Our aim each week is to reflect the story of God’s grace in the gospel as we worship together.

Psalm 138:2 reminds us of this importance: “I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.”


judges

The book of Judges is a rather dark book, written after the death of Joshua. The Jewish people have made their way into the Promised Land and now there’s a crisis of leadership and covenant faithfulness to God!

They are called to be altogether different from the nations they were supposed to expel, but by the time we reach the end of the book, we’ll see that they’re actually worse! Every stop along our journey will become darker as we see the downward descent into darkness with the cycle of idolatry, oppression, outcry, (repeat), and the desire for deliverance each time!

March 24, 2024 / Pastor James / Judges 5:1-31: A Song of Deliverance!

March 17, 2024 / Pastor James / Judges 4:1-24: Unexpected Deliverance!

March 10, 2024 / Pastor James / Judges 3:7-31: Surprising Deliverance!

March 3, 2024 / Pastor James / Judges 2:6-3:6: Cheap Deliverance!

February 25, 2024 / Pastor James / Judges 1:1-2:5: Squandered Deliverance!


Follow Me: The Markers of Discipleship!

The mission given to us by Jesus Himself is to both be and make disciples! It is the task for every disciple and we can’t be separated from it! Being a disciple necessitates making disciples. In this series we’ll unpack the Markers of Discipleship: 1. Our Mission: Make Disciples, 2. Our Model: Jesus Himself, 3. Our Motive: Love and Obedience, 4-7. Our Method: Engage Everyone, Evangelize the Non-Believer, Establish New Believers, Equip Growing Believers, and 8. Our Mechanism: The Church! May we all grow in our affections and obedience to what Christ calls us to!

February 18, 2024 / Pastor Colton / Follow Me: 5. Our Mechanism: The Church!

February 11, 2024 / Pastor Colton / Follow Me: 4d. Our Method, part 4: Equip Growing Believers!

February 4, 2024 / Pastor Colton / Follow Me: 4c. Our Method, part 3: Establish New Believers!

January 28, 2024 / Pastor James / Follow Me: 4b. Our Method, part 2: Evangelize the Non-Believer!

January 21, 2024 / Pastor James / Follow Me: 4a. Our Method, part 1: Engage Everyone!

January 14, 2024 / Pastor James / Follow Me: 3. Our Motivation: Obedience and Love!

January 7, 2024 / Pastor James / Follow Me: 2. Our Model: Christ Himself!

December 31, 2023 / Pastor James / Follow Me: 1. Our Mission: Make Disciples!


Isaiah: Christmas 2023

The incarnation of Jesus matters! The simple, profound truth of the gospel is that Jesus Christ entered human history, lived sinlessly, died shamefully, rose victoriously, and reigns supremely! He did this in order to save us from the penalty of sin and wrath of God! The heart of Advent is Immanuel: God with us!

Advent for modern Christians requires us to look both backward in wonder to see what has been fulfilled in Jesus’ incarnation and forward in expectation to what still lies ahead in anticipation of what’s still to be accomplished! We will spend December looking at 5 passages from the Book of Isaiah and the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, Love, and Redemption!

December 25, 2023 / Pastor James / Isaiah 9:2-7: Advent 5: Light!

December 24, 2023 / Pastor Colton / Isaiah 7:10-14: Advent 4: Love!

December 17, 2023 / Pastor James / Isaiah 35:1-10: Advent 3: Joy!

December 10, 2023 / Pastor James / Isaiah 11:1-10: Advent 2: Peace!

December 3, 2023 / Pastor James / Isaiah 2:1-5: Advent 1: Hope!


colossians

What has the gospel accomplished for me? What difference does it make in my day to day life? We’ll spend seven weeks walking through Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae, zooming in on the theme of Christian Identity. Paul says that believers are in Christ, and as a result, they share in Christ's death, resurrection, new life, and fullness (2:9-14; 3:1-4).

Christian Identity in the book of Colossians

November 26, 2023 / Pastor James / Colossians 4:7-18: You’ve been Reenlisted!

November 19, 2023 / Pastor James / Colossians 3:18-4:6: You’ve been Recovered!

November 12, 2023 / Pastor James / Colossians 3:1-17: You’ve been Raised!

November 5, 2023 / Sammy Wanyonyi / Colossians 2:8-23: You’ve been Reclaimed!

October 29, 2023 / Pastor James / Colossians 1:24-2:7: You’ve been Repurposed!

October 22, 2023 / Pastor James / Colossians 1:15-23: You’ve been Reconciled!

October 15, 2023 / Pastor James / Colossians 1:1-14: You’ve been Rescued!


frequently avoided questions

Sometimes we have questions and don’t know when the best time to ask them is. For two weeks, we’ll walk through about 35 questions that were submitted ranging from Textual Criticism and Manuscript Evidence to the Sovereignty of God and the purpose of the Church.

