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In this first session, Pastor Jack begins the series by reminding us HOW we are all ministers and highlighting four (of many) characteristics that ministers adopt when they accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

We are all called to leadership and our identity as leaders qualifies us for God's supernatural empowerment. Continuing this Sunday in the book of Numbers, Pastor Tim highlights Eldad and Medad - two elders of the Israelites who weren't present when the anointing of the Spirit arrived, but were still empowered for service.

In the Bible, we see many examples of leaders inviting others into leadership roles to grow and learn. This Sunday, Pastor Tim highlights one of those examples in Numbers, chapter 11 and reminds us that it's not about accomplishments, it's about lives being changed.

On this last session of Sharing Advent, our NextGen Pastor, Jack Gilbert, shares with us on the love of Jesus and how we can share that love every day with someone!

On this third session of the Advent Season, Pastor Tim shares on Joy and that it's not something you keep to yourself -- it's meant to be SHARED!

On this second Sunday for the Advent Season, Pastor Tim shares with us the peace God desires for each of us only available through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

During this Advent season, Pastor Tim starts by sharing with us the hope that is in Jesus Christ.

God redeemed Joseph despite all that happened with his brothers, with his masters, with his family...and he can do that for us too. In this final session, Pastor Tim outlines the final few chapters of Joseph's story in Genesis and reminds us that God's redemptive work gives us life.

Famine strikes the land, as Joseph predicted, the brothers come to Egypt seeking food for their family, and a family reunion occurs. Although it doesn't happen right away! This Sunday, Pastor Tim walks us through the changes that occur for the brothers as they learn who Jospeh is and what God has done through him.

This Sunday, we welcomed Pastor Brandon Williams as he reminds us that wherever we go, we will always have Jesus.

Jospeh's life has just as many twists and turns as ours -- with his twists resulting in years of faithfully waiting, in less than favorable conditions. But, as God does to those who are faithful, he not only redeems Joseph, he elevates him to second over all of Egypt. In this third session, Pastor Tim reminds us that despite hardships and betrayals in our lives, God can (and will) heal the pa...

Joseph remains faithful to the Lord despite unwanted and unwelcome advances from Potiphar's wife -- resulting in him being back in prison. In this session, Pastor Tim reminds us that challenging circumstances in our lives help us to walk closer with the Lord in our future.

In this first session, Pastor Tim starts at the beginning of Joesph's story and reminds us that despite challenges we may face with family, God's plans for us will never be changed.

In this final session, Pastor Tim challenges us to help the poor. Not because it's a good idea, but because God's Word tells us that's what we should do.

In this session, Pastor Tim answers two questions that focus on debt, 1) Is it a sin? and 2) Should we use debt (as Christians)?

Proverbs has a lot to say about wealth and work. This Sunday, Pastor Tim focuses on three proverbs to help us understand the difference between working hard and not being lazy.

Two important questions have surfaced based on recent events in our nation and our world...What does it cost to follow Jesus? AND Are we (you) willing to bear that cost? This Sunday, Pastor Tim takes a Sunday to address current events and remind us that in Jesus we have peace, because He has overcome the world (John 16:33).

The "labels" the world puts on us aren't there to define us. God's Word is the source of our definition and it's important to remember that we not only need to receive His Word into our lives, but to share it with others.

Raising the next generation is not JUST the church's responsibility, it's the responsibility of parents and adults interacting with kids. Pastor Jack shares with us a brief update on where the next generation is in their walk with Jesus and how they seek to better understand God's Word.

In our final Growing Deeper session, Pastor Tim shares with us about Sabbath and how the value of this spiritual practice has diminished in a world where a constant "go, go, go" is expected.

The next semester of our small groups begin in just a few weeks, and Pastor Tim takes this Sunday to help us understand the importance of being connected to others in relationship that more than just the quick conversations we have on Sunday mornings.

As with fasting, or meditation, lament isn't discussed often in the modern church. When troubled times come, our western culture allows for grieving to take place, but then there's a "turning point" we are expected to go through without truly placing our hearts (and hurts) before the Lord. This Sunday, Pastor Tim looks at lament in the Bible and shows us how the practice of tak...

Meditation is scriptural. Old Testament, New Testament, it's all throughout. In the Psalms, King David even comments on meditation often. But, the practice of slowing ourselves down, "chewing" on God's Word and allowing it to refine our thinking and doing, is not something Christ-followers do today. The world demands busy from us. So, we have to be intentional about slowing dow...

Fasting is one of those spiritual practices that is discussed in the Bible often, but not a common practice in our culture. In this session, Pastor Tim takes some time to help us understand fasting and to remind us that this spiritual practice is something that can help us elevate the eternal above the temporary.

This Sunday, we welcomed Matt & Abby Edwards to share on their ministry in Austria with Austrian church and the Iranian church, and their future plans serving in Ukraine. To give towards their ministry click here:  https://give.foursquare.org/fundraiser/4320182