Woodside Bible Church Lake Orion

Today, we are completing our series, Thy Kingdom Come, where we will see Jesus’ reign over disease and death. Many times, in the New Testament Jesus is seen healing someone. We see His power and authority displayed through His acts of healing. That same power is alive and active, today. His healing touch restores dignity, resurrects life, and amazes the world. Join us in the last sermon of this series, Healing for the Hurting, and let Christ's overwhelming love heal your heart.

We are journeying on in our series, Thy Kingdom Come, learning from Mark chapters 3-5. Today, we will be reminded that Jesus reigns over the demonic realm. Jesus’ saving grace transforms us. He takes unclean, sinful people wipes away their sins, and restores them to new life. In Mark 5 Jesus heals a man with a demon, He is still moving and transforming lives today! We will hear how Jesus removes our uncleanness, restores our humanity, and commissions us for ministry. Listen to the latest message of the series, Expert in Exorcism, and let Christ’s transforming power revive you.

Today we continue in our series, Thy Kingdom Come, looking at the Gospel of Mark. We will be reminded of the great comfort that Jesus reigns over creation. There are times when we face all-consuming anxiety, when doubts and what-ifs fill our head. In these times, we can lose sight of God and forget that He is near. He remains calm and at peace in these times, He speaks with authority, and He calls us to step out and live in fearless faith. Allow Him to draw you out of these pits and let His comfort fill you with hope. Listen to the latest message of the series, Ruler of the Wind and Waves, and let His peace wash over your anxieties.

We are moving forward in our journey through the gospel of Mark, where we will be met with the question, what is your heart towards Jesus’ word? In Mark 4, Jesus tells a parable that describes the different types of soil of the human heart. Jesus states that there are four kinds, the hard heart, shallow heart, distracted heart, and fertile heart. As we contemplate the state of our hearts, Jesus drives home the importance of having a fertile heart --one that is obedient and open to the word of God and all that it asks of us. Listen to the latest message of the series, The Seed is the Word, and allow the Lord to speak to your heart.

Today we are continuing our message series, Thy Kingdom Come: His Reign in Our Lives. We will discover how the Lord asks for our full allegiance and commitment to His kingdom. Letting go and giving up control is a difficult task. In our walks with Christ, this is what He asks of us, to allow Him to have full control of our lives as He guides us in the way He has paved. Jesus asks some thought-provoking questions in the gospel of Mark, which will call us to examine our hearts and ask ourselves the questions, "Who is Jesus to me? Have I fully surrendered to Him?" Listen to the newest message of the series, Choose Ye This Day, to learn how Jesus challenges our religious assumptions and reorients our family loyalty.

We are beginning our new series, Thy Kingdom Come: His Reign in Our Lives, today we will see how Jesus’ reign brings heaven to earth. Arrivals are exciting. We wait with great expectation for what we are anticipating, rather the arrival of a loved one or the visit of an influential person. This week we are starting in Mark chapter 3, where we will learn about the distinguishing marks that the disciples had. In the excitement of Jesus arrival, He calls out His twelve disciples. The twelve were called out from the crowd, they spent a lot of time with Jesus, and they were given authority. Listen to the first message of the series today, The King is Here, where we will see how Jesus' reign brings heaven to earth and how we too are given the same characteristics as the disciples had.

We are continuing in our series, Elijah, where we will learn how God faithfully calls people into His mission. In our society, work is an essential part of living. We work to make a living and to provide for our families. We desire to do well in our careers and see how far they can take us. God has given His followers a mission – to bring the gospel to all peoples and nations. Taking His love and peace to all we can. When He calls us, we see that God's call demands commitment, God's call can be trusted, and His call involves development. Listen to our newest message of the series, Passing the Baton, and learn how we can step into God's call for us.

Today, we continue in our series, Elijah, reminding us how the same God Elijah served can use us to live a life of impact for His Kingdom. When we face times of self-pity or defeat, we can look to God to give us strength. Even Elijah, who was a man of great faith faced times of hopelessness. In times when we find ourselves full of sorrow, we can be encouraged that the same God that worked through Elijah, can conquer our self-pity. He calls us to his truth, to his spirit, and to live a life of servitude. Listen to our newest message of the series, Conquering Self-Pity, and be reminded of the courage God gives us.

