Area 10 Faith Community

Sometimes, we have to stand up for ourselves. How do we do that well? It’s easy to do it and just be a jerk. You see examples of that everywhere. But what does it look like to make a healthy emotional stand for ourselves when people around us are pressuring us to act a certain way? In this message, we will look at how Jesus stays non-anxious by standing up for who he is and what he believes in, an...

All the data out there shows that we are becoming more and more anxious. We are seeing a massive spike in anxiety in our society, particularly among younger people. What is driving that anxiety, and how can we be non-anxious? In this message, we will look at some of what the scripture says about anxiety and see how Jesus models peace amid stressful situations.

How often do YOU think about the Roman Empire? When Jesus was born, he stepped into the world of the mighty Roman Empire. And most people in that day were not good people or bad people. They were just like us: Regular people trying to get by. What did Jesus have for them? In this message, we will look at what the birth of Jesus meant for the rest of us.

Have you ever felt like you don’t entirely belong? Like everyone else is somehow in on the secret to success, popularity, or fame - But you somehow didn’t get the memo? At some point or another, we have all felt like the odd one out, but there is good news for you: Jesus came to earth not just to save the good/wealthy/perfect people but to rescue the poor, the imprisoned, the sick, the marginalize...

When Jesus came to earth he spent a lot of time ministering in and around Jerusalem. This famous city was full of some of the best religious people of that day. Jesus challenged them to rethink what it meant to be truly good. This Sunday, December 3rd, we will look at what it means to be truly good and see ways we can align our lives with God’s heart.

It is the season of gratitude! It’s a great time of year to give thanks. But what would happen if we got into a habit of giving thanks and showing gratitude all year round? And how would that actually change us? This week we will look at a Psalm of gratitude from King David and talk about some ways to build more gratitude into our daily lives.

It doesn’t take much: a betrayal, a war, disappointments, lack of sleep. Any of it will make us have our doubts about ourselves or God. In this message, we will look at the role of doubt in our lives and strategies for using doubt to drive us into deeper faith.

Have you ever felt deeply in your soul that it's time to move forward? Whether it be moving forward from something that is not good for us, toward a better life, into a different career, or with a new life purpose... Sometimes where we are just is not working, and we need to figure out how to move forward.

Loads of people talk about hearing from God. Do you ever wonder what they are on about? Can we even hear from God... really? How does that work? In this message, we will look in an unlikely place - Psalm 19 - to see how God communicates to us.

Sometimes, we find ourselves in a pretty hard spot. The economy has taken a downturn. We’ve messed up. We’ve lost a relationship. Things look pretty grim. Where can we go in times of trouble? In this message, we will look at three things God has given us as places of refuge when things go south.

Sometimes, we just know that we’ve blown it. We messed up. Made a mess. Need to make things right. How do we do that? What does it look like to really come clean? How can we be made right again and be healed? In this week's message, we will look at what it means to be made right again and heal after we've hurt others.

Glancing at your social media will remind you that things are a little crazy. Sometimes, it seems like little sanity remains in the world. Where do we go when it feels this way? In this message, we will look at a Psalm that helps us recenter when things go off the rails.

Sometimes, we learn the most profound truths from song lyrics. We've all had that experience of a song that gets stuck in our heads but ends up reminding us of a real truth. In this series, "The Songs that Jesus Sang," we will look at the Old Testament book of Psalms. These Psalms or songs would've been very familiar to him, and he probably could sing them by heart.

In a world where we struggle with our own bodies - the way they look, they feel, how we care for them - what difference does Jesus make to that? In this final message of the series, we will look at the man Jesus, who had a body like ours, and see how HIS body actually gives us hope for our own.

Do our bodies keep the score? There has been a lot of talk in the last few years about trauma and how it affects our bodies. In this message, we will look at the concept of trauma, how it affects our bodies, and how God can heal us in those places where we are most hurt.

Is there any topic in our current culture that is more controversial than gender? Between male and female roles in society, gender stereotypes, and transgenderism, a lot is going on in the Western world around this topic. In this message, we will look at what our bodies tell us about who we are as men and women and the implications for the gender conversation in America today.

What is the main thing that motivates you, day after day? What drives you forward when nothing else will? What keeps you focused? And what happens when you find out that your number one priority... shouldn't be?

We all have desires that are deep within us. We don’t just want things with our brains. We want things with our bodies. What do we do with those desires? Are they good or bad? What do they tell us about who we are and how we were made? In this message, we will dive into those questions and learn how God designed us.

If our bodies could talk, what would they tell us? Maybe they would tell us what foods they really want, or perhaps to move around a little more. Our bodies are trying to tell us some things if we are willing to dial in and listen. In this series, we will talk about how we view the body and what God has told us about what the body is and what it is for.

Everywhere you look, there is division and dysfunction in our relationships. Whether it's a breakdown in the family, polarization in political views, or sports rivalries that turn violent - we see and feel the pain of relationship problems. God wants so much more for his spiritual family. He made us to be in loving fellowship with him and one another. Join us as we consider examples of good and ba...

Whether it is snowboarding, knitting, or formatting excel spreadsheets: any new skill usually takes practice. But it's also possible to practice the wrong things and develop patterns that will ultimately harm us and the people around us. Join us this Sunday, August 6th, as we start to wrap up our Summer of Love series with a message called "Intention in Tension" where we will take a look at the sk...

What are you looking at? That’s usually a question people ask in a sort of annoyed tone. But it’s actually a good question (without the annoyance). What are you looking at? Because what you look at shapes, in part, what you will become. In this message, we will discover how John challenges us to look at Jesus, who we are in relationship to him, and how that can radically change us.

We all desire to live the right way (however we define that), but we often encounter serious challenges. In this message, we will look at three things from the book of 1 John that John tells us will trip us up, and we will look at some ways to defeat them.

We all desire to live the right way (however we define that), but we often encounter serious challenges. In this message, we will look at three things from the book of 1 John that John tells us will trip us up, and we will look at some ways to defeat them.

Have you ever played a board game with someone who consistently bends the rules? Our internal sense of justice rages at the thought of cheaters prospering, lawyers defending a guilty party, or liars successfully hiding the truth. What is it in us that hates it when the bad guy gets away?