Messages

A message from the series "The Heart of Jesus." In this encouraging message from John 17, we explore one of the most comforting truths in Scripture: God is not only our Savior, He is our Keeper. As Jesus prays for His disciples before the cross, He reveals the Father's faithful work of preserving, protecting, and keeping His people. This sermon highlights the believer's eternal security in Christ, emphasizing that our salvation rests not on our strength, but on God's power and faithfulness. Through personal testimony, biblical teaching, and the promises found in Psalm 121, we are reminded that God keeps His children physically, spiritually, and through every battle of life. Topics covered include: Jesus' prayer for His disciples in John 17 The keeping power of God Eternal security and assurance of salvation God's protection from spiritual warfare The promises of Psalm 121 Why believers can rest confidently in Christ If you've ever wondered whether God will hold on to you through life's struggles, this message offers biblical hope and assurance that the God who saves is also the God who keeps.

A message from the series "The Heart of Jesus." On Sunday Pastor Chris will continue our deeper dive into Jesus’s “High Priestly Prayer”. Our focus will be on verse 13 where our Christ speaks of the “Joy” He wants to share in us. As you read and research in your own study time, take note of how many times in scripture Jesus mentions joy in the gospels. Ask these questions: 1) Why do we so often feel joy-challenged? 2) What is Jesus’s joy? 3) What does it look like to fulfill His joy in our lives? Pray for insight from the Holy Spirit as we ask for Jesus’s prayer to yield the joy He desires for His redeemed!

A message from the series "The Heart of Jesus." On Sunday we will again be fed and taught in our series “The Heart of Jesus' Prayer”. As we continue our deep-dive into the High Priestly Prayer, please read the entirety of John 17 again. As you read this time, take careful note of repeated words, especially the use of the words glory/glorify. Pastor Dave will help us unpack this divine attribute and how to rightly apply the magnificence of the Father and the Son.

A message from the series "The Heart of Jesus." To prepare for this Sunday’s message, Pastor Dave would ask that each of us read Exodus 28 in the Old Testament. Before we dive into a study of our Great High Priest, let’s look back to how God established a priesthood for the nation of Israel. Aaron, the brother of Moses, and his sons were chosen by God to be Holy representatives to mediate for the people of Israel. We will learn how much greater our High Priest is that has intercession for us. Please take some time this week to read and pray over this section of Scripture, keeping in mind what we have learned and understand from John 17.

A message from the series "The Heart of Jesus." This past Sunday, Pastor Dave gave us a wonderful introduction to our new series, "The Heart of Jesus Prayer.” This prayer in Scripture gives us a glimpse of the relationship between Jesus and the Father and His concern and love for us. What an honor it is that He would share this moment where He brings glory to the Father. On Sunday, Pastor Dave will take us into the heart of John 17. Please read again the entirety of chapter 17, praying and meditating over this sacred section of Scripture.

A message from the series "The Heart of Jesus." What better way to enter a season of contemplation of our prayer lives than to start with the “High Priestly Prayer” from the lips and heart of our Savior, Jesus Christ, to His Father in Heaven. Please take some time this week to read and pray over John 17 in its entirety. Keep in mind that Jesus lifted up this prayer just before His arrest and crucifixion. A prayer to bring glory to the Father. A prayer that gives us the opportunity to see the nature and heart of Jesus. A prayer that exhibits the love and beauty of Jesus' intercession for us.

A message from the series "Engraved." Sunday, Pastor Dave will bring to us the final message on the Ten Words (Commandments), titled “A Christ-Centered Conclusion”. We will turn our attention to Jesus and how He came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it. More specifically, we will look at how each of the commandments finds a fuller fulfillment in Christ. Take some time this week reflecting on all that we have learned in this wonderful summer series and how you have grown in understanding the true message God has for us in His commandments.

A message from the series "Engraved." This past Sunday Pastor Dave gave a wonderful concluding message on the series “Engraved”, the Ten Commandments. The summer series will continue Sunday as Kenny Matthews builds on the lessons we have learned on these “Words of Life”. We will turn to Psalm 119:49-59 to explore the life and hope that comes from understanding and obeying the words of God.

A message from the series "Engraved." We hope you can join us Sunday as Pastor Dave brings to us the concluding message of our summer series on the “Ten Commandments”. What an impact these messages have had on how we now perceive and understand with each commandment that God means to transform our hearts as He has shown us His heart. In preparing for this Sunday’s message, and our study of the 10th Commandment, please read the following selected scriptures along with reading once again Exodus 20:1-17: Matthew 15:18-19, Ephesians 5:1-5, Colossians 3:1-17. As we look at this 10th “word” and the command forbidding coveting, we are reminded of the role of the heart, not only in this commandment, but throughout the entire Decalogue.

A message from the series "Engraved." As we continue this amazing series on the “Ten Commandments”, Pastor Dave would once again ask you to read Exodus 20:1-17 with the focus on verse 16. In addition, please turn forward in your bible to read Exodus 23:1-9. In this commandment, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”, we find its foundation in the legal system of early Biblical history (Old Testament law), yet it has important applications for believers today. It speaks to the testimony and witness in legal proceedings, but we also see the principles of integrity, truth, and edification. Take some time this week to quietly meditate over these verses, understanding that this commandment talks of outward actions that begin in the heart.