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You cannot fully follow Jesus while still clinging to the very things He’s asking you to leave behind. In this message, we follow Peter’s encounter with Jesus and see what real faith looks like—not full understanding, but enough trust to obey. When Jesus calls Peter to step out, it requires more than a moment of belief—it requires surrender. For Peter, dropping his nets meant leaving behind his se...

If the resurrection of Jesus is true, it changes everything. If it’s not, nothing really matters. In this Easter message, we wrestle with one of the most important questions ever asked: Did Jesus really rise from the dead—and what does that mean for my life? Christianity doesn’t rest on vague ideas or blind faith, but on a historical claim that demands a response. The evidence points to a risen Sa...

Jesus came as King, but not the kind people wanted. On Palm Sunday, crowds celebrated, shouted praise, and welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem. But their expectations were shaped by what they wanted most—power, control, and immediate relief. When Jesus didn’t meet those expectations, many missed who He truly was. In this message, we’re challenged to examine our own expectations of Jesus. Do we want a Ki...

There are moments in life when your soul gets tired—when fear, pressure, disappointment, or loneliness make you want to quit. In those moments, what we often need most is not more advice or noise, but strength. In this Friend Day message, we look at the friendship of David and Jonathan and discover what biblical friendship really looks like. Jonathan entered David’s pain, reminded him of God’s pro...

We live in the tension of two appearances, Christ’s first coming in grace and His future return in glory. In this message, Andrew reminds us that the gospel doesn’t just save us from sin; it trains us to live differently while we wait. Titus 2 shows that God’s grace has already appeared, bringing salvation and teaching us to say no to ungodliness and yes to lives marked by self-control, righteousn...

In this message, we explore why the local church still matters in a culture driven by comfort, preference, and instant gratification. Scripture reminds us that church lifts our eyes beyond the present moment and anchors us in eternity. It strengthens families, guards truth, provides real encouragement, and shapes life’s biggest decisions. Church is not a museum for saints or a performance stage—it...

It’s easy to mistake quietness for strength, but sometimes silence is really pride in disguise. In this message, we encounter Blind Bartimaeus, a man on the margins who refuses to stay quiet when Jesus passes by. As the crowd moves forward and tries to silence him, Bartimaeus cries out in faith, throws off what once defined him, and comes honestly to Jesus. What follows is more than physical heali...

We often try to change what we do without first healing who we are. But Jesus works in a different order. In this message from the Find Your One series, we look at the story of Mary Magdalene and see how Jesus restores identity before redirecting behavior. Once defined by bondage and labels, Mary is called by name—first healed, then trusted, and finally sent. From deliverance to resurrection morni...

Failure has a way of convincing us that we’re finished—that our regret disqualifies us from being used by God. Peter knew that feeling well. Bold promises gave way to denial, and confidence collapsed under pressure. In this message, we follow Peter from the fire of failure to the fire of restoration. We see that Jesus doesn’t meet Peter with shame or interrogation, but with grace, healing, and a r...

In this Find Your One message, we study the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–10) and see how grace changes what the law never could. Zacchaeus knew he was wrong, but only when Jesus pursued him did his heart truly change. This sermon reminds us that transformation flows from grace, not pressure, and challenges us to extend that same grace as we pray for and invest in our one. 

As we step into a new year, it’s easy to drift: busy, distracted, and spiritually comfortable. In this Vision Sunday message, we’re reminded that God’s vision for our lives and our church is not mere survival, but fruitfulness. Rooted in Jesus’ words from John 15, this message calls us to move beyond being spectators, fans, or consumers of church and step fully into discipleship. We explore what i...

In this message, Wes challenges us to honestly examine where we are in our walk with Christ through the picture of four chairs—four spiritual postures that represent how people respond to the gospel, growth, and mission. Drawing from Scripture, this sermon walks through the reality of sin, salvation through Christ alone, the danger of lukewarm faith, and the call to repentance and obedience. It co...

When life feels dark, when fear is loud, answers feel distant, and hope seems thin, we often assume God is far away. But the Christmas story tells a different story. In Luke 2, God doesn’t enter history through power or prestige, but through the night, appearing first to ordinary, overlooked shepherds. In this message, we’ll see that Jesus doesn’t wait for the darkness to lift. He enters it. This...

In this message from our Christmas series The Light Has Come, Pastor Cody reminds us that Jesus doesn’t just bring light, He is the Light. When life feels dark, heavy, or confusing, Christ steps into our reality with hope, clarity, and peace that darkness cannot overcome! No matter what season you’re in, the Light of Christ still breaks through and He wants to shine in you and through you.

In our first message of The Light Has Come, we looked at Isaiah 9:2–7 and the hope God promises in the deepest darkness. We were reminded that spiritual darkness is real—but so is the Light who breaks into it. Jesus doesn’t ask us to climb our way out; He comes down to meet us, reorder our joy, and lead us through what feels impossible. We celebrated Pastor Cody’s 15 years of faithful ministry at...

Ralph Rebandt concluded our World Impact Month with a powerful message from Psalm 2, reminding us that even in a turbulent world, Christ is King. He unpacked the sovereignty of Jesus, the rebellion of nations, and the confidence believers have in God’s unshakable rule. We concluded the service with a Q&A where Ralph answered questions about what changes he would make if elected as Governor of Mich...