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Easter 2020 Jobey McGinty How good is good enough? The vast majority of people who believe in some kind of afterlife believe that the way to make it there, you have to be good enough. But how do we know where the line is, what the standard is? Are we just hoping to make the cut? Or is there a way we can truly know if we are "good enough."    The bad news is that God's Word makes it...

Palm Sunday 2020 Jobey McGinty On Palm Sunday we celebrate what we call the Triumphal Entry of Jesus Christ. It's the day that He rode for the last time into Jerusalem, knowing that His mission would soon be accomplished. He came as a humble servant King, the Prince of Peace, making peace with His enemies as He came to sacrifice Himself for them. Because of this, we know we need not have any fear...

A Life as Liturgy - Nehemiah 4.15-20 Jobey McGinty Last week, we looked "defensively" on how to prepare ourselves, our families, and our church, for uncertain times.  But this week, we have to pivot, turn, and run rather quickly in a new direction, as we prepare ourselves how to look "offensively" as we take these circumstances head on for the sake of others around us. We don't want to simply...

Life as Liturgy - Jeremiah 17.5-10 Jobey McGinty In these past couple weeks, everything changed. Many churches, ours included, were not only trying to figure out WHAT to communicate to their congregation, but even HOW to communicate to them. In a time when we are being forced to have new limitations, how can we actually utilize these limitations and turn them into purposeful limitations?  In...

COVID-19 Response - Matthew 6.25-34 Jobey McGinty In this past week, the world came to a screeching halt. Many churches, ours included, were not only trying to figure out WHAT to communicate to their congregation, but even HOW to communicate to them.   In this first sermon streamed live online but to an empty room (save for 9 people), we look at how to trust God when facing uncertain times an...

Life as Liturgy - Hebrews 12.7-13 Jobey McGinty Failure is a part of life. A very big part of life.  Every day we fail, and every day we respond to failure, largely by the habits we have built as responses to failure. We need a good and right theology of failure, so that we can know what to do when it comes to us. God uses all hardships, including our failures, to form us, shape us, transform...

Life as Liturgy - 2 Peter 1:3-15 Jobey McGinty A power drill is only as effective as the electricity it is connected to. But that electricity needs a way to get to the drill! As believers, on our own, we can do nothing, but if we are connected to the power of God, abiding in the vine, we can do all things through Him. But what are these "power cords" that connect us, and how do we work them into o...

Life as Liturgy - 1 Corinthians 3.16-18, 4.6 Jobey McGinty How do we change? How can we be freed from sin that so easily and readily entangles us? God's Word makes it clear that not only has the cross of Christ removed the penalty of sin, but also the dominion of sin. It no longer rules us or enslaves us, even if it feels that way. Because we are a new creation, we can be free from the slavery of...

Life as Liturgy - Romans 12.1, 2 Jobey McGinty We don't become "ourselves" simply by looking within. We are always looking outward in order to shape us. If you had been born with your exact DNA but in 600 A.D. in Asia, you would be a radically different person. How we respond to what we see and behold is what shapes us. We first interpret ("i like that" or "I don't like that"), and then we respond...

Medicine for the Weary Soul - Isaiah 40:26-31 Eric Price What is the medicine for a weary soul?   As Isaiah reminds us to "lift our eyes" he is encouraging a discouraged and worn out people where to look for renewed strength to keep doing the good work of ministry.

Matthew 7:24-27 Tyler Willis In this parable, Jesus gives us a clear picture of what it looks like to build our lives on either rock or sand. Our lives constantly get battered with waves of trials and the foundation on which we build will be revealed. Building on our Rock, the Word of God made flesh, Jesus Christ, is a foundation that will never be shaken. When we build our lives on the redeeming...

The Secret of Contentment - Philippians 4:10-13 Jobey McGinty We often wait for changes in circumstances, places, and emotional states to bring us contentment, but these things will constantly change from day to day...even minute to minute.  We find ourselves restless and discontent, frustrated by our own sin and circumstances we cannot change.  True contentment, however, can only come f...