October 1, 2023 / Pastor James / Frequently Avoided Questions, Part 3

September 24, 2023 / Pastor James / Frequently Avoided Questions, Part 2


the gospel of mark

We live in an age where everyone has their own opinions about who Jesus is and what He came to accomplish. We must allow the Bible to define for us, on its own terms, how those questions must be answered. It’s profound that the people closest to Jesus, the people you'd think would figure out who He was, missed it. And those that you’d think would have no way of grasping it are the first to recognize Him. Yet in all this, Jesus’ own question resounds, “But who do you say I am?” It really is a case of Mistaken Identity in Mark’s Gospel! May it not be so with us!

September 17, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 16:9-20: Concluding Remarks!

September 10, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 15:42-16:8: Faith and Fear!

September 3, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 15:21-41: Mission Accomplished!

August 27, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 15:1-20: Rebels Freed!

August 20, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 14:26-72: Willing Spirit, Weak Flesh, Perfect Savior!

August 13, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 14:1-25: Poured Out!

August 6, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 13:1-37: Be On Guard!

July 30, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 12:18-44: Clear and Present Dangers!

July 23, 2023 / Pastor Colton / Mark 11:27-12:17: A Question of Authority!

July 16, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 11:1-25: Have Faith in God!

July 9, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 10:32-52: Motivation to Follow!

July 2, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 10:13-31: Childlike Faith!

June 25, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 10:1-12: God’s Purpose from the Beginning!

June 18, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 9:30-50: True Greatness!

June 11, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 9:14-29: Help My Unbelief!

June 4, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 9:2-13: On the Mountain; in the Valley!

May 28, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 8:22-9:1: Clearly Seen!

May 21, 2023 / Pastor Colton / Mark 7:24-8:21: Opened Eyes and Hard Hearts!

May 14, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 7:1-23:

The Heart of the Matter!

May 7, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 6:30-56: Hunger and Satisfaction!

April 30, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 6:14-29: A Tale of Two Kingdoms!

April 23, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 6:1-13: Faithful Still!

April 16, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 4:35-5:43: Divine Detours!

April 9, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 4:1-34: A Gracious Sower!

April 2, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 3:13-35: Radically Redefined!

March 26, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 3:1-12: Confronted with Grace!

March 19, 2023 / Pastor Colton / Mark 2:13-28: Doctor, Groom, and Lord!

March 12, 2023 / Pastor Colton / Mark 2:1-12: A Willing Savior!

March 5, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 1:35-45: Priorities!

February 26, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 1:16-34: Follow Me!

February 19, 2023 / Pastor James / Mark 1:1-15: Good News!


genesis 12-36

We are jumping back into Genesis. This time we’re going to zoom in on the second third, focusing on Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (chapters 12-36), from September through February. Again, this series is called, “Single-Minded Faithfulness: God’s Commitment to His Purposes and Promises!” We want you to see that no matter what happens from page to page and chapter to chapter, nothing can thwart God’s purposes and promises! He will show Himself to be faithful over and over, no matter the cost!

If you’d like an ESV Scripture Journal on Genesis to take detailed notes, click here.

February 12, 2023 / Pastor James / Promises Kept! (Genesis 36:1-37:2)

February 5, 2023 / Pastor James / Sin and Grace! (Genesis 33:18-35:29)

January 29, 2023 / Pastor James / Genuine Reconciliation! (Genesis 33:1-17)

January 22, 2023 / Pastor James / The Grappling, Crippling Grace of God! (Genesis 32:1-32)

January 15, 2023 / Pastor James / Provision and Protection! (Genesis 30:25-31:55)

January 8, 2023 / Pastor James / Birth Wars and Sister Wives! (Genesis 29:31-30:24)

January 1, 2023 / Pastor Colton / Faithful in the Mess! (Genesis 29:1-30) No video available!

December 25, 2022 / Pastor James / Three Ways to Live! (Genesis 27:41-28:22)

December 18, 2022 / Pastor James / Isaac Blesses Jacob! (Genesis 27:1-40)

December 11, 2022 / Pastor James / The Promise of God’s Presence! (Genesis 26:1-35)

December 4, 2022 / Kent Williams / Providence for Every Generation! (Genesis 25:1-34)

November 27, 2022 / Pastor James / Everyday Faithfulness! (Genesis 24:1-67)

November 20, 2022 / Pastor Colton / A Promise Believed! (Genesis 23:1-20)

November 13, 2022 / Pastor James / The Lord Provides! (Genesis 22:1-24)

November 6, 2022 / Sammy Wanyonyi / The Promise Keeper! (Genesis 21:1-34)

