Pastors Justin and Melanie share the journey during 2019's Heart for the House giving campaign. This November and December, we are investing $10,000 into organizations and missionaries who are making a difference in Natomas and the nations. This message shares the who, the what and the why behind our openhanded giving culture at [...]

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Pastor Justin Simmons finishes the teaching on the church with a message about gifts. God has given his church many gifts - some functional and others spiritual. It's important for us to understand the differences so we can effectively build up, stir up and lift up the church as God so desires. [...]

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Pastor Justin Simmons teaches on the church's responsibilities to build up one another through gifts. This message is the foundation to understanding the differences between offices, duties, functions and gifts. When we understand how God has made us, we step into a greater freedom to serve God and people.

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Pastor Justin Simmons shares on the topic of a spiritual church that seeks to build up one another through the Spirit's power. There is an expectation that God's church would be a place of spiritual impact and not just another organization teaching morality and ethics. The church is the place of transformation and [...]

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Pastor Justin Simmons continues our topic on the church being so much bigger than a building. If the church is a people gathered than it must be marked by a culture of togetherness. Togetherness is more than being in the same room or close proximity with others; it is a mixing of lives [...]

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Guest speaker, Pastor Bobby Jones share about the church requiring both unity and harmony to function in health. The Scriptures reveal the church operating in different gifts and abilities yet all rallied around one vision and mission -- to extend the Gospel beyond the meeting place. What would the church look like if [...]

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God's idea of a church is far greater than we often speak about it or even walk it out. The Bible paints a picture of the church being a movement to introduce humanity to Himself. We don't just go to church... we are the church! Pastor Justin Simmons shares some big picture ideas [...]

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On September 22, 2019 we sent out teams into the community to worship God by loving people. Nearly 100 sack lunches were handed out to people living under bridges in our community, $55 in quarters paid for laundry in laundry mats, popsicles were handed out to families in parks and trash was picked [...]

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Pastor Justin Simmons teaches on worship as a bigger idea than Sunday morning song sets. We are image carriers of our Creator and how worship in the ordinary parts of life is a window into our worship. 24-7 we have opportunity to give God our attention and adoration. There are three steps to [...]

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Guest Speaker, Mitch Pier, teaches on the Kingdom of God and the value it possesses. What are you willing to do in order to receive the hidden treasure of God?

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