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The Day After Christmas

Twas the weekend after Christmas, When all through the town, Every creature was stirring, Taking ornaments down. The lights were extinguished, The candles all burned, Empty boxes abounded wherever you turned… In this message, we discover the most important part of Christmas. The day after! Bring a friend and they may thank you!

All I Want For Christmas Is: Peace

If we had to relate one word to Christmas, high on the list would be peace. In this message, we continue our series “ All I Want for Christmas is…" as we discover how we can have peace in the midst of all the hurt, pain and damage in our world, our community, our homes and in our personal lives.

All I Want For Christmas Is: Perfect

"I want Christmas to be PERFECT!" We invest time and energy into making Christmas perfect - lights, music, food, family and fun. But the circumstances surrounding the story of Jesus' birth were far from perfect. Still, the Wise Men & shepherds were able to find Perfection. And so can we. In this message, we continue our series, "All I Want For Christmas Is...."

All I Want For Christmas Is: Presence

We are starting a new series this weekend called "All I Want For Christmas Is…" Over the next 3 weeks of Advent we want to be reminded that God wants to give to us what we and others in our lives desperately need… and want. We can give our children, our family and our friends lots of different kinds of presents for Christmas, but nothing will compare with our presence! In this message, we explore the presence we can share with those we love this Christmas.

The Story Of My Life

Each and everyone one of us have a once upon a time story, and this story has shaped our lives. Have you ever wondered why certain things have taken place in your story? In this message, we discover how the stories of our lives happen so we can connect to others.

The Mission

The gospel of Jesus Christ is God's power unto salvation, which is freedom and deliverance from the power of darkness. God has given the Church the mission of communicating this gospel and everyone must get involved. In this message, our guest speaker from Lagos, Nigeria, Francis Olubambi, offers a challenge to be part of the mission to reach our world for Christ.

In This World: Sexuality

If ever there's been a “hot” topic that spurs opinion, argument, and name-calling, it’s the subject of sexuality. Not only is it highly visible in the media & politics, but the debate has infiltrated the Church with a vengeance. In this message, we conclude our series, "'In This World...': Sexuality."

In This World: Chaos

No doubt the world we live in is becoming more dangerous everyday. Just take a look at few recent headlines: Woman beheaded in Oklahoma. Mystery Virus Causes Paralysis. ISIS Threatens to Kill Families of US Soldiers. Losing the Race Against Ebola. Nelson County Officials Continue Search for Missing Teen Alexis Murphy. Student Records Teacher Giving Him Oral Sex in Classroom. Gunshots Fired at Canada's Parliament. Jesus said in this world we will have trouble. In this message, we begin our new...

Go In Peace

God is always working within our current situations. He love us so much and He wants the very best for us. In this week's message, “Go in Peace”, we will discover God’s healing and transforming power through the death and resurrection of Jesus. In this message, Pastor Matt preaches his final message at SFCC before embarking on his journey as a missionary to New Zealand!

Reclaim: Kids

There are thieves out there that are trying to steal the souls of our kids. In this message, we discover three Biblical necessities to reclaim our children.

Reclaim: Time

We live in a world that's quick to point out inequalities. Yet everyone has the God-given equality of time. In our hectic, fast-paced, uptight world, we often forget we can choose how to use those precious seconds, minutes and hours to find balance and a healthy lifestyle. In this message, we continue our series "RELCLAIM: Time".

Reclaim: Romance

In this message, we begin a new series called, “RECLAIM”. We live in a culture where the pace, as well as the cares of life, distract us from what’s most important. Over the next three weeks, we'll explore three areas of life that might need to be "taken back", beginning with how to "RECLAIM Romance" in our very important relationships.

Silent Killers: Sin

This message's silent killer is like a boomerang. You can throw it long, far, high, and hard. It might even go out of sight, but it will always come back to you. Join us this weekend as we look at the final toxin in our series Silent Killers.

Silent Killers: Approval

In this message, we continue our series, "SILENT KILLERS" by exposing and annihilating a deadly toxin that can creep into our spirit - the need for approval. An overlooked addiction so common and so subtle, it can control us & choke our relationship with God and others.

Silent Killer: Offended

In this message, we'll look at one of Satan's most deceptive and subtle "Silent Killers". Most people have encountered it - offense. Offense will not only hold you captive and sever your relationship with God and others, it hinders us from fulfilling our full potential.

Silent Killers: Coveting

God wants to give us the desires of our heart. Humanly, we often sabotage His hand. Coveting is a little used word in our language, yet it's practiced everyday. When does pure desire cross a line into becoming destructive?We continue our series "SILENT KILLERS: Coveting" to find how to eliminate anything that might be interfering with God's blessing in our life.