October 30, 2022 / Pastor James / Here We Go Again! (Genesis 20:1-18)

October 23, 2022 / Pastor James / Deliverance and Destruction! (Genesis 18:16-19:38)

October 16, 2022 / Pastor James / A Laughing Matter! (Genesis 17:15-18:15)

October 9, 2022 / Pastor James / The Marks of the Covenant! (Genesis 17:1-14)

October 2, 2022 / Pastor James / No Shortcuts! (Genesis 16:1-16)

September 25, 2022 / Pastor James / Irrevocable! (Genesis 15:1-21)

September 18, 2022 / Pastor James / A Faithful Life! (Genesis 14:1-24)

September 11, 2022 / Pastor James / When Prosperity Comes! (Genesis 13:2-18)

September 4, 2022 / Pastor James / The Christian Life! (Genesis 12:1-13:1)


the church

Our aim as a church is to be the best church we can for our community by bringing the hope and joy of the gospel to our neighbors by Gathering, Growing, and Going Together! We’ll spend two weeks on each of those three categories, looking at the topics of Glory and Worship, Serving and Discipleship, and Evangelism and Mission(s). We’ve been Called Out for those very things! May we all Step In, Step Up, and Step Out!

August 28, 2022 / Pastor James / Missions! (Romans 15:8-12)

August 21, 2022 / Pastor James / Evangelize! (Romans 10:14-17)

August 14, 2022 / Pastor James / Disciple! (Matthew 28:16-20)

August 7, 2022 / Pastor James / Serve! (1 Corinthians 12)

July 31, 2022 / Pastor James / Worship! (Psalm 150)

July 24, 2022 / Pastor James / God’s Glory! (1 Peter 2:9-10)


hebrews

The letter to the Hebrews is a sermon in a letter (13:22). The author is writing to an embattled church being threatened at every turn if they don’t return to Judaism (10:32-36). The message they were hearing is the same message we do today: “Come over here and we’ll take care of you! Forget about Jesus and the gospel and everything will go better for you!” The author’s exhortation to them is the same word we need today! He systematically shows how Jesus is greater than everything else we’re compelled to turn to, return to, worship, or find identity in! Nothing else compares to Jesus Christ; He is Greater Still! The way to persevere and endure is to fix our eyes heavenward in worship of the Eternal Son of God! 

July 17, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Glory! (Hebrews 13:20-25)

July 10, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Faithfulness! (Hebrews 13:1-19) / Transcript Only

July 3, 2022 / Pastor James / A Greater Inheritance! (Hebrews 12:18-29)

June 26, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Good! (Hebrews 12:1-17)

June 19, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Faith! (Hebrews 11:1-40)

June 12, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Confidence! (Hebrews 10:19-39)

June 5, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Benefits! (Hebrews 10:1-18)

May 29, 2022 / Pastor James / A Greater Sacrifice! (Hebrews 9:1-28)

May 22, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater than the Old Covenant! (Hebrews 8:1-13)

May 15, 2022 / Pastor Colton / Greater than Melchizedek! (Hebrews 7:1-28)

May 8, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Hope! (Hebrews 6:13-20)

May 1, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater Fruit! (Hebrews 5:11-6:12)

April 24, 2022 / Pastor James / A Greater High Priest! (Hebrews 4:14-5:10)

April 17, 2022 / Pastor James / Easter: A Greater Rest! (Hebrews 3:7-4:13)

April 15, 2022 / Pastor James / Good Friday! (Hebrews 9:26-28)

April 10, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater than Moses! (Hebrews 3:1-6)

April 3, 2022 / Pastor James / Lower than Angels! (Hebrews 2:1-18)

March 27, 2022 / Pastor James / Greater than Angels! (Hebrews 1:1-14)


selected psalms

One of the amazing things about the Psalms is that we get a front row seat to the full range of unpolished human emotion. There is everything from joy and excitement to frustration and anger on display. Some are individual; others are corporate. In the midst of it all, we are confronted time and again with the bigness and kindness of a sovereign and loving God. Our aim over the next twelve weeks is to look at six different genres of Psalms and how we are called to worship God in the midst of all of life’s varying circumstances, hence, “Unfiltered: Real Worship for Real Life in the Psalms!Click here for a 2 page overview of the types of Psalms, which ones we’ll look at, and the structure of the entire Psalter (book of Psalms).

