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Everyone in life has made decisions they regret, wouldn't it be nice if we could just figure out how to make only good decisions? We base our decisions on facts and information that is available to us, but that information doesn't always guarantee the right decision. In Joshua chapter 9, Joshua was put in a place where he didn't have all the information in a tough situation, and he had a decision...

Do you believe God answers our prayers? Maybe He only answers prayers like, "Please provide me with a new job Lord." Or "Help me be a nicer person to my coworkers and family." But do you believe God to answer the seemingly outlandish prayers we offer up to Him? Joshua prayed and fervently asked God to hold the sun still in the sky. Pastor Nick Kimmet teaches on Joshua 10, in the midst of Joshua's...

HE IS RISEN! But, do you believe this? That’s the question Jesus asked then, and that’s the question he asks now. They will take my life, and I will die, Jesus says, but that will not be the end. And when you find yourself assuming that it’s over, when it’s lost, gone, broken and can never be put back together again, when it’s all been destroyed and you swear that it could never be rebuilt… hold o...

Summit Student Ministries Pastor Grant Bruscoe teaches through the same text Brad taught last Sunday. Grant dissects the story of Achan's sin even farther as we see how one man's blatant sin effected an entire nation. Achan's sin patterns that led him to disobey the Lord show themselves in our lives today: we see, covet, take and then we hide. Sin will always hold us back from what God's plan is f...

We come to the part of the story in Joshua where things get a little more serious. Some very real tensions and questions arise that many people today struggle with understanding. Israel had captured the city of Jericho. The people and everything in it was to be, destroyed. There are many arguments and viewpoints for why God decreed this had to happen, Brad takes us through a Biblical and God-cente...

If you're leave on a trip, what is the salutation someone will most likely give you? "Safe travels!" We're pretty concerned these days with our safety; however, do you think God's greatest dream for our lives is safety? When it comes to us Taking the Land in our lives, it will rarely feel safe. Do you think the people of Israel felt safe as they marched around the walls of Jericho - a fortified ci...

In Joshua chapter 5, the Israelites now found themselves wandering in the dessert on the edge of their Promised Land. The generation that had disobeyed God in the dessert was now gone and a new generation needed to be circumcised. Boys and men of all ages needed to be circumcised and you can just imagine their reaction to this news from Joshua. Why is that important? Why teach a whole message arou...

We were pleased to have Guest Speaker David Louw with us Sunday. He continued in our current series, Take the Land, covering Joshua chapters 3 and 4. God was leading the Israelites to cross through the Jordan river in their search of The Promised Land. Taking the land means nothing apart from the presence of God. God wasn't going with Israel through the wilderness, they were going with God  as He...

This week we look deeper into the story of Joshua in chapter 2. God has led Israel to the city of Jericho, the land God wanted them to take. This story is full of unlikely characters - spies, a prostitute, and ordinary people that God hand picked to use in big ways. What will you say to God when he calls you to a big step of faith? What are some things God has called you to, in your life right now...

In Joshua 1, God is getting Joshua fired up to take over command of leading the Hebrews into the Promised Land. Moses wasn't there any longer, his time was over and now it was Joshua's time. God's promises are always accompanied by his presence. God was with Joshua, and He is with us. Romans   8:31  "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Think about what...

This Sunday we started a new series on the Old Testament book, Joshua. Why is the Bible full of so many stories? And why tell this story in particular? It’s because God makes promises, He made them then and He still makes them now. Another reason is because God does great things out of the messes that are our lives. We see both of these things play out in the book of Joshua - a mess of a story, bu...

We took a half-time on this Super Bowl Sunday, to set up a new series starting next week. God wants to do new things in our lives. Routines are good, we all have them, but with that sometimes we can get stuck in a rut. In his time here on earth Jesus was constantly doing new things, things that surprised everyone, these were all things directly from his Father. Be thankful for what God has done in...

