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Send us Fan Mail Pastor Gary’s sermon today explores how God calls us to unlock our limitless potential. Drawing from 1 Kings 19:19-21 and John 21:9, he emphasizes the importance of responsibility when God blesses us with more. He challenges us to recognize that yesterday’s blessing can become today’s limitation if we fail to move forward. God often intervenes in unexpected ways to unlock our pote...

Send us Fan Mail We’re kicking off our 'Kings and Queens' relationship series on February 9th! Rose and I are also recording some additional podcasts that you can watch on YouTube or listen to on Spotify.  In the first episode, we’re sharing the story of our relationship and how it’s grown over the years. We’re excited to have you join us on this journey

Send us Fan Mail In Part 3 of "Limitless",  Pastor Josh emphasizes the incredible power of words, showing how they shape creation, salvation, and the course of our lives. Drawing from Scripture, he explains that words can bring life or limit us, depending on how we use them. He encourages believers to align their speech with God’s will, resist negativity, and speak words of faith that re...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of "Limitless", Pastor Josh explores the theme of Multiplication, emphasizing God’s command in Genesis 1:28 to be fruitful and grow what He has entrusted to us. Drawing from the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30, he highlights the importance of faithful stewardship, explaining that our worth is not determined by how much we are given but by how we use...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of "Limitless," Pastor Gary speaks about God being the God of the limitless. He explores Ephesians 3:20 and Genesis 2:9, highlighting humanity's temptation to be like God. Pastor Gary emphasizes that seeking knowledge apart from God's presence leads to limitation.

Send us Fan Mail In "Let's set the Record Straight",  Dan highlights that worship is central to our identity as God’s chosen people, as emphasized in 1 Peter 2:9. Worship is not just an act but a sacrifice that transforms lives, shifts atmospheres, and leaves a lasting legacy. True worship aligns with the greatest commandment, to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength...

Send us Fan Mail Today, Pastor Josh explores the powerful lessons of waiting on God through the story of Jesus' birth. Drawing from Matthew 1:18-24, Matthew 2:1-2, Luke 2:8-9, and Isaiah 9:6-7, he reminds us of God's faithfulness in every season of life. The sermon highlights how God comes through in our need for miracles, provides clarity in moments of uncertainty, shines His light in o...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 3 of " How To Be Happy", Pastor Rose's focuses on how to find true happiness through faith in Christ. She highlights the importance of hope trusting that God will act in His time and emphasizes the need to prioritize knowing Christ over everything else. Drawing from Philippians, she encourages us to press forward, forget the past, and focus on the heavenly p...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of "How To Be Happy", Pastor Josh's sermon focuses on the connection between serving others and experiencing true happiness. He highlights how volunteering and selfless acts improve mental health, reduce stress, and even lead to better physical well-being. Drawing from Philippians 2, he explains that humility and unity are essential foundations for a joyfu...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of " How To Be Happy", Pastor Rose’s teachings focuses on finding true happiness through contentment, inspired by Philippians 4:12. Paul’s life shows that contentment isn’t tied to circumstances but is rooted in gratitude and trust in God. Even in difficult situations, Paul remains thankful—for his friends, the spread of the Gospel, the prayers of others, and t...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 7 of The Holy Spirit, Pastors Rose and Josh focus on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, drawing from 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. They explain how the Spirit gives diverse gifts revelation, power, and utterance for the common good, to glorify Jesus, and to build up the church. The pastors encourage believers to seek these gifts with love and humility, emphasizing their purpose in dee...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 6 of The Holy Spirit, Pastor Rose emphasizes the Spirit's transformative and sending role, moving us to action and empowering us to share God's love. Drawing from Scripture, she highlights how the early church spread the Gospel despite challenges, driven by the Spirit’s ministry rooted in love. She urges faithfulness to the Spirit’s leading, building strong commu...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 5 of The Holy Spirit, Pastor Josh explores the boldness we receive through the Holy Spirit. Rooted in John 14:12 and Acts 1:8, he challenges us to use the Spirit’s power to serve others and witness in Jesus' name. Reflecting on Acts 3:1-10, Pastor Josh shows how faith-filled moments can lead to miraculous change. God’s plan is for us to be healed and whole, not merely...

