Through the ministry and message of the Apostle Paul, we are able to see God's heart for His church. In this passage from Acts chapter 20, we specifically see how God treasures His church, protects His church, and builds His church through His presence and His people.
Few things contribute to cultivating a healthy church more than having a shared mission. But what is the work that Jesus has given us to do? What does it like for most people to carry out this mission in the midst of their everyday life? Check out our latest sermon for more.
Trying to grasp God’s love for us can be difficult. But what if we had a picture to show us what that love is like? Through marriage, God has provided human beings a picture of how Christ loves his church. Through singleness, God has given us the opportunity to see that he is enough. How can we begin to live out and embrace these examples? Check out our latest sermon for more.
What is the greatest danger facing the church today? Surprisingly, it likely isn’t anything outside of the church. Rather, it is people within the church who are unwilling to fight for unity and to pursue love. In John 17, Jesus tells his disciples that one of the greatest testimonies of the truthfulness of the gospel is the oneness of the church. How can we pursue this oneness together? Check out our latest sermon for more.
It is easy to fill up our lives with spiritual activity, but what is the end result of all of this? For many, they find themselves burdened with an endless to-do list, but there aren’t experiencing real and lasting transformation into the image of Jesus. For this kind of change to occur, it requires us to go beneath the surface to deal with the root issues in our hearts. But how do we do this kind of work? Check out our latest sermon from the series Cultivate for more.
Deep down, everyone wants to be loved and accepted by someone. It’s this desire for love and acceptance that makes us spend our lives trying to be impressive to other people. But what happens when we don’t live up to other’s expectations? What do we do once we realize that we can’t measure up to our idealized version of ourselves? Why would anyone ever choose to love us, given our failings and shortcomings? Check out the latest sermon from our “Cultivate” series to discover how we can stop trying to impress and learn to rest in the love of Christ.
We were made for life with God, but how is it possible to have a relationship with someone you can’t see and hear? In the gospels, Jesus intentionally set aside times of silence and solitude to cultivate his relationship with his Father. How can we begin to prioritize this practice and learn to abide in Christ? Check out our latest sermon for more.
Does God love me? This is one of the most important questions we could ever ask, but how do we answer a question like this? In Isaiah 63-64, Isaiah is asking the same question. Does God love his people? What about when things are falling apart all around them? Check out our latest sermon from our Advent series to find out how the birth of Jesus ultimately reminds us how God feels about us.