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Pastor Jason Jackson teaches from Ephesians on the importance of slowing down to be with Christ, being in community with others, and ministry to the world.

Pastor Evan Reedall shared an encouraging word from Ephesians 2:8-10 on how we all need grace, and maybe lately, some extra grace. To be gifted grace is to be given God’s favor and grace is a gift that is not forced, but rather received.

Pastor's Glenn Packiam and Jason Jackson continue our Advent series by team teaching from Luke 1:54-55 on how Advent is revolutionary and the revolution is generational. And the good news is that God can redeem your family history! The arrival of Jesus reminds us that God is faithful to redeem our past and secure our future.

Pastor Glenn Packiam continues our Advent sermon series preaching from Luke 1:51-53 on how the revolution brought about by Jesus’ arrival is a reversal. It re-orders power in the world, disrupting the proud and the powerful and establishing the downcast and the desperate. Yet Advent requires hope for this reversal is still to come. We can prepare for it by choosing to humble ourselves now before t...

Preaching from Luke 1:50, Pastor Glenn Packiam continues our Advent sermon series this morning by showing how God's universal mercy reaches everyone. We're called to be as merciful as God is, and when we show mercy, we make it possible for others to receive God’s mercy and to glorify Him!

We long for change, in the world and in our own lives. But we often feel powerless to bring about the change we need. Pastor Glenn Packiam begins our Advent sermon series tonight on how Jesus’ arrival means a change that is both powerful and personal. Whether you feel lowly because of the messiness or the hiddenness of  of your life, Jesus sees you.

Finishing our series through the book of Revelation, Pastor Glenn Packiam preaches from Revelation 21 and 22. Our future is less about a what, and more about a who— Jesus. Jesus will make all things new. Jesus is coming again. And Jesus is the beginning and the end. We live now in anticipation and in response to the Spirit's invitation.

Special guest Pastor Rich Villodas joins us from New Life Fellowship.

Pastor Glenn Packiam preaches from Revelation 19 & 20 tonight, answering the question, 'Where does God's salvation come from?' God's salvation looks like judgment on evil, vindication for victims, and a feast for the righteous.

Watch a commercial break on TV and you’ll be reminded of the world’s temptation to love power, prosperity, pleasure and peace of mind. Preaching from Revelation 17-18, Pastor Jason Jackson reminds us the Scriptures often use sexual infidelity as a metaphor for spiritual infidelity. Then he discusses how Revelation points us to true spiritual fidelity and faithful living in Jesus, which manifests i...

This week, Pastor Jason Jackson preaches from Revelation 15 & 16 in continuation of our sermon series through the book of Revelation called 'The Last Word.' What does God's wrath and final judgment look like? God’s judgment is redemptive, not coercive. Many envision a giant battle on the plains of Armageddon, but John tells us God's wrath looks like the cross and the final battle is won with t...

Many of us spend the majority of our lives tired. Not just physically worn out, but mentally, emotionally and relationally spent. Preaching from Revelation 14, Pastor Jason Jackson continues our sermon series, 'The Last Word,' through the book of Revelation. The dragon and the beast perpetuate a worldview and a way of living devoid of God. They promise us rest by taking tempting shortcuts, knowing...

Special guest preacher, scholar and author, Dr. Ben Witherington III joins us this week in continuation in our sermon series through the book of Revelation, ‘The Last Word.’ Pastor Jason Jackson sits down with Dr. Witherington to answer some timeless questions around Revelation 12, including: Who does the pregnant woman, great fiery red dragon and beast represent? Is 666 a literal number the Churc...

This week special guest preacher and author, Pastor Brett Davis, continues our sermon series through the book of Revelation, ‘The Last Word.’ How does the Church affect change in this world? Preaching through Revelation 10-11, Pastor Brett reveals how Jesus loved the world enough to bleed for it and how He now calls the Church to do the same to affect change in the world.

Last week we saw that Jesus has defeated evil and will destroy it once and for all when He returns. What do we do in the meantime? How do we confront evil in our world today? Join us as Pastor Jason Jackson preaches from Revelation 8 about the power of prayer, continuing our series in the book of Revelation called 'The Last Word.' God is listening to our prayers and our prayers become the means of...

Continuing our sermon series through the book of Revelation, Pastor Jason Jackson preaches on Revelation 6 and 7 about God's response to evil. Evil must be named, condemned, lamented, resisted, and patiently endured until it is permanently ended by the everlasting blood of the Lamb, Jesus.

This week Pastor Jason Jackson preaches from Revelation 5 about 'The Last Word on Power.' God demonstrates his power through the cross of Christ. What does that mean for the church today and each of God's people as priests called to rule like Jesus?

What is Jesus giving you that you can give back to him tonight? Pastor Jason Jackson reveals what Revelation 4 has to say about worship. When we worship, Jesus brings us inside the throne room God and bring us out of chaos into his peace. When we worship, we join heaven's unending song, and we give back to Jesus what He continually gives to us.

This week Pastor Jason Jackson preaches from Revelation 2 & 3 through the letters to the seven churches. Jesus speaks to and works through the local church. Jesus knows each unique church intimately and calls us to embody Him corporately in our unique location and circumstances.

This week Pastor Jason Jackson preaches on Revelation 1:9-20. In the midst of his isolation and hardships, John's vision begins by turning around and seeing Jesus as the center of everything. In a similar fashion, Revelation calls each of us to turn around and see Jesus at the center of it all, worshipping Him as our high priest and the true king of the eternal Kingdom.

Join us tonight as Pastor Jason Jackson starts a new series through the book of Revelation called "The Last Word." Preaching from Revelation 1:1-8, Jason sets the foundation for this series through one of the most misunderstood books of the Bible. As revelation and prophecy, John’s visions invite us to see and to hear. But what are we meant to see? What are we meant to hear? What are we meant to d...

Why do we need the church? In the third and final part of the "Kingdom People" series, Pastor Jason Jackson preaches about the church as a Kingdom community, God's family, and God's temple. We gather as the church to be filled by the Spirit and to be formed as family, and we are sent back into the world as a signpost to the arriving Kingdom of God.

This Sunday, Pastor Glenn Packiam answers the question "What is Salvation?" in part two of the 3-part "Kingdom People" series. Sin tears apart what God joined together. Salvation is God working within His world to rescue, redeem, and renew all things. Nobody and nothing is out of God's saving reach.

This Sunday, Pastor Jason Jackson kicks off a three-part series titled "Kingdom People." This week Jason preaches on who Jesus is and what that means for the church today as Kingdom People. Through Jesus, God is fulfilling his promises, defeating his enemies, rescuing his people, and restoring his kingdom on earth.

The way we wait matters because it's a reflection of who and what we're waiting for. This week, Pastor Jason Jackson finishes our series through the book of James, preaching on the last half of James 5. We wait for Jesus together with the patience of farmers, the courage of the prophets, the integrity of Job, the faith of Elijah, and the persistence of Jesus, leaving the 99 to patiently pursue the...