Pastor Chris' Podcast

Learn how fear is an opportunity to be strong and courageous as you trust God more than your fear. Don't let fear rob you of God's promises.

For Halloween, I'm doing a series of lessons about conquering your fears. The first step to conquering your fear is understanding what it is you're really afraid of. Once you name your fear, you can start to understand it. You can recognize why it's scary and why it's dangerous (if it really is). However, you may also see that your fears aren't as scary when you understand them better. Ultimately,...

Learn how the ancient Israelite Jubilee and Sabbath laws teach us the importance of trusting and obeying God through Jesus so that we can be set free.

Learn how ancient Israelite laws about the Year of Jubilee called people to have integrity. When you do the right thing, you have nothing to hide. Jesus sets us free so we have nothing to hide.

Learn how Jesus sets us free from the false expectations of the world. We have nothing to prove if we follow Christ. We are worthy in Him.

What does a obscure law in Leviticus have to do with your life today? A lot! The year of Jubilee is more than a forgotten law of ancient Israel. For Christians, it means we can live life with nothing lose. We've already won! Jesus announced the Jubilee blessing of rest, release, and restoration to all who accept his call to repentance. Listen to more about it in this message and learn why you have...

The Bible can help you know what do when you do have disagreement. Learn about a disagreement between to heroes of the Christian faith--Paul & Barnabas--and what it might say to you about dealing with your own disputes.

Here's a lesson based on the civil war between ancient Israel and Judah about dealing with conflict and how critical it is to walking closely with Jesus and remain faithful when conflict forces you to leave a relationship. Don't let your division among people drive a wedge between you and God. Draw closer to God through Christ and remain faithful and you will be blessed.

God loves unity, but He loves Truth and Honor more. This podcast shares what we can learn about splitting up from David and Saul.

Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes it's what is needed. In this message, we look at the story of when Abram and Lot parted ways over their irreconcilable differences. What can we learn about how to part ways peacefully and graciously from this story in Genesis chapter 13?

Guest speaker, David Crawford, shares God's practical wisdom for your life from various Scriptures.

Sin and grace are two realities with which we must come to grips. Sin breaks life apart. Grace gives us life a new life. Learn 5 steps to overcome obstacles in your life to growth in Christ.

What does it mean to worship God in spirit and in truth?

Here's some practical advice to help the faithful live in a hostile world.

America's only hope is Christian's who faithfully follow Jesus and are salt and light in our world. Listen to a special message for Independence Day.

Based on the popular meal blessing, this message studies the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath from 1 Kings 17. What does it really mean to be God's chosen people? The answer might surprise you! Listen and find out!

We live in challenging times, but Jesus still uses Christians to make the world a better place. We must remain faithful to Christ's teaching revealed in the Holy Bible. There is a certain amount of freedom in how we can interpret God's Word. Honest people can come to different conclusions. However, we must remain anchored to the Scriptures and humble ourselves under its authority. We cannot simply...

There are some traditional Christians teachings that are essential because they are founded upon Scripture and born out by experience and reason. The church cannot compromise these. Even if society strays from the truth, Christians must stand firm upon the Truth of God's Word.

This message recalls the story in Acts chapter 2 where the Holy Spirit filled the Church and empowered Christians to change the world forever. The Holy Spirit is still filling and empowering people today. This message will challenge you to answer God's call to be a world changer. Our world needs Jesus now more than ever. Will you sit on the sidelines or be part of the solution?

After rising from the grave, Jesus spent 40 days on earth teaching His disciples and proving He really is alive. Then Jesus ascended to Heaven. What does His ascension teach Christians about how to live today?

This message is for graduates and for everyone. Think about who you want to be and who God calls you to be. We all drift of course from time to time. This message calls us to remember who we are meant to be and to recalibrate our lives to get us back on track to be who we are meant to be.

In honor of Mother's Day, here's a lesson that considers Jesus' famous parable of the Prodigal Son from a mother's perspective. What can we learn about grace and forgiveness from the mother's point of view?

No one gets left behind in Christ's Kingdom. The King keeps coming back to invite us to follow Him, showing His beautiful scars that prove the depth of His love for us.

We can learn a lot about love ad forgiveness from when Jesus rose from the grave and appeared to His disciples in John 20:19-24.

This Easter sermon considers the scars we carry in life and how Christ can transform them through the power of His resurrection grace when we follow Him.