First Church

So often we think that offense is something that we have no control over, like the people around us are out to get us… but the truth is, there’s something you can do to escape the pain of offense! Check out this message from Kristin Hill about escaping offense!

If you’ve ever felt unsatisfied with your work or like you can never quite seem to do enough, you won’t want to miss Pastor Daniel’s message on the godly view of work and how you can transform your mindset to transform your job.

A lot of us would say that we think serving matters, even that it’s a good thing, but it can be easy to say one thing and do another. If you want to serve God, serve the church, and serve other’s better, you won’t want to miss this message!

Sometimes we fall into little patterns where we become content with just “good enough” and it holds us back from experiencing growth and God’s plan for our lives fully. In this message, Pastor John Hill talks about the key areas where we might slip into “good enough” and how we can overcome those habits with God’s Word!

Contentment seems like a great thing to strive towards, but there is a sneaky little lie that seeking earthly contentment reveals. If you want to do great things for God or if you want to learn how to have a contentment that transcends earthly things you won’t want to miss this message!

Often we think what we’re good at is what matters most, but unfortunately that isn’t really the case! In this message, Pastor John Hill looks to the Bible and Jesus to help us diagnose what important aspects we might be missing as we grow as christians.

Our guest, Pastor Zachary explores the concept of God's goodness and how it should influence us to "ask, seek, and knock." Don’t miss this message that is sure to encourage and bring hope to even our darkest circumstances!

How far would you go to help someone encounter Jesus? In this message, Pastor John Hill looks back at the history of our church and highlights how we have continually “wrecked the roof” and gone above and beyond to make a way for people far from God encounter Jesus!

We have a tendency to want complex things to have a complex process, and God’s plan for salvation sometimes feels a little too simple, right? You won’t want to miss this message about God’s design for how we should follow Him!

Our guest, Pastor Sam Hamstra, brings a great message that looks at the timelessness of the Bible and the value that it brings to our lives. It’s not your typical Bible-reading message, it really breaks down just how important and impactful God’s Word is. You won’t want to miss his teaching!

Our guest, Dr. Enoch Hill, brings a message that answers the question “Is more better?” If you find yourself ever striving for more time, money, or energy or wishing things were different you won’t regret checking out this message!

Discussion Questions  What do you want most in life? How does your desire for that thing effect your relationship with God? Talk about a time where you were given something, but you didn’t have the eyes to see how it was a blessing. How does the lie “I’m a good person” effect your relationship with people? With God? In what specific ways have you experienced God’s grace and blessing? Do you have e...

// Discussion Questions //  Talk about the “S” curve in your faith journey. Where do you think you’re at on that graph of faith?  Are there any particular areas of your faith that you feel a proclivity to legalism instead of grace-filled obedience?   Where in your life do you have the temptation to go back to your old ways? What has been the hardest thing for you to leave behind as you embraced fa...

This Father’s Day, don’t miss out from an encouraging message from Pastor Sam Hamstra Jr. His message will speak to you no matter where you find yourself in your faith and fatherhood journey!

Society talks a lot about the identity of men and women, but what does the Bible say? Join us for week two as we look further into what God says about men and women and how we can find fulfillment in our purposes!

Week one of our series dives into what God in His word says about gender and your gender identity. Don’t miss out on God’s truth spoken in love.

Sometimes, we are so sick from our sin that we don’t even know it. The Bible talks about how Jesus encounters us even in our sickness! If you want to get well, you won’t want to miss this message from Kwame McGee!

Change is hard, but we have to sometimes change our strategy to accomplish God's plan. In this message, Pastor John breaks down multiple ways of how christians can become stuck in tradition, and brings vision for future generations of believers!

When our identity is rooted in anything other than Jesus, it can be hard to be a good mom, wife, friend, or coworker. As women, God has given us a unique identity, but we have to work hard to live it out each day! Kristin Hill gives a transformative messaging to moms and all women with critical truths too help you stay rooted in Jesus!

There are two key foundations to Jesus’s teaching and they might be different from what you’d expect! In this message Pastor John teaches on two foundational truths that have the power to bring you through the storms of life with a faith that lasts.

What do you do when someone you care about is deconstructing their faith or you’re not sure what you believe? In this Pastor John Hill discusses how to navigate this and the role you can play!

Insecurity is a symptom of a deeper problem that can affect us in any season of life. We can overcome insecurity by remembering God's truth! In this message, our guest, Pastor Daniel Stidham, gives an encouraging message about the hidden truths in insecurity!

Church hurt is a type of hurt and pain that cuts deeper than most experiences. It can cause us to feel unwelcome, unappreciated, or even to fall away all together. It’s not meant to be that way and there is hope if you’ve been hurt by the church! Check out this message from pastor John Hill for encouragement, hope, and ultimately, healing!

There are five lies that our culture or popular secular media will try to say about the validity of the Bible and our faith. The truth is so much better: The Bible is backed by data, science, and history! Once you know the truth, you can’t deny it and this message is full of truth about God’s word!

Easter is special for many reasons, but for a lot of people it brings us face to face with our questions and doubts. In this message Pastor John looks at three key questions: Is God real? Is following God worth it? Does God really love me? You won’t want to miss our best Easter Sunday message yet!