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8. Living Hope - 1 Peter 4:12-19
April 14, 2024 07:57 - 38 minutes - 29.3 MBHow was post-salvation living portrayed to you? Did you get the impression that everything was going to be comfortable and God was going to erase all your problems away once you got saved? Did you think that the ease of life would then make you happy? This self-serving view of salvation is not what Scripture speaks about. The reality is that we are actually blessed when we suffer FOR and WITH Christ. Hardships do not end when we place our faith in Jesus, but they are allowed into our lives ...
7. Living Hope - 1 Peter 4:1-11
April 07, 2024 10:55 - 37 minutes - 28.3 MBThe Christian life is a battle and we are called to arm ourselves for it. In order to serve in the army of Christ we must have new values, new behavior, and a new mission. This only comes from a new heart. And nothing exposes our heart and values like suffering. We find out who we truly serve. Many times we find out our hearts aren’t as pure as we thought. So what does God call us to? To Arm ourselves with Christ and to Repent. Come join us this weekend as we dive into how we can be empowere...
The Pledge
March 31, 2024 10:54 - 32 minutes - 25.3 MBThe prestige is the moment in a magic trick when the tension is lifted and the “magic” happens! As we celebrate Resurrection Sunday we remember the intensity of the cross, the tension of the tomb, and the excitement of the stone being rolled away. There wasn’t anything magical or sleight of hand about Jesus’ death and resurrection, but instead it was miraculous, and still is to this day. Join us to understand what happens as God uncovers the truth found in the death, burial and resurrection ...
The Turn
March 30, 2024 01:43 - 40 minutes - 30.2 MBOn the cross Jesus cried out “My God, My God, why have you forsaken you Me?” Why did Jesus say this? What was happening while He was on the cross? The answers to these questions have the power to transform us from the inside out. But first, we must come to a realization of the Dilemma we are in, the Payment that was made, and the Response that is required. Come join us for Good Friday as we search out what occurred over 2000 years ago on the cross at Calvary. Key verse - Matthew 27:46 And ...
6. Living Hope - 1 Peter 3:8-22
March 17, 2024 10:54 - 36 minutes - 27.7 MBAs believers we are called to live with a “clean conscience.” Where does a clean conscience come from? Does it come from being right, smart, or confident? 1 Peter instructs us that our clean conscience comes from Christ Himself as we honor Him first in our heart. However, there are many attacks from sin, the world, people, and even our own thoughts that want to drive us to live with a guilty, angry, and clouded conscience. Without a clean conscience we warned in Scripture that we are heade...
5. Living Hope - Missional Submission
March 10, 2024 10:55 - 50 minutes - 37.7 MBThe word “submit” tends to leave a bad taste in your mouth… but why? As we dive into this week’s passage in 1 Peter we have the opportunity to rethink the attitude of submission in 4 areas. Submission to government/authority, submission to the body of Christ, marital submission, and submission to God. Peter lovingly calls believers to submission with one major purpose in mind: their witness to the lost around them. Take some time to read through 1 Peter 2:13-3:7 and join us for a service th...
4. Living Hope - Building with Living Stones
March 03, 2024 10:58 - 44 minutes - 33.6 MBGod can breathe life into anything. He breathed into dust and created humankind. He is still working today to make stones come alive to build a holy temple of believers who care for each other as they align themselves with the Chief Cornerstone, Jesus Himself. And we want to see others come to life through the power of the gospel, and we strive to build them up so they can align their lives with the Savior, too. Our motivation behind all of these things is a recognition of God’s goodness to ...
3. Living Hope - 1 Peter 1:13-2:3
February 25, 2024 10:59 - 52 minutes - 38.6 MBHope is an interesting thing… We use the word lightly, but in reality hope is to be one of the strongest elements of the Christian life. Scripture calls us to hope in Jesus, His promises, His sacrificial death, His return, and His kingdom. When we begin to do this we find spiritual fruit produced in us that engages us in holiness, obedience, love, and unity. This fruit is only produced in believers, and should truly set us apart from the world. The question is: Are we bearing this fruit? Ke...
