Thursday Night Messages

Col. 3:5-6. Five patterns that reduce our love of things.   October 12, 2019  

Col. 3:7-10. Two practices that help us love people.   October 12, 2019  

Col 3:15-17. Three powers that Christians have.   October 13, 2019

Eric talks through the importance of prayer and how to approach it rightly. He walks through the Lords Prayer in Matthew 6 and then a practical way to apply it using A.C.T.S. - acknowledge, confess, thanksgiving, and supplication.   January 17, 2019  

Neil starts off the series focused on the Kingdom of God by taking a look at what exactly that is. He talks about how the Kingdom is accessible to any of us. He walks us through how entering this Kingdom is all made possible by what Jesus has already done, not by anything that we do.   January 24, 2019  

Neil walks us through Matthew 5:1-12 and breaks down each beatitude. He talks about how in order to see God more clearly, we need to follow Him more closely and ways that we can practically do this.   January 31, 2019  

Neil walks us through Matthew 5:13-16 and talks about how everyone living in the Kingdom has significance and can have an impact. He shares how we are salt and light and gives practical ways to live that out instead of preventing ourselves from embracing our significance.   February 7, 2019  

Erin walks verse by verse through Matthew 5:17-20. She shares how checklists flatter, but it’s the heart that matters and our need for heart transformation. She digs into Jesus as the fulfillment of the law and what that means for our lives.   February 14, 2019  

Chris takes us through a list of checklist items and the heart issues behind them that actually matter. He focuses in on the problem of lust and how if you’re not shattering lust, it will shatter you.   February 21, 2019  

Eric talks about our need to be aware of what motivates our actions and how destructive the fear of man can be. He digs into how what God knows is more important than what people think.   February 28, 2019  

John shares what ministry is like for him in Wales. He gives some insight into the spiritual climate there. He also walks us through six steps they use to connect with people and share.   March 7, 2019  

Jeremy digs in to a hurdle all of us have to overcome in order to place our full trust in God - our tendency to treasure and trust wealth. He breaks down three promises that wealth gives that it can't actually deliver and how we need to trust God for these things. He then shares a few pointers on how to seek God's Kingdom and righteousness first.   March 21, 2019  

Jeremy walks us through Matthew 7:1-12 and points out the contrast between good and bad judgement. He talks about the differences in the attitude, approach, and results.   March 28, 2019  

Eric walks through the final section of the Sermon on the Mount, examining the reasons to follow God and explaining 3 key habits for building a resilient life in following Jesus.   April 4, 2019  

Neil outlines biblical guidelines for succeeding in the right areas of life. He walks through the importance of growing in love (rather than in knowledge), following God's agenda (rather than our own), basing our relationship with God on grace (rather than on discipline), and setting the pace in discipleship (rather than putting off discipleship until the future).   April 11, 2019

Josh shares a little of his own story and kicks off the week talking about the meaning of being entrusted. He talks about how it is being assigned a responsibility for doing something, having something put into our care or protection. Josh looks into 2 Timothy 1:1-12.   March 10, 2019  

Josh walks us through 2 Timothy 1:13-2:2. He talks about how the job is not fully done until the person you're investing in is ready to pass it on themselves. He shares about the importance of passing it on to the faithful and choosing your running pack carefully.   March 11, 2019  

Josh talks about how we are all entrusted with God's Word and how it is the one thing that the enemy will go after more in your life than any other area. He shares how it is important to read it daily, handle it accurately, apply it immediately, and love it primarily.   March 11, 2019  

Josh breaks down 2 Timothy 4:5 and talks about how everyone will face suffering. He shares how we need to prepare for the fight, to start preparing now for what may come in the future.   March 12, 2019  

Chuck walks us through his life and how he went from being a naive young man from the south to the disciplined man of God that he is now. He talks about how God has made each of us for a specific person and will always be with us.   March 12, 2019  

Chuck takes us through the tyranny of the urgent. He shares how each of us wants to live purposeful lives, but we often let the urgent take precedence over the important.   March 14, 2019  

Chuck walks us through different names of God in the Bible. He takes time to define the different names and look into what that means for us. All of this is expanding on the concept that every struggle a person has is directly related to their concept of who God is and is to them.   March 14, 2019  

Chuck shares about the importance of thinking correctly about God and others. He talks about how we are to love God and love people. Chuck shares how love is always doing what's in the best interest of the other person, always.   March 15, 2019  

There are two types of required endurance, one externally imposed and one internally imposed but both have the same requirements to complete. Chuck talks about what enables you to endure.   March 2019  

Neil shares why some people leave a mark on people's lives while others just seem to leave a smudge. He talks about how you become a person who God uses to make an impact.   March 2019