JOY
This week Reese Werner will be preaching for Women's Sunday. The Women's theme word for this year is love. It also happens to be the Sunday before Valentine’s Day! Since love is in the air, We'll explore scripture to learn what love really is and how it is the source of true joy.
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- Feb 9, 2020JOY
JOYThis week Reese Werner will be preaching for Women's Sunday. The Women's theme word for this year is love. It also happens to be the Sunday before Valentine’s Day! Since love is in the air, We'll explore scripture to learn what love really is and how it is the source of true joy.
- Feb 2, 2020Set Free to Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
Set Free to Not Take the Name of the Lord in VainWhat’s in a name? Our names come from our parents. Either they chose it because they liked the name or it had special meaning, perhaps in the family. In the Bible, names describe the person, and using a name shows familiarity and connection. This Sunday we look at the 3rd of the 10 Commandments, where God forbids us to use His name without meaning. Why? Because His name shows familiarity and connection. We’ll discover how using God’s name with meaning brings meaning to our lives!
- Jan 26, 2020Set Free to Have No Idols
Set Free to Have No IdolsAt first glance, the second of the Ten Commandments seems easy for us: Don’t make any idols. But when we’re honest, we soon realize that we make all kinds of idols. The antidote is authentic worship. So, come this Sunday expecting to turn your face to God in true worship!Scripture: Exodus 20:1-6
- Jan 19, 2020Set Free to Love God First
Set Free to Love God FirstThe first of the 10 Commandments is the key: Make God first in your life. We may have God in our lives, but we struggle keeping Him first. Yet when we don’t, we suffer. God’s plan for our best life is only possible when we put Him above everything else. This Sunday, come ready to do just that!“Jesus replied, ‘‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.’” - Matthew 22:37-38.
- Jan 12, 2020Set Free Love God
Set Free Love GodAs we begin a new year, we commit again to the plan God has given us for living well. So, we go back to the 10 Commandments as God’s intended path for how we should live in order to live best. They are not antiquated or “downer” rules. They unlock abundant life. Our message series looks as the first four of these commandments, rules that focus our love singularly on God. From this foundation our future is built!
- Jan 5, 2020Songs of Eternity – Songs of Christmas
Songs of Eternity – Songs of ChristmasMemory Verse: "You will be holy, because I am holy." 1 Peter 1:16, Leviticus 9:12There is a song being currently sung in heaven. We are privileged to be able to join in even now! Join us as we consider this eternal song and take a look at how we can be better singers here on earth.
- Dec 29, 2019Songs of Joy – Songs of Christmas
Songs of Joy – Songs of ChristmasSo many classic Christmas songs highlight the joy of spending time with loved ones. Being together is a key part of Christmas. Actually, according to the Bible, this is true! This Sunday we’ll learn how Jesus came to reconcile people back to God and restore people to one another. Jesus came at Christmas so we could have those precious relationships!
- Dec 24, 2019Songs of Trust – Songs of Christmas
Songs of Trust – Songs of Christmas“For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all
nations.” -Luke 2:30-31 - Dec 22, 2019Songs of Salvation – Songs of Christmas
Songs of Salvation – Songs of ChristmasWe’re coming up to Christmas now, merely days away. And from this close, we begin to see that the joy of Christmas comes with a dark side. The baby born on Christmas came to bring salvation, but that means He had to die on a cross. This Sunday we’ll learn to sing the songs of Christmas not with shallow merryment, but with a thread of lament.