2. Living Hope - 1 Peter 1:3-12
February 18, 2024 10:56 - 36 minutes - 27.9 MBIn a world of uncertainty we have certainty in Christ. Jesus promises us a living hope that isn’t based upon our circumstances, but based on His finished work. So many of our trials and heartaches come from losing hope. Losing hope with a marriage, family, or the battle against sin. How can we live through the living hope promised in Christ? Come join us this Sunday as we explore God’s Word! For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, & more: http://bible.com/events/49206103
1. Living Hope - Unconditional Identity
February 11, 2024 10:54 - 32 minutes - 25.1 MBThis week we will jump into a journey of 1 Peter and a church that was persecuted and scattered. Their Identity from a worldly perspective had been destroyed. Through the Holy a Spirit, Peter penned 1 Peter 1:1-2 to bring the church back to their identity in Christ. Join us the weekend to be strengthened in by the Identity found in the Gospel. For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, & more: http://bible.com/events/49198959
Nazareth
February 04, 2024 11:20 - 33 minutes - 25.9 MBChange is one of the most difficult things we face in our lives. Especially when we don’t have a solid foundation to stand on. John chapter 1 gives us a great example of what to do when we face the unexpected, unknown, and risky elements of change, and also helps us discover an important opportunity for every believer. For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, & more: http://bible.com/events/49198958
4. Discipleship
January 28, 2024 10:54 - 34 minutes - 24 MBBeing a disciple is difficult. In fact Jesus says it requires our life. During the journey of following Jesus there are trials, sufferings, disappointments, and various hardships. In 2 Timothy 4:1-8 we find the spiritual foundation for being a life long disciple as Paul encourages his disciple Timothy with some final words before his martyrdom. Come find out how the Word of God equips us to be a disciple who endures. “Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lor...
3. Fellowship
January 21, 2024 10:56 - 36 minutes - 25.5 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called Equipping the Church. In this series we are focused on the Biblical purposes for the church. Why did Jesus start the church and what does he want us to accomplish? When the church forms, in the book of Acts, one thing that happens quickly is a community is formed. These new believers in Jesus start to spend time together and build relationships. This is called The Gathering and there is a strategy and a purpose to it. In Acts 2:41 there are abou...
2. Worship
January 07, 2024 10:54 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called "Equipping The Church". Our focus is on the vision Jesus has for the church. What are we supposed to be doing? Our purpose is to accomplish what Jesus has called us to. We learned last week that we are called to reach the lost through sharing the gospel. This week we learn that we are to create an environment of WORSHIP. Jesus, when asked what the greatest commandment was, answered, love God and love People. The summary of the law then is ou...
1. Evangelism to Our Community
December 31, 2023 07:54 - 41 minutes - 29.1 MBThis Sunday we begin a series called Equipping the Church. We desire our church to be effective in the areas Jesus created us to produce fruit in. The key areas we should be effective in are important because they come from scripture and are what we should be focusing on as a church. Jesus is the head of the church and so we don't dictate what we should be doing but He does. What does Jesus want us to be focused on? How does He measure our effectiveness? Let's look to scripture and the ...
4. Mary
December 24, 2023 15:55 - 1 hour - 56 MBThis Sunday is Christmas Eve and the last weekend in our series called "Through Their Eyes". In this service we focus on the Christmas story through the eyes of Mary the mother of Jesus. God sent the angel Gabriel to bring a message to Mary, an invitation to become a part of God's story of redemption, forgiveness, hope and love. Mary had a choice to make, her response would determine her place in God's plan for the world. She could have had no idea all that her response would involve and h...
3. The Shepherds
December 17, 2023 10:56 - 27 minutes - 21.3 MBThis weekend we continue in our Christmas Series called, THROUGH THEIR EYES. As we work our way to Christmas we are viewing the Christmas story through the eyes of those who lived it. This weekend we look through the eyes of the Shepherds. The shepherds were common people who were faithfully doing their job on the night Jesus was born. On guard duty, protecting their sheep, without warning an Angel appeared cutting the dark night with power and light. Soon the armies of heaven were on displ...
