false…
People often say, “I’m going to church” as if church is a place you go to. That’s not correct. Church isn’t a place you go to. Church is a family you belong to. There’s a significant difference. This week we’re going to talk about three levels of fellowship in God’s family. We’re not made to…
Early first, second and third generation Christians found themselves waiting for the second coming of Christ and began wondering, “Why hasn’t Jesus returned as he promised? What are we supposed to do while we’re waiting?” For Christians like us almost 2,000 years later, those questions are still relevant. Why hasn’t Jesus returned as he promised?…
This week in worship, we continue Part 10 of our series, “Letters to Jesus’s Followers: Encouraging Faithfulness”, with Pastor Doug sharing from the Book of 1 Peter. There is much to be gained from living the truths expressed in 1 Peter 2, and a final one is that “Life with God is Life in Community.”…
This week in worship, we continue Part 10 of our series, “Letters to Jesus’s Followers: Encouraging Faithfulness”, with Pastor Doug sharing from the Book of James. Anger gives the Adversary all kinds of opportunities to wreak havoc in our lives, our families, the church, and the world. But God’s word can soften the hardest heart…
This week in worship, we begin Part 10 of our series, “Letters to Jesus’s Followers: Encouraging Faithfulness”, with Greg Scalise sharing from the Book of Hebrews. The end of Hebrews 12:1 says “let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” What are the things we need to be thinking about as…