Today, we continue our new message series! In Elijah, we will see that through many struggles and oppositions, Elijah was a man of faith and served God well. Though there were times he fell into depression and wanted to give up, God still used him to make a huge impact. When we feel like God doesn’t hear our prayers, we will hear some truths that will fuel us with hope to have faith in our prayer life. Listen to our newest message of the series, The Prayer of a Righteous Person, and hear that the prayer of a righteous person is effective and powerful.

We continue our new series, Elijah; A Man Just Like Us, reminding us how the same God Elijah served can use us to live a life of impact for His kingdom. What does Scripture say about false gods? How does idolatry impact our lives? In this text, we are at the peak or the high point of Elijah’s ministry. We are going to witness an awesome triumph, a spectacular demonstration of God's presence and power, and a remarkable confirmation of who the true and living God is. Listen to our second message of the series, A Theology of Idolatry, and realize the Lord is the only God who gives life.

We just launched a new series, Elijah; A Man Just Like Us, reminding us how the same God Elijah served can use us to live a life of impact for His kingdom. When looking at this section of scripture, we see that God's people have lost their way and its unique and dangerous time to be a faithful follower of God. In all this, Elijah lives a life of faith, trusting God and taking him at his word. But what does this look like? What does a life of faith look like? Listen to our first message of the series, Elijah, A Life of Faith, and see how a life of faith is a life of trusting God and taking him at his word.

In our series, Asking for a Friend series, we’ll answer tough questions and provide you with gospel-centered answers that you can share with a friend. We all have questions, but sometimes, navigating the answers to cultural issues through the lens of the Gospel can be challenging. How often should I be reading the Bible? How can I read the Bible and not get bored? While few people within God’s church would admit this, many might ask this question. Listen to our newest messages, Finding Yourself in the Ultimate Story, and understand how God’s Word provides the way of blessing.

In our series, Asking for a Friend series, we’ll answer tough questions and provide you with gospel-centered answers that you can share with a friend. We all have questions, but sometimes, navigating the answers to cultural issues through the lens of the Gospel can be challenging. This week, we will be exploring the question: "Why Doesn't God Answer My Prayers?" We'll look at what the bible says to help us understand God's providence and how He teaches us what to expect when it comes to our prayer life.

Today we concluded our message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. We concluded our study by examining the final defeat of sin and death, culminating with the New Heaven and New Earth where God dwells with his people forever. In paradise. If this is truly the destiny for all those who believe in Jesus, then how should we live and prepare for it? Listen to our newest message of the series, The Great Return, and choose to live in anticipation of Jesus’ return!

Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. Do you think often about heaven? In today's scripture, we’re not given a “they lived happily ever after” fairy tale description of heaven. Rather, we are introduced to a glorious picture that will create a deep longing within us for our forever and eternal home. Listen to our newest message of the series, The True Eternal City, and long for and live to enter the city of God!

Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. We find the magnificent conclusion of Christ’s work in Revelation Chapter 2, which reveals to us that through Christ, God will bring restoration to all! That’s the undeniable truth, regardless of what it looks like today. We are going to make it and we will have a happy ending! Listen to our newest message of the series, All Things New, and trust that God is making all things new!

Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. In order for God to renew the world, he must rid the world of what’s ruined it. The forces of evil have wrought tragedy after tragedy after tragedy throughout our history. We may wonder, how does God deal with the forces of evil? Listen to our newest message of the series, The End of Evil, and trust that God gets the final word on sin and evil!

Today we continue our message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. The Apostle John shares a revelation he received while a prisoner to encourage churches facing increasing pressure and persecution from their surrounding Roman culture. John writes to encourage them to overcome by providing them a vision of what is and what will ultimately come when God makes all things new. Listen to our newest message of the series, Welcome to the New Millennium, and see how John seeks to encourage His audience by showing them how Christ will reign in a millennial kingdom!

Today we begin our newest message series! In Revelation: All Things New, we’ll discover a glorious description of the end of all things and the great kingdom to come. As truth floods our hearts and magnificent images fill our imaginations, it is here that we find motivation for our present challenges. So, how can Christians find the motivation necessary to overcome the challenges of our modern culture and continue the mission that God has called us to? Listen to our first message of the series, Praise Our God, and be encouraged that our Family Mission is to Spread the Praise of God among our Neighbors and the Nations!