- Dec 18, 2019Songs of Peace – Songs of Christmas
Songs of Peace – Songs of Christmas
Luke 2:8-20
Peace is an elusive thing. Even though we live in a safe and wealthy country, studies show that more and more people are anxious and worried. How can this be? Again, we find ourselves in need of good news. This week we hear the angels sing their song and learn again where we can find true peace. - Dec 8, 2019Songs of Faith – Songs of Christmas
Songs of Faith – Songs of Christmas
Scripture: Luke 1:67-79
The songs of Christmas fill the air. Perhaps you find yourself humming them! But are you listening to the message? Some songs talk about cheer, snow, and Santa. Others speak of a Savior born in Bethlehem. This Sunday we’ll sing songs of Christmas, but we’ll also experience how the original songs of Christmas bring us hope, peace, and abundant life. Come and sing–with your whole being–the Christmas songs of faith! - Dec 1, 2019Songs of Hope- Songs of Christmas
Songs of Hope- Songs of ChristmasIsaiah 9:2-7
Holy Communion
Isaiah sings a song of hope into the darkness of our world. His words come to us as a poem that is meant to be experienced, not merely heard. This week, come and be moved as we take a look at this original Christmas carol and discover how we ought to respond. - Nov 27, 2019Responseability
ResponseabilityJoel 2:18-28
Thanksgiving is the holiday when we stop to give thanks for the harvest and all that we have. But the Bible teaches us that thanksgiving really isn’t a response to what we have. It’s about God in our lives, who made us with the need to give thanks. This Sunday, we’ll go beneath the cultural calling of thanksgiving and discover the biblical push to connect it to God’s character. Don’t miss this Sunday, it’ll change your Thanksgiving! - Nov 17, 2019What Are You Looking For?
What Are You Looking For?
John 6:1-71
We come to Jesus hoping He will help us in our messes. We want Him to repair a relationship, heal an illness, fix a problem, give us strength to face whatever we are going through. And He does. But Jesus offers us more than help. He offers us Himself. It is when we take Him fully that we receive the deepest healing and wholeness. Come this Sunday seeking more than help from Jesus!
- Nov 10, 2019When Not to Give
When Not to GiveMatthew 5:21-26Let’s talk about money! Money is the stuff of life. It is a blessing but it is also a bucking bronco. If we don’t keep tight control on it, it will throw us around! This Sunday we’ll engage the life-changing biblical view of money and learn how it can be a blessing from God that brings abundant life.
- Nov 3, 2019Why Do We Buy That? My Ancestry
Why Do We Buy That? My AncestryRomans 6:3-8, Colossians 2:9-15, and 1 John 3:1-2“You are the sum of what you have done!” This proverb seems to seal our fate that our past now determines our lives. But this Sunday we hear about a different heritage that can become ours when we choose Jesus. Our lives are determined by our past, yes, but it is the new past Jesus gives us! We celebrate All Saints Sunday and remember that those who have died are alive, living out a new future given to them by their Jesus-given ancestry!
- Oct 27, 2019Why Do We Buy That? – Acting Out
Why Do We Buy That? – Acting Out
James 2:14-19, 24
Jesus-followers don’t just sit around all day enjoying their personal relationship with Jesus. They do that while “on the road.” We live out our faith as we go and do. This Sunday we’ll learn how the Methodist Method includes growing by doing, or, put with a cliche, practice makes perfect! Teaser: There will also be treats! - Oct 20, 2019Why Do We Buy That? – Wanting It All
- Oct 13, 2019Why Do We Buy That? – End with Forgiveness
Why Do We Buy That? – End with ForgivenessEphesians 4:17-32 Being in relationships means dealing with the mess that other people dish out on us. It’s hard, even when it’s people we love. But our response is determined not by what they do, but by who rules inside of us. This Sunday we’ll re-frame retaliation and hear Jesus’ calling to forgive. Trust me, if you live in today’s culture, you need to hear this message!
- Oct 6, 2019Why Do We Buy That? – Power in Numbers
Why Do We Buy That? – Power in NumbersEphesians 4:1-16 World Communion DayIt’s easy to break a single stick. Yet when you hold a bunch of sticks, it is very hard to break them all together. Do you feel like you are cracking and splintering? Then you need to join the rest of the “sticks” this Sunday at worship. It’s World Communion Sunday and we’re celebrating how we have the Body of Christ as Jesus’ gift of support for us!
