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"The only thing we can acquire here and take with us into eternity is that free gift of salvation." What do we value? What do we strive after? What do we hope in? What do we dream in life? We were incredibly blessed to have Zach Brown back this weekend talking about cracked cisterns, eternal possessions, and the two possible things God will say to us when we meet Him face to face.

"Pretty good is like being the cleanest piece of toilet paper in the septic tank." As you might already know Mark Vanderwier is preparing to take a sabbatical leave for the summer. He will be back in September. Today's talk is humble response to Mark asking himself what he would share if this was his final opportunity to talk with us.

"Following Christ is not convenient." In today's message Mark Vanderwier takes us out for a day at the races. Mark talks about running the race God has called you too with desire, focus, and determination heading for the only destination that matters. Is anything hindering you from running the race God has called you to run?

"The greatest thing that we can do as imperfect men and fathers is to point those under our wing to a perfect Father." Today as we celebrate our Perfect Father and all the men in our lives Mark Vanderwier talks about the importance of having a Paul or a Timothy in our lives; being mentored and being a mentor. In what ways could you empty your bucket for someone else?

"I believe in a God who is a God of “you’ve got to be kidding”." We were incredibly blessed to have Zach Brown join us this weekend and share an encouraging message with us. Zach talks about trading thorns for cypress trees, nettles for Myrtles, and the deep need for seeking Jesus in our daily lives.

"Yesterday is unchangeable, but today is unwritten." What do you delight in? In today's message Mark Vanderwier talks about the whatevers in our lives that make it difficult for us us to rejoice in the Lord and pressing on to really know Him more!

"It’s not a recipe for success as much as it’s an opportunity for unity." Have you noticed that our world is very divided? In this message Mark Vanderwier talks about the settled way of thinking, or feeling, typically reflected in a persons behaviour - their attitude. What attitudes do you have that need a check today? Give a listen to find out more.

"Christ died for our sins and was buried, He rose from the dead and was seen." What makes you get out of bed in the morning? In this message Mark Vanderwier talks about living life intentionally for the gospel and for Christ.

"Living on the faith of yesterday is like living on stale bread." In this message Mark Vanderwier talks about the signs of a continued work in your life, coasting through Christianity, the never ending journey of knowing God, and being ready for the day when this life ends.

"Honour builds up everyone and everything around it." In this Mother's Day message Mark Vanderwier talks about honouring the Mother's and women in our lives that have influenced and encouraged us and made a small difference one day at a time.

"Sometimes it’s not going to change, but there’s no need to keep complaining about it." In this message Mark Vanderwier talks about something that is easy to do and highly contagious - complaining. Then he looks at strategies to stop the spread of complaint and how we can learn to trust God in the desert.

"Remembering what God has done in the past, allows us to trust Him in the present." Gary Watson takes us down memory lane and challenges us to remember what God has done for us in the difficult circumstances rather than the circumstances themselves.

"If you don’t believe that Christ raised from the dead, nothing else matters." This weekend we celebrate Easter and in part three of the Road to Resurrection series Mark Vanderwier looks at the gift of what Jesus did for us on the cross and the truth that He rose from death three days later. This is what our hope in Jesus stands on.

"The crowd tends to follow the crowd at the expense of following Jesus." In part two of the Road to Resurrection series Mark Vanderwier looks at the three sets of characters we find along the road with Jesus, and what we can learn from each of these.

"We’re all on a road to death, but are you on a road to resurrection?" Everyone knows they're welcomed at Church, everyone knows that Jesus died and rose again for them, everyone knows that there's more to life than just this life - or do they? In today's message Mark Vanderwier looks at three different examples found in the Bible of people who didn't know what road they were on, and what happened...

"What if closer doesn’t mean more - but less... slow down, simplify, silence." In today's message Mark Vanderwier answers the question "What is my response to "God is here"?"

"In order to know who you are, you need to know who He is, and who He is to you." In part ten of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier & Becky Higgins looks at answering the right questions to ask in finding our true identity. 1. Who told you that? 2. Who is God to you? The throne of our lives is not a throne made for two - only one may sit on it.

"When it comes to faith, whoever takes the Son gets everything else." In part nine of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier talks about image, value, coins, art collecting, and the only place you can get your true identity.

"Real confession leads to real change." In today’s message Gary Watson is back and talking about what the Bible really has to say about confession. Who should do it? When should they do it? To whom should they do it? Why should they do it? Give a listen and find out all the answers to these questions and more.

"The desire to rid the world of suffering is real, but the ability to do it is not." In part eight of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier looks at what the scriptures say about suffering.

"Salt’s not meant to stay in the shaker, that’s not where it’s meant to be… it’s meant to be used." In part seven of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier looks at the design for the church we find in the Bible and how this relates to the cultures it is living in.

"There’s a difference between child like, and childish. Even though it’s child like, it’s powerful." In part six of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier looks for answers to what exactly the Biblical worldview is of the term “Christian”?

"The truth is there is no 'my Jesus' and 'your Jesus', there’s just Jesus." In part five of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier talks about insiders, outsiders, sexuality, and loving all people enough to call them to Christ.

"Even good laws don’t always work for broken people." In part four of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier talks about the three things in common between all earthy authority and what God's design was for the State.

"Christ shows grace to those of us in the real, but calls us to keep pointing to the ideal." In part three of the Building a Biblical Worldview in 2022 series Mark Vanderwier looks at what the scriptures say about family and why do we even care? In answering this question we examine three things: family as a design, family as a purpose, and family as a target.