Pastor Nate brings the message, "God-Honoring Relationships” -Part 2 from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22. Jesus is coming back someday, and it is our privileged task to be ready to meet Him when He returns. In our second-to-last sermon in 1 Thessalonians, we will see how the Bible guides us into an honorable relationship with God that prepares us to meet Him.
Our Men’s BUILD Conference speaker, Matt Emadi, brings the message, “The Meaning, Message, and Motive for Evangelism” from Romans 1:1-6.
Pastor Nate brings the message, "God-Honoring Relationships” from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15. Relationships can be hard. Yet, they are rewarding when we follow God's word. In our study this week we will look at God's plan for 2 unique relationships in the church: 1) the relationship between pastors and congregation; and, 2) the relationship between members and... members.
Sunday Morning...Pastor Nate brings the message, "Great Expectation" from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Christians live with the expectation that God will complete both a final judgment for those who oppose Him and a final salvation for those who believe in Him. This event will be the ultimate Day of the Lord. In light of that day, live with both anticipation and encouragement that God will save His people through it.
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Hope for Grieving Christians” from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. A life-giving benefit in salvation is that Jesus will bring about a great reunion for all His people. When He returns, all Christians (past and present) will be brought together. Imagine what it will be like to be reunited with Christian friends and family members and always be with the Lord!
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Have You Forgotten?” from Hosea 12-13. Our memory can be like leaky buckets, and therefore we need regular reminders. In the closing chapters of Hosea we see the prophet calling God's people to return back to the One whom they have forgotten. Does your life demonstrate a pattern of forgetting God? Or remembering Him in all things?
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Redemption and Return” from Hosea 3. James Montgomery Boice called Hosea 3 "the greatest chapter in the Bible because it portrays the greatest story in the Bible." That story is about Christ's love for the church that comes at a great cost. It was our redemption price that Jesus paid, and this is illustrated in Hosea's purchase of a woman who had wandered far from him.
Pastor Nate brings the message, "God Will…” from Hosea 2. The unfaithful spouse is the major scene in Hosea 1-3. It's a sobering picture that God gives to us for the purpose of seeing our sin and unfaithfulness to Him. And yet, as you follow the story, God declares that instead of writing off His bride, He will tenderly bring her back to Himself. Praise the Lord for His forgiveness to us all!
Pastor Nate brings the message, "The Scandal of Our Sin” from Hosea 1:1-2:1. This message begins a new series in the book of Hosea. Chapter 1 starts with a powerful scandal that God uses to help us see our sin against Him. The story closes in 2:1 with the hope of mercy. Hosea is a wonderful book that bleeds with the Gospel.
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Sovereign Over All” from John 6:35-40. We all have unsaved family members and friends, and we long to see them come to Christ for salvation. The command that we have from our Lord is to share the gospel with them. The hope that we have is that when God gives them the gift of repentance, they will come.
Pastor Stephen brings the message, "God’s Sovereignty in Our Suffering” from Habakkuk. One of the most difficult questions of the Christian life comes when we try to synchronize three seemingly incompatible ideas; God is good, God is in control, and horrible things still happen. While these are difficult to line up neatly in our minds, we see that Scripture affirms all three. The book of Habakkuk walks us through how to worship God despite our confusion and even agony in the midst of the painful unknowns.
Pastor Nate brings the message, "God is Sovereign” from Psalm 2. During the month of August we are looking at how God's sovereign authority should give His people hope. This Sunday, we will see how God's sovereignty over the nations can keep Christians from losing their minds during a season of political chaos.
Pastor Luke brings the message, “When We Follow Jesus” from Mark 6:1-29. When we choose to follow Jesus we might just think it’s an exciting ride of victory because of His power. In the Gospel of Mark we see Him calm storms, cast out demons, heal the sick, even raise the dead. But is this what following Jesus is like? Our passage on Sunday introduces to us the costliness of following Jesus.
Pastor Nate brings the message, “The Renewed Mind” from Romans. “I have never struggled with my thoughts.” Liar! We’ve all had times when our thoughts ran like wild horses and trampled on the truth. In Romans 12:1-2, Paul gives us a path of hope and encouragement that is tied to the mercy of God: the mind can be reined in and you can be transformed.
"Follow your heart!" has become the mantra of a generation. As believers, we want to think we are immune to this temptation, but what if we are only fooling ourselves? What if our hearts are more devious and more treacherous than we believe? We want to biblically view the subtlety and deception of our hearts, and then come to realize the enormity of the solution God has provided in Christ.
Pastor Nate brings the message, “Choose God” from Deuteronomy 32-34. The lesson in Deuteronomy is simple: Choose God, Choose Life. As the book comes to a conclusion, Moses once again teaches that while life is full of decisions, there is really only one choice for God's People: we choose Him! Please pray for the Sunday service and that God will use His Word to bear fruit in your life and the life of our church family.
Pastor Nate brings the message, “Blessings and Cursings” from Deuteronomy 27-28. In one of the most graphic portions of Deuteronomy, Moses unpacks the covenantal consequences Israel will face for disobedience to God. While it's a hard portion of Deuteronomy to read, it certainly helps us understand the rest of the Old Testament and appreciate the curse that Christ bore on the cross.
Stephen Ellison brings the message, "Obedience in Response to the Character of God” from Deuteronomy 12-26. As people who have been saved by grace and not by works, how should we look at the specific (and often confusing) laws given throughout the middle of Deuteronomy? While we have a different relationship to God than the nation of Israel, we have a lot we can learn about His character and what He has planned for us by reading these laws and getting to the heart of them.
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Tempted? Choose God’s Word” from Deuteronomy 6-11. As Israel is staged and ready to proceed into the land, Moses continually reminds these people the important lesson of always choosing God's Word. It's a lesson that Jesus teaches us when He enters into the wilderness and faces the temptation of Satan. God's Word will carry you through the temptations.