March 20, 2022 / Kent Williams / Why Have You Forsaken Me? (Psalm 22)

March 13, 2022 / Wes Johnson / Wash Me! (Psalm 51)

March 6, 2022 / Pastor James / He is Worthy! (Psalm 111)

February 27, 2022 / Pastor James / Ample Motivation! (Psalm 33)

February 20, 2022 / Pastor James / Gospel Hope in Despair! (Psalm 130)

February 13, 2022 / Pastor James / How Long? (Psalm 13) No Audio / Transcript

February 6, 2022 / Pastor James / From Start to Finish! (Psalm 40)

January 30, 2022 / Pastor James / Taste and See! (Psalm 34)

January 23, 2022 / Pastor James / Delight in God! (Psalm 112)

January 16, 2022 / Pastor James / Two Ways to Live! (Psalm 1)

January 9, 2022 / Pastor James / Trust and Praise God! (Psalm 146)

January 2, 2022 / Pastor James / Our Only Hope! (Psalm 121)

December 26, 2021 / Pastor James / Now and Later! (Psalm 110)

December 19, 2021 / Pastor James / No Matter What! (Psalm 18)


1 timothy

Paul’s first letter to young Timothy is classified as a “Pastoral Epistle.” This means it is often seen as only offering practical advice on matters related to how the church should function, how church discipline should be handled, and how we should organize the church. It is that; but it is so much more than that!

Paul opens and closes his letter to Timothy with some words that impact all of us, as believers! Paul writes, “In accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted… guard the deposit entrusted to you” (1:11;6:20)!

Did you catch that? Paul says he’s been entrusted with the gospel and charges Timothy, and by extension, all believers, to guard the very same deposit now entrusted to us! This is truly a Glorious Stewardship that impacts every arena of our lives for our fruitfulness and faithfulness and the furthering of the gospel amongst all peoples!

This series will run October 10-December 12. If you’d like an ESV Scripture Journal on the Pastoral Epistles to take detailed notes, click here

December 12, 2021 / Pastor James / Until Eternity! (1 Timothy 6:11-21)

December 5, 2021 / Pastor James / A Confident Investment! (1 Timothy 6:2b-10)

November 28, 2021 / Pastor Colton / Where Honor is Due! (1 Timothy 5:1-6:2)

November 21, 2021 / Pastor James / A Good Servant! (1 Timothy 4:6-16)

November 14, 2021 / Sammy Wanyonyi / Revival Now! (1 Timothy 3:14-4:5)

November 7, 2021 / Pastor James / The Servant Leader! (1 Timothy 3:8-13)

October 31, 2021 / Pastor James / The Shepherd Leader! (1 Timothy 3:1-7)

October 24, 2021 / Pastor James / Gospel Motivation! (1 Timothy 2:1-15)

October 17, 2021 / Pastor James / Strength for the Task! (1 Timothy 1:12-20)

October 10, 2021 / Pastor James / A Glorious Stewardship! (1 Timothy 1:1-11)


genesis 1-11

As our time in Revelation draws to a close, we are going to walk through the first third of the book of Genesis. Genesis can be divided into three main sections: Creation to Abram (chapters 1-11), Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (chapters 12-36), and Joseph (chapters 37-50). We’re going to zoom in on Genesis 1-11 from July 11-October 3. The series will be called, “Single-Minded Faithfulness: God’s Commitment to His Purposes and Promises!” We want you to see that no matter what happens from page to page and chapter to chapter, nothing can thwart God’s purposes and promises! He will show Himself to be faithful over and over, no matter the cost!

If you’d like an ESV Scripture Journal on Genesis to take detailed notes, click here.

October 3, 2021 / Pastor James / The Tower of Babel! (Genesis 11)

September 26, 2021 / Greg Pearson / Noah and His Family! (Genesis 9:18-10:32)

September 19, 2021 / Pastor James / Re-Creation and Relationship! (Genesis 8:1-9:17)

September 12, 2021 / Pastor James / The Great Escape! (Genesis 6:9-7:24)

September 5, 2021 / Pastor James / Only Evil Continually! (Genesis 6:1-8)

August 29, 2021 / Pastor James / Life Beyond Death! (Genesis 5:1-32)

August 22, 2021 / Pastor Colton / Opposed or Aligned? (Genesis 4:17-26)

August 15, 2021 / Kaden Myhre / Grace in Sin! (Genesis 4:1-16)

August 8, 2021 / Pastor James / Sin and Grace! (Genesis 3:1-24)

August 1, 2021 / Pastor James / To Serve and Protect! (Genesis 2:4-25)

July 25, 2021 / Pastor James / Our Sabbath Rest! (Genesis 2:1-3)

July 18, 2021 / Pastor James / The Image of God! (Genesis 1:26-31)

July 11, 2021 / Pastor James / God Above All! (Genesis 1:1-25)


revelation

As we launch into the New Year, we will begin our 27 week trek through the book of Revelation. The hope in it all is that we desperately see and seek the Lamb of God throughout the book: risen, reigning, conquering, victorious, and the only hope that we have in life and death, joys and trials, plenty and persecution, both now and forevermore! He alone is Worthy and Triumphant! Hence the series title: the Triumph of the Lamb!

