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Today we're talking about how we as a church can love the LGBTQ+ community. We look to God's Word to see how we can really just love people well. Let's look to Jesus together as we try our best to answer this question.

Have you been anxious or worried about what the world and culture has come to? Are you a parent wondering what your kids will grow up to be like? Are you trying to navigate being a good parent and sharing the love of Jesus with your kids? Let's turn to God's word together to hear how we can raise up our kids Jesus' way and not lose them to this worlds way of life.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so t...

We talk about “Reaching the world for Jesus one person at a time.” We celebrate people getting baptized all the time, and we’re growing rapidly as a church body. Yet, the work God wants to do through us in the future makes everything He has done pale in comparison with what has already happened. Isn’t that incredible? Remember that Jesus said that the “Gates of hell won’t prevail against His churc...

Are you tired? Worn out? Exhausted from life? This message has some good news for you as Chris Laurie unpacks Jesus' heart behind Kingdom Rest.

Devin Mecham breaks down what it looks like to let Jesus impact your work life.

The over-reaching of the church via politicking and aggressive language and behavior into the broken culture as a means of making a difference is a broken way of thinking and acting. We are to be light in the darkness – not fight the darkness with dark ways. Let’s ask the right questions? How do we be light in a dark world? How do we make an impact? We want to change the world – we want to help pe...

Happy Father’s Day dads! We are so thankful for you and honor you. We celebrate you dads. We are in a series all about how Jesus is making all things new in our lives. Our relationship with him, within the church, in our homes…today we wrapping up the home sphere with a conversation about parenting. I love being a dad. I love my girls. So so much. I am excited to talk to you about parenting – I kn...

Many of us would probably agree that Jesus should be the center of certain aspects of our lives. But we often draw a line around certain parts of our lives where we don’t allow him to have that level of authority. Sometimes it’s just out of ignorance, and sometimes it’s intentional. One of the top places that we tend to do that is with our families. Our time together rarely involves Jesus, and man...

Let’s tackle a few small topics today – marriage and sexuality! Ha! I am only going to be able to lay a foundation for this conversation today. My wife and I have done some work on the practicality of this in our podcast if you haven’t listened to it…check it out. But today let’s lay the foundation Biblically for marriage and sexuality. The Bible speaks to this adventure in a powerful way. There a...

We’ve always been passionate about the next generation being raised up and developed around here. But to actually believe in and invest in the next generation takes a heart for who is next and takes a passion for unity. 20 years separates us – there could be so many things that divide us. But God has done something special here. He has given us a passion for unity that supersedes our age and our p...

Jesus is making all things new. There are several spheres of influence that we have as we go about life. As we follow Jesus, He begins to change us in every one of those areas. That’s what we have been talking about – we started this series talking about the first sphere – our abiding relationship with Jesus. Then last week Richie introduced us to the second sphere – the church. This is where we a...

Why is the church here? What is the purpose of the church? Why do we need the church in our lives? How do we interact with the church? What is our role in the church? I wonder if we just attend and not think about some of these questions? I wonder if it would be important for us to spend a few minutes unpacking this conversation…I think it is actually essential to know what you believe and how you...

As a church, what kind of people are we going to be? The saddest Christian in the world is the one who only seeks God half-heartedly or casually. That person cannot enjoy sin anymore because they know it’s wrong but will not experience any of the joy and fulfillment of the gospel because they are not all in with Jesus. Remember Jeremiah’s statements? Those who seek God wholeheartedly will be in fo...

We want to present all of us Mature in Christ. Each of us becoming who God made us to be. That is a process of transformation. Each of us are learning what it means to be mature in every area of our life. You see up here – there 5 spheres of life you walk through every day. Jesus, church, family, world, spiritual realm. Maturity is essential in each of these spheres. Today we are spending more tim...

A new thing. That is what we are talking about in this series. God has you here for a purpose. He wants you to know who you are and who He is. But there is a very big thing that keeps us from that – sin. Sin is everything that is against God’s plan for your life and it is toxic. Our sin can’t just be cleaned up. The world is selling a story of self-improvement. The Bible tells a story of total tra...

When we come to faith in Jesus – we bring all our brokenness and baggage – maturing is about leaving that behind and becoming someone new. All things are made new in Christ. If we don’t work out our salvation with fear and trembling – we risk staying in the same place as where Christ rescued us. Still wrestling in our broken ways. Are you becoming new in all areas of your life? Pursue, connect, gi...

Happy Easter REALLIFE! We have hope and life because Jesus lives. We have freedom and expectation for God to move powerfully because He defeated the thing that separated us from Him - sin and death itself!

What we do when things are good, and God seems to be speaking and moving in profound ways, often reflects the depth of our faith and our intimacy with God. But everyone can be good when things seem good. The reality is that what we do when we DON’T hear God’s voice and have a hard time seeing his movement can actually be a more powerful testimony to God’s goodness and the strength of our faith. It...

In this episode, Richie walks us through the life of King Josiah, and how God may want us to reform areas of our lives.

God has entrusted you with a position of great influence. Can you see it? Are you aware that he has brought you to the crossroads of your world in the realms of your family, your neighborhood, your workplace, and many others? God has put you there because the darkness that is present in those places is no match for the light of Christ within you. Will you let him shine? Will you allow God to reach...

God wants to use your deserts to refine your character and to prepare you for what is coming next in your life. Will you run away from the desert, complain bitterly about it, reject God in the midst of it, or give up? Or will you trust him to lead you like a bride, knowing that if you trust his process of refinement you are going to be so much stronger spiritually, wiser, and more prepared for wha...