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October 29, 2025 | Steve Spence calls us to uproot unbelief and plant faith. Unbelief grows from doubt and a desire for control, blinding us to God’s truth. Faith begins with honest trust and grows through daily dependence on Jesus, obedience, and His Word. We all plant something in our hearts—so choose to water faith, not unbelief.

October 15, 2025 | Chris Pepper teaches that ungodly relationships grow from desperation and compromise, while godly ones are rooted in Jesus’ selfless love and compassion. We are called as believers to reflect Christ through sacrifice, accountability, and purity, offering ourselves fully to God.

September 24, 2025 | Chris Pepper emphasizes that gossip is a destructive force that damages lives and relationships, while forgiveness is a healing act that reflects the heart of the Gospel. Drawing from James 3 and Jonah, Chris challenges us to reject harmful speech and extend radical forgiveness, just as God has forgiven us.

September 17, 2025 | Steve Spence contrasts the seed of lust with the seed of godliness, showing how sexual sin grows through passivity and cultural influence, while purity comes through devotion and obedience to God. True freedom is found not in avoiding sin alone, but in being filled with Christ.

September 10, 2025 | Steve Spence discusses how anxiety grows when we try to control what we can't and isolate ourselves in comparison. Anxiety is rooted in fear and lack of trust in God. But salvation in Jesus offers true peace, and is planted in hope and nurtured by surrender and repentance. Real peace comes not from control, but from knowing Jesus and trusting Him fully.

September 3, 2025 | For week one of the "Seeded" series, Steve Spence walks through the contrast of rebellion versus repentance. Rebellion grows from pride and apathy when we reject God’s authority, like Israel did. Repentance, however, is rooted in humility and leads us back to God. True repentance uproots sin and allows God to plant obedience and spiritual growth in its place.

June 4, 2025 | Teaching from Proverbs 14, Steve Spence talks about how following God’s way leads to a better, more meaningful life. When you live honestly, trust God, and follow His Word, you stay on the right track. We can also learn from others who follow God well and be encouraged to keep choosing God's way, every day.

May 7, 2025 | Highlighting Psalm 18:1-2, Jonathan Coleman reminds us that pride leads to collapse, but God is our rock, strength, and ever-present help. Reading from Psalm 18:30-31, Ava Barthalow shared that God's protection is perfect and trustworthy, and we receive it by humbling ourselves, trusting Him fully, and stepping out in faith. When we build on God, we stand strong no matter what comes.

April 30, 2025 | Sophomores ,James Dickerson and Grace Conley, share about what it means to have a clean heart and to be restored by God. James shares from Psalm 51:1–11 about how God’s mercy is greater than our mess. When we stop hiding, own our sin, and ask for a new heart, God can completely restore us. True repentance leads to real change, and God’s presence is the greatest treasure we can hav...

April 23, 2025 | Samson’s story shows how a life chosen by God can rise with power but fall through compromise. Set apart from birth, Samson was empowered to deliver Israel; yet his disobedience led to downfall. Still, in repentance, God used him one last time. Are you living set apart for God—or compromising your calling?

March 26, 2025 | Chris Pepper walks through Deuteronomy 8, where Moses encourages us to recognize and embrace the blessings in our lives, rather than focusing solely on struggles or the future. Moses emphasizes enjoying the present moment, being thankful to God for the blessings, and cultivating a relationship with Jesus to experience true joy and fulfillment.

March 12, 2025 | Steve Spence walks through practical steps of how to prepare for the next season God has for our lives. Throughout the book of Numbers, we are encouraged to have daily communion with God, to build a strong community, and to trust God in challenges. With these steps, we can develop character through obedience and strengthen our faith now for a better future.

March 5, 2025 | Steve Spence highlights how comparison, as seen in the story of the twelve spies in Numbers 13, prevents us from embracing God’s best. By focusing on God's promises and trusting His plan, we can break free from comparison and step into the future He has for us.

February 26, 2025 | Chris Pepper talks about atonement from Leviticus 16, showing how the Old Testament sacrifices point to Jesus as the ultimate savior or as the "G.O.A.T." (greatest of all time). Do we understand how much God loves us? Do we fully comprehend the sacrifice Jesus made on our behalf?

February 12, 2025 | Steve Spence walks through Aaron's journey of how God used Aaron to help free the Israelites from bondage in Egypt and lead them through the wilderness. Like Aaron, we can learn to be available to God and to be obedient to God's calling. Will we let God use us?

February 5, 2025 |  Reading through Exodus 7-12, Pharaoh resisted God and refused to acknowledge God's authority, resulting in Pharaoh's heart becoming hardened against the Lord. Steve Spence discusses the profile of a hardened heart and how we can prevent that from happening in our lives. Are we aware of the condition of our heart? Will we surrender unto the Lord with an obedient heart?

January 29, 2025 | Walking through the suffering of Job's life, Chris Pepper reminds us how God comforts us in our suffering. God's has plans to use our suffering for good and the wisdom He gives us can be trusted. As christians, we are never alone in darkest times of our lives. We can run to God and speak honestly to Him with our struggles.

January 22, 2025 | Teaching from Genesis 39, Steve Spence walks through the favor God had on Joseph's life. Just like Joseph, we can receive the favor of God by seeking His presence, trusting in God in all circumstances, be honest with our actions, and respond in obedience to God's commands.

January 15, 2025 | Walking through Jacob's wrestling match with God in Genesis 32, we learn how Jacob was forever changed after his encounter with the Lord. God is there with us through the struggles and has a purpose for our pain. God can turn our greatest trials into our greatest blessing. 

January 8, 2025 | Steve Spence challenges us to put our "yes" on the table when God asks us to obey Him. Saying "yes" can be hard and there are sacrifices that have to be made; however, we will be blessed if we say "yes" to God.

November 6, 2024 | Teaching from Romans 12:10-18, Steve Spence walks through what loving God and others should look like in our lives as believers in Christ. What is the evidence of God's love in our lives? Do we show that same love to those around us?

October 30, 2024 | Picking back up in series of "Forever Changed", Steve Spence highlights Romans 12:9. Paul calls us to cling to Jesus and His Word so we can reject evil. Clinging to what is good is a journey, so we must choose the things that will draw us closer to God everyday.

October 16, 2024 | Teaching from Luke 14 and Luke 9, Ben Taylor walks through what it costs to follow Jesus. Jesus commands us to follow Him; to pick up our cross daily and to share the gospel to others. What does that look like in our lives?

October 9, 2024 | Steve Spence walks through the importance to have a love that is genuine, as it is mentioned in Romans 12:9-10. Are we being forever changed by the love of God? Do we show that same love to others around us?

September 25, 2024 | Teaching from Matthew 25:14-30, Steve Spence talks about how God is the giver of spiritual gifts and as Christians, we have a calling to use the gifts He gives us. Does how we use our gifts reflect Christ within us to others?