Spring of Life Messages

Scripture affirms both the wisdom of saving and planning and the call to radical generosity and daily trust in God's provision. The path of faithfulness isn't choosing one over the other but discerning which word you most need to hear: if you tend toward anxious hoarding, you need Jesus' call to trust and give; if you tend toward impulsive spending, you need Proverbs' call to p...

The Bible presents wealth as both divine blessing and spiritual danger refusing to give us a simple answer about whether money is good or bad. The truth is that wealth, like any powerful gift from God, can either serve kingdom purposes or become an idol depending on the condition of our hearts. Money is morally neutral, in biblical times people bartered a lot. How do we receive both the blessing a...

What do we believe about death, and what does it teach us about a life well lived? We honor the saints who have gone before us and explore the hope and mystery of rapture theology. As we remember those from our community who have passed in the past year, we ask: how does their legacy call us to live with greater faith and purpose today?

How do we embrace the gifts of technology without allowing it to become an idol we are addicted to or a force that dehumanizes our neighbors. How do we have a healthy connection with technology. How do we name where we are in our relationship with technology and strive to be healthier.  We need to explore screen time, lack of human connection, scrolling, and mental health. 

Jesus cautions us against making judgment of others before doing our own self-reflection. Ultimately God is the judge of people. We should have an attitude of humility and compassion toward others.

The world feels anything but peaceful these days many of us long for peace. Not merely absence of violence but the presence of real peace. Jesus offers his disciples the gift of peace of heart and mind. How do we receive peace and how do we live as peace makers?

In pop theology we think of heartbreak as something that happens to people who engage in sinful behavior. But heartbreak is a reality of sin and brokenness. The heart of God breaks many times in the bible, the fall of humanity in Genesis 3, Lazarus' death, crucifixion, the destruction of Jerusalem, the golden calf, and more. What's happening in the world breaks God’s heart today. Do we l...

Ghandi once said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” This is the disconnect between being Christian in belief but not action.  How do we allow our faith to direct all our decisions from family, to money, to work, to how we spend our free time?

What Did Jesus mean in the sermon on the mount when he said, "Don't worry" and what that means for our lives?  Why did Jesus say not to worry? Because life is more than it seems, because God is fully invested in your care, because worry changes nothing, and because God's provision is sufficient for your life.

The veil in the Old Testament that symbolized the sins of God’s people prevented them from seeing His Glory and has been removed by the death and resurrection of Jesus. Now we are invited into God’s Glory and thus the transformation of our earthly lives to the eternal values of the Kingdom.

When people have different gifts, talents, passions, experiences we have a choice in how we approach difference. We can welcome it or we can be afraid of it. The image of the body of Christ gives us a framework for how to approach differences when we encounter them. That doesn’t mean we will all agree, but it does remind us of the value of each person contributes to the body of Christ.

Jesus wants wholeness for you in mind body and spirit. The heart of God is revealed in the story of the suffering man and it also revealed some of the things his neighbors valued more than his wellbeing. How do we follow Chrit in ways that bring wholeness to ourselves and others? Do people say, I want what she has?

We are called to be in relationship with each other as people of faith because we are all part of the one body. Relationships are hard work but they are so infinitely valuable. How are you building relationships to build up the body of Christ?

Generosity is a tangible way we show we care about others. Christians aren’t the people who say, it doesn’t affect me directly so I don’t care.  Look at the witness of the Corinthians. How are you being generous with what you have? It often isn’t money.

What shapes your mind and your thoughts? Do you simply allow anything into your mind? If we are selective about what we spend our money on, shouldn’t we be just as selective about what thoughts, videos, ideas, and content we put into our minds? Do these things influence us more than Christ?

Our youth had some great stories to tell and shared their testimonies of how they saw God working in wonderful ways over the summer! Whether it was Warren Willis, their mission trip down to Florida City, or their recent mission camp, God was working through them in incredible life-giving ways.

Revelation 19-22

Revelation 16-18

Revelation 13-15

Revelation 10-12

How does the story of the Bible End? We’ll explore the book of revelation and summarize the ending of the book by remembering the story of the two other gardens and trees where God changed the world (Eden, the cross, and the new Jerusalem).

Revelation 7-9

Revelation 4-6

Revelation 1-3

2 John, 3 John, Jude