Below are a few resources for your head, heart, and hands before we begin. Watch the Bible Project's overview of Revelation chapters 1-11. Watch the Bible Project's overview of Revelation chapters 12-22. Listen to and worship with Andrew Peterson's song, "Is He Worthy" from Sing 2019! If you’d like an ESV Scripture Journal on Revelation to take detailed notes, click here.

Here is a two-page overview of the entire book of Revelation, the messages to the 7 Churches, and a brief discussion of some of the symbols and numbers throughout the book.

July 4, 2021 / Pastor James / Jesus is Coming! (Revelation 22:6-21)

June 27, 2021 / Pastor James / No Greater Hope! (Revelation 21:1-22:5) No Audio or Video Available. Click here for sermon manuscript.

June 27, 2021 / Pastor James / No Greater Hope! (Revelation 21:1-22:5) No Audio or Video Available. Click here for sermon manuscript.

June 20, 2021 / Pastor James / Victory and Defeat! (Revelation 20)

June 13, 2021 / Pastor James / The Triumph of the Lamb! (Revelation 19:11-21)

June 6, 2021 / Pastor James / Join the Chorus! (Revelation 19:1-10)

May 30, 2021 / Pastor James / Reversal of Fortunes! (Revelation 18)

May 23, 2021 / Pastor James / Mystery and Marvel! (Revelation 17)

May 16, 2021 / Pastor James / Eternally Satisfied! (Revelation 15-16)

May 9, 2021 / Pastor James / Eternal Songs and Sorrows! (Revelation 14)

May 2, 2021 / Pastor James / Operation Counterfeit! (Revelation 13)

April 25, 2021 / Pastor James / Failed Strategy! (Revelation 12)

April 18, 2021 / Wes Johnson / God’s Game Plan! (Revelation 11)

April 11, 2021 / Pastor James / Faithfulness Always! (Revelation 10)

April 4, 2021 / Pastor James / When Enough is Enough! (Revelation 8-9)

Good Friday: April 2, 2021 / Pastor James / He is Worthy! (Revelation 5:9-10)

March 28, 2021 / Pastor James / Sovereign Over Salvation! (Revelation 7:1-17)

March 21, 2021 / Pastor James / Sovereign Over History! (Revelation 6:1-17)

March 14, 2021 / Pastor James / The Infinitely Worthy Lamb! (Revelation 5:1-14)

March 7, 2021 / Pastor James / The Throne Room of God! (Revelation 4:1-11)

February 28, 2021 / Pastor James / Hard to Swallow! (Revelation 3:14-22)

February 21, 2021 / Steve Austvold / Faithfulness and Open Doors! (Revelation 3:7-13)

February 14, 2021 / Pastor James / Perception and Reality! (Revelation 3:1-6)

February 7, 2021 / Pastor James / Costliness of Compromise! (Revelation 2:18-29)

January 31, 2021 / Pastor James / Hold Fast to His Name! (Revelation 2:12-17)

January 24, 2021 / Pastor James / Faithful Unto Death! (Revelation 2:8-11)

January 17, 2021 / Pastor James / Christ, Our First Love! (Revelation 2:1-7)

January 10, 2021 / Pastor James / He Holds and Upholds (Revelation 1:9-20)

January 3, 2021 / Pastor James / The Apocalypse (Revelation 1:1-8)


christmas 2020

For our Christmas series this year we are going to look at the Christmas story through the lens of the cosmic story of redemption that God has been unfolding from eternity past. We will follow the paradigm of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration coupled with the theme of glory!

We’ll see that we were Created for Glory, though Fallen from Glory, we’ve been Redeemed to Glory, and await being Restored for Glory!

December 27, 2020 / Mike Heuberger / Restored for Glory! (Revelation 21:1-8)

December 24, 2020 / Pastor James / Redeemed to Glory! (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)

December 20, 2020 / Pastor James / Fallen from Glory! (Romans 1:18-25)

December 13, 2020 / Pastor James / Created for Glory! (Psalm 104)


daniel

For 14 weeks we will walk through the book of Daniel as we, as exiles, Long for Home and strive to live godly lives in a godless society. Writing in the 6th century BC, Daniel and his friends experience firsthand the Babylonian Captivity and Exile.

When faced with the expectation to obey foreign kings and bow the knee in ways that would dishonor God, they choose faithfulness. The book of Daniel contains some of the most amazing stories in the Bible of God’s faithfulness to His people. There is much to be learned about their faithfulness and the call in our own lives to costly faithfulness in the midst of a rapidly changing cultural landscape.

