Where Is Your Hope? | Benediction
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15: 13) When I read this verse, I get excited like a kid standing in the middle of a candy store. This one verse is filled with blessing upon blessing for those who trust in Jesus. We will unpack this hope-filled scripture because, if you are like me, you need hope more than anything else.
We Are His | Benediction
I recently filled out a survey. The answers ranged from “worthwhile“ to “insignificant“. This got me thinking, if you were honest — and I mean gut-level honest — how would you rank God’s opinion of you? Worthwhile? Average? Insignificant? Our understanding of how God views us is more than important. So join us as we unpack one of scripture’s most amazing blessings. And just a hint… it’s worthwhile!
Feast of Weeks | Feast on This
In a six-day span the world witnessed the burning of the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral and the Sri Lanka Easter bombings that targeted three churches and killed hundreds, including forty-five children. In times like these waves of discouragement and fear can come over us as a people who put their faith in Jesus. But friends, there is hope! Amidst the trouble around us, like the Easter bombings, and the trouble within us, we have a promise to stand on.
Unleavened Bread | Feast on This
Eric P. Kuykendall, PhD, Lead Pastor
Exhortation | This Keeps You Running
Every race has a finish line. I’ve been contemplating this as we come to the end of our series “This Keeps You Running.” In the race, you have a choice to either quit or cross that finish line – over the last four weeks we’ve aimed for the latter. We hope God, through Hebrews 12, has encouraged you to keep running the race that is set before you with the finish line in sight. The end of Hebrews 12 gives us encouragement to keep running to the finish and not quit.
Discipline | This Keeps You Running
When you hear the word “discipline,” what comes to mind? For me, I immediately think of the time my middle school football coach called me out in front of my classmates for talking in the locker room and into his office … ouch! As a seventh grader I didn’t understand what I understand now about discipline, and that is that discipline disciples. I can’t wait to discover with you the significance discipline plays as we keep on running the race that is set before us.
Love | In View of God
My wife loves greeting cards. She’s always intentional about picking out just the right card. One time I picked out a greeting card for her to express my love for her. And instead of writing “selfless” I mistakenly wrote the word “selfish.” That’s what I call a love fail. As we continue our series “In View of God” we are going to see that God is love and that His love never fails.
Holiness | In View of God
Today we begin a series we are calling “In View of God”! Some view God as a cosmic kill joy who is anxiously waiting for them to slip up. Some see Him as a Santa Clause-like being who showers them with love as long as they are good and not bad. And some view Him like a distant relative who lives far away but is disengaged in their life. What about you? How do you see God?
Sanctified | Status Update
Earlier this year Coca-Cola launched their “Because I Can” campaign. In the initial commercial for the campaign an actress holding a Diet Coke with confidence and a slightly cocky smile says, “Just Do You, Whatever That Is.” Coca-Cola believes that to attract millions of North Americans to their product they must advertise the individual as king. You may be thinking, “I don’t even drink Coke, so what does this have to do with me?” To find out join us today. We will finish up our sermon series #statusupdate, discussing the Word and Work of God and the rhythm of the Christian life.
Diligent | Status Update
The number of minutes or hours we spend scrolling through our phone or device checking others’ status updates would surprise you. We seem fixated on knowing what our friends, co-workers and those high school classmates we’ve not seen since graduation are thinking! But how about what God is thinking? Have you thought about what’s on His mind? In this series we will look at several urgent messages God has for us: messages of love, forgiveness, thankfulness and maturity.
