Mountain Springs Church

Counting The Cost

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. —MATTHEW 5:10-11, ESV

Living From A New Identity

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. - Matthew 5:7-9, ESV

You Are What You Eat

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. — MATTHEW 5:6, NIV

Meekness In Majesty

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Matthew 5:5, ESV Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Learning To Mourn Well

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. —Matthew 5:4, ESV Comfort only comes after healthy mourning.

Rich In God

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righte...

A Vision For Mission

Live Boldly. Don't Settle. A great deal more failure is the result of an excess of caution than of bold experimentation with new ideas. The frontiers of the Kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution. - J. Oswald Sanders

Saved on purpose, for a purpose

Saved On Purpose, For A Purpose

Victory In The Moment

Seeing Through New Eyes

Hearts Burning Within

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. —Isaiah 43:2-3, ESV

Love Beyond Borders

Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” - John 4:13-14

Renewed In Hope

Rooted In Darkness

Expecting God's Love

John 3 declares to us that God’s love is not passively generic – it is aggressively personal!

Empowering God’s People: Part 2

The church is perfectly designed to achieve its distinctive mission, but to do so requires it follow the Ephesian 4 model.

Empowering God’s People: Part 1

The church is perfectly designed to achieve its distinctive mission, but to do so requires it follow the Ephesian 4 model.

Encounter

We have been invited into a relationship with God. Through that relationship, we encounter a living God.

Enemy Encounters

How we treat our enemies matters greatly to God.

Friendship Foundations

True friendship makes a lasting impact on our lives and our relationship with Jesus.

Family Matters

Living for Jesus and with his hope makes all the difference in the world.

Local Missions Sunday

God wants to get the Church out of the building and in to the community.

The Hope We Have

We find hope in the "not yet".

Mature Hope

Mature hope happens when we fully trust God.

Kingdom Living in a Broken World

We are called to step into our cultural moment with the lifesaving and sin-defeating message of the Gospel.

A Church Prepared

When we look closely at scripture, we see that submission is an invitation. We don't submit because we have to, but because Jesus did & we get to.

Seek The Kingdom

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. | Matthew 6:33

Keep 2021 Simple

Let's keep 2021 simple by attaching to God and others.

The Marvelous Light

Jesus truly is the light of the world.

Light in the Darkness

Jesus came to earth to restore fullness of life.

Doing the Impossible

We submit to those in leadership because Jesus submitted.

A People for His Own Possession

Make Jesus the true cornerstone of your life.

Called to be Holy

Peter offers strong encouragement to pursue holiness & love others well.

Born Into Hope

First Peter was written to churches living in the in-between time, of what has happened with Jesus coming & what will happen with Jesus coming again.

Hope in Hard Places

Hope happens when vision, a way & courage collide.

A Door of Hope

God uses our brokenness to reveal our need of Him and bring us greater levels of hope.

Hope for the World

Making a difference begins with a hope-filled confidence that there are better days ahead.

Unleashing Hope, Part 3

In order to increase our hope, we must refuse to go alone, replace burnout with rhythm and live a pure life.

Unleashing Hope, Part 2

For more hope, we must refocus on the future & respond with our strengths.

Unleashing Hope, Part 1

To unleash hope in our lives, we must recharge our batteries and raise our expectations.

Unleashing Hope, Part One

Moving Beyond Discouragement

Unchecked discouragement precedes ones ultimate destruction.

Activating Hope in Your Life

Thriving people learn to thrive for one simple yet substantial reason - they commit to faithfully doing things that produce inner strength and hope.

Our Great Opportunity, Part Two

Antioch shows us that a new story for the Church is possible.

Our Great Opportunity, Part One

The Church has an incredible opportunity to make a lasting impact in her community.

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Upper Story Eyes

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' | Galatians 5:14

New Creation

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. | Revelation 3:20

The Power of Love

"If we love one another, God's love abides in us and his love is perfected in us." | 1 John 4:12