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Most of us don’t struggle because we don’t know what we should be doing as followers of Jesus. We struggle because we underestimate how necessary some of those things really are. We tell ourselves, “I’ll be fine. I’ll get to it eventually.” And yet we live with a quiet frustration—less peace, less clarity, less freedom—than Christ actually promised us. So for the next two weeks, we’re going to tal...

Happy New Year—welcome to 2026! Every new year carries with it a pinch of hope… that quiet thought in the back of our minds that maybe this could be the year. The year things change. The year habits break. The year healing begins. The year faith becomes real again. You can fill in that blank for yourself. But if we’re honest, hope alone isn’t enough. Without help—real help—we don’t get very far. W...

Love is one of the most used words in our culture—and one of the most misunderstood. We say we love coffee. We say we love our kids. We say we love Christmas. But the love the Bible speaks of isn’t a preference, an emotion, or something that fades with circumstances. It isn’t something we fall into or out of. It’s something that moves, initiates, and costs. Advent doesn’t begin by asking how well...

On the third Sunday of Advent, we light the pink—or rose-colored—candle. Traditionally called the Shepherds’ Candle, it represents joy. But just like Hope and Love in the earlier weeks of Advent, Joy also has many counterfeits. One of the most common substitutes is happiness. What’s the difference? Happiness is a state of well-being or contentment; it’s a pleasurable or satisfying experience. Joy,...

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There are a lot of things competing for our attention during the Christmas season. But the next four Sundays are meant to slow us down and help us remember what is truly important. Through the birth of Jesus, we are given access to Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. And this week, we begin with Hope. So what is hope? Webster’s defines it as “a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happ...

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Last week, we talked about the better covenant God made with us through our faith in Jesus. This week, we focus on the sacrifice that made that covenant possible. There was a payment in blood that had to be made. Hebrews 9:22 reminds us, “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” Sin is not just the problem of “those people”—it’s our problem. Romans tells us that “all have si...

Everyone has some kind of agreement with God—spoken or unspoken. We think: “If I do better, God will bless me.” That’s covenant thinking. But Hebrews 8 reminds us: there’s a difference between the Old Covenant, which depended on our performance, and the New Covenant, which depends on God’s promise. Warren Wiersbe says“A covenant is not a contract we negotiate with God; it is a relationship establi...

If you’ve ever felt small — like your life barely registers against the size of this world — you’re not alone. David felt the same way when he looked up at the stars and asked, “What is man that You are mindful of him?” Hebrews 2 answers that question. It reminds us that the God who made the stars didn’t just notice us — He became one of us. He stepped into our weakness to rescue, restore, and rei...

We live in a world that loves to hear from God—but not always to listen to Him. We want His comfort more than His correction, His blessing more than His direction. But when God speaks, it isn’t for our curiosity—it’s for our obedience. Every time God’s Word comes, it confronts a choice: Will I trust what I feel or obey what He says? Will I chase safety, or surrender to His will? Two stories—separa...

Every one of us has moments we wish we could erase—words we’ve said, choices we’ve made, people we’ve hurt. And yet, when we come face to face with those memories, there’s something incredible about realizing that Jesus already knew all of it—and still came for us. That’s the heart of the gospel: Jesus didn’t come to recruit the righteous; He came to rescue the rebellious. He didn’t wait for the w...

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to start strong in your faith but lose focus along the way? Life gets noisy. Culture pulls hard. And before long, Jesus can move from the center of our lives to just another part of it—something we “add” rather than the One we build everything around. That’s exactly what was happening in the early church Paul writes to. So before giving any corrections, Paul be...

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We live in a world that tells us to hold tight to what we have—save more, secure more, insure more. But Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 9 that God’s economy works differently. In God’s kingdom, open hands don’t lead to emptiness—they lead to fullness. Generosity is not about losing; it’s about sowing. And when we sow generously, God promises to supply all grace, meet every need, and multiply eter...

Our world feels like it’s spinning out of control. In just the last month, we’ve watched headlines filled with tragedy: school shootings, a woman stabbed to death on public transportation in Charlotte, and even the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk. The last two were so public that videos spread across the internet for the world to see. No matter where you stood on Charlie Kirk’s politics, on...

Everyone here carries some kind of weight—stress at work, family tension, health issues, unanswered prayers. Some of us hide it well, but deep down we know what it feels like to be stretched thin. The real question is, when life squeezes us, where do we turn for strength? Today we’re going to talk about a God who doesn’t leave us alone in our weakness.

Everyone has a filter through which they make decisions. For some, it’s comfort: “What makes me happy?” For others, it’s success: “What gets me ahead?” But Paul calls us to a different filter altogether—one that changes how we eat, drink, work, spend, post online, and even how we interact with people who don’t know Christ. The question isn’t first about what benefits me—it’s about what glorifies G...

People sacrifice years of training, large sums of money, and personal comfort for things that eventually fade—a career, a championship, a dream vacation. But what about the message that brings eternal life? Is it worth your reputation, your rights, even your daily comfort? The way we live, and what we are willing to give up for the sake of Christ, reveals how much we truly value the gospel. In tod...

In just about every area of life, we’re told to follow what’s smart, proven, and sophisticated. We choose strategies that impress others, solutions that make sense to our logic, and leaders who look the part. But then comes the gospel—a message centered on a crucified carpenter from an obscure town—something the world has always called foolish. Yet here’s the paradox: that “foolish” message is the...

What if I told you that there was a way to learn to discern in this chaotic and confusing world the will of the Father? Who wouldn’t want to know his will and purpose? Be honest with yourself for a few minutes. What would you be willing to do to know. You know it is not easy because if it were everyone would be doing it. So what’s it worth to you? Today we will unpack just two verses in Romans 12...

It's God's desire to see us saved. That's really where we start over, and start well. Our walk with God is like a race, but it's not a sprint, it's more like a marathon. How do we keep going, so we can finish well? Come join us at Reach Community Church this Sunday as we look at an example from scripture that we can learn what to do and not do, as we walk with our God.

It’s not easy to be grateful. We live in a culture that constantly breeds discontentment with the life we’ve been given and the stuff we have. There’s always something to complain about. But today, my hope is to help you do what feels impossible—to go against the grain of this world and your own internal dialogue, and to give thanks to the Lord. I believe that if you can learn to live this way, it...

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