Psalm 118:13-16 Jobey McGinty On January 11th, one of the children in our church, a five year old girl recently diagnosed with leukemia, unexpectedly went into cardiac arrest three times in the night. Through the week, our church family and many other beyond us both pressed in with faith and prayer, but also struggled with questions. Many of us were pushed to emotional limits we had never been to...

Life as Liturgy - Romans 12.1, 2 Jobey McGinty Every action, decision, thought, and habit is an act of worship. It is either coming from a place of love for God, or love for something else. Our habits, in reality, are "liturgies." A liturgy is a pattern that we act upon in order to cultivate worship. Recognizing something as simple as this changes how we approach our every day life.

2019 Edition - Psalm 107 Jobey McGinty Psalm 107 says that if we, the redeemed of the Lord, are aware of His steadfast love, we ought to "say so" in the midst of the congregation! In this brief message, Pastor Jobey walks through the psalm's four main "types" of people mentioned, highlighting how the Lord redeemed them. A good reminder for us as we look back to 2019 and head into the new year.

Praying the Psalms (Psalm 100) Eric Price The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Prayer is not natural for us. At least not real, biblical prayer. Complaints and wish lists and pouring our hearts out is natural, but is that all prayer is?

Advent: His Kingdom is Forever, Revelation 3.15, 16 Jobey McGinty To make room for something means getting rid of something else that is taking up current room. To prepare Christ room in your heart, go idol hunting. Evict the idols in your heart that are robbing Him of His space. Blaspheme and bulldoze your idols, and make way for the King!

Advent: His Kingdom is Forever, Matthew 3.1-3 Eric Price Confession, regret, transparency, and saying "sorry" is not the same as repentance. They may all be a part of it, but in themselves, they are not repentance. Real repentance starts with heart change, but is proven by change of action.

Advent: His Kingdom is Forever, Matthew 24.14 Jobey McGinty Advent means "appearance" or "arrival." Most often we associate this with the arrival of the Messiah, the Savior, or even the King. However, it also means the arrival of a Kingdom. But what is the Kingdom of God? Is it here, or is it still to come? When we pray, "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done," what is it that we are praying for, a...

Praying the Psalms (Psalm 107) Jobey McGinty The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Prayer is not natural for us. At least not real, biblical prayer. Complaints and wish lists and pouring our hearts out is natural, but is that all prayer is?  God gave us not only instruction on how to pray, but even gave us an entire book of prayer in the Psalms. In this sermon, the psalmist com...

Advent: His Kingdom is Forever, Luke 1.26-33 Jobey McGinty Advent means "appearance" or "arrival." Most often we associate this with the arrival of the Messiah, the Savior, or even the King. However, it also means the arrival of a Kingdom. But what is the Kingdom of God? Is it here, or is it still to come? When we pray, "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done," what is it that we are praying for, an...

Luke 15.1-7 Elder Candidate Casey Barnes Casey Barnes was recently introduced on October 6, 2019 as an Elder Candidate at our church. Part of the prerequisites for an Elder-Pastor in a church, according to God's Word, is that they are "able to teach." In this first sermon, Casey goes into Luke 15, when we see a picture of Christ spending time with the worst of society, while the self-righteous rel...

Praying the Psalms (Psalm 111) Jobey McGinty The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Prayer is not natural for us. At least not real, biblical prayer. Complaints and wish lists and pouring our hearts out is natural, but is that all prayer is?

Your Kingdom Come - Habakkuk 3.16-19 Jobey McGinty The strength of our faith will rise and fall. There will be times when our faith almost seems nonexistent, and the enemy has a heyday with our doubt, shame, and condemnation. But regardless of how our faith stands, the person who has been born again by the Spirit of God will always and forever have perfect, steadfast, and unbreakable hope. Our con...

Hebrews 12.1, 2 Elder Candidate Tyler Willis Tyler Willis was recently introduced on October 6, 2019 as an Elder Candidate at our church. Part of the prerequisites for an Elder-Pastor in a church, according to God's Word, is that they are "able to teach." In this first sermon of Tyler's, he walks through Hebrews 12.1, 2, highlighting from this Scripture as well as his own personal journey the impo...