Generations Community Church

Chances are, you may know a young man who never showers or who refuses to launder his clothes until those items have been worn several times...really well. Never showering or rarely laundering for a young man can serve as a natural woman repellent. Obvious, you say. And you would be right. But few people realize that there are also things any of us can do that serve as a natural spirit repellent....

Jesus told his friends and disciples that he wouldn't be able to stick around with them, and that they would be better off because of it. It almost sounds crazy, because most American Christians believe they would be more faithful and devoted to God if they simply had some one-on-one time with Jesus. But Jesus believed that being filled with the Spirit was BETTER than having him next to you. In th...

Chances are, your wife or husband or kids or boss don't like to admit they're wrong, especially if the offense is a particularly onerous one. There IS something, however, you can do in your relationships that will create a context in which they are more likely to admit it when they're wrong. The key is that they have to feel safe enough to be vulnerable.

What does God want me to do with my life? What job does He want me to take? Where does He want me to live? We generally ask these questions, because we believe God's will for our lives is quite specific and very detailed. But what if it isn't? What is God would be perfectly content for us to live in Nicholasville or even Cleveland? In this message, Max Vanderpool challenges believers to let go of...

You have a major decision to make by Friday, and you don't want to blow it. In this message, Max Vanderpool shares the one strategy in decision-making that can greatly reduce the risk of disaster and greatly increase the chance of success. Sadly, it's the one thing a man from annuals of 1 Kings violated...costing that man his kingdom.

THE primary metaphor Scripture uses for God's guidance is that of Shepherd and sheep. Here's the good news: sheep can ALWAYS discern the voice of the shepherd from other voices.

What should I do this summer? What should my major be? Should I go to college? Should I get married? Whom should I marry? Should we have kids? Should I stay at my current job? Should we stay or move? Is now the time to buy a house? In this message, Max Vanderpool lays out a starting point for determining God's will for your life...in a place many people ignore (but a place God deeply cares about).

We could wear Christian T-shirts with pithy sayings; we could purchase billboards touting the coolness of our worship services; we could even pay secret shoppers to come and worship at our church and tell us how we need to improve our guest experience. In short, we could market. But Max Vanderpool doesn't think Jesus needs any marketing help. In fact, he feels that if we would just start bearing w...

In America, you and I are confronted with what we don't have every day. It pulls up in our neighbor's driveway, it comes out of our co-worker's laptop bag, and it's always bigger and better. So what do you do? How do you cultivate a spirit of contentment in a culture that is incredibly discontent. The Apostle Paul shows us how - and the good news is that ANYONE can learn to be content.

Perfectionist? Live with one? Then you know what it's like to attempt to live up to unattainable standards. The problem is many people take that expectation and place it on God...believing that God is mad at them or displeased with them because they're not perfect. Ironically, that's the exact environment into which John the Baptist was born. Into a time and place where most people were convinced...

In this message, Max Vanderpool returns to the topic of worry and give seven practical habits that can help you worry less and trust God more.

Parenting brings with it a truck-load of fear. Will I fail my child? Will I mess them up? Will I have enough money? Will I give them a good enough education? Will they turn out okay. In this message, Max Vanderpool addresses the more basic fears parents have over their children and what to do about it.

We climb and claw our way on top (and over others) to be noticed. It shows in the clothes we buy and the careers we build and the Facebook posts we make (in which we drop the name of Somebody Important to show the world that we're important, too). All because we're afraid that we don't (matter) and that no one has noticed (at all). And yet, God notices. In this message, Max Vanderpool addresses th...

Everyone worries. And most people (even non-Christians) will tell you that worry isn't helpful and you shouldn't do it. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches on the connection between worry and fear and how faith can help you win over worry.

In this message, Max Vanderpool shares a simple tool that can help you identify the MOST IMPORTANT thing for you and/or your family...and some practical steps to do it. To obtain a copy of the Family Scoreboard from today's message, contact us and we'll send you one.

You have a project looming at work, your spouse is working late three nights this week. Your son's team made the finals, meaning another Saturday on the bleachers. And let's not forget the ballet recital this Friday night. You're busy, and tired, and wondering how you ended up where you are. And you're not alone. In this message, Max Vanderpool poses a question that could help you begin to create...

We all know we should be saving money, and we all think we get to it somewhere down the road. But financial hits can come out of nowhere. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches on the spiritual principle behind saving money and why Grandma was right: It's gonna rain.

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The number one myth about money is that to have more, you need to hold on to what you have as tightly as you can. It's a MYTH, because while many people believe it to be true, it really isn't. In this message, Max Vanderpool outlines a proven way to make sure the flow of money and stuff into your hands FLOWS rather than STOPS.

A tax refund, and a hefty one. Chances are, if you knew you were receiving one, you'd have developed a list of things that money was going to do. What if you took that kind of planning and applied to your finances on a regular basis? What if your money actually went where you directed it? In this message, Max Vanderpool tackles a common myth about money and challenges everyone to become a traffic...

As Dave Ramsey points out, normal in America is broke. Normal in America is being in debt up to your eyeballs. In this message, Max Vanderpool shares how to release your inner gazelle and get free from financial debt.

How did we get HERE? How did the richest nation in the world become the largest debtor nation in the world? And how did Americans, known for generations for their frugality and thrift become such driven consumers? It's easy to throw stones. It's harder to look in the mirror and realize we ALL struggle...when it comes to money and contentment. In this message, Max Vanderpool launches our financial...

Somewhere along the way, you may have prayed and believed and hoped - only to experience no miracle, no perceptible move of God. What do you do with those moments? Chuck faith into the trash can? In this message to wrap up our series on faith, Max Vanderpool argues for why it's worth it to keep your faith (confident action) in God.

In this message, Max Vanderpool makes the case for why faith isn't something (completely) passive. Faith is confident ACTION in response to what God has promised or done or made known. In a very real sense, faith is putting your money where your mouth is.

If you read the Bible, you read about men and women who experienced God doing BIG things to save them, provide for them, heal them and so much more. Yet, for many of us, that kind of faith seems utterly foreign. At best, we hope that God simply gives us a good day. But what if God is still able and willing to do BIG things? How would you know? And would you have the faith to count on God to do wha...