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Jesus spent the majority of the time during the weeks before his death and resurrection investing in the next generation of leaders for the church, knowing full well how important leadership is in the body of Christ. As we look at the apostle Paul writes about leadership in 1 Corinthians chapters 1-5, we learn that […]

We gather on Sundays as a community, first and foremost, to worship God and to wait upon His manifest Presence and Power. Our order of service is organized around pursuing God‘s worship, his presence, and his power to change us. Worship is for God, not for us, but because of who God is. We are […]

One of the things I love about our church is the diversity within our church community, composed of individuals from various church backgrounds or no church background but united in a shared mission to continue the ministry of restoring lives by bringing people to Jesus.  One of the ways we come to Jesus is by […]

Despite all its failures over the last 2000 years, the church is central to God’s plan.  The church is the gathering of God’s eternal family for the purpose of worshiping him and bringing restoration to the world.   We see in the book of Ephesians that the church is: Listen to this week’s worship service: “What […]

One of the most overlooked factors in determining the ministry God has for us is our past experiences, particularly the hurts and problems we’ve overcome with God’s help. Our greatest life messages come out of our weaknesses, not our strengths. God never wastes a hurt.  And it’s very often that when it comes to God’s […]

What would make Jesus say that he’s ready to spit a church out of its mouth? In Revelation 3:14-21, in his message to the church in Laodicea, Jesus tells his people that he’s ready to spit them out because they’ve become lukewarm and lost their passion and purpose to live for him. Jesus says to […]

I’ll admit it – I’m a comic book nerd. I still have boxes full of Marvel comics in my closet from my comic book heyday in the mid-90s. So, the recent surge of MCU films over the past decade has made my nerd heart very happy. One of the coolest concepts within the Marvel universe […]

The smallest blunders can lead to some of the greatest disasters, as history has shown us through the story of the seemingly impregnable city of Sardis, which was caught sleeping due to its complacency about enemy attacks. In Revelation 3, Jesus gives a warning to the seemingly thriving but spiritually complacent church of Sardis, drawing […]

Cultural trends related to the issue of sex and sexuality have been some of the most prominent features of public debate, entertainment, and personal expression in recent years, even in the church. Not all churches have responded in the same way to these waves of change regarding sexual ethics. Some have been combative, others have […]

One of the greatest threats to the ancient church in Pergamum (Revelation 2:12) was the pressure to conform to the pagan worship practices of the Roman Empire. Today, followers of Jesus continue to face the temptation to give into worldly worship practices that seem “spiritual” but lead God’s people away from him and into idolatry, […]