This Sunday, we celebrate Mother’s Day and all the women that have sacrificed their time and energy to care for each and every one of us. These relationships are so important. Whether you had a mom in your life or feel the pain of that absence, we understand life is better with people around us. When we walk through life together—we are better equipped to accomplish all that God has purposed for us. We will gain a sense of purpose. We will be better equipped to fulfill the mission that God has placed before us. Why? Today, join us for our newest message, Why God Brings Us Together, and hear how God uses godly women to advance his mission! As we look into the Scriptures, we will see how two new mothers leaning on one another as they both fulfill their God-given purpose. We are better together!

What happens after we die? This is one of the biggest mysterious and curiosities spanning all humankind. There is so little knowledge about what happens to us after we die, there is all sorts of cultural intrigue around this question. We all want to know, because we’re all unsure, and we’re all going to die. Today we conclude our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. As we read 1 Thessalonians, we support the statement “I believe… in the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.” The church in Thessalonica was also concerned over this same question; what happens after we die? Paul is going to offer further instruction related to the resurrection and how it impacts our lives today. Join us for our last message of the series, I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body, and celebrate that Resurrection is coming!

Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. Through a deeper look into the book of John, we are looking at the truth that we “believe in the forgiveness of sins”. Having our sins forgiven is a foundational need of everyone. In our text today we are going to see Jesus perfectly balance justice and mercy without promoting sin or condemning sinners. Here, let’s answer the question; What does forgiveness look like? Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins, and celebrate together that Jesus forgives sins!

Why do you do the things that you do? Think about it. Is it because someone you respect taught you? Are you wearing something you thought looked good on someone else? Have you started taking on hobbies your friends have? It’s pretty common, we become the people we surround ourselves with regularly. The same thing happens within the church! We don’t stay stagnant individuals. But what is actually happening? What is the important of the church? What does God do in the church? Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. Through an investigation into Ephesians, we see how scripture enforces the statement “I believe in… the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints” and teaches us about the role of church. When those who follow Jesus as Lord come together, we start to grow in specific ways. Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in the holy Universal Church, and learn how God’s church is where God’s people grow in God’s image.

Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. Through the book of Acts, we reinforce the creed statement, “I believe in the Holy Spirit”. In scripture, we see reality about the Holy Spirit and his work, and we’re at the same time confronting our own thinking about who the Spirit is and how he comes into our lives. What do we believe about the Spirit? How do I know I have the Holy Spirit? Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in the Holy Spirit, and see how the Holy Spirit comes as the gift of God, who changes hearts.

Join us this Good Friday as we study God’s word together during Part 4 of our message series, 'The Essentials: Why Truth Matters.' with Senior Pastor Jim Dahlke

What is your view of Jesus? Who is he to you? Do you believe what the bible says about Jesus? The answer to these questions matter, and they will impact your life and eternity. Sadly, I believe that most people’s view of Jesus, inside the church and outside the church, is lacking. We need a much bigger vision of who He is and what’s He’s done. So the question you need to asking yourself is, how do you see Jesus? Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. Through our text in the book of John, we dive deeper into the statement, “I believe in Jesus Christ, his Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary.” Join us for our first message of the series, I Believe in Jesus Christ, and see how Jesus shines the light on God!

Our current culture preaches worship of self, “you do you” or “live your truth,” elevating ourselves over everything else. With messages like this pressuring us all over our day to day lives, we often question (intentionally or unintentionally), why should I worship God and no other? Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. We look to Psalm 33 to reinforce our creed statement; “I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in God the Father Almighty, and learn how God our father gives us every reason to worship Him!

How would you define wealth? There are many different ways for us to calculate true financial wealth. To each person, it may look different. Truth is, we covet. We always long for a little bit more than what we have. It’s easy for people to make an idol of money and wealth. This love of money, and the accumulation of wealth, has caused temptation within the human heart since currency began being used - including Christians! We conclude our series, Church: Why Bother?, where together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. The Apostle Paul addresses this issue head-on, calling God’s people to view money differently than the world and gives us multiple charges to avoid the temptation and to seek something far greater, true life! In regard to money & a fulfill Christian life, let’s answer the question; what does it look like to finish well? Listen to our final message of the series, Finishing Well, and make the choice to finish well when we focus our lives on pursuing Jesus Christ.