2. Magi
December 10, 2023 10:54 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBThis weekend we continue in our Christmas series called "Through Their Eyes". In this series we are looking at the coming of Jesus through the eyes of different characters who lived the story. This week we will try to gain the perspective of the Wise Men who came from the East to see Jesus. Likely with information handed down from Daniel over 500 years before them, they were watching and waiting with anticipation for the arrival of this divine leader. Because they were watching, they saw h...
1. Joseph (Surrender, God's Will not Mine)
December 03, 2023 10:54 - 24 minutes - 19.5 MBThis weekend is the first weekend of the Christmas Series called, THROUGH THEIR EYES. This year we will be experiencing the Christmas story through the eyes of several different individuals who actually lived it out. This first weekend we will view the arrival of Jesus the Son of God, through the eyes of his earthly human father, Joseph. Joseph was not Jesus' biological father due to the fact that Jesus was placed in Mary's womb by the Holy Spirit. This created an awkward situation for Jos...
Passing the Baton
November 26, 2023 10:55 - 41 minutes - 31.4 MBIf you were about to be executed for your faith and sharing the Gospel of Christ and you had one chance to write a letter to the person you had been discipling in the church, what would you say? Would you tell him to hide so he doesn’t suffer the same fate as you? Would you plead with him to be careful where and when he proclaimed the Gospel? Would you warn him not to tell the authorities about your friendship so as to avoid scrutiny? This was the actual situation the Apostle Paul found ...
8. Perfect Love - Loving The Church
November 19, 2023 10:55 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBThis Sunday is the Finale for our Fall Campaign, and we call it Celebration Sunday! Our fall campaign has been called PERFECT LOVE and we have been working our way through 1 John. In this series we have been learning how to love God and love his people. The Church is Jesus' work. He started it to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. The focus for Celebration Sunday is on LOVING THE CHURCH. We want to highlight the church that Jesus started in Mitchell that is seeing God's work get done...
7. Perfect Love - Through Love We Can Overcome
November 12, 2023 10:53 - 41 minutes - 31 MBThis weekend is the final message in our fall series called PERFECT LOVE. In this series we have been working our way through the book of 1 John. In this letter written to first century believers, we have been refocusing on our fellowship or relationship with God through Jesus. This final chapter of the book is focused on an important theme that we must live out if we are to accomplish the mission Jesus has called us to. The theme of the final chapter of 1 John is OVERCOMING. We have all fa...
6. Perfect Love - Reveal God by Loving Each Other
November 05, 2023 07:54 - 36 minutes - 27.6 MBWhen we experience, the love of God, we experience a holistic transformation. God's love brings discernment, it brings obedience, and it brings confidence. Come find out how 1 John 4 can lead us to knowing and living out the love of Christ. For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, &more: http://bible.com/events/49141519
5. Perfect Love - Let's "REALLY" Love Each Other
October 29, 2023 10:53 - 39 minutes - 29.7 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called PERFECT LOVE. In this series we are praying that everyone in our church experiences the power of perfect love. In order to follow Jesus you can't just know about Him, you need to know him personally. This requires that you meet Him and respond to His love and forgiveness. In the letter of 1 John we are learning about the nature of this fellowship or relationship with God through Jesus. This week we come to the difficult topic of Love. Not love fo...
4. Perfect Love - Live Out of Your New Identity
October 22, 2023 10:56 - 48 minutes - 35.8 MBThis weekend we continue in our fall campaign series called PERFECT LOVE. This will be the fourth message in this series as we work our way through 1 John. In this series we want everyone in our church to experience the power of perfect love. God's love changes everything in our lives and this weekend we will learn about how it transforms us. God's love awakens us to understand who we were really created to be. God created us to reflect him and so in and through Jesus our sins can be forgiven...
