Who or what do you worship? Psalm 33 begins call us to worship and praise God with stringed instruments and shouts of praise. This is loud, it’s not quiet reverence – there’s a time for both in the psalms and in our worship. The psalm invites us to sing a new song because it’s important…

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What’s the heaviest thing you’ve ever carried? How much did it weigh? How long did you have to lift or carry it? If you go to a gym, you might see people lift several hundred pounds, but they don’t lift it for long. Sometimes it’s not how heavy something is, but how long you carry…

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For the next few weeks, we’re going to do a series called End of Summer Songs. All of us have songs we like that we associate with summer. In the Bible, the book of Psalms contains the songs and prayers of Israel, 150 of them gathered in a collection that includes joyful songs of praise…

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Watching the Olympics is incredibly humbling, isn’t it? To witness the abilities of people who are so strong, fit, and fast, with incredible stamina, balance, body control, and coordination is amazing. As different as Olympic athletes may seem from the rest of us less gifted humans, there are many things that Olympians face that the…

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Last week we began our series, “Training for Reigning” and we heard about running the race of faith from Hebrews and how it’s a relay race; that each of us has a responsibility to pass on the faith to the next generation. This Sunday, we turn to 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 where Paul compares faith to…

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This week in worship, we begin a new series “Training for Reigning” with Dr. Nathan Scalise joining us to share a message about “Running the Race of Faith” based on Hebrews 11:39-12:2. Through these verses, we’re going to examine what God is trying to teach us about how His kingdom works based on this image,…

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Storms are a part of life. Depending on where you live you may experience thunder, lightning, floods, hurricanes, or tornados. Everyone experiences storms in life. We can’t control when or where a terrible storm may strike, but we can control how we respond. Some storms may even leave something beautiful behind. It can be cool…

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Persecution of those following Christ is a subject Jesus and Paul are crystal clear about. Jesus is not vague or ambiguous. We don’t know what Jesus thought about artificial intelligence or social media, but we don’t have to wonder what Jesus, or the early church thought about persecution because they tell us and show us.…

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Views: 1This week in worship Pastor Doug shares the story from Joshua 5:13-15, when he saw a man standing before him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you one of us, or one of our adversaries?” He replied, “Neither; but as commander of the army…

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Human beings have long been interested in and admired whoever is the greatest. It’s good to make the most of our ability and potential, but the hunger for prominence is a temptation. Even the disciples asked Jesus, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Perhaps they were hoping to be part of Jesus’…

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