When a house or building catches our eye, we usually appreciate its architecture, design, or maybe its outside appearance. One can walk into a home and appreciate the layout, space, or decorations. However, no one enjoys a house or building for its foundation.

In Part 3 of our “Build” message series, Pastor Devin focuses on digging the foundation. We can focus so much on what others “see” in us, but in reality, what is happening in our lives that no one notices makes all the difference. Join us for this challenging and timely message.

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It’s usually an exciting time when a building project starts.  Dreams of the newly completed project give initial energy and hope. As we enter this new year, we believe God wants to BUILD something in our lives!

However, before something is built properly, the site must be cleared and prepared.  The same is the case in our lives.  When God wants to build something in us, he first needs to remove the junk that doesn’t belong.  This isn’t as fun as seeing something get built.  But it is essential.

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As we head into 2025, ask yourself this question: How will this year be different? Will you set any goals? The word for 2025 for Abundant Life Church is "Build." It has nothing to do with building a building or a physical location. It has everything to do with us being a people who continue to allow God to build our lives as he sees fit. Join us as we focus on receiving 'the plan' that God has for us.

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As Christmas approaches, we are flooded with commercials, marketing, and influence, telling us what they think we need.  We will spend time with friends and family, who bring their opinions and perspectives on life.  On top of that, we will soon be entering a new year, which forces us to look at our goals and priorities for the next season of life.

But as we read the Christmas story, we see two young teens following God’s will for their lives when everyone told them to live differently.  Join us as we are reminded of Joseph’s faith as he chose to ignore the fear of what others thought of him and obeyed God. 

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Pastor Devin continues in our Christmas series called “Fear Not.” There are many things we can be afraid of in this world. Threats in the world, death, financial issues, conflict, etc. However, we can also be afraid of God’s plans for our lives.

In this message, we will look at the story of Mary, the future mother of Jesus. The Angel of the Lord tells her not to be afraid that she has found favor with God. Sometimes, it's scary when God chooses us to serve him, and we struggle to receive the call. Join us as we look at Mary’s example of obedience. 

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Fear is a natural human emotion that helps us with self-preservation or prevents us from doing something crazy that would cause pain. However, like other emotions, fear must be kept in check. Fear can sometimes run wild when we think of ‘what could happen,’ even though it didn’t happen. 

The coming of Christ, celebrated at Christmas time, is the coming of peace, joy, hope and love.   It is not the coming of fear.  As we look at the Christmas story this season, we are going to look at four different times the angels said, “do not fear.”  Join us as we start our new series called “Fear Not.”

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Pastor Devin continues in the series “Pray” as he looks at the importance of prayer in guiding our lives.  The Apostle Paul prayed for the church in Colossae that God would give them knowledge and direction.  If Paul prayed for direction for those he loved, why shouldn’t we also pray for direction?  Join us as we look at Colossians 1:9-11.

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Does God hear my prayers? Have you ever asked that question, or felt that maybe your prayers go unheard? In this message, we will look at what Psalms says about the value of unstoppable prayer. We will allow the promises of God's word to encourage us and breathe fresh life into our faith as we continue to trust God for ourselves, for our families, and for our communities.

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Sometimes, in churches, we can get caught up in doing things we have done for a long time while forgetting their true meaning. Baptism is one of those traditions. We see someone go under the water and come back up, and everyone claps, and we celebrate. But why do we do this? What is the biblical significance? Join us as we pause to examine why Jesus was baptized and why he has called his followers to be baptized. 

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Join us this week as we continue our series on prayers that Paul prayed. This week we will be talking about praying for unity in the church. We are called to live in unity with one another and to be praying for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Unity is not uniformity, but true unity points us right back to God and is a great testimony to those outside the church about what really matters.

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