December 6, 2020 / Pastor James / Life Until the End of Days! (Daniel 12:1-13)

November 29, 2020 / Pastor James / Empires Fall Yet the Kingdom Stands! (Daniel 11:1-45)

November 22, 2020 / Pastor James / Touched By An Angel! (Daniel 10:1-21)

November 15, 2020 / Pastor James / A Game Plan for Difficult Days! (Daniel 9:1-27)

November 1, 2020 / Pastor James / An Unshakable Kingdom! (Daniel 7:1-28)

October 25, 2020 / Pastor James / Ferocious Faith! (Daniel 6:1-28)

October 18, 2020 / Pastor James / The Party’s Over! (Daniel 5:1-31)

October 11, 2020 / Pastor James / Be Humble or Be Humbled! (Daniel 4:4-37)

October 4, 2020 / Pastor James / Peace in the Furnace! (Daniel 3:1-4:3)

September 27, 2020 / Pastor James / Our Great God! (Daniel 2:24-49)

September 20, 2020 / Pastor James / The God who Reveals (Daniel 2:1-23)

September 13, 2020 / Pastor James / Steadfast Resolve (Daniel 1:8-21)

September 6, 2020 / Pastor James / When Life is Upended (Daniel 1:1-7)


efca statement of faith

After 13 weeks of being the church scattered, we have reGathered. As we have, it is very fitting to spend 10 weeks working our way through what we actually believe: The Foundations of Our Faith, the EFCA Statement of Faith.

Though “doctrine” is often scorned as intolerant and narrow minded, this is simply our best attempt to arrange and describe what we believe to be the teachings of the Bible. We hope these provide a clear articulation of our beliefs that anchor and direct our ministries as a church. 

August 30, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 10: Response and Eternal Destiny

August 23, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 9: Christ’s Return

August 16, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 8: Christian Living

August 9, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 7: The Church

August 2, 2020 / Don Fischer / Article 6: The Holy Spirit

July 26, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 5: The Work of Christ

July 19, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 4: The Person of Jesus Christ

July 12, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 3: The Human Condition

July 5, 2020 / Pastor James / Article 2: The Bible

June 28, 2020 / Kent Williams / Article 1: God


luke’s parables

The term parable (Greek: para+bole) means literally to “throw alongside,” and that’s what parables do. They make comparisons. They align one thing next to another to clarify the second thing. They portray scenes from everyday life: kneading, sowing, fishing, traveling, which are leveraged to apply deeper, spiritual lessons pertaining to life in the Kingdom!

Luke 8:9-10, “And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’”

In his book, Through Peasant Eyes, Kenneth Bailey says in studying the parables, “We are interested in asking five questions at crucial points in each parable in order to recapture the music of the storyteller’s piano. These are the questions of response, value judgment, relationship, expectation, and attitude.”

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June 21, 2020 / Pastor James / The Pharisee and the Tax Collector: What's Your Boast? (Luke 18:9-14)

June 14, 2020 / Pastor James / The Persistent Widow: What's Your Resolve? (Luke 18:1-8)

June 7, 2020 / Pastor James / The Rich Man and Lazarus: What's Your Hope? (Luke 16:19-31)

May 31, 2020 / Pastor James / The Shrewd Manager: What's Your Plan? (Luke 16:1-9)

May 24, 2020 / Pastor James / The Lost Son: What's Your Desire? (Luke 15:11-32)

May 17, 2020 / Pastor James / The Great Banquet: What's Your Excuse? (Luke 14:12-24)

May 10, 2020 / Pastor James / The Friend at Midnight: What's Your Confidence? (Luke 11:5-13)

May 3, 2020 / Pastor James / The Good Samaritan: What's Your Hesitancy? (Luke 10:25-37)

April 26, 2020 / Pastor James / Two Debtors: What's Your Response? (Luke 7:36-50)


easter 2020

The Christian life is one of unabashed confidence, utter fearlessness, unwavering humility, absurd joy, and reckless hope! Yes, Hope! However, today hopelessness and despair seem to permeate everything, everywhere, at every turn. Trusting God doesn’t magically make everything better. God doesn't remove us from the trials of life. Rather, He meets us in the midst of them to display His mercy, grace, and love through our brokenness, helplessness, and dependence upon Him. That’s one of the profound aspects about an empty grave that gives us tremendous hope: Jesus is alive and working on behalf of His people, the church, for the glory of God and advancement of His Kingdom. That’s the difference Easter makes!

