Text: 1 Peter 3:7The home is where the heart is.The Bible makes it clear that there is an authority structure within the marriage relationship that is inherent to marriage itself and not the result of the fall nor is it negated by t

Heirs with Christ

Sep 4th, 2018

A Gentle And Quiet Spirit

Aug 27th, 2018

Text: 1 Peter 3:1-6Submission is a gift of grace.The Bible makes it clear that there is an authority structure within the marriage relationship that is inherent to marriage itself and not the result of the fall nor is it negated by t

Suffering Unjustly

Aug 20th, 2018

Text: 1 Peter 2:18-25There is purpose in our pain.We all find ourselves in relationships where we are under the authority of someone else. These "masters" might wield their authority well, creating a place where we willingly submit

Honor The Emperor

Aug 13th, 2018

Text: 1 Peter 2:13-17We are citizens best when we're servants first.The church has historically fluctuated between extremes when it comes to our engagement with politics and involvement within government institutions. We are ei

Sojourners and Exiles

Aug 9th, 2018

Text: 1 Peter 2:11-12Be holy from the inside out.God calls us to take off our masks and be whole people wholly devoted to him and to his kingdom. There is no such thing as "dual-citizenship" in the kingdom of God. We are called ou

Living Stones

Jul 30th, 2018

Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10This is bigger than me.In our sin, we tend to think more of ourselves than we should. We forget that when we come to Christ we are adopted into a family. We are assembled into a body. We are raised into an arm

Love One Another

Jul 22nd, 2018

Text: 1 Peter 1:22-2:3Loved people love people.Because of the presence of sin in our lives and in our world, everything is subject to decay and disharmony. Just like the grass and flowers bloom for a season so our lives fade briefl

Glory To God Alone

Jul 17th, 2018

Guest speaker Irvin Wasswa teaches out of Psalm 115:1-11, and reminds us that that we are to lay down our idols, and that all glory and worship belong to God alone.

Conduct Yourselves With Fear

Jul 9th, 2018

Text: 1 Peter 1:17-21Stay clean and stay close.Scripture teaches us that who we are determines what we do. Peter has told us that God has given us a new identity, a new future, and a new family. Since we are now his children we must

You Shall Be Holy

Jul 2nd, 2018

1 Peter 1:13-16A hope filled life is a holy life.Peter has reflected on the new life and new identity declared to us in the truths and the promises of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This knowledge now compels us into a life of obedienc

Angels Long to Look

Jun 25th, 2018

1 Peter 1:10-12It's not about us.In these opening verses of his letter, Peter has been dwelling on the gift of grace that we understand to be the gospel. He has looked at it from the perspective of the Father who has caused to b

The Outcome Of Faith

Jun 19th, 2018

1 Peter 1:6-9Keep your eyes on the prize.The Lord is honest about the life into which he has called his children, it is riddled with trials. The trials of our lives are the crucibles in which we are refined and molded for our good

A Living Hope

Jun 11th, 2018

1 Peter 1:3-5What God starts, he finishes.Nothing lasts forever. That is a hard truth that we face regularly as humans. Buildings crumble, governments fail, and churches die. We are not omniscient and so we are unable to plan for

Grace And Peace

Jun 5th, 2018

1 Peter 1:1-2Remember whose you are.What will happen when we truly LIVE SENT? If we take the mission of Jesus Christ seriously, then God's word promises that people will be changed by the power of the gospel. But there is a wa

The Spirit's Power, Part 2

May 28th, 2018

Text: Acts 1:8What is it that the Spirit empowers us for? To save kittens from trees? To leap tall buildings in a single bound? To reshape our lives by claiming health, wealth, and prosperity? No! The mission of the Holy Spirit is to

The Spirit's Power, Part 1

May 22nd, 2018

Text: Acts 1:6-8Christ has given us his mission, to make disciples. Jesus has left the building of his church, his kingdom on our hands. The disciples understood that they were not up to the task and they were anxious to know where the

The Son's Presence pt. 2

May 13th, 2018

Text: Matthew 28:16-20Wedged between Jesus' promises of his authority and his presence we find his blueprint for the expansion of his church. The Great Commission shapes the mission and the ministries of the Church. Our sole directiv

The Son's Presence, Part 1

May 6th, 2018

Text: Matthew 28:16-20What is it that should motivate us to LIVE SENT? Isaiah 6 taught us that the holiness and the perfection of the Father compel us out into the world. Jesus also commands us to go into the world as his representative

The Father's Perfection, Part 4

May 1st, 2018

Text: Isaiah 6:8-13We love to quote Isaiah 6:8, "Here I am. Send me." It is such a motivating and climactic passage of Scripture, but we must remember that it is not the end of this passage. God has only drawn Isaiah in to send him back

The Father's Perfection, Part 3

Apr 25th, 2018

Text: Isaiah 6:6-8aLast week we asked, why are we not motivated to LIVE SENT? What is it that is holding us back from lives sold out for the Lord and for his work? We learned that we cannot give what we do not have. In these verses, Is

The Father's Perfection, Part 2

Apr 16th, 2018

Text: Isaiah 6:5Why are we not motivated to LIVE SENT? What is it that is holding us back from lives sold out for the Lord and for his work? For many in our churches today, I fear it is because we have never had a genuine encounter with

The Father's Perfection, Part 1

Apr 10th, 2018

Text: Isaiah 6:1-5Jesus has entrusted his followers with the most important task in the universe: the proclamation of the gospel. After the resurrection he commissioned his disciples, "As the father sent me, so I am sending you." (John 2

April Fools

Apr 3rd, 2018

Text: John 20:19-31Happy Easter! There are many in the world today who will look at Christians gathering to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and call us "April Fools." Does the Bible actually teach that Jesus Christ physically

Strengthening Relationships, Part 4: Healing Hardships

Mar 26th, 2018

This week, our Student Minister Joel Baker closes out the "Knotted: The Bible & Marriage" series with a sermon entitled "Healing Hardships", looking at some of the struggles of deployed soldiers and their families, and how we as a church family