Silent Killers: Pride

Carbon Monoxide which is often called "the silent killer" is a gas you cannot see, taste, or smell. Exposure to undetected high levels of carbon monoxide can be fatal. Like carbon monoxide there are silent killers that can creep into our lives that if left undetected can be fatal to our relationship with God and others. In this message, we start a new series called “The Silent Killer” as we look at the #1 silent killer.

Jesus Was Here: I Will Come Again

What are the odds that hundreds of predictions could all come true? Yet prophecies about Jesus were written a thousand years before His birth and death and every one happened as foretold. Only God could do that. In this message, we conclude our Israel series, JESUS WAS HERE: "I Will Come Back."

Jesus Was Here: The Pool Of Bethesda

We're hearing a lot about the conflict in Israel. Thousands of years ago, God promised a chosen people, a chosen land. Battles have broken out ever since over who truly possesses that land. We continue our series, "JESUS WAS HERE", and step into Israel to see where Abraham, Moses and Jesus walked to bring the story to us today.

Waiting On God

Learning to wait on God is a critical issue in our spiritual development because God’s will includes His timing. He has an awesome plan mapped out for each of us and for SFCC but He only reveals it one step at a time. In this message, we learn 4 facts about God's timing.

The People's Choice: Gossip

Have you heard what is going on in so and so's life? Oh my goodness, I can't believe he did that to them. Do those statements resonate with you? At some point or another we have all been a part of gossip. Gossip is an epidemic that both the Church world and the secular world deal with. There is a great similarity between gossip and a forest fire. In this messsage, we tackle this week's People's Choice topic of Gossip.

The People's Choice: Forgiveness

In this message, our series, PEOPLE'S CHOICE, focuses on forgiveness. Why forgive? The process of offering forgiveness is one of the most difficult journeys we will ever take. In this message, we carefully evaluate forgiveness as the pathway to healing, peace and freedom.

The People's Choice: The Last Day

Did you know there are five times as many prophesies about the second coming of Jesus as there were about the first coming of Jesus? In this message, we discover what the Bible says about the last days as we continue our series "The People's Choice."

The People's Choice: Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People

In life we are faced with some tough questions that are not easy to answer. Like why do we say my alarm clock went off, when it really came on? Or why do I drive on a parkway, but I park on a driveway? And then you have the more serious questions in life that are hard to answer as well. In this message, we continue our series "The People's Choice" as we attempt to answer the question that we all face from time to time, "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?"

The People's Choice: Holy Spirit

We are starting a new series this weekend called The People’s Choice. Over the next five weeks we will look at some of the topics that you have chosen. In this message, we will look at the Holy Spirit, which is probably the most misunderstood part of the Trinity. You may wonder, is it karma? Is it my conscience? Is it those goose bumps I get during a powerful worship song? Or is it something much more?

A Loving Church

"To dwell above with those you love, that will be glory. But to dwell below, with those we know, that's another story." Today it seems everyone is looking for a place to be loved. In this message, we discover the ingredients of a loving church.

#Jesus: #TheGoodSheperd

We have all experienced points in our life where we've been lost in the wilderness looking for a way out. Times when we've felt like wanderers in search of direction. In this message, we wrap up our series #Jesus by discovering that Jesus is the love that has made a way and the voice that is leading the way. Our guide in every facet of life - Jesus is our #GoodShepherd.

#Jesus: #TheVine

What did Jesus mean when He said, “I Am the TRUE Vine....Abide in Me and I will abide in you”? In this message, as we continue our series, #Jesus, we’ll discover the beauty of His simplicity and taste the fruit of His words.

#Jesus: #TheWayTheTruthTheLife

The world we live in tries hard to explain the way we are to live our lives, and breathes into us false truths about ourselves that can suck the life right out of us. Jesus came to this earth to explain to us that we are not as the world says, but as our Father in heaven says. Jesus said, "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life..." (John 14:6 NIV) Rediscover the way, the truth, and the life this weekend as we continue the journey in seeing who Jesus says He is. #Jesus #TheWayTheTruthTheLife.

#Jesus: #LightOfTheWorld

In this message, week as we continue our series #Jesus, we will discover who Jesus described Himself to be to the woman caught in adultery and what that means for us.

#Jesus: #Ressurection

Celebrate Easter this weekend as we begin a new series, #Jesus. Everyone seems to have an opinion about Jesus. Just this week, two magazines have Him on its cover. But in this series, we'll hear from Jesus Himself, and who He says He is. In this message, He says, "I AM the Resurrection and the Life." Join SFCC for a grand Easter Celebration.

Lost Art: Zacchaeus

There are short people who live tall and there are tall people who live short. Confused? Join us this weekend as we look at the story of the wee little man Zaccheus to help allay our confusion.