April 19, 2020 / Pastor James / Hope Announced (Matthew 28:16-20)

April 12, 2020 / Pastor James / Easter Sunday: Hope Achieved (Matthew 28:1-15)

April 12, 2020: Easter Worship, Scripture Reading, and Prayer / Pre-Recorded at Swan Lake

April 10, 2020 / Pastor James / Good Friday: Hope Arrested: Live (Matthew 27:45-54)

April 10, 2020 / Pastor James / Good Friday: Hope Arrested: Pre-Recorded at Swan Lake (Matthew 27:45-54)

April 5, 2020 / Pastor James / Palm Sunday: Hope Acknowledged (Matthew 21:1-11)


select proverbs

The call in Proverbs 4:5 is to “Get wisdom; get insight!” That command forms the basis of our series in Proverbs! The beauty of that command is that it means wisdom is attainable! James says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it’ll be given him” (1:5).

We can’t walk through Proverbs because the majority of it is one-liners. But we’ll spend 12 weeks looking at select Proverbs. After a one week Introduction, we’ll spend 4 weeks looking at wisdom as it pertains to our relationship with God (Trust, Sin, Obedience, and Satisfaction), 4 weeks looking at wisdom as it pertains to our relationship with ourselves (Character, Words, Work, and Purity), and 3 weeks looking at wisdom as it pertains to our relationship with others (Friends, Enemies, and Families). Join us, and more importantly, Get Wisdom!

March 29, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Family (Proverbs 22) / Audio Only

March 22, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Enemies (Proverbs 24-29)

March 15, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Friends (Proverbs 17)

March 8, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Purity (Proverbs 6:20-35)

March 1, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Work (Proverbs 24)

February 23, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Words (Proverbs 10)

February 16, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Heart (Proverbs 4:1-27)

February 2, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Satisfaction (Proverbs 19:20-23)

January 26, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Obedience (Proverbs 2:1-22)

January 19, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Sin (Proverbs 1:8-19)

January 12, 2020 / Pastor James / Wisdom and Trust (Proverbs 3: 1-8)

January 5, 2020 / Pastor James / Why Wisdom? (Proverbs 1:1-7)


christmas 2019

This Christmas we want to answer the overarching question, “Why was the manger necessary?” We want you to see that Jesus’ birth really did accomplish a number of things! So as you wonder what the Manger and birth of Christ accomplished, be overcome with Wonder and Awe that God sent His Son to redeem sinful man!

December 22, 2019 / Pastor James / The Wonder of Redemption (Isaiah 63)

December 15, 2019 / Pastor James / The Wonder of Joy (Isaiah 35:1-10)

December 8, 2019 / Pastor James / The Wonder of Love (Isaiah 6-7)

December 1, 2019 / Pastor James / The Wonder of Hope (Isaiah 1-2)


2 corinthians

As we walk through the book of 2 Corinthians, remember that a disciple is someone who lives right-side up in an upside-down world (see Acts 17:6). Throughout this book Paul gives us example after example of that very thing! The title of the series is “Upside Down Living.” Here is a plan for you to follow in order to keep up with our series, which itself is a matter of upside down living! Also, here is a one-page overview of the book of 2 Corinthians.

November 24, 2019 / Pastor James / The Upside Down Life (2 Corinthians 13:1-14)

November 17, 2019 / Missions Weekend: Dr. Sammy Wanyonyi / Upside Down Strength (2 Corinthians 12:1-21)

November 10, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Wisdom (2 Corinthians 11:1-33)

November 3, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Boasting (2 Corinthians 10:1-18)

October 27, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Giving (2 Corinthians 9:1-15)

October 20, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Abundance (2 Corinthians 8:1-24)

Small Group Discussion Guide: October 20, 2019

October 13, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Joy (2 Corinthians 7:2-16)

Small Group Discussion Guide: October 13, 2019

October 6, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Confidence (2 Corinthians 6:1-7:1)

Small Group Discussion Guide: October 6, 2019

September 29, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Motivation (2 Corinthians 5:1-21)

September 22, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Power (2 Corinthians 4:1-18)

Small Group Discussion Guide: September 22, 2019

September 15, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Sufficiency (2 Corinthians 2:13-3:18)

Small Group Discussion Guide: September 15, 2019

September 8, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Hope / (2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11)

Small Group Discussion Guide: September 8, 2019

September 1, 2019 / Pastor James / Upside Down Comfort / (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)

Small Group Discussion Guide: September 1, 2019


exodus

As we walk through the book of Exodus, we want you to see it revealing a God who Saves His people from their enemies, steadily and patiently Shepherds them through life, and Sanctifies them with His presence. We’ll spend 9 weeks walking through Exodus. As we do, we’d encourage you to follow along with the reading during our series. Join us! Click here.

