Flagstone Church of Christ

Many people keep a stockpile of supplies for whenever severe storms come - batteries, flashlights, water, rain gear, etc. It makes sense to try to keep a healthy supply of necessities on hand before the storm hits. What about our personal storms though? Do we keep a healthy supply of "necessities" to help us endure the struggles, temptations, and problems that we might wrestle with? What...

Throughout world history all kinds of buildings and bridges have crumbled or collapsed for a variety of reasons. One of the most common causes is a faulty foundation. Jesus himself emphasizes the fact that we need a solid foundation in order to weather the storms that come up in our lives. What does a storm proof foundation look like? And how can I make sure I've got a solid foundation to help...

As people of God, we are designed and called to love and serve and help other people. It's one of the things that God expects His people to do. And the amazing thing is that serving others doesn't just meet the needs of people who need help. Serving others gives us the opportunity to foster connections and build stronger relationships with each other. How does that work? How can volunteeri...

We have a variety of different communities that we are a part of - work communities, school communities, gym communities, neighborhood communities, online communities, etc. One of the key places we should crave community is in the church. As we launch into our Connection Group Kickoff at Flagstone, we want to remember that signing up for a group is about more than just membership. It's about b...

Our mission at Flagstone is to reach out, connect, and serve, and we feel that God is consistently giving us abilities and opportunities to accomplish this mission. But when it comes to getting "connected" with others, some of us may struggle to know exactly how to go about doing that. What does it mean to be connected? And how do I go about connecting with someone else in order to accom...

It's a special Sunday for the Flagstone family! We're meeting at Green Valley Bible Camp for worship and fun. It's the time of year when kids go back to school and many of us experience new transitions in our routines. While life changes can often be exciting, they can also be challenging. Starting school, starting a new job, changing something about ourselves - these things can produc...

We believe that it's important to have actions and attitudes that reflect our faith in Jesus, especially when it comes to how we interact with others. We also believe that God puts open doors in front of us - opportunities to connect with someone or show kindness to someone. But do we believe that each of us who is a follower of Jesus has a responsibility to actually share our story, to actual...

It's important to look for the open doors of opportunity God puts in front of us and to take advantage of those moments God gives us to share our story with others or do something kind for others. But we also need to pay attention to aspects of our lives that might keep us from walking through those open doors. Are my habits or words or even certain attitudes keeping me from experiencing an op...

God consistently gives us opportunities to share our story, share our faith, invite someone to church, or do something kind for someone in His name. So if God is willing to open doors of opportunity for us, why do we often not see them? Why do we not take advantage of the chance to do good? We need to be honest about some of the reasons we miss the doors God opens, and we need to discover at least...

One of the things we see repeated multiple times in the book of Acts is Christians sharing their faith with others, often in the face of threats and even imprisonment. The early Christians seemed to be so compelled by their new found faith that they couldn't help but tell others about it. Could the same thing be said about Christians today? What are some factors that keep me from sharing with...

For almost as long as the church has been in existence, there have been countless threats against it. When the church first began, it experienced a lot of jealousy and unfair treatment from those who didn't believe in Jesus. To be quite honest, not much has changed over the last 2000 years. Christians still come under attack because of their faith, although the method of attack may not be exac...

There are a variety of reasons that churches have found themselves in conflict from the seemingly ridiculous to the downright destructive. Satan has always been skilled at getting church families to focus on and fight each other over differences of opinion so that the growth of God's church can be stunted. The early church in Acts was no different. In the middle of growth and life-change, the...

Of all the different reasons we could list for why God created the church in the first place, one of the main purposes we see in God's plan for His church is to be a body of people that meets the needs, not just of its members, but of its surrounding community as well. We are not made to put blinders on and ignore people's needs. We are designed to have eyes that see people's needs and...

After the Holy Spirit breaks out onto God's people after Pentecost, the church is born and they are captivated by SPIRIT FILLED AWE that ignites them to become a church that has become the blueprint for the church of today. Acts 2:42-47 is not a "list of things a church needs to do" but rather the inevitable results of a Spirit filled church on a mission. So how can we position ourse...

The book of Acts provides depictions of some of the events that took place at the start of the church after Jesus' ascension into heaven, including amazing miracles, challenging sermons, and people coming together as a community. All these stories help to provide a blueprint of how God wants His church to function. But one key aspect of God's plan for His church that we often overlook is t...

"Forgive and forget." How often have we heard that sentiment? How often have we said that to someone else? Maybe the tougher question - how often have we actually practiced that? There are lots of us who try to convince others or even ourselves that true forgiveness also means forgetting whatever caused the hurt. But usually the hurt caused by others is quite painful; it leaves a scar; i...

In Luke 4, Jesus says that one of the reasons He came to this earth was to give freedom to the prisoners. He wasn't talking about setting people free from the prison cells they occupied because of crimes they committed or laws they violated. He was talking about setting mankind free - all of us! He came to set us free from our choices and our hurt and the ways we've hurt others. He came to...

A recent survey revealed that 62% of Americans believe they need more forgiveness in their personal lives. Forgiveness is something we seem to value, and yet it's something we sometimes not only struggle to offer to others but struggle to accept for ourselves. We say grace and forgiveness are important, but we aren't always consistent in forgiving others or living like we've experience...

This Sunday we are celebrating our Mothers and wrapping up our series "Exploring Questions that Jesus Asked" with a story found in Luke 2. Mary, the mother of Jesus gets separated from her son for 3 days only to find him sitting in the temple in "his Father's house"... So what kind of mom does it take to raise the Son of God? What does Jesus question to his parents mean for...

Imagine being one of Jesus' disciples and getting to be an eyewitness when He demonstrated His supernatural power over nature and diseases and even spiritual forces. One would think that His disciples would have no problem trusting in His ability to overcome problems and protect those He cared about. And yet on one particular occasion their faith seemed to be diminishing, if not completely cru...

From scrolling through social media to binge-watching the newest shows to catching up on highlights of our favorite sports teams to having conversations with family members, friends, and coworkers, we have a lot of things that battle for our focus and attention on a daily basis. Our vision can become so fixed on a variety of different things that we might even miss seeing the things that really ma...

When given the opportunity, many of us tend to choose the thing in life that is newer or flashier or more convenient. And that principle comes into play with our belief systems as well. Many of us often choose to focus on and put our trust in whatever is most popular or most trendy at the time or at least whatever requires less effort from us to participate in. Jesus once found Himself dealing wit...

Words and names carry a lot of power. The names we use or the character traits we use to describe someone often stem from our perception of that person or what we've been told about them. In His time on earth, Jesus was referred to by a lot of different names - some positive and some negative - based on what various people thought of Him or had heard about Him. With that concept in mind, Jesus...

One of the more challenging questions Jesus ever asked was actually a rhetorical question. He wasn't seeking an immediate audible response from His audience. He just used a question to confront an issue they were in habit of overlooking. It's a question we still wrestle with today, because it gets at the heart of how we view and treat others...and ultimately how we view ourselves.

When Jesus rose from the grave, it came as a surprise to many, including His own disciples. It shouldn't have been as shocking as it was for two reasons: 1) He told them several times ahead of time that He was going to die and then rise again. 2) He articulated to one of His followers some time before His death that resurrection and life were part of what made Jesus who He was. Following that...