Generations Community Church

Teen drivers often don't realize that speed is NOT their friend. That's because a wrong move, an oncoming car, a distraction in the cabin can all cause the driver to over-correct. And when speed is involved, over-correcting can lead to disaster. Choices work the same way. Certain choices take you certain places...every single time. Smart people know that decisions/choices are conduits. There's a c...

How is it that college-educated, smart people end up hoodwinked, divorced, bankrupt or worse? Why didn't they see it coming? In this message, Max Vanderpool lays down the framework for making decisions based upon wisdom...not head smarts. That's because smart people end up in stupid places not because they lack knowledge, but because they lack wisdom.

We've all had a friend whose parents were big on Jesus (church attendance, faith, etc.) but small on living like it. Maybe they were mean or just hypocritical. But our friend struggled because of it. And we've all known of a church that ran off the pastor or is famous for its politics and backstabbing. And, once again, people struggled with faith because of it. Maybe, just maybe, faith isn't suppo...

What does it mean to be a disciple? Is it a kind of super-Christian, like a missionary or pastor? What does it look like exactly? In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why discipleship is both relational and a process.

This is business. It's nothing personal. That's what a lot of people are told as they're let go, downsized or disappointed in the workforce. And for the past 20 years (or longer) pastors and church leaders have clamored after running church as a business. Looking back, we should ask if that was such a good idea after all. In this message, Max Vanderpool lays out WHY the primary metaphor for church...

Life is too hard and has too many difficulties to be serious all the time. In this message, Max Vanderpool, makes the case why it's better to have fun while serving God.

Obedience. It's something we expect from members of the military, kids and dogs. But the funny thing is kids don't always do what they're told (and that goes for dogs, too). Face it, obedience is NOT something we celebrate in America these days. Which is why it's hard for us to understand what it means for God to be King. Jesus, himself, claimed to be a king - and in this message, Max Vanderpool u...

We do it for the sake of appearances, to impress others, to be accepted or liked and, sometimes, just to fit it. Yeah, all of us have faked it at one time or another. But does faking it have any place in the church? How can you be real without letting everyone know all the nitty-gritty details of your life? In this message, Max Vanderpool shares how to practice authenticity and why Jesus and the e...

Ever refused to do something you thought was disgusting? We ALL have. But can we acknowledge that we have a problem in America...thinking of some jobs and tasks as somehow beneath us? In this message, Max Vanderpool explains that, in Jesus' Kingdom, the way UP is DOWN and the way to become great and lead is to make yourself insignificant and serve.

I'm the ONLY one of my friends who has a dumb phone. Everyone I know is ALREADY MARRIED, and I'm still single. How did THEY afford to go to Europe when I can't even afford to put gas in the van? We make comparisons, like these, all the time. But instead of making us happier - these comparisons tend to cause us to sulk and blame God for loving OTHER people more than God loves us. In this message, M...

It's almost a rite of passage for anyone growing up in America to visit our nation's capital, Washington DC. While there, you visit the capitol building, the White House, the Smithsonian and a HOST of memorials. Funny how the seat of government is full of memorials. Not unlike any town square in America. In this message, Max Vanderpool outlines the greatest threat to faith (forgetfulness) and what...

Some of us are go-getters: people who make this happen and who don't wait around for an opportunity. Others of us are wallflowers, hoping to asked to dance but not willing to take the risk and see if someone's interested. BOTH personality types have to exercise faith - for God to do the IMPOSSIBLE. In this message, Max Vanderpool explains where Christians got the phrase "step of faith" and what it...

Most of us find a little comfort in the fact that we haven't done as many stupid things as folks like Justin Bieber have. And yet, there are things in our past we're not proud of, things we'd rather not revisit. That's why Joshua 2 (among MANY other chapters) is IN the Bible. The fact is, your past does NOT define you. Your faith does.

What do you do when you want something really bad, but aren't sure you're going to get it - or that things may not play out the way you hope? How can you be courageous in the face of an uphill battle where you're having to fight for every step of the way? In this message, Max Vanderpool, outlines why you can count on God...even when things appear uncertain...and why strength and courage alone are...

We're told that successful people in life and healthy, wealthy and famous. But we should question what we're told. Success isn't what it's sold to be. And real success, the kind of enduring success rooted in a life hidden away with God, is not something our world will quickly recognize. In this message, Max Vanderpool attempts to provide a Biblical definition of success for individuals, marriages,...

The words that are said TO us and ABOUT us shape how we see the world, how we see ourselves and how we think about God. Words matter. And the words spoken to key people over time matter. Maybe that's why the Bible has so much to say about the power of words. In this message, Max Vanderpool shares how to win at relationships...by weighing what you say.

You figure since you love them and tell them that you love them that should be enough. Only it isn't. Your kids, your wife or husband, your friends will, at a subconscious level, think PROVE IT. In this message, Max Vanderpool shares three things you can do in the relationships that matter most...so that they KNOW you mean it when you tell them you love them.

Time is actually MORE valuable than money. That's because time is non-renewable. You can't store it up for use later, and you can't slow it down. If anything, time seems to SPEED UP as you get older. Maybe that's why Psalm 90:12 says, "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." One of the best things you could do for yourself and for the relationships that matter most is to...

There's excitement when what you've been hoping for starts to happen. It doesn't matter if it's a winning season in sports, the birth of your first child, graduating or the like. You can't help but get excited. In this message, Max Vanderpool draws out the circumstances of Palm Sunday and how you can be BOLD, just like Jesus' disciples were as Jesus entered Jerusalem.

Have younger siblings growing up? Do you look back and wonder why they had it so easy and why the rules for you were so hard? You're not alone. Rules change - but at the end of the day, everybody breaks the rules. In this message, Max Vanderpool, explains why broken rules and broken promises lead to broken people.

Who is Jesus? Ask that question today and you'll get as many different answers as you ask people. To further complicate matters, very religious people will give all the right theological and doctrinal answers (words) to that question. But what does it all mean? In this message, Max Vanderpool outlines what it means to point people to Jesus and acknowledge who he is with others. And it's that kind...

It's easy to condemn people you don't know, and it's very easy to condemn entire GROUPS of people you don't know personally (politicians, teachers, etc.). Perhaps you've been on the receiving end of deserved or undeserving judgment. Perhaps you've doled it out. In this message, Max Vanderpool addresses the stones we hurl toward one another and the invitation Jesus makes to lay down our stones and...

Virtually every magazine, TV host and celebrity psychologist is urging you to achieve balance in your life...balance among work, family, spirituality, relationships, etc. The problem is that, unless you're really, really wealthy (and able to employ a couple of nannies and a personal chef), it's impossible to achieve. Balance is a myth - IMbalance is reality. In this message, Max Vanderpool, argues...

Perhaps you've been told that it just fell through the cracks. Or that they're sorry as they forgot. Or that they simply didn't have time. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why it's critical to be faithful in small things (at work, at home and in life). And as an added bonus, you get to hear the story of the man who invented Thousand Island salad dressing!

If Jesus is your King, you're not free to walk off with office supplies or put in a half day's work for a full day's pay. For the Christian, there is no such thing as good enough for government work. In this message, Max Vanderpool shares what God wants from employees AND from bosses. The good news is that hard work almost always rewards itself.