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Giving Up Laziness and Complacency

The Good Shepherd
Scripture: John 10:1-18. Our "That You May Believe" series continues as our Family Life pastor, the Rev. Jamie Kendrew preaches on the Good Shepherd.

Giving Up Greed

A Man Born Blind
Scripture: John 9:1-12. This week in our "That You May Believe" series, we are led by our Sr. Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott, as he preaches on Jesus demonstrating the work He came to do, which is healing and restoration.

A Guilty Woman
Scripture: John 8:1-11. Our journey through the gospel of John continues as we read of Jesus' response to the Pharisees and the woman caught in adultery.

Giving Up Worry
Scripture: Luke 12:22-34.

A Hungry Crowd
Scripture: John 6:1-14. We continue our journey through the gospel of John as our Sr. Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott, teaches on the miracle of the Feeding of the Multitude.

Giving Up Control
Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11. We begin our Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday message on the temptation of Jesus in wilderness.

Healing the Sick
Scripture: John 5:1-13. This week, we are joined by the president and founder of the Urban Impact Foundation, the Rev. Dr. Ed Glover. Pastor Ed preaches on Jesus healing the sick man at the pool of Bethesda as part of our That You May Believe series.

The Woman at the Well
Scripture: John 4:1-14. On this Sunday where we celebrated the sacrament of baptism, we are lead in our teaching by our Sr. Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott, as he preaches on the Samaritan's woman encounter with Jesus at the well.

A Religious Leader
Scripture: John 3:1-15. Our journey through the gospel of John progresses as we take a look at the third chapter, discussing the meeting between Nicodemus and Jesus.

A Wedding at Cana
Scripture: John 2:1-11. We continue our journey through the gospel of John as we are joined by the Rev. John Guest. He will be preaching on John chapter 2 in which we witness Jesus's first miracle.
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When God Becomes Man
Scripture: John 1:1-14. We are kicking off a brand new series this week entitled "That You May Believe". We are excited for you to be joining us on this journey through the gospel of John as we learn together about Jesus. We begin right where you'd guess with John chapter 1 as we are led by our Sr. Pastor Jared Ott.

Created on Purpose
Scripture: Psalm 139:13-18. We bring our "Life: Designed by God" series to a close with a testimony and message from pastor Jamie Kendrew.

Formed for a Reason
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10. We are in week 2 of our series "Life: Designed by God" as we are led by our senior pastor Jared Ott. He is teaching on the fact that we have been formed for a specific reason in order to bring about the kingdom of God.

Living to Please
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8. As we kick of our new series "Life: Designed by God", we are joined by the new president of the Silver Ring Thing, Jason Burtt.

Promised Realized Through Faith
Scripture: Romans 4:13-24a. 2017 has arrived and we are starting off the year with a reminder from pastor Matthew Rivers that God is faithful to complete that which He says He will.

The Effect Leading to Faith
Scripture: Luke 2:25-35. Christmas is here, and the Rev. John Guest is preaching on the gift of faith that came with the birth of Jesus.

The Effect Leading to Hope
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20. Its Christmas Eve, and we are celebrating the wonder of the season and the hope that comes through the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The Effect Leading to Discovery
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12. Today we celebrate our service of Lessons and Carols as we learn about the star chasers who would come to see the newborn king.

The Effect Leading to Courage
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25. In week 2 our of series "The Bethlehem Effect" our Sr. Pastor Jared Ott discusses the courage of Joseph and the example he set for us in following God.

The Effect Leading to Belief
Scripture: Luke 1:26-38. This week we kick off a new series called "The Bethlehem Effect". The Rev. Dr. Ed Glover joins us for week 1 of our new series as he preaches on the virgin birth of Jesus and its impact on our belief.

Now We All Thank Our God
Scripture Luke 17:11-19. The Rev. John Guest leads us in a lesson concerning gratitude as our attention is on Thanksgiving.

The Joy of Giving
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11. We bring our stewardship focus within our Innerworkings of Worship series to a close as pastor Jared Ott preaches on being a cheerful giver during our Harvest Ingathering service. This message also contains a testimony from church and staff member, Linda Santavicca.

The Sacrifice of Giving
Scripture: Mark 12:41-44. On this day when we remember and celebrate our veterans, pastor John Guest speaks on the sacrifice of giving.

The Spirituality of Giving
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15. We are in the second week of focus on stewardship within our Innerworkings of Worship series, "The Treasure Principle". In this message we are led by our Family Life pastor, the Rev. Jamie Kendrew, as he teaches on the spiritual nature of our giving.