One of the things I’ve noticed over the last few years with all that has happened in the world is that so many people don’t like authority. Whether it’s in the workplace, the church, politics, or some other place, so many struggle with submitting to God given authority in their lives. Can you relate? We continue our series, Church: Why Bother?, where together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. In the book, 1 Timothy, we also see it is also the same case for some of the Ephesian believers. They also needed that reminder as we do today, to answer the question; how should we live in response to the God given authority over us?Listen to our newest message of the series, Living Under the Yoke, and accept that Christians under authority serve a higher authority!

In part 8 of our series, Church: Why Bother?, together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. In the book, 1 Timothy, the apostle Paul writes about worship gatherers, qualifications for leaders, dealing with teaching doctrine, and how the church should honor their pastors. If pastors follow the instructions from Paul to Timothy, then they will be leading in a manner that is glorifying to God. If pastors are serving or ruling in a way that is glorying to God, then they are truly a gift to the church. Listen to our newest message of the series, Pastors and the Church, and see how godly pastors are a gift to the church!

The last few years have been disorienting at times for many as we have watched Christian “celebrities” and pastors announce that they were no longer Christians or become disqualified for ministry due to moral failings and sinful leadership practices. It has left many of us shocked, disheartened, and searching to understand what has led to all of this. Many may have seen them as role models, but now they have fallen off that pedestal. If their faith didn’t make it, how can mine? How do we watch our life and doctrine so it stays strong in every season? We continue our series, Church: Why Bother?, where together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. In the book, 1 Timothy, the apostle Paul writes this letter to help instruct Timothy on how to lead the church, knowing how disorienting spiritual abandonment can be for a church community, so he seeks to help Timothy and his congregation know how to keep the faith and not depart from it. Listen to our newest message of the series, How do we Keep The Faith?, and learn how to keep the faith, watch your life and doctrine closely.

With each generation, we grow more and more untrusting of leadership, and honestly, for good reason. How often do we see in the headlines about a CEO, political leader, or a pastor of a large church removed from leadership due to their inappropriate use of power for their own self desires? Too often. Due to the constant bombardment of poor and harmful leaders, many have grown to distrust all church leadership. But God created the church to be lead, so what is the moral standard for those who are put in positions of leadership? We continue our series, Church: Why Bother?, where together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. In the book of 1 Timothy, Paul is addressing the issue of qualifications for those in leadership. Scripture lays out how not just anybody can be allowed to lead in the church. There are biblical pre-requisites, primarily relating to character and a proven track record of faithfulness. Listen to our newest message of the series, Noble Calling, Noble Character, and see how the church can be cared for by qualified, faithful leaders.

If you were to ask the people around you to describe you, how do you think they would respond? Would they describe you by your career, that you are funny or helpful, or possibly by your hobbies? Many people from different areas of your life may describe you in different ways based on how they know you. But, above all else would you be known for? Earthly traits or by your Christ-likeness? We continue our series, Church: Why Bother?, where together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. In the book of 1 Timothy, Paul lays out a model of behavior for both men and women within the church. Does your life reflect Christ and the Gospel, or the culture we live in? Listen to our newest message of the series, What Should a Christian be Known For?, and understand that Christian men and women should be known for their gospel-centered behavior and reject cultural stereotypes!

Today’s society continues to grow more and more individualistic. Be unique. Do it yourself. You can do anything! The disposition of individualism is that a person speaks or acts exclusively for himself with no consideration or reference to other people. This mentally has slowly crept its way into church culture as well. That is not the nature and tone we find in God’s Word. The reality is that the forces of our individualistic culture have deeply influenced the way we pray, and even what we pray about. Despite culture today, what does scripture say about what and how should the church pray? We continue our series, Church: Why Bother?, where together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. Paul gives Timothy a list of specific instructions on how to lead out the worship gatherings of the church he pastored in Ephesus. Listen to our newest message of the series, What the Church Does: Pray, and see that when we gather, we pray!

