Pastor Justin Simmons concludes 2019's theme series with a message about taking the first step. While God's purposes can see impossible and too big to reach, God has never asked us to try and understand it. He asks us to take a step. That's it. Step by step we move forward into the [...]

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Melanie Simmons shares what it means to step into God's purposes for our lives through radical service. Service to God and His people will mark you as consumed by Him, where your life will forever be changed. We're moving away from being consumers and giving all of ourselves to see His kingdom come [...]

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Pastor Justin Simmons kicks off the new year with a message on the theme, "Stepping In," the Lord is developing at Arena Christian Center in 2019. The Year of Stepping in is all about leaving behind the past comforts and familiarities. We are following the Presence of God to lead us into our [...]

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Pastor Justin and Melanie Simmons spend the final Sunday of 2018 sharing about what God has done over the last 12 months as Arena Christian Center made room for God and people. We have so many great things to remember and celebrate, but we also know 2019 has even greater things in store. [...]

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What would happen if you really knew how much God loved you? Even more than knowing, what if you lived as though you really believed it? Pastor Justin Simmons concludes this Christmas series on Advent with a message about God's life changing love. His love in non-transactional and you can do nothing to [...]

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In the third week of advent, Pastor Justin Simmons shares how believers can find joy even in the midst of trying times. Our joy is not determined by what happens to us, but what happens within us. The Holy Spirit, the very presence of God, lives within us and where His presence is [...]

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During this second week of Advent, Pastor Melanie Simmons discusses the Person of Peace - Jesus. Jesus valued peace and when He left this earth, He gave His followers His peace with a mandate to extend peace into the world. We have an opportunity to bring peace into the chaos of everyday ordinary [...]

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Pastor Justin Simmons begins the Advent season with a message about growing our hope in the waiting. If there is anything that has characterized God's people throughout history it has been waiting. Waiting for promises to be fulfilled. Waiting to be delivered from captivity. Waiting for the Messiah and His gift of the [...]

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Pastor Justin Simmons concludes the series Culture Clash with a discussion on conflict and healthy confrontation. Conflict is unavoidable in life. Despite culture's labeling of conflict as a negative situation, we can learn to embrace conflict and bring healthy confrontation in order to find freedom. Don't allow conflict to disrupt your life, but [...]

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In this third week of the series, Culture Clash, Pastor Justin Simmons addresses the cultural lie of fate. Fate seeks to limit your choices to whatever is handed to you, but faith makes a new way through the storms of life. Faith adds options that were not previously available to you. Faith will [...]

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