Lost Art: Jonah And The Whale

In the past four message we have rediscovered the forgotten stories of Daniel and the Lion’s Den, Noah’s Ark, Esther, and David vs. Goliath. These were great people that lived for God and seemed to obey God without hesitation when called into action. While many of us desire to be like these faithful people, many times we end up more like Jonah. Even though he was a man that served God, he found himself in quite the situation after disobeying God.

Lost Art: David And Goliath

In this message, we will continue our series, "Lost Art". David was a man after God's own heart and his story has many parts. We will discuss how God took one small boy and used him to defeat Goliath and how this story has changed lives.

Lost Art: Esther

Who needs whom? The story of Esther teaches us that God is always at work to ensure His good and perfect plan remains good and perfect. Incredibly and graciously He invites us to participate with Him.

Lost Art: Noah And The Flood

The story of Noah is one of the most popular of all the Children’s Bible stories. Even people who don’t know the Bible and never come to church know about Noah, his big boat, all those animals coming in two by two, and the flood. But there is so much more to the story and in this message we are going to look at the implications of this story for our lives today.

Lost Art: Dare To Be A Daniel

In this message, we kick off our exciting series, "LOST ART: Rediscovering The Forgotten Stories." Daniel lived his life with unwavering faith in God in the midst of a hostile culture and through his greatest test. See how Daniel's story, written around 535 B.C., is still relevant to us today.

It's Complicated: Conflict

In this message we conclude our relationship series, "IT'S COMPLICATED", by looking at the purpose of conflict. It can easily destroy, yet conflict can also be used to build stronger, more fulfilling relationships - it all depends on our attitude and focus. We conclude with,"CONFLICT - The Prickly Quills That Lead to Winning Relationships."

It's Complicated: Sexuality

In this message, we continue "It's Complicated", a series about relationships. Within the covenant of marriage, sex can be one of the greatest blessings or a huge point of tension. Great relationships take work and great sex in marriage is the same. Both husband and wife have a role in creating the kind of connection God designed.

It's Complicated: Vows

The most important part of the wedding ceremony are the vows that we make to our spouse and to God, but how many of us uphold them on a daily basis? How many of us are making promises here and there within our marriages, relationships and other areas of our life, yet are failing to keep them? As we continue our series, "It's Complicated", we are going to take a Biblical look at what vows really are, the weight that they carry, and the importance of keeping our word to God, our spouses, and th...

It's Complicated: Dating

Fighting, attraction, bad judgment and reconciliation are only a few challenges that make the marriage relationship the most complicated of all relationships. In this message, we kick off a new series, "IT'S COMPLICATED", all about relationships! If we want a positive, healthy outcome in marriage, we have to do it differently than what we're seeing in our world today. It begins with dating and knowing how to choose the right person.

I Was Broke, Now I'm Not: A Finacial Miracle

This is the final message in our series “I Was Broke. Now I’m Not.” These days it seems like money slips through our fingers like sand and before we know it we have a financial mess on our hands and we say, “It will take a miracle for us to get out of this mess!” In fact, even though we are in a financial series, this message applies to any situation you are facing where you are desperate for God to show up and perform a miracle. In this message, we will look at a true story of a financial mi...

I Was Broke, Now I'm Not: A Part Of The Story

In this message we are excited to have with us Joseph Sangl – Founder, I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. and President & CEO, INJOY Stewardship Solutions as he shares with us practical Biblical steps on How To Have The Best Financial Year of Your Life in 2014. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to live a fully funded life as we continue our series I Was Broke Now I Am Not.

What's Your Jericho?

What is it that keeps you from the promised land God has for you? What is standing in the way, keeping you from walking into His perfect will? For the Israelites it was Jericho- this towering fortress that was viewed as an impenetrable city that could only be conquered with God's leading. In this message, we set out to discover what the Jerichos are in our own life.

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Find Bethlehem In The Midst Of Lonliness

Loneliness is a common, everyday experience for a lot of people. And the feeling of loneliness is compounded at Christmas because this is the time of year when families get together and everyone exchanges love and joy. In this message, we discover God's plan for us during times of loneliness.

Find Bethlehem In The Midst Of Bedlam: Overcoming Shame and Regret

During the Christmas Season, many of us tend to get lost in the chaos or the bedlam of the world around us. Because of this, we are overcome with so many things that surround us that we lose some of the joy of what Christmas is all about. I, like many others, have had many things that have stolen my joy in the past. One such thing that I have learned to overcome is shame and regret.

Find Bethlehem In The Unexpected

The unexpected is a part of life that we all face in different ways, but how we respond is what defines our circumstances. This message kicks off our Christmas series as we discover how to find peace in the midst of the bedlam that the unexpected can create.