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Ep 131Constructive Conflict

In any meaningful relationship there will be times of disagreement. In this message we will look into how to handle disagreements in a way that is constructive and life giving. God calls His people to speak the truth in love to one another and we will look at what this means, practically speaking, in the context of a disagreement.

Jul 14, 201934 min

Ep 130A Righteous and Redeemed Community

This week we'll explore how being made well comes with a call to live in community with others and have a redemptive impact in their lives.​

Jul 8, 201936 min

Ep 129A Life-Changing Question

This morning as we end the vices and virtues part of our series, we ask a life-changing question: Do you truly love Jesus? You can be well by loving Jesus well.A Life-Changing Question

Jun 30, 201936 min

Ep 128Courage that Leads to Diligence/ Displacing Slothfulness

Slothfulness is frequently not recognized as a sin. In this message we will discover what sloth is and how God calls His people to be courageous—to have a sturdiness of soul, pursuing God and His agenda.

Jun 23, 201937 min

Ep 127Faith that Leads to Kindness: Displacing Envy

Envy tends to be more of a problem than most people realize. In this message we will discover that faith, believing that God supplies everything we need, can move the follower from envy to kindness. Kindness meaning that we can be considerate and generous with others.

Jun 17, 201936 min

Ep 126Holiness that Leads to Self-Control- Displacing Gluttony

Pastor Steve Warner Gluttony is a sin. However, it is often mis-defined, wrongfully understood, or even dismissed as a mere weakness. This week we will examine unhealthy self-indulgence by exploring the concept of gluttony. Further, we will explore God’s original plan for nourishment of the body and spirit, through right alignment and self-control. When we understand God’s perspective and intention for our lives, self-control is understood as a gift of strength from God, rather than a list of steps rooted in self-help. This strength is attained through a desire to holistically honor Him.

Jun 10, 201933 min

Ep 125Justice that Leads to Patience: Displacing Anger

Anger is a big problem. In this message we will see that its source is frequently a perceived injustice. As the follower of God loves what God loves, hates what God hates and pursues godly justice, anger is displaced. We must learn to wait patiently on the Lord, knowing He makes all things right.

Jun 2, 201933 min

Ep 124Love that Leads to Purity: Displacing Lust

God promises that He blesses the pure in heart, therefore, we must not give in to lust. In this message we will see how biblical love displaces the vice of lust and leads to the virtue of purity.

May 26, 201935 min

Ep 123Greed and Generosity

This week we will explore the vice of greed and how hope, rightly placed, frees us up for a life of generosity.

May 19, 201941 min

Ep 122Wisdom that Leads to Humility

This message begins our 7-week closeup look into the 7 deadly sins and the virtues that are to displace them. Today we will see that humility is to displace pride and the means of grace for this to really happen is right-mindedness.

May 12, 201935 min

Ep 1217 Vices, 7 Virtues, 7 Means of Grace

In this message the 7 deadly sins are laid out along with their corresponding virtues. God has a picture of what you could be, and the key to experiencing this wholeness is stepping onto the bridge of God’s means of grace, moving from a vice to a virtue.

May 5, 201936 min

Ep 120Do You Want to Get Well?

This message begins our spring/summer series “The Heart of the Matter.” In this message we will look at a crucial question that Jesus asked a paralytic and we need to ask ourselves, “Do you want to get well?"

Apr 28, 201931 min

Ep 119Believe

The resurrection is pivotal to the Christian faith. In this Easter message we will look at how ancient historians, eyewitnesses, fulfilled prophecy and even enemies of Jesus all encourage us to believe in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Apr 21, 201929 min

Ep 118Informed Faith

This Palm Sunday we will look into what it means to have an informed faith. The resurrected Jesus was seen by hundreds of people validating that He is the person He claimed to be, has the power He claimed to have and keeps the promises that He made.

Apr 14, 201919 min

Ep 117The Cross: Foolishness or Wisdom?

This message begins our Easter series with our focus on becoming spiritually intelligent. In this message we will see that those who receive the message of the cross are graced with wisdom and power from God.

