First Love Revolution

Have you ever wondered what heaven is like, or if it's even real?  In today's message, Pastor Brandon focuses on Jesus' promise to his listeners in based on John 14:2, revealing the reality of heaven as a home, a city, and a body. 

In our ever increasingly busy world -- where we're doing more but feeling like we're accomplishing less than ever -- it's important to be open to what God's doing.  Pastor Brandon shares a life verse from Hebrews (13:1-2) and examples from the life of Jesus that demonstrate the interruptions to our busy schedule just might be the Kingdom breaking in. 

We all know about God's love, but have you ever had trouble believing it's for you?  Our Life Verse series continues as Pastor Trent shares his anchor verse for life (Romans 8:38-39), providing each of us the conviction we need to remember that God's love is for us no matter what.

Pastor Leah Ramirez shares her life's story as context for her life verse (John 17:24), an invitation to a true understanding of the gospel: perfect union with God in His glory. 

For those of us who want God's direction in our lives, Pastor Amy Guthrie's Life Verse message teaches three conditional commands that lead to the promise in Proverbs 3:4-5.  She also uses personal examples from her own journey to demonstrate each point and shares the downside of what happens when we miss out on God's guidance.   

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Today's message continues our look at verses we live by, this time with Pastor Moses George.  He shares his story of an encounter with God in his teen years and how his anchor verse, Exodus 33:11, has informed his walk with God and his heart's desire for each of us.

Our Life Verse series kicks off with Pastor Brandon sharing his verse to live by, Romans 12:1, Paul's urging to lay down our lives as a living sacrifice.  In today's message, we learn how laying down our lives can be the counterintuitive key to being fully alive!

Our series continues with an examination of the second commandment ("Love your neighbor as yourself.") in the context of the greatest commandment.  Pastor Shane explains how our love for others springs from our love for God and provides a practical application of loving other in the example of Deuteronomy and the launch of Hope Homes. 

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In this special Father's Day 2024 message, Pastor Shane addresses the desire for greatness that either motivates or plagues men (and many women) throughout their lives, leading to depression and midlife crises.  At the heart of the matter is a distortion of God's purpose for our lives, particularly the definition of greatness.  Learn the true definition of greatness and how you can  find...

In 1 Kings 16:31, we are introduced to Jezebel, a name synonymous with a cunning and manipulative spirit. The "Jezebel spirit" seeks out people in positions of power and influence, using subtle and overt tactics to control and manipulate. This spirit is not to be underestimated; we can easily fall prey to its deceptions without proper understanding. Learn more as Pastor Shane unpacks the...

When we've been wronged, it's easy to seek justice on our own, but Pastor Shane teaches that when we do that, we limit our ability to love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.  Join us as we unpack what's really going on inside of each of us when we've been offended, and discover how seeking revenge is really a lack of faith in God's love for us. 

Join us this week as Pastor Shane explores Acts 4:32, where the early church was "one in heart and soul." We'll examine what unity isn't as well as the biblical definition of what it is. True unity agrees with God over people. Through an agreement on priority, pursuit, prize, and prayer, we can strive to embody the authentic oneness of the early church. 

In Mark 12:30, Jesus answers the question posed to him about which commandment is the greatest.  He recalls Deuteronomy 6:5, that we should love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and strength.  But Pastor Shane warns of barriers to loving with all, using instructions for battle from Deuteronomy to highlight ways we might be halfhearted instead of wholehearted.

Of all the traits of Nehemiah, one stands out as most important throughout his story of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and rebuilding the nation of Israel: humility.  Pastor Shane highlights four ways that the weapon of humility made possible the work of Nehemiah, keeping him on course as he fought a battle for the Lord. 

What role does work have in the Kingdom of God?  How are we to understand grace, especially in contrast to striving?  And what does this have to do with love God with our all?  Pastor Shane continues The Greatest Commandment series by drawing largely on the writings of Paul to show how a proper understanding of grace can change our approach to faith and works. 

Join us as Pastor Brandon explores the crucial role of the name of Jesus in our lives as soldiers in the Kingdom of God. This name is a potent weapon against the enemy's schemes. The name of Jesus is crucial for who we are as soldiers in the Kingdom of God because Jesus is the source of our identity (who we are), of our power (how we function), and of our security (our confidence in the futur...

In this message, we're diving into why having the Holy Spirit in our lives is crucial for truly loving the Lord with all our soul.  Explore how the power and presence of God are directly connected to His purpose for us.  Plus, Shane discusses the importance of not brushing off God's word, as it's essentially rejecting God Himself.  Join us as we unpack what it means to embrace the H...

In Psalm 51, David asks God to create in him a clean heart.  While we would all agree that we want a clean heart, how can we get it?  Pastor Rebekah shares ways we can keep our hearts clean so they can be used by God to fight spiritual battles. 

Today's Mother's Day message is a tribute to mothers everywhere as Pastor Wendy uses Psalm 23 to recenter busy moms (and dads... and people in general!) to rely more on our Good Shepherd than on our own strength.  This is a message of encouragement and a call to action to people of all ages. 

In this message, Pastor Salik Barkat shares the power of knowing God, in particular His love for us. 

Jesus reminded us that there are four ways that we're commanded to love God (Mark 12:30).  In today's message, Pastor Shane draws attention our soul, the often misunderstood and therefore often neglected part of who we are, helping us understand how the soul functions in relationship to the other parts of us (heart, mind, strength) and how we can strengthen our souls to love God fully.  

What's a weapon of spiritual warfare that blesses us as much as it blesses the one who receives it?  In our continuation of the Soldiers and Citizens series, Pastor Trent reveals the reasons we need to forgive, the benefits to us and those around us, and how forgiveness brings the Kingdom to earth. 

Jesus commanded us to first love God with our heart, soul, mind, and strength, but how can we do that practically?  Pastor Moses shares one of the key practices to maintaining complete dependence on God by examining the lives of Samson and David and helping us utilize the secret place of prayer to bring the Kingdom to earth... beginning with our whole selves.