Arbor Church

Fear not. Angels say it again and again – but what’s it mean when we’re also often admonished to fear God? Scott brings us into the heart of these two powerful words.

We continue our Christmas Stories series with a message from Pastor Cliff about Mary, the mother of Jesus… an ordinary person whom God used for extraordinary things.

Our new series Christmas Stories explores the miracle of Jesus’ birth through new eyes and perspectives. This week, Brian opens the series with the stories of three of Jesus’ ancestors: little-known characters in the big genealogical records that preface the Gospels, and how their story became part of His.

Today, our 40+ Days of Prayer series ends – not with a message but with story after story of how God has moved, healed, and restored in the last 40 days as we have sought Him together.

Do you feel like your prayers just aren’t doing anything? The last message in our 40+ Days of Prayer series is for you: from Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thess 5:17, and Luke 18:6-8, Cliff shows us how to multiply our prayer power.

Breakthrough prayer requires intentionality and persistence … it doesn’t change God, but it does change us! Cliff speaks on fasting, tongues, gifts, and how these things can be used by God to help us experience breakthroughs in our spiritual lives. Note: This recording was cut off about 45 minutes in due to a brief power outage.

Sometimes prayer is about getting to know God more than about getting the answers we’re looking for. God wants to teach us through prayer, so we need to be paying attention! But what if God just seems … absent? Today, Cliff continues our series on prayer with answers for one of the toughest questions people ask about prayer: what is going on when God is silent?

Prayer is the weapon that wins spiritual battles! Today, Cliff takes us through the Armor of God in Ephesians 6, explaining each piece and outlining 4 winning battle strategies.

Knowing how to pray makes praying a lot easier! Today, Cliff breaks down how we should (and shouldn’t) pray, using a 4-part framework Jesus gave us in Matthew 6. (Hint: it’s one you can probably already recite.)

This week we embark together as a church on a 40+ day prayer adventure. Cliff opens the series with a message about why we pray, how God answers, and what prayer does in our lives. Very simply: we pray because prayer works , and it’s the key to knowing God.

1 Peter 4:10 – As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace… From this passage (and from a variety of As Seen On TV products), Bryan closes our Family Values series with a message on what it means to Serve Sacrifically . How are you using your gift?

Jesus talked a lot about money and generosity; by one count, 25% of his teaching was on this subject. Today, Alison looks at Scripture to discover what it looks like to give generously and why we give generously… and offers both an exemption and a money-back guarantee.

From Hebrews 5, Scott shows us how to grow spiritually by following the example of Jesus, the great High Priest. Spiritual growth isn’t about strength, knowledge, or having all the answers … it’s about weakness, prayer, a willingness to endure discomfort, and ultimately our relationship with God.

Drawing from the accounts of the earliest believers in Acts, the courage of Daniel, Paul’s admonitions, and other Scripture, Cliff demonstrates how consistent engagement turns our beliefs into our lifestyle .

Our new series Family Values is all about how we, as a church and as individuals, achieve our mission of helping people find and follow Jesus: we live invitationally, engage consistently, grow spiritually, give generously, and serve sacrificially. Today, Cliff teaches from Luke 12 on the subject of Living Invitationally and the value of truly being ready for Jesus. How does it change our schedule,...

This Labor Day weekend, Bryan concludes our Summer with Jesus with a message from Acts 1, as Jesus spoke his final words on Earth. Like the disciples, we’ve spent time with Jesus… and now it’s time to show up like He did, in His likeness.

Cemeteries aren’t very … summery. But today we visit one with Alison: from John 11, the story of Lazarus, Martha, Mary, our plans, God’s plans, and an empathetic, life-giving man named Jesus.

From the first lie in the Bible (in the first chapter of Genesis!) to Jesus’ words of warning in John 8… today’s message from Cliff is about the lies the enemy tells us, and what we need to do to overcome them with the truth that comes from Jesus.

It’s a very special Sunday at Arbor: today we celebrate with families who are dedicating their children. Michael, our Children’s Director, gives a message from Matthew 19. Jesus said, “let the little children come to me … for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” What did He mean? Can we see and love people the way Jesus sees and loves people?

This week on Summer with Jesus , Scott Hetherington speaks on a pattern of living that Jesus taught his disciples and modeled throughout his ministry: retreat with Jesus, restore with God … and return with purpose.

From John 4, Bryan teaches on the story of Jesus’s conversation with the woman at the well. What happens when we’re confronted with a sin or change we need to make in our lives?

Special guest and longtime friend of Arbor Mike North delivers today’s message. Our mission at Arbor is to help the hurting… and to do that we must first address our own hurts, habits, and hangups. Mike challenges us to examine ourselves honestly and with humility, and to draw near to God for help and healing.

Today, Cliff starts a new series, Summer with Jesus , in which we’re looking at things that apply to us personally based on what Jesus did and what Jesus said. Today, from Matthew 8, the story of Jesus healing a man with leprosy.

In this special Father’s Day message, Bryan teaches us about about the influence fathers wield, whether they intend to our not, and – from the familiar story of an official with a sick son – shows us how to be intentional with that influence.

Today, Cliff teaches us from Matthew 28 that “all authority has been given to Jesus in Heaven and on Earth. Go ye therefore…” Will you trust Jesus? Will you go?