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Your favorite candidate will win or lose based on how our country votes this week. However, the church will win or lose based on our behavior between now and then. THE BIG IDEA: ​ ​We can disagree politically and love unconditionally.

We’ve all heard of a win-win outcome. But as Pastor Chris points out in this message, we are daily engaging in a lose-lose activity and we may not even realize how destructive it is. Being rich-er or smart-er or funny-er may feel like a short-term win, but for ourselves, our families, and our marriages, comparison is a game with no winners. THE BIG IDEA: Compare-i-sin kills contentment.

With communities across the country facing a mental health crisis unlike anything we’ve ever seen, combined with the uncertainty, chaos; disruption from a global pandemic;  protests and racial tension; and a more and more tense political climate have only increased anxiety for many Americans. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, the feeling of anxiety affects one in five...

Through Jesus we can move past our issues like anxiety, cynicism, comparison, shame and insecurity. When we say, “I can’t handle this,” It’s a cry of desperation. But just because we say “I can’t handle this”, doesn’t mean it goes away. Yet when we bring God into the equation? But as we will realize, God is drawn to desperation.

Money is such a touchy topic but it is so important to deal with, especially when talking about emotional and spiritual maturity. See, the Bible reminds us in John 3:16 that God loves us so much that he “gave.” James 1:17 tells us that “every good and perfect gift comes from God above.” God is generous. His salvation is free. BUT, money is the test in Scripture about whether or not you truly are g...

Statistics reveal that in the UFC, 50 percent of the fight’s end via technical knockout (TKO), knockout (KO), or submission. This means that in any given fight, anything can happen. Thus, flexibility is an essential asset for mixed martial artists. In the same way, life is a fight, and flexibility is a key component of maturity. THE BIG IDEA: ​ Flexible people grow into the future. Rigid people ar...

Bursting into tears because it is time to make your bed is cute when you are 4, but not the greatest reaction when you are 24. At the same time, some outfits look amazing when you are 18, but may not work as well in a boardroom at 48. Part of life involves maturing. We all want to mature at the right time. We learn the skills, requirements, and habits of adults... but we don’t always mature emotio...

Growing up physically and intellectually do not guarantee we will grow at the same pace (if at all) emotionally and spiritually. Charting a path of growth towards becoming our true self requires that we take an honest look in the mirror. Are you ready? THE BIG IDEA: ​You can’t really care until you become self-aware.

The more stressed out we are, the more selfish we become. But what if it doesn’t have to be that way? We get to live out a New Normal. When I HAVE to do something, my sole focus is ME. When I GET to do something, I see beyond me. The church does not exist for us. We are the church and we exist for the world. Real freedom comes, not from consumption, but from compassion. THE BIG IDEA: ​Jesus Saves....

Many of us have viewed faith as something we do alone. We might have said that it’s private. But there’s a limit to our faith growth when we go it alone. There’s a deepening to our faith that we only experience together. When it comes to consistently growing our faith, “we” is greater than “me.” Who’s spurring on your faith and whose faith are you spurring on? THE BIG IDEA: Weekly connection leads...

Your faith in God matters to God. In fact, God is most honored through your living, active, death-defying, out-of-the-box faith. That being the case, He’s committed to growing it. BIG. Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you knew with certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for good. But in order for all of tha...

Here's something we all have in common—we’re ready for things to get back to normal. Some of the new normal has been forced on us, but if we're wise, we will pause and ask the question, “What have I learned, what have we learned, and what do we want to carry into the future?” How will the church change to meet this new normal on the other side of this pandemic? What will stay the same, and what wi...

Moving out of the shallows starts with feeding ourselves spiritually. But if we stop at that step, we’ll be left spiritually fat rather than spiritually fit. How do we prevent that from happening? We know in our heads that in order to get somewhere we’ve never been, we have to do something that we’ve never done. In order to get something that we’ve never had, we have to do something new. What do y...

Many Christians are like poor photographs—overexposed and under-developed. They’ve had plenty of exposure to the light of God’s Word. Yet what difference has it made in their lives? The problem is not with Scripture. The Bible can transform us, but only if we apply it. Spiritual growth is a commitment to change. And therein lies our problem: the human heart resists nothing as strongly as it resist...

When you go to the ocean, you can either stay in the shallows near the beach or venture out into the deep—where coral reefs lie, colorful tropical fish swim, and where the observations from the deep can literally take your breath away! What will it be—the shallows or the deep? It all lies in the details. THE BIG IDEA: Going Deep is all in the details—it is all about observation.

No one strives to be shallow. But how do we grow deeper? The journey starts with a step that each of us can only take for ourselves. It’s time to pick up the fork. BIG IDEA: The shallows can be bottle-fed, but the depths have to be self-fed.

We’ve been at home more than ever and seen all the imperfections in our yard, in paint colors, etc. Home Improvement stores are busier than ever. You’re also probably seeing all the imperfections in your spouse as well. This week we’re going to do a DIY project on what really matters in our home - our marriage! THE BIG IDEA: What God has made one cannot be undone.

You bring home a sweet, innocent baby from the hospital. The next thing you know, he learns to crawl. Learns to talk. Starts to play video games. Starts dating the girl next door...SCREECHING HALT! Don't blink and miss it! Whether you have a teething one-year-old or a tween in braces or a high school senior filling out college applications, it's never too late to shape your kids. Join in for three...

All families fight. We just fight about and for different things, and we fight in different ways. Some families are very vocal; others quietly stuff their frustrations inside. But regardless of how families fight, every family decides what they are going to fight over. Fighting about rules and issues will always drive us apart, but there is another way. What if we began to fight for the relationsh...

So many of us struggle in marriage as a result of ineffective communication. We muddle through misunderstandings and assumptions with our spouse and often fail to resolve conflicts in healthy ways. With these questions, we will bring clarity to the confusion of marital communication. Chris presents some strategies will help us better love and communicate with our spouse.

Perhaps nothing characterized the life of Jesus more than his pursuit of people whose lives and lifestyles did not look like his. If we fail to listen to people who don't experience the world the way we do, we will never bear their burden.

In this Hope in the Dark series, we’ve read the word terrified several times. The disciples were terrified. The crew of Paul’s ship was terrified. Jonah was terrified. You know that feeling, too. It’s the sweaty palms and the knot in the pit of your stomach. Its’ the feeling you cannot shake no matter how hard you try. You feel it in the air. It’s the thing that keeps you tossing and turning at ni...

Storms can be beautiful and scary. Storms bring problems but they don’t last forever. Some storms are avoidable, most are not. Storms are a part of life. THE BIG IDEA: The strongest storms can’t stop the promises of God.

There’s an old saying that all of us are either in the middle of a storm, about to walk into a storm, or just coming out of a storm. We all need to know how to get through what we’re going through. We all need clarity as we try to recover from what we’ve been through. And wisdom says that we should prepare for whatever is coming around the corner. Some storms are sent. Some storms are caused. ALL...