Apr 7, 201937 min

Ep 116Man on the Mat

Jesus is becoming famous. Crowds are starting to want to be near Him. Four party-crashers tear a roof apart - the crowd is scorning. It’s then that we learn what the Kingdom is all about. Where would you have been in this story?

Mar 31, 201933 min

Ep 115Because of His Love: Malachi

Malachi, as the last book of the Old Testament, shares some important insight for the follower of God. In this message we see that God calls His people to be devoted followers who revere His name and invest in what matters for eternity.

Mar 24, 201938 min

Ep 114Because of His Love: Zechariah

From Zechariah we discover the action of authentic obedience is only made possible through recognition and humble acceptance of the power, provision, and presence of God.

Mar 17, 201935 min

Ep 113Because of His Love: Haggai

From Haggai we discover insight that is essential to how a movement in God takes place. In Haggai's time it was about the people being inspired to rebuild the temple. In our time it's about being inspired to build the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus.

Mar 10, 201936 min

Ep 112Because of His Love: Zephaniah

How does God feel about you? Zephaniah answers this question, assuring us that God has created us for intimacy, love and friendship with Him and He is present with His people. The Lord is mighty to save, takes great delight in His followers, quiets us with His love and rejoices over His beloved with singing. Listen to this message with expectation of an encounter with a God Who loves immeasurably more than you can imagine.

Mar 3, 201931 min

Ep 111Because of His Love: Habakkuk

The prophet Habakkuk wrestled with God on why He wasn’t addressing the ungodliness of His people. When God did address their sin, using an even more ungodly people to correct God’s people, Habakkuk really began to wrestle with God. Habakkuk models for us how to wrestle through troubled faith and come to a faith that is triumphant, a faith that trusts God no matter what is going on.

Feb 24, 201934 min

Ep 110Because of His Love: Nahum

In this week’s message, from Nahum, you will be challenged to trust that God will do what is right, in His time and for His purposes. God delights in mercy but there does come a day when God will say enough and judgment will follow.

Feb 17, 201934 min

Ep 109Because of His Love: Micah

Ever wonder what God expects of you as a follower? Micah gives a succinct answer to this question.

Feb 10, 201933 min

Ep 108Because of His Love: Jonah

Jonah will challenge us to wrestle with the condition of our heart and our view of God’s mercy and deliverance, both for ourselves and for others.

Feb 3, 201934 min

Ep 107Because of His Love: Obadiah

This week we will look at Obadiah’s warning that pride can deceive us into believing we can be completely self-sufficient.

Jan 27, 201937 min

Ep 106Because of His Love: Amos

In the book of Amos we discover that it is critical to see cause and effect. We must understand that God interacts in our lives more than we often realize, and He desires that we live faithful lives in Him.

Jan 20, 201938 min

Ep 105Because of His Love: Joel

In the book of Joel we are given a picture of, and invited into, the experience of The Day of the Lord. In this message we will look at what this means and how it prepares us for the return of Jesus.

Jan 13, 201937 min

Ep 104Because of His Love: Hosea

We are Called to walk in the way and the wisdom of God. The minor prophets teach us how to do this, in the light of God's love for us.

Jan 6, 201937 min

Ep 103A Three-Step Vision

Nine years ago the vision was presented of being a church where people encounter grace, grow in grace and give grace. This message will look at that vision again, with the perspective of nine years of experience.

Dec 30, 201837 min

Ep 102Christmas: An Opportunity to Rediscover

In this message we will look at Christmas as a time to rediscover that Jesus is our source of peace. Jesus graces us with peace on the inside, peace with others and the blessedness of becoming peacemakers.

Dec 23, 201829 min

Ep 101Christmas: An Opportunity to Rejoice

In this 3rd Advent message we will see that the joy we have in Jesus is a delight that runs deeper than pain or pleasure. This joy is a gift of the Holy Spirit as He causes us to see the beauty of Jesus.

Dec 16, 201823 min

Ep 100Christmas: An Opportunity to Receive

This week we will look at how traditions can be helpful when they enable us to receive the work that God wants to do in us and through us.

Dec 9, 201834 min

Ep 99Christmas: An Opportunity to Remember

Advent adds value to our lives when we use it to remember truths about Jesus. Remembering breaks the cycle of forgetting God and experiencing consequences. Remembering builds hope for what God will do in the future.

