Generations Community Church

Americans walk away from freedom click by click, decision by decision, decade by decade, so much so that by the time they’re 40-45 years old, they’re stuck in a job they hate (but can’t leave), because they’re making payments: house, student loans, cars, credit cards. And coincidentally, our smartphones and smartwatches and smart-devices are accelerating these steps away from freedom through the u...

Why is it that some people are extraordinarily generous while others are exceedingly stingy? Why does the world have the likes of a Ronald Read and Sylvia Bloom and (also) the likes of a Montgomery Burns and Mr. Krabs? What does it mean to actually TRUST God with everything? And why is it that LOVE always involves a form of risk? In this message, Max Vanderpool, revisits the larger ideas of scarci...

Why is it that some people are extraordinarily generous while others are exceedingly stingy? Why does the world have the likes of a Ronald Read and Sylvia Bloom and (also) the likes of a Montgomery Burns and Mr. Krabs? What does it mean to actually TRUST God with everything? And why is it that LOVE always involves a form of risk? In this message, Max Vanderpool, revisits the larger ideas of scarci...

If you've ever worked on a thousand-piece puzzle, you know that the lid (or the picture) is critically important. Without it, you have little chance of successfully putting the puzzle together. And yet, many people are trying to do just that when it comes to faith and life. In this message, Brian Hull comes to the "faith" part of our series Fear and Faith in Uncertain Times. And he wonders if mayb...

If you've ever worked on a thousand-piece puzzle, you know that the lid (or the picture) is critically important. Without it, you have little chance of successfully putting the puzzle together. And yet, many people are trying to do just that when it comes to faith and life. In this message, Brian Hull comes to the "faith" part of our series Fear and Faith in Uncertain Times. And he wonders if mayb...

We might not always understand why we face seasons when we need grit. But we can trust that God is with us and will give us what we need to keep going.

We might not always understand why we face seasons when we need grit. But we can trust that God is with us and will give us what we need to keep going.

Social media has become social comparison, and we do it ALL the time. You take a family vacation to see family. Your Instagram friend takes a Disney cruise and goes snorkeling. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, because it isn't healthy. Your Instagram friend gets engaged and announces a destination wedding. They win. You lose. THEIR life is bett...

Social media has become social comparison, and we do it ALL the time. You take a family vacation to see family. Your Instagram friend takes a Disney cruise and goes snorkeling. They win. You lose. THEIR life is better. You break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, because it isn't healthy. Your Instagram friend gets engaged and announces a destination wedding. They win. You lose. THEIR life is bett...

85% of Americans own and use a smartphone, and the "smart" part of smartphone means that it's really a hand-held computer that can also make phone calls. And we use these smartphones. A LOT. While driving, while using the bathroom, and before going to bed (and some of us sleep with our phones). But what if these devices are actually ramping UP our fears? In this message, Max Vanderpool walks throu...

85% of Americans own and use a smartphone, and the "smart" part of smartphone means that it's really a hand-held computer that can also make phone calls. And we use these smartphones. A LOT. While driving, while using the bathroom, and before going to bed (and some of us sleep with our phones). But what if these devices are actually ramping UP our fears? In this message, Max Vanderpool walks throu...

There's a LOT going on in Genesis 18 when Abraham and Sarah are told that God will FINALLY deliver on what he promised - and that Sarah will deliver a baby some time the following year.

There's a LOT going on in Genesis 18 when Abraham and Sarah are told that God will FINALLY deliver on what he promised - and that Sarah will deliver a baby some time the following year.

Often, in the face of loss and change, people want to go back. They want to go back to the way things were when mom and dad were together, when things were simpler, before the internet, when things seemed safe. But the problem is NONE of us can (really) go back. Because those worlds (and sets of circumstances) no longer exist. We can only go FORWARD.

Often, in the face of loss and change, people want to go back. They want to go back to the way things were when mom and dad were together, when things were simpler, before the internet, when things seemed safe. But the problem is NONE of us can (really) go back. Because those worlds (and sets of circumstances) no longer exist. We can only go FORWARD.

We often think of peace as simply the absence of conflict, so that when Jesus tells us he gives us peace, we tend to think of a conflict-free life or conflict-free set of relationships. But the word Jesus (actually) used meant (and means) something different, something MORE. In this message, Charlotte Lacy, unpacks what SHALOM means and why what Jesus offers is better.

We often think of peace as simply the absence of conflict, so that when Jesus tells us he gives us peace, we tend to think of a conflict-free life or conflict-free set of relationships. But the word Jesus (actually) used meant (and means) something different, something MORE. In this message, Charlotte Lacy, unpacks what SHALOM means and why what Jesus offers is better.

The earth takes roughly 24 hours to rotate on its axis. And the earth takes roughly 365 days to circle the sun. These facts are constant and unchanging (as it is with time). You cannot store up time for later. And when you kill time, it doesn't come back from the dead. In Psalm 90, we have a Psalm of lament - from of all people - Moses, "the" man of God. So what can Moses tell us about how to live...

The earth takes roughly 24 hours to rotate on its axis. And the earth takes roughly 365 days to circle the sun. These facts are constant and unchanging (as it is with time). You cannot store up time for later. And when you kill time, it doesn't come back from the dead. In Psalm 90, we have a Psalm of lament - from of all people - Moses, "the" man of God. So what can Moses tell us about how to live...

In the famous Disney film "Frozen," Ella gives voice to a song that, at its core, is a song of lament. It's why Disney wouldn't allow Elsa to be the villain in the film. How could the character that sings that song BE the villain? Interestingly so, Americans (and the American church) don't know HOW to lament. Our spirituality is filled with victory chants, songs of praise, and hopes for deliveranc...

In the famous Disney film "Frozen," Ella gives voice to a song that, at its core, is a song of lament. It's why Disney wouldn't allow Elsa to be the villain in the film. How could the character that sings that song BE the villain? Interestingly so, Americans (and the American church) don't know HOW to lament. Our spirituality is filled with victory chants, songs of praise, and hopes for deliveranc...

Singing is amazing if you think about it. Somehow, we humans are able to push air up our throats over some sort of flexible fleshy membranes that vibrate a different speeds, changing the pitch of the sound we're producing (which we intuitively know how to do) all the while shaping our tongues, lips, and mouths to form words while making this happen. And the songs we sing over and over again (someh...

Singing is amazing if you think about it. Somehow, we humans are able to push air up our throats over some sort of flexible fleshy membranes that vibrate a different speeds, changing the pitch of the sound we're producing (which we intuitively know how to do) all the while shaping our tongues, lips, and mouths to form words while making this happen. And the songs we sing over and over again (someh...

Celtic Christians had a word to describe places where the boundary between heaven and earth had been collapsed. They called it "a thin place." Thin places are those places and spaces where it's EASIER to encounter God, EASIER to hear His voice, EASIER to sense the leading of God's Spirit. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the broader meaning behind the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) and w...

Celtic Christians had a word to describe places where the boundary between heaven and earth had been collapsed. They called it "a thin place." Thin places are those places and spaces where it's EASIER to encounter God, EASIER to hear His voice, EASIER to sense the leading of God's Spirit. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the broader meaning behind the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) and w...