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How many of us have felt this way- that we are barely making it by the skin of our teeth.  This might be a sign that we are trying to do life on our own, which God did not intend for us.  What He intends is for us to live in community, in family, with people who love us enough to bear our burdens and whose burdens we can help bear.  Join us as we continue our FMLY series and Pastor Jules preaches...

Walking in relationship with others is an art that Jesus exemplified on earth.  It might be tempting to rush a relationship, end a relationship prematurely, or sustain one that shouldn't be sustained.  What God teaches us is that relationships take time, require us to grow and change, and demand maintenance if it is worth it.  Join us as we continue our FMLY series and Pastor Jules speaks on...

Just as an open wound can never heal unless it is properly stitched up, a broken relationship cannot be restored unless there is closure. Closure isn't just in romantic relationships but is in the loss of someone and unforeseen tragedies.  It's the act of engaging in resolution or resolve no matter how painful.  Too often do we refuse to initiate closure, unaware of the damage that this...

Though we know firsthand the impact of other's words, we are careless with our own.  In the book of James, we read about the power of the tongue and how it can steer the course of our lives.  So many of us want to be influencers but don't take responsibility for the influence we have.  God is urging us to cut ties to words of death that have been spoken over us and tether us to our past...

When living in community,  a certain fear arises- How honest or close can I be?  Will I be understood?  God's intention is to bring freedom in our lives, but we often lock ourselves in the room with the very thing we think we are running away from.  Fear distances us from God and from others by creating shame and an instinct to cover ourselves up.  What God wants to do is reveal the broken pl...

Growing Through Chaos. We can either walk through chaos or grow through chaos.  How do we grow through chaos?  It depends on our level of maturity, attitude, and a willingness to change.  Join us as we continue our Start. Stop. Repeat series and study a passage in 1 Corinthians to see what Paul says about how we can grow through chaos. 

Finding Consistency in the Midst of Chaos. As disciples of Christ, God calls us not to mirror the chaos of life but to be steady and consistent, living from a certainty of knowing who we are as kingdom people and what our motivation is. Join us as Pastor Jules continues the Start Stop Repeat series and shares three areas we can be consistent in to build our confidence a nd how to create consistenc...

In a culture that emphasizes results as a sign of success, there is a tendency to to get into a frenzy to keep going and going.  It is God's design for us to STOP in order to recover, evaluate, and catch what God has for us.  Also, when we stop, we are able to step back and enjoy what we've created and worked on, the way God set aside the Sabbath day to enjoy all that He had created. Joi...

As we begin the new year, we get excited at the chance to begin a new and start what we might've failed to do in the last year.  As Jesus exemplified when he got baptized and received His Father's blessing, we must know who we are before stepping into our call.  When we don't know who God is and who we are to Him, it is easy to compromise the perfect promises He has for us.  When we...

The Journey, Part 2.  God working on the Inside. The journey can feel long and mundane- the opposite of what we expect a God-filled life to be.  What we see in the journey Joseph and Mary took to Bethlehem though, is that God fulfills His promises within our normal.  As the couple simply obeyed the decree made by Caesar Augustus, God bent all of earth and humanity to welcome the Messiah and fulfil...

Sometimes it's hard to know a good thing when we see and even harder to know when God is up to something. God rarely if ever shows up the way we expect. Our interpretation is key so we don't miss when God is telling to stay, move, lead, quit, or hustle. When God is involved, He can breathe life into dead situations. Join Pastor Jules as he addresses having faith even when things are dead...

It's been a tough 2020, we have had to reduce our lives to the Essential. God can work through seasons like this, Jesus lived a full life with less. Jesus knew that it was essential to discover a place of peace in order for us to thrive in this world. 

God is number one whether we know are not, but there's power in acknowledging that He is. It's essential to put God first in our lives, money, passions, and relationships. 

Sometimes what you see isn't what you get, there are spiritual forces in motion that want to take you out. Learn how to be equipped for every spiritual battle with special guest Bianca Olthoff.

We are in a precarious season as a nation. Everyone seems to be protesting or posting. We know that God has something to say in the midst of all of this. Join us as we and our extended TFH family have a conversation about racism, injustice, and the church’s role in it. We are join by Pastor Dave Patterson, lead pastor of TFH Vacaville. 

We live in a world where everyone is trying to stop something, cussing, gluten, drinking, dairy, animal protein, stop thinking, but how often is that successful. Stopping has proven to more inconsistent than starting something. That's why God instituted repentance. It's key to everyone that follows Jesus. 

Have you ever seen that sign that says "out of order"? Bathroom, arcade, house, as long as things are out of order you can't seem to find your rhythm. This week we see how God unlocks a key to recover your rhythm. 

What do you do when your schedule, life, family, relationships are interrupted? The Coronavirus has interrupted so much of our lives, but it doesn't have to take our purpose. God will use an interruption as an invitation.  

Life under quarantine is nothing to laugh at, but we should ask ourselves some questions. Is this the judgment of God, is this the end, what do we do now? All of these questions are critical questions but Jesus gives us assurance in times like these. When God's people lead the way powerful things happen. Repentance is the key to healing in our land, marriages, families, and the future. 

We all want community but sometimes we believe lies about the community that robs us of fulfilling our purpose in Jesus. The church isn't just a building, it's a community of people that are called out and called together. God put's a big emphasis on people and so should we. Is church another gathering, it's just a social club, or was meant to be so much more?

Tiny living is a series about reducing the clutter in relationships and pursuing a simple life-giving community, whether family, marriage, friendships or romance. One of the primary reasons why God created the church was to provide a community. In life, we acquire misconceptions about what community is supposed to look like. Tiny Living helps us to get back to what life with God and others should...

In life, there are so many distractions and traps we can fall in. When following Jesus we must be careful to keep our eyes on the things that matter. Join us this week as we unlock how to discover "True Treasure" that's in God.

We've all had that moment where we forgot to buy sugar or ran out of shampoo. Rather than running to the store, there's always the option of just borrowing it. In our journey of faith, there are moments where we need friends that we can borrow more than sugar from. This week's message explores how we can borrow faith to ride out turbulent times of life all while finishing "The...

Whether it's Zelda, Lord of the Rings, or Goonies, we love a good quest. In every great story, the cast overcomes some obstacle, but not before they experience some sort of heartache. We too are on a quest of discovery and fulfillment. In life, pain is inevitable but many times trauma defines us taking our lives down a different road. Jesus models while in the midst of pain that God can use p...

An area code is a prefix to a phone number, those three numbers say a lot about who you are and where you come from. However, those three digits can be a personal statement of identity.  Every city has it's own stressors but beyond your geographical location God invites us to a life of trusting in Him, that trust is what displaces that anxiety. Join TFH as we unpack how to live a stress-free...