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People respond to the Spirit of God in one of three ways; worship, curiosity, or ridicule. Let’s ask the question that’s asked here, “What does Pentecost mean?”

"Church Hurt" is very real and nothing new. Today in Acts 1 we see the leadership of the early church gather on the heals of their own church hurt experience, and there is a much that we can learn. We hope this is helpful.

In the book of Acts, we see that Jesus calls the early church to be His confident, credible, and commissioned witnesses. Pastor David Plant walks us through what this means for us.

We often hear people talk about Jesus' coming to earth, but they rarely mention the reason John the Apostle gives in his first letter:  "The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil"  (1 John 3:8).  But what exactly are these "works of the devil"? Satan tempts us morally, deceives us intellectually, inflicts harm physically, and blinds people spiritually. There is nothi...

Pastor David leads us through an Advent teaching on Matthew 2:1-12. We learn that one of the reasons Jesus came to earth was to reveal to us the Father that we cannot see.

Pastor David leads us through the encounters of Joseph leading up to the Christmas story. The angel tells Joseph, "do not be afraid" and we can learn that God has come so that you might have a reason to believe and be brave, and God has come in order to take away our sins.

Pastor David Plant explores the question: What does God test when he tests our faith? In short, God's not testing the quality or quantity of our faith. He testing the object of our faith.

From Genesis 18:1-15, we learn that God values hospitality. We see that hospitality is necessary, revelatory, and can be redemptive when used by God.

Pastor David taught us about the God who see us through the story of Hagar, from Genesis 16. Hagar's story shows us God sees us, hears us, and understands us.

The story of the Bible is that God has a word for you. A life-giving word. And Abraham shows us that despite our how often our words fall short, our promises are broken, that there is a word that can be trusted, the unfailing word of the Lord.

God's work in the life of Abram teaches us that God forms us through success in three ways. Abram acknowledges the mystery of success, communes with the mystery that's before him in Melchizedek, and living out the mystery for the glory of God.

Pastor David continues our sermon series “The Gospel According to Abraham” with a powerful word on “Learning From Failure.” The teaching came from Genesis 13: 1-18. We learned that when Abraham made mistakes, it did not deter God’s presence. Instead God used Abraham’s mistakes to draw nearer to him and show His character through his grace and mercy for Abraham. 

For the second week in a row we're looking at two statements of Jesus' from John 10. By consider that he is "The Gate" as well as, "The Good Shepherd" we'll learn about the emotional life of God, the relational life of God, and the missional life of God.

With today's passage we see Jesus call himself both "the Gate" and the "Good Shepherd". While very different each tell us something about the mission of God, as well as, the nature of God.

More and more, modern folk see themselves as spiritual but not religous! But while belief in God in may have waned, what hasn’t is the Christian-inspired idea that everything will be ultimately end well. What does Christianity say about human progress?

Many of us have a hard time defining the word, Grace. But we need to be able to put Grace into words so that we can put grace into action. 

Haman was impaled on a pole of his own making and he never saw it coming.  And his death, way up there, would have been a cautionary tale for all who passed by. So, let’s look at him and take caution, and ask ourselves, “How would you like to die?”

To honor someone means to esteem, value, and treat another with great respect. After a restless night has the experience of being honored, and it changes him. Are we made for honor? This passage, and all the bible, indicate the answer is, "Yes!".

This is a passage in which we’re seeing power dynamics at work. Most of the time when we talk about power dynamics we talk about the abuse of power. Today, with Esther and Mordecai we see power used to protect and empower others.

Taking a break from our series on Esther, we're happy to hear from Rev. Peter Rhee, an assistant pastor at Uptown Community Church. Today he'll be talking about where one places there confidence.

If we live as though this world is our home, than we’ll be always confused. If we live as those in exile we’ll be wise, tough, and, tender.

A major theme in the Book of Esther is that the "hidden hand" is at work. Its through stories like Esther, that Saint Augustine say things like, " Trust the past to God’s mercy, the present to God’s love and the future to God’s providence."  Let's consider this as we look at excerpts from Esther 2.

How do we know God is at work in the world? That's a hard question if we limit our understanding to simply seeing his physical presence, or the experience of miracles alone, and not take into consideration the primary way in which God works in the world, which is his Providence. Join us for new series, as we hidden hand of God through the Book of Esther.

Jesus' parable in Matthew 18 is a challenge for those of us who struggle to forgive. Listen to this week's message by Pastor Aswan Morris and find the essential motivation to establishing a culture of forgiveness wherever you are.

During this time David had a lot of admirers, a lot of wives, and a lot of soldiers, he had a terrace, but what he only had one friend: God, who sent him Nathan.