Generations Community Church

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...

People under the age of 18 are the most vulnerable, the most teachable, and have the potential to live the longest among any other age demographic. What we do (or don’t do) with and for people under the age of 18 impacts our future…impacts everything. In today's message, Pastor Max reminds us that we must pass the history and reality of our faith into the next generation. You might call it our nex...

People under the age of 18 are the most vulnerable, the most teachable, and have the potential to live the longest among any other age demographic. What we do (or don’t do) with and for people under the age of 18 impacts our future…impacts everything. In today's message, Pastor Max reminds us that we must pass the history and reality of our faith into the next generation. You might call it our nex...

Here's the teaching time from our July (2022) InterGen worship that continues our 2022 summer focus in our children's area on the Fruit of the Spirit.

Here's the teaching time from our July (2022) InterGen worship that continues our 2022 summer focus in our children's area on the Fruit of the Spirit.

When we talk about a grandmother's love, we're talking about a particular kind of love...one that's over-the-top, a bit spoiling, and tremendously accepting and encouraging. When we say that no one loves you like grandma does, we're saying something about the QUALITY of that love. The Bible, and The Psalms in particular, are FULL of metaphors (like a grandmother's love). And Psalm 23 is the most f...

When we talk about a grandmother's love, we're talking about a particular kind of love...one that's over-the-top, a bit spoiling, and tremendously accepting and encouraging. When we say that no one loves you like grandma does, we're saying something about the QUALITY of that love. The Bible, and The Psalms in particular, are FULL of metaphors (like a grandmother's love). And Psalm 23 is the most f...

I'll be happy when... I'll be happy when I'm finally finished with school. I'll be happy when we have a bigger apartment/house. I'll be happy when the kids are older and not so much work. And the list goes ON. Americans spend incredible amounts of time and energy trying to get happy or make themselves happy. And it often ends in disaster. Why? Because pursuing happiness NEVER results in being happ...

I'll be happy when... I'll be happy when I'm finally finished with school. I'll be happy when we have a bigger apartment/house. I'll be happy when the kids are older and not so much work. And the list goes ON. Americans spend incredible amounts of time and energy trying to get happy or make themselves happy. And it often ends in disaster. Why? Because pursuing happiness NEVER results in being happ...

When we were kids, we handed out 18, 25, 30 or more Valentine's Day cards. A holiday built around the idea of love, and we give away cards like candy. When it comes this particular fruit of the Spirit (love), God wants us to be generous. God wants us to know that He loves us completely, He isn't going anywhere and won't abandon us, that we can love others, because He will constantly resupply us on...

When we were kids, we handed out 18, 25, 30 or more Valentine's Day cards. A holiday built around the idea of love, and we give away cards like candy. When it comes this particular fruit of the Spirit (love), God wants us to be generous. God wants us to know that He loves us completely, He isn't going anywhere and won't abandon us, that we can love others, because He will constantly resupply us on...

When you're free to live your true self, your relationships have a better shot at being at their best. But FEW Americans know how to do this well. We see it all the time on Instagram...we post things that will get affirmed and liked, but we hide (the things that are TRUE about us) for fear we will get judged or condemned. Jesus shows us a better way. Jesus lived a life FREE from the control of the...

When you're free to live your true self, your relationships have a better shot at being at their best. But FEW Americans know how to do this well. We see it all the time on Instagram...we post things that will get affirmed and liked, but we hide (the things that are TRUE about us) for fear we will get judged or condemned. Jesus shows us a better way. Jesus lived a life FREE from the control of the...

Christians often confuse peace-MAKING with peace-KEEPING. Jesus was a peace-MAKER. That means that he didn't ignore tensions or differences. In fact, Jesus wasn't afraid to disagree with people. Peace-KEEPERS, on the other hand, tend to appease, avoid, and defer to others when tensions arise. True peace will NEVER come by pretending what is wrong is right. In this message (taken from Peter & Geri...

Christians often confuse peace-MAKING with peace-KEEPING. Jesus was a peace-MAKER. That means that he didn't ignore tensions or differences. In fact, Jesus wasn't afraid to disagree with people. Peace-KEEPERS, on the other hand, tend to appease, avoid, and defer to others when tensions arise. True peace will NEVER come by pretending what is wrong is right. In this message (taken from Peter & Geri...

When was the last time you were with a family member, friend, or co-worker and felt like they weren't listening to you? What were the clues? How did you KNOW they just weren't getting you or getting it? Listening is linked to CARING, which is why it's critical for Christians (followers of Jesus) to learn the art of incarnational listening. Jesus was a good listener, and the world would see his fol...

When was the last time you were with a family member, friend, or co-worker and felt like they weren't listening to you? What were the clues? How did you KNOW they just weren't getting you or getting it? Listening is linked to CARING, which is why it's critical for Christians (followers of Jesus) to learn the art of incarnational listening. Jesus was a good listener, and the world would see his fol...

In life, there is a continuum of emotionally compromised people. Some lean toward OVER-regulating their emotions, pushing negative feelings deep down into their heart and soul, hoping that those highly charged and highly negative emotions will simply disappear or fade away over time. Others lean toward UNDER-regulating their emotions, expressing EVERY passing feeling they have with robust intensit...

In life, there is a continuum of emotionally compromised people. Some lean toward OVER-regulating their emotions, pushing negative feelings deep down into their heart and soul, hoping that those highly charged and highly negative emotions will simply disappear or fade away over time. Others lean toward UNDER-regulating their emotions, expressing EVERY passing feeling they have with robust intensit...

Imagine a husband who calls every day from work. One day, however, he doesn't call. The husband and wife had had an argument the night before, the but the wife thought it had been resolved. Now, in the wake of no phone call, she begins to wonder if she was mistaken. Perhaps her husband IS still angry. Perhaps he's pulling some kind of passive-aggressive tactic (the kind HIS father used). Later tha...

Imagine a husband who calls every day from work. One day, however, he doesn't call. The husband and wife had had an argument the night before, the but the wife thought it had been resolved. Now, in the wake of no phone call, she begins to wonder if she was mistaken. Perhaps her husband IS still angry. Perhaps he's pulling some kind of passive-aggressive tactic (the kind HIS father used). Later tha...

Everybody's got an angle, or so it would seem. Friends, family members, and co-workers sometimes disappoint us, because it becomes apparent (over time) that their interest in us in ONLY because of what we will do for them. It's a take-give relationship (they take, we give). Unfortunately, too many of us take that disappointment and place it at God's feet, assuming that God will be just like these...

Everybody's got an angle, or so it would seem. Friends, family members, and co-workers sometimes disappoint us, because it becomes apparent (over time) that their interest in us in ONLY because of what we will do for them. It's a take-give relationship (they take, we give). Unfortunately, too many of us take that disappointment and place it at God's feet, assuming that God will be just like these...

We define hope as believing that something GOOD can come out of something BAD. And, given the past couple of years, it is necessary to HOPE, good to HOPE, and right to HOPE.

We define hope as believing that something GOOD can come out of something BAD. And, given the past couple of years, it is necessary to HOPE, good to HOPE, and right to HOPE.