Two sisters, Mary and Martha, were having a dinner party and invited Jesus. Martha was distracted with many things that day - the house had to look right, food had to be perfect, and people needed to be impressed. Mary on the other hand, could only be found in one place - at the feet of Jesus. Jesus told Martha, “Only one thing is necessary.” It was exactly what Mary was doing, spending time with...

You know how the song goes... "What a soul wants and what a soul needs..." in this message Brad unpacks the first part of that phrase as we look at the Biblical depiction of what the soul desires in life. A soul without Jesus wants more. More money, stuff, beauty, popularity. But the soul redeemed by Jesus, longs and desires for a whole new set of heavenly desires that last for eternity.

We are comprised of 4 main things: our will, mind, physical body, and the soul. The soul is what unites all of these things together, it is the deepest part of who you are. How is your soul? Dry, shallow, cluttered? Or like rich soil, is it deep, soft, and plentiful? Romans 8:6 says, “For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” Brad takes us int...

This first Sunday in 2015 we begin a new series about the soul. If you had to describe the state of your soul now, what would you say? Is it a rushing swirling waterfall or a calm still stream? Psalm 23:3 says about the Lord, that, "He leads me beside still waters, he restores my soul." God is the one who can bring us to a place of calm and stillness in our lives, not a new diet, workout regimen,...

Lead Pastor Brad Williams shared a special Christmas message in the current series, Illuminate. The Christmas story is loaded with all kinds of surprises, only God could have written the story as it played out. Jesus came into the world humbly, as a baby, not a conquering king as people expected. God tore apart the darkness and illuminated the world with the greatest gift of all, salvation through...

On this last Sunday in 2014, Student Ministries Pastor, Grant Bruscoe, brings a great message on anchoring our lives in Jesus. Without an anchor to stabilize you, we drift and wander, drifting through life never leads anywhere good. 2015 holds unforeseen experiences for each of us. It is by anchoring our lives in Christ alone and trusting him with our whole heart, that will lead us on a straight p...

Haven't we all had enough experiences in the dark to know that we don't want another one? Not physical darkness, but the kind that infiltrates your relationships, your spirit, and every part of your life. Psalm 119:105 says "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path," this light illuminates our direction and our choices. Jesus refers to himself as the light in John 8:12  when he say...

John 8:12  Jesus says, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” He is the light shinning in the darkness, making order out of chaos, bringing sight to the blind, the very presence of God - the light of salvation. Jesus has also called US to be His light in the world. We influence others by being with them, living life in communit...

There’s something about darkness that makes it unlike anything else. Darkness is lonely, chaotic, and empty. In the beginning, God brought light into the darkness that hovered over the earth. Light came to the earth again when Jesus was born, and in his light came peace, hope, love and joy. This weary world had been waiting in the dark, anticipating the arrival of a king who would change the world...

Brad wraps up our series “Free To Be,” with this last message on how we have been set free to be a Contrast Community in our world today. Jesus has called us as Christians, to be salt and light in the world, to stand out from the crowd in our actions and words and how we live our lives. It should cause people to ask what makes us different. This counterintuitive lifestyle takes great intentionalit...

We know we all feel the emotions of gratitude, but do we actually express them? Do we show our gratitude tangibly? Nick Kimmet takes us through Colossians 3:15- 17 and compares thankfulness to God with the story of the healing of the 10 lepers in the gospel of Luke. “One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet giv...

This week of our series Free To Be, we dive into Colossians 3:16 -17 and look at the main thoughts of verse 16, "Let the word dwell richly in you." Brad unpacks what the Apostle Paul is really trying to get across to the early church in this phrase as well as our call as the church to sing songs, hymns, and spiritual songs unto the Lord. "Free To Be Spiritual."

In Colossians 3:11-15 , we see the Apostle Paul was encouraging the church in Colossae, to forget race, status, and exterior things that were dividing them and instead, love and forgive as Christ does. Jesus established his church to make a difference in the world, for us to be different in the world. Jesus set us free to be be "We", one body, set apart.