3. Perfect Love - Guard Your "Heart For God"
October 15, 2023 10:57 - 45 minutes - 33.9 MBThis weekend we continue our fall campaign called PERFECT LOVE. In this series we are working our way through the letter in the Bible called 1 John. Written by the Apostle/Evangelist John this letter is a word to Disciples of Jesus in his day. The letter is full of encouragement for them to stay true to Jesus and follow him faithfully until he returns. This weekend is the third message in this series and we will focus on 1 John 2:15-27. This passage focuses on guarding your heart for God ag...
2. Perfect Love - Experiencing God's Transformation
October 08, 2023 07:59 - 41 minutes - 31.2 MBThis weekend is the second week of our series called PERFECT LOVE. We will be learning from 1 John the type of connection we can have with God through Jesus. John, who was one of the twelve disciples, actually knew Jesus. He lived with him for three years and in that time his life was transformed. He continued to follow him through the Holy Spirit's presence in his life even after Jesus returned to Heaven. This personal connection we can have with God through Jesus is available but in order ...
1. Perfect Love - Choosing To Be Close To God
October 01, 2023 11:18 - 42 minutes - 31.4 MBThis weekend is the first week of our series called PERFECT LOVE. We will be learning from 1 John 1 the type of connection we can have with God through Jesus. John, who was one of the twelve disciples, actually knew Jesus. He lived with him for three years and in that time his life was transformed. He continued to follow him through the Holy Spirit's presence in his life even after Jesus returned to Heaven. This personal connection we can have with God through Jesus is available but in order ...
Perfect Love - The Power Of Love
September 24, 2023 10:56 - 44 minutes - 33.1 MBThis weekend is Kick Off Weekend for the Fall Campaign 2023. The series this year is called, PERFECT LOVE. We will be studying one of the Apostle John's epistles called 1 John. Through this campaign we want you to experience the power of perfect love. God's love is perfect and because it is perfect it has the power to change and transform us. We learn in the scriptures that we will only experience this change if we experience his love. How much power does Love have? The power to change ever...
READY SET GROW - The Making of a Masterpiece
September 17, 2023 10:54 - 43 minutes - 32.1 MBThis weekend is the preparation week for our fall Growth Campaign that begins next weekend. Next Weekend is Kickoff Weekend where we will lay out the growth plan for this fall. We do a growth campaign every fall so we can grow in a specific area, all together as an entire church. This fall the Growth Campaign is called "PERFECT LOVE". We need to experience the power of perfect love in our lives. The Bible tells us that God is Love and so knowing Him is the only way we can experience PERFECT L...
A Quest for True Peace and Security
September 10, 2023 10:55 - 29 minutes - 22.8 MBIs it possible to find true peace? Is it possible to really be secure? Life is complex. You constantly face uncomfortable situations that rob you of peace and security: relationships that drain the life out of you, a job you find no purpose in, responsibilities you carry every day and see no hope of change. Isaiah 30:1-15 describes people who faced similar challenges. In the midst of confusion, they were reminded true peace and security can be found in returning to the relationship they were ...
LIVING ON MISSION IN OUR COMMUNITY - Horizon Music Festival
September 03, 2023 07:57 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBThis weekend we welcome the Horizon Music Festival to our community. This has been a labor of love for the team putting it all together. I am thrilled to have an event like this in our community. There are many believers in positions of influence in our valley and with these positions come the ability to make an impact for Jesus. This festival is a great opportunity to introduce many to "Jesus Music". Music speaks to everyone and God uses it to touch people's lives with His presence, power, a...
4. Healthy Hearts - The Right Tools for Your Troubles
August 27, 2023 10:55 - 42 minutes - 30.4 MBWe have a choice to make when troubles come our way. We can take control and try to fix things ourselves or we can turn to Jesus. When conflict, trials, and persecution come our way we need the necessary tools to help us through these storms. Jesus is the calm in the storm, and he tells us to take heart, I have overcome the world! In this passage, Jesus does not say "if we have trouble," He says, "when we have trouble." Join us this weekend as we take a look at some of the eight principles...
