Beyond the Message

Our holiness is key to our effectiveness for God and our intimacy with God. Holiness is something we should care about, and if we better understood why, we would have a greater passion for it. Christ died to remove the offense of sin and break the practical power of sin over us. The motivation for holiness is promises -- good news drives good behavior. 

Depend on the grace of God in your devotion to the mission of God. We are called to spiritually invest in the lives of others - like soldiers who are laser-focused, athletes who compete with integrity, and farmers who work hard. This mission of God is too important for you not to participate, but too large for you to accomplish on your own. So, we need to be strengthened by the grace that is in Ch...

The rhythm of weekly worship encourages us and others with the realities of Christ - his past work and future hope. We were created to worship and we all worship something. Our foundation and motivation for worship is that Christ has invited us into right relationship with God the Prize. Recommended Resources: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life God the Prize Worship: The Reason We Were C...

Did you know we can approach prayer with improper motivations, mindsets, and methods? The right motivation for prayer is one in which we pray to be heard by God, not seen by others. The correct mindset in prayer is one in which we pray intentionally to enjoy God, not mechanically to appease God. And the proper method for prayer is when we pray God-centered prayers, not self-centered prayers. Highl...

Are you a Bible Person? Followers of Jesus are Bible people. Someone is a Bible person if they love their Bible, read it daily, memorize scripture, align their life with God’s Word, and others know that the Bible guides and directs their life. Highlights from the message: Reading the Bible at least four times a week is proven to result in a dramatic change of behavior and missional engagement. Pra...

The good news of Jesus Christ is song-producing news! The good news of Jesus Christ is cause for celebration, especially singing. Understanding the good news of Christmas results in song-producing JOY! Highlights from the message: If someone looked at your response to the good news of Jesus, would it appear that you get it? A life lived in continual response to the good news of Jesus is one where...

Praising God starts with trusting God. God has graciously given us a Savior while we were spiritually hungry. Worship of God reflects his holiness and our wretched state apart from his saving power. Public praise of God in the extraordinary moments of life overflows from people who privately praise God in the ordinary moments of life.

2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Grace is real and God is worth it. Paul gives a call to follow Christ wholeheartedly. The call to follow Jesus is a call to embrace hardship, engage in ministry, and live for eternity.

The call to be a Christian is to be an ambassador for Christ. We find ourselves in the world and sent to the world. We desire to recapture the heart and passion to spread the good news of Jesus. This is more than a call to evangelism, this is a call to personal repentance: take the grace of God seriously, be an ambassador for Christ. Highlights from the message: Why Evangelize? The Stakes are high...

2 Corinthians 5:18-21 | Part 1: The Work of Reconciliation. We can enjoy God forever through God's atoning, transforming, and transferring work of reconciliation through Christ. Jake and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how salvation is primarily about reconciliation and worship. Salvation is a work of God from beginning to end. The atonement of Christ includes both the removal of sin and...

2 Corinthians 5:16-17. See others in the world differently because of how God sees you in Christ. Michael and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how being in Christ changes how we see people. We need to believe and live out the fact that everyone who currently is not in Christ is a potential new creation in Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:11-15. To run the race, dwell on God’s holiness and grace. Jake and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how being impacted by both the holiness of God and the grace of God produces a life rightly devoted to God. In a world steeped in selfishness, the way out is worship.

Sam and Jake dive into yesterday's message on 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, exploring how faith shapes our courage. They highlight that faith goes beyond agreeing with a set of beliefs; it’s a powerful force that transforms how we feel, what we prioritize and the ambitions we pursue. This conversation also offers insight into the Holy Spirit, the judgment seat of Christ, and the eternal hope we hold as be...

2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Don't lose heart in this life by focusing on the next life. Jake and Sam follow up on this sermon and discuss how we value, focus on, and invest in the spiritual and eternal more than the physical and temporary.

2 Corinthians 4:13-15. Devotion to God results in speaking about God. Michael and Sam follow up on this sermon and dive further into some of the aspects of this text and how we can grow in our devotion to God.

Listen as Jake and Matt unpack yesterday's sermon on 2 Corinthians 4:7-12, going deeper into scripture and offering practical insights for what it looks like to live God’s Word out daily.

Listen as Ian and Sam unpack yesterday's sermon on 2 Corinthians 4:1-6, going deeper into scripture and offering practical insights for what it looks like to live God’s Word out daily.

Listen as Michael and Sam unpack yesterday's sermon on 2 Corinthians 3:1-18, going deeper into scripture and offering practical insights for what it looks like to live God’s Word out daily.

Listen as Jake and Sam unpack yesterday's sermon on 2 Corinthians 2:12-17, going deeper into scripture and offering practical insights for what it looks like to live God’s Word out daily.

Listen as Jake and Sam unpack yesterday's sermon on 2 Corinthians 2:5-11, going deeper into scripture and offering practical insights for what it looks like to live God’s Word out daily.

Listen as Michael and Sam unpack yesterday's sermon on 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4, going deeper into scripture and offering practical insights for what it looks like to live God’s Word out daily.

Listen as Jake and Sam unpack yesterday's sermon, going deeper into scripture and offering practical insights for what it looks like to live God’s Word out daily.