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The church in Corinth was messed up!  Yet Paul called them to unity and to focus on what is most important, making disciples!  Through this series we are going to look at what it looks like to use our gifts, love like Jesus, and serve like Jesus.  

The book of Romans is widely considered one of the most theologically deep books in the entire Bible. However, the theme of the book is the truth of the Gospel and what that means for our walk with Jesus. Over the course of three weeks we will be looking at sin, justification, and sanctification. This week we talked about living out our santification. The bottom line was "Our new life isn&#39...

The book of Romans is widely considered one of the most theologically deep books in the entire Bible. However, the theme of the book is the truth of the Gospel and what that means for our walk with Jesus. Over the course of three weeks we will be looking at sin, justification, and sanctification. This week we talked about the grace of God in justifying us. The bottom line was "Jesus doesn’t j...

The book of Romans is widely considered one of the most theologically deep books in the entire Bible. However, the theme of the book is the truth of the Gospel and what that means for our walk with Jesus. Over the course of three weeks we will be looking at sin, justification, and sanctification. This week we talked about the problem of sin. The bottom line was "you can't save yourself bu...

The book of Acts picks up where the Gospels leave off. Acts follows the movement of God in and through the early Church. It records the stories of early believers as the Gospel goes forth and changes the world. This week we talked about the unity and rhythms of the early church. Our bottom line was in Christ, we’re family.

The book of Acts picks up where the Gospels leave off. Acts follows the movement of God in and through the early Church. It records the stories of early believers as the Gospel goes forth and changes the world. This week we started the book looking at the boldness of the early believers in the face of opposition. Our bottom line was witness with boldness.

The world has many things to say about who Jesus is. However, in the book of John, Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Throughout this series we are going to be looking at who Jesus said he was in His seven I am statements. This week we looked at how Jesus is the good shepherd. The bottom line this week was "Jesus is the Source"

The world has many things to say about who Jesus is. However, in the book of John, Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Throughout this series we are going to be looking at who Jesus said he was in His seven I am statements. This week we looked at how Jesus is the good shepherd. The bottom line this week was "Follow the Shepherd"

The world has many things to say about who Jesus is. However, in the book of John, Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Throughout this series we are going to be looking at who Jesus said he was in His seven I am statements. This week we looked at how Jesus is the Bread of Life and the True Vine. The bottom line this week was "Everything we are is rooted in Jesus."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus. This week our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters, talked about Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection from Luke 22-24. He talked about how Jesus laid his life on the line for us. The bo...

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus. This week one of our small group leaders, John McCann, brought the word about Jesus feeding the 5,000. He encouraged students to allow themselves to be used by God with whatever gifts we have. The...

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus. This week's message was about a woman with a bleeding disorder who was desperate for Jesus. The bottom line was "Jesus sees what goes unseen."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus. This week's message was about a demon possessed man who was given freedom by Jesus. The bottom line was "Jesus is powerful."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus. This week's message was about a blind man who gained sight through an unordinary method. The bottom line was "Jesus moves toward the mess."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus. This week's message was about the paralyzed man on the mat. The bottom line was "Jesus uses the unexpected things to make his name known!"

We are in week three of our series on Matthew. Our Director of Student Ministries, Jason Walters, brings a message from Matthew chapters 28. We looked at the Great Commission and what it means to be sent out by the King! The bottom line for this week is "Living in the Kingdom means being sent with purpose by the King."

We are in week three of our series on Matthew. Our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters, brings a message from Matthew chapters 18-20. Two times the disciples asked Jesus what it would take to be the most important leader and twice Jesus corrects them on what it means to be a leader. The bottom line for this week is "Following the King’s example means we value service over status."

We are in week two of our series on Matthew. Our Assistant Student Ministries Director, Hannah Gross, brings a message from Matthew chapter 16:13-24. She looks at the idea of taking up our cross and how the Christian walk isn't about us, its about Jesus! The bottom line for this week is "Living in the kingdom means living for the King."

We are in week one of our series on Matthew. Our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters, brings a message from Matthew chapter 7. At the end of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives us a decision to make between the wide gate and the narrow gate. The bottom line for this week is "Surrender your life to a King who wants to save you."

For the 2025-26 school year we made it our goal to go through the ENTIRE NEW TESTAMENT as a student ministry. This message is an introduction about why we need to New Testament and what the point is! The bottom line for this message is "We are saved by Jesus and sent on mission"

In this series we are talking about sharing our faith. This message, from our Student Director Jason, is about being disciples who make disciples!

In the final session of retreat we talk about Paul's identity in Jesus. God has called us to find our identity in Him and how we are not called to be like everyone else!

Unfortunately we don't have the audio for session 1 but we wanted to get the other sessions to you. In part 1 we looked at Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus and the bottom line was that God wants your surrender not your perfection. Here in part 2 we look at how we have an impact on the lives of people through our faithfulness in following Jesus.

On Saturday morning we had a virtual session. In this session we talked about having proper perspective and placing our perspective on Jesus.

As we wrap up this series we interview Rick Walters, a follower of Jesus for almost 50 years, about how to love God's word and have a lifelong faith.