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All of us have had moments in our lives that defined us or served as key turning points in our direction and purpose. Strangely enough, many of those moments are connected with the painful trials and tests God sometimes allows to come our way.  Abraham’s life was also turned upside down during an intense test of his faith. Through that test he experienced God in a new way and came to know Him as J...

I’m sure you’ll agree with me that names are important. Names are useful because they allow us to label and remember the different people, places, and things we encounter each day. Names are also significant because they give us starting points for understanding and interacting with the world around us.  To approach God as Jehovah Nissi is to look toward Him as the source of power and deliverance...

Why do you do good? Sometimes we do good just to make ourselves look good or to impress somebody. Sometimes we do good out of guilt. And sometimes we do good in hope that good would come back our way. But Jesus encourages us to do good for another reason. For us to be the light and do right. Are we living our lives in such a way it causes people to ask, “Why?” Are we living a questionable life? TH...

Prince Harry was born on September 15, 1984, and is the youngest son of King Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. His book Spare is the fastest selling nonfiction book of all time. Pulling back the curtain of what it’s like to grow up as a royal, Prince Harry’s life is all about grief and loss. From the loss of his mum on August 30, 1997, when Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris, to the loss...

An NFL football player who left a flourishing career and millions of dollars to enlist in the Unites States Army after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, Pat Tillman was an American hero who lost his life in the line of fire. So what would Jesus say to Pat, and so many other service men and women who serve our country? THE BIG IDEA: The love of Jesus leads to belief, which ultimately l...

The richest and perhaps the smartest person on the planet—some call him Da Vinci Plus—Elon Musk has reinvented and turned on its head so many aspects of different areas of our lives: banking, the internet, electric cars, energy, space exploration, public transportation, medicine, AI, and now social media. So what would Jesus say to Elon? What would they talk about? THE BIG IDEA: Jesus makes you be...

When will Kanye West ever not make headlines?! Whether it’s his run for president in 2020, bizarre rants, or relationship with Kim Kardashian, the controversial rapper seems to always be the talk of the town. While he’s had his fair share of public feuds, Kanye West has made headlines for much more than his occasional outbursts. The rapper-turned-mogul has invested his creative ideas into his bill...

Johnny Depp has been voted twice the sexiest man alive (in 2003 and 2009), has won numerous awards, and appeared in many blockbuster movies. He was the highest paid actor in 2012 earning $75 million dollars per film. In 2015, Johnny married Amber Heard but after 15 months of marriage, they filed for divorce. So, what would Jesus say to Johnny and Amber? About relationships, life, and success? THE...

He won an Oscar for his performance in King Richard, got 2 Oscar nominations for his performances in Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, 5 Golden Globe nominations, two of which were for his wildly popular sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and 4 Grammys for his contribution to hip-hop. He’s been in a slew of box office hits: Bad Boys, Independence Day, I am Legend, Hitch, Men in Black, Aladdin. A...

Forgiving someone before they ask for it isn’t easy, but it’s exactly what God did for us. THE BIG IDEA: Just forgive. Forgive, before they ask. Forgive If they never ask.

We all want forgiveness, but we're not always eager to give it out. And for some of us, there are some very big hurts that have a grip on our lives. Even the very memory of those things brings up the emotions as fresh as they were when they were new. So how do you move on? How do you push past something where you can finally release it? THE BIG IDEA: Choosing forgiveness allows us to look away and...

After the resurrection, the disciples were completely different people. They were so bold and inspired to spread the message of the Gospel, even in the face of death. As Christians, we have the exact same Spirit of God in our lives, so why don’t our lives look more like Peter's or Johns'? Is it even possible to experience the Holy Spirit in the same way? THE BIG IDEA: When you choose courage over...

We all know that sickening feeling of being separated from your child or parent in a big crowd. Looking for that familiar face in a sea of unknown faces is a sickening feeling. One of our greatest fears is being alone without anyone, but for the Jesus follower, God gives us a promise today. THE BIG IDEA: The Holy Spirit is always with us and never leaves believers.

The night before Jesus was killed, Jesus told His disciples that He was leaving. At that moment, the disciples weren’t sure what to think. They couldn’t think of anything better than spending time with Jesus. Jesus knew as long as He was living on the earth, everyone would look to Him to do the work of God. But when He was gone, the disciples would realize that they had the same power to do God’s...

Jim Rohn said this “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." Confession: It’s heartbreaking to see such negativity from a group that isn’t actively pursuing the young people of this generation. THE BIG IDEA: If we want to see this generation fall in love with Jesus, then Jesus' people need to be around this generation.

Every teenager longs to have an adult in their corner cheering them on, encouraging them, and helping give them guidance. During their elementary years, they know Mom and Dad are there to be that soft place to land if they need it. But when they become teenagers? They start to become more independent of their parents--and God made them that way. That's why it's so important for the church to partn...

If you ask any parent “What phase of parenting worries them the most, the vast majority will answer in one chorus: adolescence; teenager years.” The good portion of the apprehension parents have about their teenagers is that they remember what they were like when they were teenagers! THE BIG IDEA: Stop trying to change our kids and start changing our perspective.

Everybody talks about unity and being unified, but no one wants to give up their rights and privileges to be unified. Yet we learn that is exactly what Jesus did for us—He humbled Himself for us. THE BIG IDEA: Without Humility, there will never be unity.

We learned that unity can change communities. However, with the highly polarized nature of the world, and the inclusive nature of Christianity, unity sounds nearly impossible. The key to achieving this is found in Ephesians 4:2 where paul says to “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”  THE BIG IDEA: Unity begins with bearing with one another in love.

Churches rarely get in trouble because of theological issues. They get in trouble over competing agendas and power grabs. That’s not what Jesus had in mind when he launched his church. In fact, when he prayed for his followers, he prayed that they would be one. But what does that look like? THE BIG IDEA: Unity Can Change Communities.

The Big Idea: Your words have the power to change the world. Your relationships have the power to reflect God’s love.

There tends to be a lot of confusion surrounding baptism. And while the topic often evokes strong emotions, it is not a subject in which people have much to draw from, other than their own experience. For this reason we will spend some time exploring what the Bible has to say about baptism and how this informs our understanding of this universal Christian practice. THE BIG IDEA: Baptizing is ident...

The fight for women's equality is well-documented. The 20th and 21st centuries witnessed an exponential improvement in women's rights globally, from the right to vote to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the allowance for women in combat roles in the military. But what does the Bible say? How does God view the role of women in His mission to save and transform the world? THE BIG IDEA...

All of us are on some quest for truth in discovery to the answer to tough questions. But can we trust the Bible? After all, isn’t it so full of violence and oppression? Isn’t it full of contradictions? What we love about following Jesus is that His truth claims are historically verified, unlike any other ancient truth claim, thanks largely to the event of the resurrection. His resurrection is arch...

Do unto others. Love is patient, love is kind. Turn the other cheek. It’s easy to appreciate Jesus’ teachings until the Bible writers tell us that he rose from the dead. For some, the idea of a person rising from the dead is so hard to believe that they cherry-pick the teachings and refute the resurrection. In this message, Pastor Chris recounts the truth about Jesus’ life and death that the apost...