August 25, 2019 / Pastor James / Worthy of Our Everything / (Exodus 35-40)

Small Group Discussion Guide: August 25, 2019

August 18, 2019 / Pastor James / Greater Still / (Exodus 32-34)

Small Group Discussion Guide: August 18, 2019 / Idols Worksheet

August 11, 2019 / Pastor James / Drawing Near / (Exodus 25-31)

Small Group Discussion Guide: August 11, 2019

August 4, 2019 / Pastor James / The Blood of the Covenant (Exodus 24)

Small Group Discussion Guide: August 4, 2019

July 28, 2019 / Pastor James / Grace and Obedience...and Grace! (Exodus 19-23)

Small Group Discussion Guide: July 28, 2019

July 21, 2019 / Pastor James / Are We There Yet? (Exodus 13:17-18:27)

Small Group Discussion Guide: July 21, 2019

July 14, 2019 / Pastor James / Grace Changes Everything (Exodus 12:1-13:16)

Small Group Discussion Guide: July 14, 2019

July 7, 2019 / Pastor James / Showdown of Powers (Exodus 5-11)

Small Group Discussion Guide: July 7, 2019

June 30, 2019 / Pastor James / The Weigh In (Exodus 1-4)

Small Group Discussion Guide: June 30, 2019


June 23, 2019 / Mark Heuberger / Lessons From Jesus on Prayer (Matthew 6:5-13)


discipleship

In keeping with our push toward doing things together, we want to encourage you to join us in our upcoming series on discipleship. Of course we hope it goes without saying that we want you to be there on Sunday mornings for corporate worship. More specifically, what we’re encouraging you to use during this series is the 40 Days of Disciple-Making Journal. One of the greatest needs in the evangelical church today is a recalibration of our priorities back under the mission Jesus left us. In Matthew 28, Jesus commands us to “make disciples of all nations.” Join us starting Sunday, May 12. We’ll wrap up on Thursday, June 20. Let’s do this…together! 

June 16, 2019 / Pastor James / How do we disciple others? (2 Timothy 3:10-4:5)

June 9, 2019 / Pastor James / What was Jesus’ model? (Mark 3:13-14)

June 2, 2019 / Pastor James / What is the Aim of Discipleship? (Psalm 96:1-6)

May 26, 2019 / Pastor James / Why do we disciple others? (Mark 12:28-30)

May 19, 2019 / Pastor James / What is Discipleship? (Colossians 1:24-29)

May 12, 2019, / Pastor James / What is a Disciple? (Mark 8:34-35)


james, jonah, and christmas 2018

May 5, 2019 / Pastor James / Community and Fruitfulness (James 5:13-20)

April 28, 2019 / Pastor James / Fruit That Lasts (James 5:1-12)

April 21, 2019 / Easter Sunday / Pastor James / Resurrection Hope (Job 19:25-27)

April 19, 2019 / Good Friday / Pastor James / The Cup (Jeremiah 25:15-38)

April 14, 2019 / Pastor James / Whole Hearted (James 4:4-17)

April 7, 2019 / Pastor James / A Life of Wisdom (James 3:13-4:3)

March 31, 2019 / Pastor James / The Revealing Tongue (James 3:1-12)

March 24, 2019 / Pastor James / Fruitful Faith (James 2:14-26)

March 17, 2019 / Pastor James / Removing the “Un!” (James 2:1-13)

March 3, 2019 / Pastor James / Root and Fruit (James 1:19-27)

February 17, 2019 / Pastor James / Steadfast Joy (James 1:1-18)

February 10, 2019 / Pastor James / Fickleness and Faithfulness (Jonah 4:1-11)

February 3, 2019 / Pastor James / Manifold Mercies (Jonah 2:10-3:10)

January 27, 2019 / Pastor James / A Cry from Within (Jonah 1:17-2:9) / No Video Available / Manuscript

January 27, 2019 / Pastor James / A Cry from Within (Jonah 1:17-2:9) / No Video Available / Manuscript

January 20, 2019 / Pastor James / We're All in the Same Boat (Jonah 1:7-16) / Partial Video Available / Manuscript

January 13, 2019 / Pastor James / Abounding Mercy (Jonah 1:1-6)

January 6, 2019 / Pastor James / An Encounter With God (Isaiah 6)

December 30, 2018 / Pastor Mike / God's Glory (Micah 6:1-8)

December 24, 2018 / Pastor James / God’s Gift to the Masses (Revelation 12:1-6) / No Video Available / Manuscript

December 24, 2018 / Pastor James / God’s Gift to the Masses (Revelation 12:1-6) / No Video Available / Manuscript

December 23, 2018 / Pastor James / God's Gift to the Misguided (Matthew 2:1-12)

December 16, 2018 / Pastor James / God's Gift to the Messy (Matthew 1:1-16)

December 9, 2018 / Pastor James / God's Gift to the Meaningless (Luke 2:8-20)

December 2, 2018 / Dave Linde / Pastor James’ Installation Service (Matthew 28:11-20)

December 2, 2018 / Dave Linde / Charge to Pastor James

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