Fully Alive in Christ

Acts 2 is the CRUX of the Bible, the moment when everything comes together. The completion of the puzzle that allows us to finally step back and (with our finite minds attempt to) comprehend the mystery, sovereignty, wisdom and power of God to bring about His redemptive purposes.

The Book of Acts tells the story of how the church was born, grew together, was then scattered, spreading the story of Jesus everywhere they went (Acts 8:4). This series will challenge and commission us to continue the story they began in Acts...to lay down our lives as to carry Jesus to people right where they're at by living as a part of a Spirit-filled, transformational community of fully alive...

Have you ever found yourself in a place that you just couldn’t see the hand of the Lord working on your behalf? Or maybe the way the circumstances were playing out did not meet your hopes or expectations? You are in very good company! This week we are beginning our journey through the book of Acts. Acts is the powerful account of how the early church, filled with the power and the authority of the...

We are talking about the 40 days that Jesus walked the earth after the resurrection until he ascended into heaven - The Space Between. we are focusing on three of the disciples and their interaction with Jesus during that 40 days in the book of John in chapters 20 and 21. With all that our world is facing these days - with things going on in our nation and how divided it can feel - I really believ...

For forty days between the resurrection and His ascension into heaven, history was still unfolding through Jesus! As we move toward our series on Acts, understanding this period is vital as the groundwork is laid for DISCIPLES and FOLLOWERS of Jesus to carry the Good News of reconciliation to the Nations. Jesus' resurrection had changed everything, and while his followers were struggling to compre...

We are anticipating a powerful day - and praying for a shift to take place in our church as we shake off the dust of 2020 and embrace the fullness of HOPE for 2021! Hope isn't a feeling, it's a perspective that can only be found in the supernatural reality AND PERSON of Jesus that we celebrate on Easter!

Welcome to the beginning of a beautiful walk through the last days of Jesus' ministry on earth. We are setting a daily rhythm as we lead up to Easter, beginning with this message as Ryan breaks down the last days of Jesus in a message called "A Triumphal Tragedy".

We have been walking through the life of Joseph for the past few months, on this video we will conclude this series as we get to the key verse, Genesis 50.20, You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Joseph lived a life of forgiveness and because of that he was not distracted by or focused on what happened to him, but he...

How did his restoration and rise happen? How did he do it? How could he walk from PRISON to the PALACE so easily? Is this how he envisioned the fulfillment of his childhood dream unfolding? The fact it is included in the text is to highlight that the reader would recognize the connection. How often does God give us a sense, or a direction, or a “dream”, and we imprint it with our circumstances and...

What do we do in the time gap between our promise and the delivery of that promise? What do we do when we feel like God has forgotten us? What do we do when the promises are not coming true? How do we posture hearts and character and our actions and spirits in contending for over a decade or more of pain and frustration and disappointment like Joseph? Watch Drew as he tackles these difficult quest...

As I’ve studied this story, this is what I see that stands out: How his relationship with his father formed him, and his how his dreams gave him purpose. Joseph had an IDENTITY and a PURPOSE that stood the test. It’s one thing to THINK you know who you are when things are good, because it’s theoretical. But when a trial hits, the truth is revealed. Difficulty and testing reveal where our identity...

Joseph’s story is a STORY OF LOSS. He loses the protection and favor of his father. He loses the respect and love of His family. He even loses his position in Potiphar’s house. But what remained? His identity. Living as a son, even when distanced from his father and family. What was put into him remained intact…(What our father puts in us is unshakeable). Where we draw our identity is established...

In this message, Kim will be continued our series on the life of Joseph, focusing on the effects of JEALOUSY on his brother's hearts. Joseph’s brothers allowed their jealousy to grow inside them. They allowed the filter of how they saw life to be through this jealousy and it then grew to the point that they wanted to kill their brother. We may never get to that point - but the way we think of some...

Today feels like a perfect Father’s Day message! It's all about the Favor of a Father and what it imparts to Joseph, and to us. At LW, we speak often of the POWER OF A FATHER...one who builds us up and calls us out into manhood, womanhood, and identity. (To be TAUGHT who we are, and TRAINED how to live it out). Watch as Ryan unpacks the Father's Favor from the story of Joseph.

Drew launched us into a new series, From the Prison to the Palace beginning with Joseph's family history. This is a 10,000 foot overview of the Family History of Joseph from Abraham to Joseph’s birth. When examining the historical narrative of Genesis 12 forward, we see the Lord offering his covenantal promises over and over again. And we see His people making choices that reveal their doubt, fear...

Knowing WHO WE ARE and WHO WE BELONG TO is our identity. Walking it out is OUR INHERITANCE. When we speak of inheritance, we are not talking about money or possessions; we are talking about the GOD’S SPIRIT coming - and resting so powerfully ON and moving THROUGH our lives that we will never be the same. All that God is, accessed by faith in Jesus Christ, and made manifest in us AND around us by t...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us” AW Tozer. What you believe about God will determine your relationship with God. It will also inform what you believe about yourself, and what you believe about yourself determines how you live out your faith. There’s nothing I want more than for my kids to know that they are loved, and to know who they are! I b...

Intimacy with the God through the Holy Spirit is our foundation.