Generations Community Church

At Christmas, you encounter a ton of difficult people. The clerk at the big box retailer who missed their calling. The people in line at the retailer: you know, the ones with the attitude. Aren't there people who need to be knocked down a few notches at Christmas? People whose attitudes or behaviors warrant a kick in the pants? In this message, Max Vanderpool, explains it's always easier to receiv...

Young singles often think that marriage solves everything...at least sexually. And while it's true married people have sex more regularly than unmarried people, there's much more here than meets the eye. A frank talk about sex and marriage.

America LOVES labels. Homosexual. Heterosexual. Gay. Straight. Lesbian. Queer. Evangelical. Atheist. Democrat. Republican. So what does God see and how does God judge when it comes to the label factory?

If you're a woman in America, the deck is stacked against you. Men objectify you. Culture expects you to look more beautiful (and thinner) than humanly possible. What's a woman to do? Better yet, what's a man to do about it? A LOT. In this message, Max Vanderpool talks directly to men about how to treat ANY woman.

It’s easy in church to feel like a second-class Christian, because you’re single. It’s also easy to conclude that all that stuff about sex being something just for marriage as either impractical or outdated. The sexual marketplace in America is tough. So what’s a single (never married, divorced, etc.) to do?

Hooking up (casual sex for sex's sake) gets a lot of press but fails to reach beyond 5% of American experience. That doesn't surprise us at all, because sex is more than just an activity: it's a mingling of bodies and souls.

In so many churches across America, sex is the one word you'll never hear. But step outside, and sometimes it's all you'll hear. God created sex, and the church should most definitely talk about it.

When you're a kid, there's something magical about the first time you have your own money. You don't have to ask your parents to get something for you - you can get it yourself. Having your own money ROCKS. So how does God factor into that? Into your money? And is there something profoundly spiritual about what you do with that money? In this message, Max Vanderpool shares how to unleash a powerfu...

For the past two decades or more, American life has been predicated on borrowing. Going to college? Borrow. Need a car? Borrow. Need new clothes for your job? Charge it. Of course, we all know that borrowing too much for too long can get you into trouble. The good news is that there IS a better way. In this message, Max Vanderpool explains the lighter the load, the greater the buoyancy - and why t...

Let's face it, the world's financial and governmental institutions are taking on a LOT of WATER. Some claim it's only a matter of time before we see Greece go under. Others claim America will be close behind. So what do you do? How do you stay afloat FINANCIALLY in a world that's got some basic buoyancy problems? In this message, Max Vanderpool shares TWO THINGS you can do to prevent a capsizing f...

What do you do when you believe God is asking you to do something? If you're like Moses, you have a million reasons why God should pick someone else. After all, you haven't been faithful, you really don't read your Bible like you should - and hey, isn't God aware of all those thing you did back then? But what if all those reasons we come up with are really a smoke screen, so that we can hide behin...

In this message, Max Vanderpool shares two things you can do to bring about a revolution of blessing around you and because of you. It's time to get into that phone booth and don the cape - the world needs you!

The biggest imprint in our lives comes from what we receive and don't receive from our parents. It was true for Bruce Wayne, and it's true for all of us. Most people, however, receive a curse in their childhood. But what if God can take that curse and turn it into a blessing? What if YOU could walk life as a blessed man or woman of God?

None of us really accepts that we are ordinary. We want to be so much more than that, and for good reason. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why Superman is better than Batman - and why rooting your identity in God is the only way to be free.

If you've ever been waiting for God to move in your life or do something (miraculous), it can seem like God's timing is always late. Always. But should you conclude that God doesn't care or isn't involved? Or, even more to the point, how do you measure God's love and concern for you? In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the raising of Lazarus and what that means for us today.

Emotions and feelings are POWERFUL, and trying to control them is like trying to control the waves at the beach. It's impossible. So what do you do when your feelings don't line up with reality or with what you know about God? In this message, Max Vanderpool, reminds us that, when in doubt, go with what God says (instead of what you feel).

It's funny how some people we know think that having a baby or buying their dream house or graduating is somehow going to make them happy. Funny, that is, until we realize we've been looking for people and things to make us happy. In this message, Max Vanderpool probes our common quest for happiness and where to find it (hint: not where we've been looking).

It's common today to hear people talk about God as their friend and Jesus as their homeboy. And while true, in one sense, perhaps God has become too familiar to us. And too small. In this message, Max Vanderpool challenges us to see God for who He is (without humanity).

Panelists Joanna Cumbie, Christina Dillon, Micah Huber and Paul Huber share about the youth missions trip in June (2012) to Steubenville, Ohio. Matt Dillon frames the trip within what God is doing when we are fully present.

When it comes to conflict, two types of people tend to emerge: the mercy people who apologize and will do anything to make a relationship right and the knife or gun people who will show mercy by using only one bullet. And there's a whole lot in between. No wonder we all tend to avoid direct conflict. In this message, Isaiah Surbrook shares how to deal with conflict that increases the chance of a g...

When it comes to your life, do you really just want to have a nice time? No adventure, no risks, no rescues, nothing to write home about? And what about you personally or your children? Do you really want them to be nice all the time? In this message, Max Vanderpool tackles the myth of Christian niceness and offers a compelling alternative - Jesus, who clearly was NOT a nice guy.

What do you do when the person you've been praying for (who desperately needs God) walks away from church and/or their family? What do you do when a relationship you're in turns sour and, to your surprise, you're served divorce papers? What do you do when you interview for a job, get told it's in the bag only to find out a week later it was given to someone else? Do you conclude that God messed up...

Because baptism has been so widely practiced in the United States, it has created a TON of confusion. Some people think you have to be baptized to get to heaven. Others think you don't need to be baptized at all. And forget about all the various forms it takes. In this message, Max Vanderpool tries to blow away the fog surrounding baptism and to make a case as to why individuals who have made a fa...

Don't just warm the pews your whole life, or you may not like where you end up. Commit!

Taking orders and doing what someone ELSE wants is hard, even if that person is your boss, advisor or parent. We Americans are SO independent, wanting to do things our own way without anyone telling us what to do. In this message, Max Vanderpool explains why that approach doesn't work with God and why being filled with His Spirit always means accepting Him as Master.