Send us Fan Mail Part 4 of "Holy Spirit", Pastor Josh’s  focuses on "The Boldness of the Holy Spirit." He uses key scriptures, including John 11:16, Matthew 26:33-35, and John 20:19, to illustrate how the disciples initially spoke boldly but were hindered by fear. The message emphasizes that the Holy Spirit empowers believers with unhindered boldness, as seen in Acts 4, where P...

Send us Fan Mail Part 3 of " The Holy Spirit", Pastor Josh discusses the transition from the "Temple Model," which centered around sacred places, texts, and leaders, to a deeply personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. He reflects on Jesus' promise of the Spirit, encouraging believers to embrace this transformative gift. The Holy Spirit, symbolized as wind and fire, bri...

Send us Fan Mail Part  2 of "Holy Spirit ", Pastor Roses explores the difference between the Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit. The Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) are the evidence of God's nature within us—love, joy, peace, patience, and more—helping us fulfill the work of God in our hearts, while the Gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-11) enable us to walk in God's...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of "Holy Spirit," Pastor Josh addresses one of the enemy’s tactics: creating wariness around the Holy Spirit within the church. He highlights the vital role of the Holy Spirit as part of the Holy Trinity, emphasizing the importance of understanding and embracing this divine presence. Pastor Josh helps the congregation discover how the Holy Spirit is integral to...

Send us Fan Mail Part 4 of "Come alive", Pastor Josh's sermon focused on Jesus' calling of His disciples in Mark 1:16-20, showing how Jesus saw people in their daily lives, knowing both their strengths and weaknesses, and called them anyway. He reminded us not to wait for extraordinary moments, but to follow Jesus right where they were, understanding that true identity and purp...

Send us Fan Mail Part 3 of "come alive", Pastor Rose explored the profound truth that we are made on purpose, with a purpose, for a purpose. Drawing from Psalm 139:13-16, we reflected on how God intricately created us and knows our days before we are born. We are reminded in 1 John 3:1 that we are beloved children of God, emphasizing that we are not just an afterthought but are designed...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of "Come Alive", Pastor Josh emphasizes that true freedom in Christ (Galatians 5:1) involves transformative encounters (Luke 5:17 -26), liberation from sin, suffering, and religious blindness, a strong desire for change, the need to embrace discomfort, the healing power of confession (James 5:16 ), walking humbly, maintaining hope, and the importance of experienci...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of "Come Alive" was an incredible start, filled with energy and anticipation at Millbrook High School. Pastor Josh challenged us to reflect on our relationship with God, emphasizing that it’s not just about calling Him “Lord,” but truly knowing Him. He highlighted that our actions, not just our words, reveal whether we truly follow God, citing Matthew 7:21: “Not e...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of "keep it freedom", Pastor Josh & Pastor Rose share points and scriptures on how to pour in our community.

Send us Fan Mail Part 6 of "Audacious", Pastor Josh teaches what it looks like to live by faith and not sight. He shows as that faith is actually something that pleases and amazes God when we push it to the limits.

Send us Fan Mail In part 5 of "Audacious" we have Pastor Rose teach us what it is like to choose God even when He doesn't explicitly speak to us. We look at two miracles of God saving men with conviction from the book of Daniel to find that we can choose God over everything, even if we don't have an outright instruction to.

Send us Fan Mail This week in part 4 of "Audacious" we look at the story of Elijah vs the 450 prophets of Baal. We look at how it took audacious faith to pray for the fire once in Elijah's contest vs the false god prophets, but then also to wait and pray 7 times for rain; waiting and looking for the cloud.