Dec 2, 201830 min

Ep 98Traditions: Helpful or Hurtful

Traditions are helpful when they assist you in remembering, receiving, rejoicing and rediscovering truths about Jesus.

Nov 25, 201836 min

Ep 97Called to be Culturally Relevant

God’s people are called to go and interact, in an understandable way, with culture. In this interaction there is to be a hospitable attitude towards the stranger, those different from us.

Nov 18, 201835 min

Ep 96Fight the Good Fight – Part 2

This week is a continuation of last week’s message on spiritual warfare. We ignore the devil to our harm, and exaggerate him to our harm. Knowing this, we take up the armor, listed in Ephesians 6, and respond to the call to spiritual battle.

Nov 11, 201833 min

Ep 95Fight the Good Fight – Part 1

In this message from Ephesians 6:10-18 we will see that the follower of God must understand the spiritual battle they are part of and put on the armor that God provides.

Nov 4, 201834 min

Ep 94Praise God for the Return of Jesus

The follower of God should be informed about and on the watch for the return of Jesus. His return should be on our minds and hearts, and affect how His followers do life.

Oct 28, 201839 min

Ep 93Praise God for Redemption

By His redemptive sacrifice on the cross, Jesus offers us new life and relationship with Him. God’s people will believe and receive this in faith. Today's message highlights this and explains the purpose and place of God’s Law.

Oct 21, 201836 min

Ep 92Praise God for Jesus' Resurrection

Pastor Steve continues our series with a message about the resurrection of Jesus and how it changes everything. We are called to a life of worship and central to this is to live with a preoccupation on the resurrection of Jesus.

Oct 14, 201834 min

Ep 91Praise God for Jesus

In our Intentional Worship series, this week Pastor Aaron brings a message looking at praising God for the saving work of his Son Jesus on our behalf.

Oct 7, 201834 min

Ep 90Praise God for His Righteousness

Pastor Steve continues our Intentional Worship series with a message looking at what righteousness is and why it matters. God is revealed to us as righteous, and when we are relationship with Jesus we receive His identity of Righteous.

Sep 30, 201836 min

Ep 89Praise God for His Faithfulness

Pastor Steve continues our series with a message looking at anchoring our lives on God’s faithfulness. We must be fully convinced, and live in such a way, that nothing sways us from trusting in God’s faithfulness. As we believe and live this way we are intentional worshipers of God.

Sep 23, 201833 min

Ep 88Praise God for His Compassion

Continuing our fall series, Intentional Worship, Pastor Steve brings a message focusing on the great compassion of God. His compassion changes everything.

Sep 16, 201829 min

Ep 87Praise God for His Greatness

We kickoff our fall series, Intentional Worship, discovering what it means to be one who is an intentional worshiper. As the greatness of God preoccupies His people, it will change the way we think and live, moving us towards becoming intentional worshipers.

Sep 9, 201838 min

Ep 86Sheep to Shepherd

Pastor Aaron finishes our series, The Good Life, with a message that the 'good' life is not about what we attain, but about giving our lives away.

Sep 2, 201832 min

Ep 85Doing Life Right

Pastor Steve continues our series, The Good Life, with a message discovering that the born again follower of Jesus is graced by God to be an instrument of grace to others. In a quick examination of the gifts that God bestows upon His people, it becomes apparent that people are part of His plan to administer His grace.

Aug 26, 201833 min

Ep 84Behavior That Blesses

Continuing our Good Life series, Pastor Steve brings a message discovering that the "good life" God has for us is realized as we commit to behavior that blesses others.

Aug 19, 201833 min

Ep 83The Good Life

Continuing on with The Good Life series, Pastor Steve teaches that experiencing the good life that God has for you is discovered if you will grow up in your salvation. Maturity in Jesus and moving from selfishness to seeing God's big picture are foundational to a good life.

Aug 12, 201831 min

Ep 82Living Hope and Holy Living

Pastor Steve begins a new series, The Good Life, with a message exploring the idea that the “good life” is experienced when there's a balance between knowing about the ways of God and living them out.

Aug 5, 201831 min