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Is going to church really worth it? Research of American adults shows some discouraging trends regarding God's Church. It seems that an entire nation is asking a critical question about church…why bother?  But what if we understood that God has a beautiful design for the church that includes YOU? Would that change our perspective? The book of 1 Timothy speaks to these truths. Join us each week dur...

Throughout our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, the apostle Matthew has shown us how ancient prophecies in Scripture help us see how the birth of Jesus brings the Kingdom of God. Which leads us to ask, how should we respond? How should we relate to Jesus the King? Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz gives us the final message in our series, Preparing for the King. May we trul...

Have you ever received a Christmas gift that turned out to be far better that you first thought? In part 5 of our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, we'll discover how the coming of Jesus exceeds our expectations! We'll see in Matthew 2, how God kept His promise to His people and continues to do so even today! Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz gives our Christmas Eve message,...

What if Christmas doesn't feel like the "most wonderful time of the year?" In part 4 of our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met , we discover a portion of Scripture that is not part of the “traditional” Christmas text. Yet, it has a lot to say to us when dealing with the painful parts of the holiday season. Jesus’ birth doesn’t ignore the reality of pain or suffering-it...

Have you ever felt trapped? Stuck in a difficult situation? Ever feel as though there is no way out? In part 3 of our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, we'll discover how Matthew takes great care to help us see how Jesus’ birth fulfilled the promises of God by bringing deliverance to God’s people. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, A New Exodus, and...

In part 2 of our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, we turn to Matthew 2 to examine another way that Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises to His people. As we consider the story of the wise men who follow a start to come and find Jesus born in Bethlehem. Listen to Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares our latest message, A King from Bethlehem?, as he helps us see how the...

Today, we begin our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, where we will discover multiples ways that Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises to us. The book of Matthew provides the narrative to see how Jesus has fulfilled the signs of Isaiah’s prophecy. Listen to the first message in our series, A Surprise Arrival, as Pastor Rob Bentz teaches from Matthew 1 to help us...

Do you ever wonder if you have what it takes? If you're ready for all that will come your way on journey ahead? In the conclusion of our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, we reflect on Jesus' concluding message that aims to answer the question, “Do I have everything I need?” As we conclude, we’re going to see how he equips and prepares us to walk with courage. Listen...

We live in a world that is always seeking to find “happiness”. We want to pursue the things that will ultimately make us happy. We want to be happy. But how often do we try to find happiness in the fleeting “things” of this world? In part nine of our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, Jesus speaks of something more significant than happiness--Jesus speaks of a joy tha...

In part seven of our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, we read that followers of Jesus will face challenges and strong opposition in the world. Why? Because the world hated Jesus. He gives his followers this warning, and then a word of encouragement that God will help all believers through this hostility and the persecution. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our late...

Relationships. Friendships. We pursue them from the time we're children. Yet they often seem hard to find, and even harder to keep. Did you know that Jesus shared a lot about genuine community with the apostles? In part 6 of our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, we'll turn to the chapter 15 of John's gospel to learn two significant ways that Jesus shapes life in comm...

Have you ever noticed that in the Bible fruit is frequently used in parables, stories, or symbolism? As we continue our sermon series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, we follow Jesus through his last hours and teaching with his disciples in “The Farewell Discourse.” In John 15:1-11, we see several key aspects of what true discipleship looks like; helping us navigate the qu...

Throughout the world, people know about Jesus and many of His stories. Similarly, God The Father is also known throughout the world. But there’s one person of the Trinity that seems to be more of a mystery--the Holy Spirit! We continue our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, by diving into the Scriptures to we find the active role the Holy Spirit has in our everyday li...

Many people are worked up because their belief in things like power, self, and politics is letting them down. As we reach part 3 of our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus , we consider current statistics that suggest more people are looking for those answers outside of God--striving to find answers in these things or in something else. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares...

Do the people around you know who you follow? The things that interest us tend to take priority in our lives; our children, our job, favorite sports team, a hobby, or even favorite series of books. As a Christian, can those around us also see that we are followers of Jesus Christ? We continue our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, as we reflect upon Jesus and His last...

What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? Have you ever been unsure of what comes next, where to go, or how to get there? For as many people as you ask that question to, you will probably hear as many different answers. Yet Jesus didn’t leave that question unanswered. In his final hours, Jesus told his disciples what he cared about most. We find the details in the Gospel of John in a section kn...

All of the movement within, or away from, the American church is largely influenced by our consumer-driven culture--more than it is the Scriptures. In his sermon, Being the Body, Pastor Rob Bentz takes us to a familiar passage, 1 Cor. 12, to see the key role of each and every member of God's church.

In a popular culture that is filled with things that are not always as it seems, it's not easy to discern what's true and what isn't. This is why finding truth, amidst a sea of lies is so important. In his first letter to the church in Corinth, the Apostle Paul helps us discern wisdom from foolishness. Join us as Pastor Rob helps us see how the difference is found in the truth of the gospel!

In a culture divided in so many important ways, how can we experienced unity? In spite of the "Us vs. Them" mentality that is expressed on t-shirts, bumper stickers, and social media posts, God's people are called to pursue unity in our fractured world. Join us for part 3 of our series, as we examine how the Apostle Paul addressed this exact issue. Pastor Rob helps us see how Jesus changes the ent...

It seems people are polarized over every possible issue in our culture today. Every division is only growing deeper and more isolating. In the face of this division, we are called to represent Christ in a splintered society. God’s Word addresses this exact issue in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. Welcome to the first episode of our new series, Divided: Seeking Unity in a Fractured World, w...

Today, we begin our Summer sermon series, Habits: Ancient Practices for Today's World. This brief three-week series will examine some of the church's most time-tested spiritual practices of the historic Christian faith. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz helps us discover the purpose and benefits Scripture Meditation.

All families have issues. While this is certainly true, do you ever wonder if your family has more the most? To consider this question, we turn to the familiar Old Testament story of Joseph and his brothers. Student director Nic Staels leads us through Genesis 37 and 39 to help us see clearly the importance of God's providential control over all of life in our latest message, Is my Family too Mess...

Do you ever have any tension between family members? Long-lasting tension that leads to long-term dysfunction? This is what we see in the addressed directly and honestly in Genesis. it is through the brokenness and dysfunction of families--not avoidance--that we see the way God brings reconciliation. Learn more as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, When Dysfunction Meets Grace. 

Most of us often go through life convinced that we've got it all right. Problem is, we often find out that we've missed something. As we continue our sermon series, Family...Why Bother?, we look to the story of Isaac, his servant, and Rebekah to understand the amazing reality of God's providence. Pastor Rob Bentz helps us see how God's provision links with our own faith story.

Promises. Some are kept, many are broken. Do you struggle to believe them? Parents, friends, coaches, employers all told you one thing but didn't deliver. As we continue our message series, Family...Why Bother?, we're looking at the story of Abram and Sarai to see what happens when God's people lose faith in the promises of God. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz guides us through Genesis 12 in our latest...