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God is real! In this Easter message, Pastor John shows us that to deny God's existence is to deny logic and facts. Check out this message for the uplifting and understandable truth to God's existence. Discussion Questions: 1. Do you believe God is real? Why or why not? 2. Do your life, actions, and thoughts match your beliefs? 3. Who is Jesus to you? 4. If you died tonight, where would God send yo...

What do you do when you feel helpless? Pastor John reminds us of a story in the Bible when God's people were helpless, and what they did to overcome helplessness! Discussion Questions: 1. Do you believe in the power of prayer? If not, why? If yes, what gave you faith in prayer? 2. Does the amount of time and passion with which you pray reflect your belief in it? 3. When was a time God answered a p...

Check out this empowering message where Pastor John tells us the 6 secrets to overcoming crisis in our lives! Discussion Questions: 1. Who has your shepherd been? i.e. social media, retirement, health, kids, etc. 2. Has it been easy or hard to stay calm? Why? How does Jesus help you stay calm? 3. What paths are you walking down to get information? Are you focused on facts? Are they God’s facts or...

What are Heaven and Hell really like? Check out this powerful message with clear illustrations of just how awesome Heaven really is! Link to referenced book: https://amzn.to/2QhXW7n Discussion Questions: 1. What is one point that stuck to you in today's message? Why? 2. Do you believe in Heaven and Hell? Why? 3. What about Heaven excites you? 4. How does Hell and Heaven being real change the way y...

What happens one minute after you die? Check out this powerful message where Pastor John shows us that there's more to heaven than just getting in! Link to referenced message: https://youtu.be/KPapgsqSCt8

Why is our mindset as Christians always, "How bad can I be without sinning?" In this message, Pastor John shows us that we shouldn't ask, "How bad can I be," we should ask, "How loving can I be?"

So many of us deal with depression. The question is, how does God tell us to fight it? Check out Pastor John's message, "How To Fight Depression."

In this Student Takeover message, our Youth Director, Zachary, shows us that we need to fight for our youth, not against them! Check it out!

How can God be good and allow bad things to happen? In this message, Pastor John tackles one of the toughest questions that we as humans have to answer; Why does God let bad things happen?

How do we love people that are different than us? Check out this final message of our Enneagram message series, "Finding You," where Pastor John teaches us how to love others like Jesus does!

This is the fourth message in our Enneagram sermon series, "Finding You!" In this Enneagram sermon, Pastor John teaches us about three unique Enneagram personality types; type 5, type 6, and type 7. He then shows us how to love each of these Enneagram types in their own way! Check it out!

Check out the third message in our Enneagram series, “Finding You!” Pastor John teaches us the core sins of Enneagram types 2, 3, and 4, and then shows us how we can best love and lead each of these unique personalities!

Check out the second sermon in our Enneagram series, "Finding You!" Pastor John teaches us the core sin of Enneagram types 9, 8, and 1, and then shows us how we can best love and lead each of these unique personalities!

Don't try to be a soup scooper if you were made to be a cheese grater. God made you to fulfill a unique roll within the body of Christ! Check out the first sermon in our new Enneagram series, "Finding You!"