The Treasure of Giving
Scripture: Matthew 19:16-26. We pick back up with our Innerworkings of Worship series as we now focus on the topic of stewardship. Our Sr. Pastor Jared Ott kicks us off as we dive into The Treasure Principle, our companion piece for this series.

Making an Urban Impact
Scripture: Acts 1:8. Today we take a pause in our Innerworkings of Worship series so that we can celebrate the unique partnership we have with the Urban Impact Foundation. Today we are joined by the Rev. Dr. Ed Glover, his wife Tammy, Seth Reichart and Sara VanKirk-Glover.

Worship Is a Lifestyle
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2. We are closing out our focus on worship within our Innerworkings of Worship series as our Associate Worship Pastor John Walton and Sr. Pastor Jared Ott discuss the importance of worship being an integral part of our lives, not reserved for the time we are in a worship service.

Worship Is a Two Way Conversation
Scripture: Revelation 3:19-22. We are in week three of our focus on worship. Today, we hear from our Director of Choral Music, Mickey Knaub, as well as our Family Life Pastor, the Rev. Jamie Kendrew as he speaks about the give and take of worship.

Worship Is a Response to God
Scripture: Psalm 100:1-5. We are in week 2 of our focus on worship within our Innerworkings of Worship. Our Sr. Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott, details that worship is a response to what God has done for us first. Also in this message, Pastor Jared reveals the name of and dedicates our newly acquired building.

Worship Is a Matter of the Heart
Scripture: John 4:21-26. We continue in our Innerworkings of Worship series as we examine why we sing as a form of worship. Joining us today are the Rev. John Guest and our lead worship pastor, Brad Lebakken.

Fellowship Through Serving Communities
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-20. We are closing out our focus on Fellowship within the Innerworkings of Worship series this week as our Sr. Pastor Jared Ott preaches on how we come together through serving.

Fellowship Through Small Communities
Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25. As we continue to focus on Fellowship in our Innerworkings of Worship series, we are joined by the Rev. Dr. Ed Glover.

Fellowship Through Corporate Communities
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47. We are jumping back into our Innerworkings of Worship series with a three part look at Fellowship. Leading us in our message today for part 1 of the focus is our senior pastor the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott.

Youth Sunday
We are celebrating Youth Sunday this week, as we are led in worship by members of our Youth Ministries, including a message from our High School Pastor, the Rev. Doug Raraigh

I Believe in Life Everlasting
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8. Our Sr. Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott, brings our series on the Apostles' Creed to a close with an examination of the hope that comes with the renewal of all things.

I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:35-44. As we near the end of series on the Apostles' Creed, our pastor of Family Life leads us in a biblical exploration of our resurrections.

I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins
Scripture 1 John 1:5-10. Our Sr. Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jared Ott, discusses the heavy, yet hopeful topic of sin and Christ's work for our redemption from sin as we continue to examine the core of our beliefs as expressed in the Apostles' Creed.

I Believe in the Communion of Saints
Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-22. We continue in our series on the Apostles' Creed with a sequel to last week's message as we look at the Holy Spirit's work in unifying us as one church, the communion of saints.

I Believe in the Holy Spirit
Scripture: John 14:15-21. We are joined today by the Rev. Ed Glover as we continue in our series on the Apostles' Creed, which is part of our uber-series The Innerworkings of Worship.

I Believe He Will Come Again
Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44. The Rev. Dr. Jared Ott leads us once again in our series The Innerworkings of Worship as he preaches on the return of Christ. This message contains two clips from the 1972 cult classic "A Thief in the Night".

I Believe He Ascended Into Heaven
Scripture: Acts 1:1-11. We return to our series the Innerworkings of Worship this week as we continue our way through the Apostles' Creed. Pastor Jamie Kendrew preaches today and also gives a report on our recent trip to the Dominican Republic.

A God Blessed Nation
Scripture: Psalm 33:8-22. This Sunday we are celebrating the 240th birthday of our great nation with a sermon from the Rev. Dr. John Guest.

I Believe He Died and Was Buried
1 Corinthians 15:1-11. We continue to make our way through the foundational truths of our faith as described in the Apostles' Creed. We are lead today by our Sr. Pastor Jared Ott as we also celebrate our week of Summer Day Camp.

I Believe in Jesus Christ His Son
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20. Happy Father's Day! We celebrate Dads with donuts and a message from Matthew Rivers as we continue our series, The Innerworkings of Worship.
I Believe in God the Father
Scripture: Acts 17:22-28. We continue in our Innerworkings of Worship series today as we get a brief history of the creeds and dive deep into the opening statement of the Apostles Creed.