3. Healthy Hearts - How To Win A Fight
August 20, 2023 10:54 - 47 minutes - 33.9 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called HEALTHY HEARTS with a sermon called, How To Win A Fight. You may be surprised to find that the Bible gives us instructions on how to fight. We wish that it never happened but because of our sin natures we do hurt each other. This hurt needs to be dealt with if we are to maintain healthy hearts. We are given instructions in Matthew 18 of how to deal with sin in our relationships. The instructions might be different than what you've been taught or ...
2. Healthy Hearts - Admit They Constantly Need God
August 13, 2023 10:54 - 46 minutes - 33.3 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called HEALTHY HEARTS with a message out of Matthew 5 & 6. Jesus addressed the condition of our hearts and exposed the brokenness we walk in as humans. We need the healing power of God applied to our lives on a daily basis. If we don't admit we are broken and sick spiritually we will not go to God to get the healing we need. If we are to have healthy hearts we will need Jesus, who is The Great Physician, to bring healing into our lives. We are constantl...
1. Healthy Hearts - The Power of Restoration
August 06, 2023 10:54 - 38 minutes - 27.7 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called, HEALTHY HEARTS - Experience the God who heals us. From time to time it’s a good idea to have a heart check up. Our hearts require maintenance just like our bodies do. I’m wondering as your pastor, how is your heart? The Bible speaks a great deal about the condition of our hearts. Proverbs 4:23 says this, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” Healthy hearts are able to engage the difficult but very healing...
Faith Day at the Fair
July 30, 2023 09:20 - 44 minutes - 32.3 MBIs your heart healthy? In August we will address that question in a series call; “Healthy Hearts - Experience the God who Heals us” In this series we will open the Bible to a number of different passages that deal with issues that affect our hearts. The Bible tells us the importance of addressing the the health of our hearts because it is from the heart that all things come. “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” Proverbs 4:23 NLT Join us for...
13. Christianity Over Culture: Our Eternal Hope
July 23, 2023 10:54 - 41 minutes - 29.1 MBThis weekend we conclude our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE with chapter 15 of 1 Corinthians. This series has been helpful in teaching us how to be influenced more by Jesus culture than the culture around us. Jesus wants us to grow and mature to look more like His children. This final message is an encouraging look at the hope we have for eternity. Our salvation will be complete when we are glorified. When we are glorified, our bodies and spirits will be made new and we will live fo...
12. Christianity Over Culture: The Way of Love
July 16, 2023 10:55 - 36 minutes - 25.6 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE. In this series we are studying our way through the book of 1 Corinthians. This weekend we will look at one of the more famous chapters in the Bible which is 1 Corinthians 13. It is famously called the love chapter because it presents the most excellent way to live as followers of Christ. To become a follower of Jesus is to be commissioned to participate in God's work. As we learned last week you are gifted to participat...
11. Christianity Over Culture: You are Gifted to Contribute
July 09, 2023 10:57 - 45 minutes - 31.9 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE. This series is a study through the book of 1 Corinthians. The truth is that the culture in the first century city of Corinth closely mirrors our current culture today. These new believers in Corinth were struggling to grow and mature spiritually, to become a church that represented Jesus' culture and not the world around them. Every church has this struggle. It is not easy to overcome the influence of the world around ...
10. Christianity Over Culture: Orderly Worship
July 02, 2023 07:55 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called Christianity Over Culture. The Bible is full of timeless truth. Even the most obscure texts of the Bible can bring life changing truth. That is true as we dive into 1 Corinthians chapter 11. Come learn about God’s design for marriage, sexuality, and how to accurately celebrate our salvation. For Scripture, notes, upcoming events, & more: http://bible.com/events/49094331
9. Christianity Over Culture: Idolatry
June 25, 2023 10:55 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called Christianity Over Culture. Have you ever heard that history repeats itself? As we dive into 1 Corinthians chapter 10, we’ll find that the Bible also repeats itself. Scripture is full of examples of good and bad that have repeated through the ages. Gods character never changes and the heart of man’s biggest struggles never change. Come join us and learn how we can break the cycles of sin and spiritual apathy! For Scripture, notes, upcoming ev...
