Sunday Messages

Pastor Brandon concludes his series entitled "Empowered." In this fourth message, "Unleashed," we learn that we need to cultivate a daily, surrendered connection with God, rather than relying on our own personal effort. We need to cultivate, or unleash the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives through prayer and the study of His Word in order to transform our character to bette...

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "Empowered." In this third message, "Side Effects," we learn that we should expect and urgently seek the baptism in the Holy Spirit so that we can be filled with power for living life as Jesus commanded us to and so that we can be empowered to share our faith and serve others in a way that points people to Jesus and convicts them of...

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "Empowered." In this second message, "Activated," we learn that if we are serious about fulfilling our mission to reach our communities with the salvation message of Christ, we need to embrace the supernatural power available to us and accept our mandate to represent Jesus to ALL people with URGENCY in our daily lives.

Pastor Brandon begins a new series entitled "Empowered." In this first message, "Transformed," we learn that when we surrender to the Holy Spirit’s “control” or influence in our lives, we should be so transformed in how we view others, how we deal with conflict, how we stop fearing the chaos of life, and how we confidently rely on God to live on mission each day, that we are un...

Pastor Brandon concludes his series entitled "Shaken." In this fourth message, "Unstoppable," we learn that If we are to move forward in our mission as His church, we need to be unified in our purpose to reach our community and be willing to sacrifice our comfort for one another. When God’s people are willing to commit to backing up our prayers with action, effort, and determin...

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "Shaken." In this third message, "Realigned," we learn that before we can adequately carry out our mission of making disciples by sharing the Gospel, living like Jesus, and serving our neighbors, we must make sure that we are aligned to what God expects of us, especially in difficult seasons, uncertainty and outright opposition.

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "Shaken." In this second message, "Seismic: The Power of Corporate Prayer," we learn that we need to pray in unity together when we are faced with opposition to the message of Christ or just difficult circumstances by focusing on God’s sovereignty and praying for the power to fulfill His purposes, not our comfort!

Pastor Brandon begins a brand new series entitled "Shaken." In this first message, "Our Prayer, His Fight," we learn that when we face tough tests, the impossible, or when we just do not know what to do; we need to focus on seeking God, praising Him, acknowledging His power and trusting Him to fight for us!

Our guest speaker Adam Bell will be preaching and sharing about his ministry to the vulnerable families in Michigan.

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "Renewed." In this fourth message, "New Purpose," we learn that when we understand whose we are (we belong to Jesus! - “New Master”) and that we have “New Power” living within us in the Holy Spirit that is able to do the impossible; we need to embrace the “New Purpose” that God has given us in Christ to represent Him to ALL people an...

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "Renewed." In this third message, "New Power," we learn that God's capacity to work in our lives and through our lives surpasses anything we can imagine. He is not limited by our efforts, resources or abilities. We need to trust Him to help us do the impossible in our community and dream big!

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "Renewed." In this second message, "New Master," we learn that when we become believers in Christ, new creations, we are to no longer live for ourselves but for Jesus who died and rose again for us! We shift from serving our own desires to serving Him!

Pastor Brandon begins a new series entitled, "Renewed." In this first message, we learn that when we surrender our lives to Jesus, we are to live a life that provides evidence of His transformative power to the world around us.

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled, "Why Are We Here?" In this third message, we are instructed to gather together to collectively and individually praise/acknowledge God for who He is, surrender our expectations of Him, and to reflect His magnificence in how we care for one another and the lost.

Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled, "Why Are We Here?" In this second message, we learn that we have a responsibility to embrace our purpose which is to partner with God and actively engage in reaching those who do not know Him yet. We are to be MOBILIZED as His Chosen!

Rev. Brooks McElhenney, Secretary-Treasurer of Michigan Ministry Network, officiates the installation service of Pastor Brandon Cross as the new lead pastor of Woodland Church with an empowering message to encourage us as family of believers.

Pastor Brandon concludes his series entitled, "Under New Management" with a message on how Jesus calls us into a life of radical transformation that contrasts worldly values with Kingdom values with a higher standard of righteousness rooted in love, mercy, and humility by demonstrating God's character to the world.

Pastor Brandon's Father's Day message teaches that our identity is not found in our pain, our past, our wounds, our circumstances, our shortcomings, or how other people view us but rather in both how our Heavenly Father sees us and in the purpose He has for our lives.

Keith O'Connor continues in our series entitled, "Under New Management" with a message on how Jesus is the head of the church; rules His church; gives life to His church; and continues His mission through the church.

Pastor Brandon begins a new series of messages entitled, "Under New Management." In this first message, "The Good Shepherd," we learn how the Church belongs to Jesus and that we are to be His living, functioning body here on Earth. It is our responsibility to know Him and to be known by Him.

Pastor Brandon concludes his two-part series entitled, "Transitions." In this message, "Finding Peace in His Plan," we learn how Jesus transforms our fear and anxiety into joy in times of uncertainty and transition as we learn to understand and trust His plan and purpose for us to represent Him to the world around us.

Pastor Brandon begins a new two-part series entitled, "Transitions." In this message, "Turning the Page," we learn that God has already planned this new season for Woodland Church. We need to trust His guidance, trust in His presence and confidently move forward together.

Pastor Mark preaches a message on what it means to be a Christian witness as light in the world.

Mike Geppert preaches his Mother's Day message of encouragement that even when we feel like we're invisible, God sees us; "for He came to seek and to save the lost."

Woodland Church's new pastoral candidate Brandon Cross preaches how to live like Jesus by sharing the Gospel and serving our neighbors.