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Unity – Eph 3:1-13 – A question that does not seem relevant yet is an answer to the cultural moment we face in our country. How and why did Gentiles and Jews come together? Today the stats show, the Christian faith is the most diverse religious group in the whole world and there are reasons for it. Enjoy this message on how and why this is important to your world and our culture.

As we explore Eph 2:11-22 we come to Paul's main theme for the identity in Christ, unity. Join us as we understand what occurred between a divided people group and what it means for us today.

We continued our series through Ephesians as Paul reveals the truth of who we are in Christ. Once walking zombies now alive and made new, masterpieces created for good works! But so often our shame in life denies these realities. Be encouraged by this message from Jon Mayak!

As people who are called in Christ to unite heaven on earth, Paul launches into a prayer which is no ordinary shopping list prayer but a template for transformation in our lives and world! Paul starts out “for this reason” all the identity language “in Christ”, shown in previous verses is to be our platform as we approach our heavenly Father in prayer. From what bases do you pray? We so often stru...

Coming back to Eph 1:3-10 we looked at the identity of being chosen by the Father. But why were we chosen in Christ?

The World would say, from your activity comes your identity. Identity in performance, I am what I do. In possessions, I am what I have. In pleasures, I am what I want. In popularity, I am what others think of me. The danger in all of these identities is they can be taken away. Then what happens? Who will you be? Why does our identity "In Christ" matter?

We all are shaped by the story we believe. This story guides our beliefs, sets our expectations for what is possible. But is the story you follow the true one for fullness of life? We kicked off our new series "All Things New" as we journey through Ephesians this summer. Paul's letter is a manifesto, blue print to a truer story for Christian life. Enjoy this start of the new series

As you face yourself do you experience joy? Do you see yourself as God would see you, with joy? As we end this series, joy is the desired outcome, doing the work of going beneath the surface, healing the past, learning to be vulnerable, grieving. The result is a greater joy in the Lord. Yet so many things still steal our joy. We are connected to the most joyful being in the universe yet sadly this...

You cannot trust what you do not rest in... We have all sorts of trust issues, leading us to self reliance, busyness, which in turn causes a hardness of heart. Psalm 95 states in this hard heart we cannot enter Gods rest. What is Gods rest? Why is it important for our lives?

An unknown author wrote, “History is crowded with men who would be gods, but only one God who would be man.” Incarnation is a central doctrine of our faith. The way that He chose to save us was to become one of us in the person of Jesus Christ. One of His names is Immanuel meaning, “With us is God.” WITH is the key word. Everything that He does FOR us is aimed at being WITH us. So how does this im...

We all experience grief & loss, from a world wide pandemic, the different transitions of life, loss of a friend, marriage or work... We are reminded of the fallen state of this world more often than we would like. Yet we do not do the work, which could bring an expansion of self & love for another. Instead we control our environment, or see it as an inconvenience to get over. How can we ap...

Part 3 Facing Yourself – We all have an image we want people to see, confident, successful, loving, reliable etc. Our emotions are driven by the success of these appearances but what happens when it comes into question? How do you respond? Would you ever consider boasting in weakness? Why is that so important?

We are all a byproduct of our generational past. We slip into patterns of our parents good and bad. Exodus 20:5-6 God speaks to this issue we face. Generational sin can be passed down and have continued consequences which wrecks havoc in our worlds, yet his heart is too bless. How do we break the past?

Your true self is made up of five aspects – Physical, Spiritual, Intellectual, social & emotional… With one breath, God made us human. Yet, somehow, today we slice out the emotional portion. Pete Scazzero says "emotional health and spiritual maturity are inseparable. It is not possible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature.” Come join us on this journey of discovery and...

We have heard these words "It is finished", the very foundation of our faith, over and over again. The danger we face is becoming familiar with these words. But do we truly know what was finished? Do we rest in this finished work?

There are many things the cross holds, our sin, our suffering, have you ever thought about loneliness? Jesus spoke these words "my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" The cross has an answer for your loneliness.

As we finished out our series "Called Out Ones" the purpose of the church, we looked at the call of Jesus for us to be Peacemakers. Matthew 5:9 “blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called children of God.”  What does peace look like for us as Christians in a cultural moment more divided than ever?

The church must recapture its need for the presence of God. We are His temple!

One of the common images given in scripture for the church is “The Bride” (Eph 5:25-32, Rev 19:7-9). In each of these passages we see the desire of God to purify His bride (the church). Jesus taught in Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God”.  We have all sorts of baggage with this word “Pure”. Feelings of shame, not qualified, unobtainable and the world out of all t...

We kicked off our new series "Called Out Ones" this past Sunday. When Jesus first used the word "Church" in Matthew 16:18, He used the greek word Ekklesia meaning "called out ones". God is renovating the Church in this season and it is so important for us to look at its foundations. So what does it mean for the Church to be called out ones?

We all have a cynic inside of us… We never dreamt or planned it, yet we feel this jaded; keep the world at arms length mentality. It looks attractive, tough not having many hopes, wise claiming to see peoples motives and an activist raging against the systems of the world. But this self controlled shield is only a cover up to the deep trauma’s of life. Losing our anti bodies of hope to offer the w...

In an age of contempt for another which is found to be a normal view, we must create a beautiful resistance of honor.  Pastor Craig lays the issues which breed contempt, while encouraging us in a life of honor.

The teaching that brought Rome to its knees was “love your enemy” because this is the love God showed us. While we were yet sinners Christ loved us… Hate has become a description for anything that disagrees with me, while love has been reduced to what makes me feel good. Jesus calls us to a type of love which is proactive and dismantles the enemy. Today we look at how we become most like our Heave...

We live in a growing culture of exclusion... of Us & Them. We are more connected than ever in a world that has radically changed in spiritual & moral value. We long to be a culture that transforms our world, but how? In looking at the life of Jesus, we see He walked the near & far into the kingdom one meal at a time… This message looks at the power of Hospitality which must resist fear...

Baptism is the shadow of the reality of what happened to us when we met Christ. It’s an awakening to the identity of the work already done. As we celebrate Baptism Sunday we are reminded of the victory of new life in us.