8. Christianity Over Culture: Motivated By A Mission
June 18, 2023 10:54 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE. We are working our way through the book of 1 Corinthians. This letter written to the church in Corinth around 55 AD is filled with practical insight for us. Our lives are not unlike those of these first century followers of Jesus. They lived with similar temptations and distractions as we do. They were struggling to be influenced more by Jesus than by their culture. This is a battle we face as well. The good news is we c...
We Are in a Spiritual Battle
June 11, 2023 20:14 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBThis weekend we take a break from our series in 1 Corinthians to celebrate our VBS kids and workers. The focus this week has been on the Armor of God from Ephesians 6. This Sunday our service will be at Trails West camp and the service will be focused on what the kids have learned this week. The sermon will be from Ephesians 6 which teaches us that as followers of Jesus we are in a spiritual battle. The battle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces. If we are to win this ...
7. Christianity Over Culture: Love Is Better Than Knowledge
June 04, 2023 10:55 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE, a study through the book of 1 Corinthians. In chapter 8 we will learn the supremacy of Love over Knowledge. Knowledge is valuable and matters a great deal in regards to our success as followers of Jesus. Knowledge fuels us as we desire the mind of Christ in order to live out our faith as God desires. As this epistle makes clear however, knowledge has a weakness, it can cause the person who obtains it to feel superior to...
6. Christianity Over Culture: How To Succeed In Marriage
May 28, 2023 10:55 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE. When we place our trust in Jesus we are called into a different culture. We find that by following Jesus we are exposed to God's original design for our lives. He created this universe and so he alone knows how to live this life to the fullest. Due to our sin nature we are engaged a battle once we trust in Jesus. He calls us to leave our slavery to our sin natures and to run in freedom to do the good God designed us to d...
5. Christianity Over Culture: God Cares About Our Bodies Too
May 21, 2023 10:54 - 37 minutes - 26.4 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE. We are working our way through the book of 1 Corinthians. This week we will see that though God cares about our souls, our hearts, and our minds, the truth is he cares about our bodies too. What we do with our physical bodies matters to God and so this week we focus on that truth. We have physical appetites and the truth is we can sin against our own bodies by the way we feed those appetites. God calls us to a higher st...
Honoring Our Mothers
May 14, 2023 10:54 - 36 minutes - 25.6 MBMothers Day is a day we set aside to honor our Mothers. Mothers are so important and fill such a crucial role in our lives. God created mothers to nurture us and train us to follow God. This weekend join us for a special service focused on Honoring our Mothers. In the Ten Commandments God instructs us to honor our father and mother. The truth is that honoring our parents is crucial to our success in this life. It matters so much that we figure out how and why we must obey this command. Our ...
4. Christianity Over Culture: Disputes Between Believers
May 07, 2023 07:56 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE. In this series we are learning what the Bible says regarding the culture we are to be influenced by. Not the culture around us but by the culture Jesus is creating. Jesus calls us to live differently than the world around us. We are called to be different and this difference is for the better. This week we learn how we are to handle disagreements between believers. We are to handle disputes differently than the world do...
3. Christianity Over Culture: Accountability in The Church
April 30, 2023 10:54 - 40 minutes - 28 MBThis weekend we continue in our series called CHRISTIANITY OVER CULTURE. As followers of Jesus we are called to live for Jesus and not the culture of the world we live in. Our culture will say things are ok that Jesus says are not. We must live up to the standard Jesus calls us to not the standard of the world we live in. In 1 Corinthians 5 we encounter an issue of sexual immorality that was being allowed in the church. The church was allowing and even proud of a man who was living in sin wi...