What happens when we neglect the central reality of the church? What occurs when we discount, ignore, or abandon the Gospel? As we study Paul’s letter to Timothy, we’re looking at the church itself; how to stay focused on “making sure the main thing is the main thing” rather than taking eyes off what is truly most important. Why should we hold fast to the Gospel? We continue our series, Church: Why Bother?, where together we learn about the beautiful design God created for YOU and His church. Everything in the church comes back to and must center around the good news of Jesus Christ. In fact, when the church departs from the Gospel, trouble abounds. So, this letter, and this passage specifically, is setting up the whole book to tell us to hold fast to the gospel. Listen to our newest message of the series, Hold the Gospel, and truly hold fast onto the lifesaving Gospel!

In 2021, a polling organization published a report revealed that over the last 6 decades the percentage of American adults who belong to a local church dropped from 70% to 49%. It seems that an entire nation is asking a critical question about church…why bother? Many of us often wonder if going to church is really worth it. We can often fill our Sundays with errands, sports games, and kid’s activities—putting church and its people on the back burner. But what if we told you God has a beautiful design for the church that very much includes YOU? The book of 1 Timothy speaks to these truths. And if each of us submits to them, our church will function as the loving family God intends. One that beautifully represents the truth of God’s merciful plan of salvation through Jesus. Join us each week as we look at the answers to the question, Church: Why Bother? Listen to our first message of the series, What is the Church?, and learn how the church is a family that upholds the truth and spreads the gospel.

Christmas traditions are great! But how many of us have found ourselves at some point in a holiday season carrying on “the tradition,” but the reality is very different? Traditions sometimes can cause us to focus on the “joy” of Christmas while ignoring the harder or more painful parts of the season. This only makes the season harder and more challenging. We’re told, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year,” but what do we do when it doesn’t feel like it? We continue our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, where we will discover how Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises to us. While exploring scripture that is not part of the “traditional” Christmas texts, we’re going to see, it has a lot to say to us when dealing with the painful parts of the holiday season and our lives in general. Jesus’ birth doesn’t ignore the reality of pain or suffering, it highlights it. Listen to our fourth message in our series, A Blue Christmas, and embrace that in Jesus, our mourning turns to hope!

Have you ever felt trapped in a situation? You feel like you are so far gone, or the circumstances are irredeemable. While in those moments of desperation or possibly years of trials, how often do we try to just solve all our problems on our own? We try to muster up all our strength, just to feel exhausted and back at the bottom. And possibly, how often do we even acknowledge our need to be saved? It shows a weakness which is not popular in our culture today. However, it is only through salvation that we truly can find freedom! We continue our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, where we will discover how Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises to us. In scripture, Matthew takes great care to help us see how Jesus’ birth fulfilled the promises of God by bringing deliverance to God’s people back then and today. In Jesus, God offers you escape from exile and restoration back into his family. In Jesus, God is calling you back home. Will you receive the invitation? Listen to our first message in our series, A New Exodus, and find security in knowing that through Jesus, God offers deliverance!

What’s the greatest Christmas gift you’ve ever received? Was it an Xbox, a vacation, or a red rider BB gun like in The Christmas Story? When I think back on the greatest Christmas gifts I’ve received, what made them great was not what they were or how much they cost but who they were connected to or came from. What made them great was the person I received them from rather than the possession itself. Relationship changed everything! We continue our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept. Our Longing Met., where we will discover how Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises to us. As we look at our section of the Christmas story today, we find a similar reality, examining Jesus’s birth when the Wisemen come to find Jesus born in Bethlehem. Listen to our first message in our series, A King from Bethlehem?, and recognize that in Jesus, the least can become the greatest!

Everywhere we turn, it seems someone or something is promising to finally give us the satisfaction, happiness, and peace we long for. Yet from advertisements to political campaigns, these promises – and the empty places within us – remain unfilled. Throughout His Word, God makes promises, too – the kind that connect with our deepest needs, longings, and desires. But in today’s day and age we can’t help but wonder, will He actually keep them? Today we begin our Christmas series, Fulfilled: His Promise Kept, Our Longing Met, where we will discover how Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises to us. Together, we look through the book of Matthew’s narrative and see that he has given us an account of how Jesus has fulfilled the signs of Isaiah’s prophecy. Listen to our first message in our series, A Surprise Arrival, and see how in Jesus, God comes to be with us!

