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School is a great pursuit, but a terrible God. Some work hard, but are crushed by the weight of expectations. Some see school as hopeless and turn to laziness. Brent Baskin shows us how to have a healthy, restful balance of work and trust in the Lord so that we can finally kill this Goliath.

Depression has so many faces and forms. It can be such a big giant that it feels like there is no hope. In this personal and powerful message, Brent Baskin shares his own story to remind us that behind the clouds, Gods love is shining bright for us.

Whether it's toward our parents, friends, or life in general - anger is a giant looming over all of us in some way. If we're not careful, it can rob so much of our life. Ryan shows us how Jesus can defeat the Goliath of anger, and make our hearts look more like His.

The World can be so tough sometimes. Day after day it grinds us down bit by bit. Over time, The World takes us in and pulls us away from God with our time, and our hearts. How can we defeat such a massive Goliath? Bob shows us how the key is Christ.

In a standalone sermon from Sunday morning, Dr. Brent Baskin takes us through Deuteronomy chapter 6 and reminds us of God's presence and faithfulness.

In the start of our new series "Killing Goliath" Ryan takes this ancient story and shows us: how it directly applies to us today and how God has sent a true and better David: Jesus Christ.

It is the season of Love as Valentine's Day draws near. But in our culture we get the meaning of Love so wrong so often. Bob takes us through Scripture to remind us not only what defines love best, but Who.

We all have chains. We all have disappointing, sad, and frustrating things in our lives. But what if Jesus is using these things to bring us closer to Him? What if He is using our chains to make us more free? Ryan explains in our final Philippians sermon.

The love Jesus has for us is amazing! He comes in and completely changes our world. He enters in to our lives and makes us different. But what does that look like? Mark Ackerman from Unity Christian School shows us how Jesus takes our hearts and flips the script.

We are not in a race against each other. As Christians it can be so easy to get discouraged sometimes when we see others succeeding. But Brent Baskin brings an encouraging word as he takes a few minutes to remind us that we're all in this together, and that God's not done yet.

What do you put your confidence in? Put another way: if everything else in your life goes wrong, what's the one thing you need to make it though? For the apostle Paul, he put all his confidence into his accomplishments. Then Jesus came into his life, and that changed everything.

Part 4 of our Philippians series. Paul wrote a letter to his beloved church in Philippi, begging them to stay united and humble. To show this, Paul gave the ultimate example of humility: Jesus Christ.

Part 3 of our Phlippians series: Ryan walks us through the end of Philippians chapter 1 and explains to us Paul's wonderful words: "To live is Christ, and to die is gain."

Part 2 of our Philippians series: In a world full of tension and trial, our perspective is more important than ever. Bob shares how Paul's perspective was shaped by God and His Word, instead of by the world. Bob then shows us how we can do the same.

In the first sermon of our Phlippians series, Ryan walks us through the humble, amazing beginnings of the Philippian church. We see Paul's love for them, the idols they worshipped, and how Christ freed them from slavery.

Everything from Tattoos, Crossing the Line, Judas, The Big Bang, Interracial Marriage, and plenty more! Bob and Ryan tackle 11 questions that you've submitted online in an open Q and A that brings this series to a close.

A Christian is know by their love in the same way a tree is known by its fruit. In a world where people are continually marked by their anger and frustration towards others, Bob opens the Word to show that true Chrsitians will display something much different.

One of the biggest arguments against God is that we cannot see Him, so why belive in Him? Bob answers this argument using scripture along with real-life exampes to show us that our eyes are not always the only things we should rely on.

The world says that freedom is making up truth for ourselves. Ryan shows that sticking to and believing in God's Truth is the only way to real freedom, safety, and life.

Suffering is inevitable. We will suffer. But the Bible guarantees something else: that God is good no matter what! How can both of these be true? How can a good God allow suffering? Bob answers this in the next sermon in FAQ's of Christianity.

How can the Bible be from God if it was written by men? Who wrote the books of the Bible? Why is that important for us? Ryan takes us through these questions in our newest series: FAQ's of Christianity.

As Christians we are taught to care for all of God's Creation. We ususally think of this as nature and people, but we often neglect one of His most important creations: time. In this standalone sermon, Bob walks us through how to biblically manage our time.

Psalm 23 is the most widely known chapter of the Bible. Both Christians and non-Christians alike can quote David's Psalm word-for-word. But what do those words actually mean? Ryan takes us through each verse as we take a closer look at David, and ourselves.

The first sermon in our Summer in the Psalms series, Ryan walks us through Psalm 13. This Psalm shows us it's ok to have problems, and that God Himself is the answer to those problems.

"Abide" means to watch or follow after. In the thrid sermon of our "Rooted" series, Bob walks us through walking with Jesus and shows true happiness is found in Him.