Wonder Church

This message is from Jeff and Heidi Vantreese, elders at Wonder. They share about walking with Jesus through life's many seasons and how to persevere and learn as you walk.

We all have purpose given to us by God. We have dreams and passions. Many of us get excited about the plan God has for our lives, but once we go home, to real life, the plan fades away. In this message, Pastor CJ and Nicole discuss 3 essential disciplines to live out your God given plan: time with God, going to church, and not giving up.

We all have assignments from God for our life. But, sometimes we can feel stuck. We are making no apparent progress in life. What do we do when we feel this way? How can we get unstuck? Together, let's find out.

We all have assignments from God for our life. We all have important Kingdom purpose. We all have dreams from God. But, how often do we start on those purposes and then our lives get so full that we get stuck and can't progress. In Hebrews 12:1, we are encouraged to throw off all the burdens that slow us down and the sin that trips us up and run the race that God has set for us. In this serie...

On Easter, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But, why did He come and what did he accomplish on Easter? In this message, Pastor CJ studies the famous verse, John 3:16, and helps us see the essence of the Gospel, and the hope of Christianity.

In this message, we conclude our study of Psalm 23.  We find that having journeyed with "My Shepherd" through the ups and downs of life, the writer, and the believer, are speak with confidence about loving care of God. We are able to live a life of  "dwelling in the house of the Lord" now and forever.

We see our Shepherd become also our Host. As a Host, He provides all that we would ever need or want, including the protection and covering of being in His care. The blessings that He pours out on us are not small, conditional, or limited by any means.  Instead, they are absolute, infinite, and complete. 

Pastor Darius Giles share about the God's ability to take the brokenness in our lives and redeem it. The Bible is filled with countless examples and statements regarding this. Not only is God able to redeem, but brokenness is a requirement for redemption to occur. Broken people are the only people that God uses.

Psalm 23:4 is perhaps the most recognizable passage in the entire Bible. We love this passage because we can relate to the times of walking through "the darkest valley". But, there is a message of hope in this passage.  That hope is found in the shepherd that doesn't just lead us "to" the valley; He leads us "through" the valley.

Pastor Jay Smith brings a study of Psalm 34.  In this beloved Psalm, King David writes from a context that is filled with anguish.  The psalm is filled with pain, hope, and most of all, honesty.  For those of us studying it, we can relate with many of the things that David writes.  We also can put our trust in the same one that David trusted: God.

Psalm 23:3 tells us two things that "my shepherd" does.  In this breakdown verse 3, we will discover the beauty of this passage and how it so clearly points us to the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

We are studying Psalm 23:2. This verse follows the preceding verse (1) which is the thesis statement for the whole chapter: The Lord is my Shepherd, I have all that I need. Verses 2-4 are premises or reasons why the thesis is true. You could say that verses 2-4 tells us, "what my Shepherd does..." And we learn that he does two things: he leads us to rest and to peaceful streams. The shee...

Psalm 23 is among the most beloved scriptures in the Bible. It has comforted readers for thousands of years. But, when we slow down and study this passage word for word, we discover that there is even more that we may have missed, include a clear gospel invitation. Join us as we study the first verse in Psalm 23, "The Lord is my Shepherd; I have all that I need."

If the value of something is determined by how much someone is willing to pay for it, how valuable are you to God? How valuable is He to you? In todays message, we discuss these two questions.

What is the Kingdom of God? In Luke 17:20-21, Jesus says a curious statement that transforms our understanding of the Kingdom of God: The Kingdom is wherever the King reigns. In other words, Jesus is saying, the Kingdom is here, because I am here! Now, the Spirit of Jesus dwells in the believers, so if the believer is in step with God, where they step, there is a window into the Kingdom of God. Bu...

There has been a growing movement of Christians and churches that emphasize the ministry of intercession. Wonder Church is among them.  Part of the reason for this is because we believe that the source of all the increasing conflict and tension in our world and lives is not political or social, but spiritual. And, in order to win the war in the spiritual, we must intercede. But what is intercessio...

Almost everyone on the planet does the same thing at the beginning of a new year: they set new year's resolutions. This is not necessarily bad, but scripture prohibits the pursuit of human ambition in place of the pursuit of God's will. But, how do we set goals that are aligned with God's will? These 3 practices will empower you to do that.

The Virgin Birth is among the most unbelievable event in the Bible.  It is also a core tenant of the faith.  But why? And, equality interest, how? In this message, Dr. Don Ross presents the biblical answer and what it means for us today.

This is an expository study of Luke 2:1-7, the birth of Jesus Christ according to Luke. Here, Luke begins by explaining what is happening in the political world and how God used the evil actions of the Roman emperor to bring Mary and Joseph exactly where he wanted them to be and in the exact circumstances he wanted them to be in when Jesus would be born.  We see how God moved the entire Roman empi...

In John 12:31, Jesus said, "The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out." This means that salvation includes deliverance from bondage to sin, the world, and the demonic kingdom (having Satan as your father).  Thank you Jesus! In this message, we look at how deliverance from the demonic is achieved in Jesus Christ, as well as what daily...

In this message, Rick and Druci Allen (Elders) share about the lies we believe about ourselves. The first lie ever spoken was in the garden of Eden, about the character and nature of God.  The first to believe the lie were Adam and Eve.  The human race follows their parents in the destruction of these first lies that they believed.  But, the Gospel of Jesus Christ sets humanity free and restores o...

If God is all powerful, how can He be good, since there is so much evil in the world? The first lie ever uttered attacked the character and nature of God.  We read about it in Genesis 3.  Satan tried to convince Eve that God was holding out on her, He did not have her best interests in mind: God's not good.  Since then, this lie has been uttered to ever person who has ever lived.  In this mes...

The scriptures say about itself that it is a "lamp to our feet and a light to our path." It provides wisdom, security, and direction in a dark and confusing world.  Yet, Satan used this book that provides direction to tempt Jesus to sin.  The Bible has been under attack since the beginning and the words intended to lead people to righteousness have been used to lead people astray.  With...

Paul describes what it feels like to struggle with sin in Romans 7.  All of humanity struggles with doing things we do not want to do.  So, how do we stop?  Paul tells us that the answer is in Jesus Christ.  How does Jesus Christ set us free from the core beliefs that drive addictive behavior?  In this message, we complete our discussion on the lies that bind.  We cover the remaining two lies that...

Many of us have tried ending bad habits unsuccessfully.  In this message, we seek to accomplish 3 things: 1. Understand how habits are formed. 2. Rebuke the lies that bind. 3. Replace the lies with truth that sets us free. To give this topic enough time to go deep, we are splitting the message into two parts.  In the first part, we cover the first two lies that bind.  In the second part, we cover...