How often do we do a double check before we leave the house, go on vacation, or during prep, saying “Do I have everything I need?” We want to make sure nothing is missing, and we are good to go! The question is worth asking about our lives, especially in regard to our spiritual pursuits. Do we have everything we need to flourish and to overcome in this world? We conclude our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, following Jesus through his last hours and teaching with his disciples in the book of John known as “The Farewell Discourse.” His concluding message to his disciples is aimed and driving home in their hearts and lives that they have everything they need because of what he has done. Jesus wants us not just to intellectually affirm the truth, he wants us to believe and experience it in every area of his life. As we conclude, we’re going to see how he equips and prepares us to walk with courage because we have everything we need. Listen with us in our newest message, Walking in the Way, and rejoice that Jesus’ victory provides us everything we need to follow him.

It seems to be a common theme in life to find “happiness”. We see it on bumper stickers, motivational decor, and even on t-shirts! Even in our country’s Declaration of Independence, it says we have the “unalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” We want to be happy. We want to pursue the things that will ultimately make us happy. But how often do we try to find happiness in fleeting “things” of this world? While happiness can fade, we find that joy is steadfast! In light of all these conversations, we ask, where does the path towards true joy take us? We continue our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, following Jesus through his last hours and teaching with his disciples in the book of John known as “The Farewell Discourse.” In our passage, Jesus speaks of a joy that cannot be taken away, that will meet our heart’s desire and beyond. Jesus makes this audacious and bold claim that the object of pursuit for every human ever is Him! Listen with us in our newest message, Making a Way to Eternal Joy, and unravel the way of Jesus leads to fullness of joy!

Have you ever noticed that in the Bible fruit is frequently used in parables, stories, or symbolism? Fruit and farming were common things among the people of Bible, so it was an easy topic to relate to in a message. While scripture was written to the people of those days, it was also written for us! So, it is important for us to understand just exactly what Christ means when posed with the question; “How do we produce fruitful lives?” We continue our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, following Jesus through his last hours and teaching with his disciples in the book of John known as “The Farewell Discourse.” In these particular verses in John, we see several key aspects of what discipleship of Jesus looks like. Listen to our newest message of the series, Abiding in the Way, and recognize how disciples of Jesus produce fruitful lives!

Have you ever noticed that in the Bible fruit is frequently used in parables, stories, or symbolism? Fruit and farming were common things among the people of Bible, so it was an easy topic to relate to in a message. While scripture was written to the people of those days, it was also written for us! So, it is important for us to understand just exactly what Christ means when posed with the question; “How do we produce fruitful lives?” We continue our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, following Jesus through his last hours and teaching with his disciples in the book of John known as “The Farewell Discourse.” In these particular verses in John, we see several key aspects of what discipleship of Jesus looks like. Listen to our newest message of the series, Abiding in the Way, and recognize how disciples of Jesus produce fruitful lives!

In both Christian and non-Christian settings, Jesus is a more well-known name! People know about Jesus and the stories about him. Similarly, God 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! Even many within the church don’t fully understand who and what the Holy Spirit really does! We continue our series, The Followers Trail Guide: Navigating the Path of Jesus, following Jesus through his last hours and teaching with his disciples in the book of John known as “The Farewell Discourse.” Through diving into scripture, we unpack the question, what active role does the Holy Spirit have in your everyday life as a believer? When you think about your days, is the Holy Spirit an active participant in your day-to-day life? Listen to our newest message of the series, A Helper for the Way, and find comfort that Jesus Sends the Spirit to Help us on the Way!

We might understand the division in our nation, but can we justify it in the Church? Join us as we continue our series, Divided: Seeking Unity in a Fractured World, by looking to 1 Corinthians 1 to discover the unifying power of Christ. This letter by the Apostle Paul teaches us how to live differently—in community with one another. Amidst a culture as diverse as Corinth, not unlike modern-day America, how does a follower of Jesus practice this sort of faith? Listen to our next message of the series, Inexhaustible Grace, as we discover the affects of God's grace when we are in Christ.