No matter what your relationship status is—whether your single, in a relationship, or married—the Word of God has some incredible principles for us to look at when it comes to attraction and courtship. In this midweek message, Pastor Doug and Suzanne Sauder share their personal story and leave us with four examples of what a godly courtship looks like.

How do you know if the person you’re with is really “the one?” This weekend as we continued our study through the Song of Solomon, Pastor Doug Sauder explained that dating is a time of evaluation and practice as you develop and build the kind of relationship required for a healthy marriage.

Guest speakers Gordon and Gail MacDonald invite us to eavesdrop on their conversation as they recall their relationship journey over 55 years of generous marriage. Together they have shared each other's dreams, generously encouraged and forgiven one another, showed hospitality and gratitude, compassionately served others, given liberally, worked to restore others, and sought to cultivate community. 

We are all looking to fulfill our deepest longing, to be loved and to be known. In this week's message, Pastor Doug Sauder introduces us to Song of Solomon 1 where he lays the foundation for healthy relationships. He exhorts us to look at the marriage relationship through the lens of Scripture, not through romanticism, media, or fear of our experiences.

At some point in our lives, we all wrestle with and ask ourselves the question, “Why am I here?” In this topical message, guest speaker Rob Hoskins, president of OneHope, explains that God has us where we are, right now, for a reason. Our purpose is to share our faith, our hope, and God's love with our neighbors so we can begin to change our cities.

In this message pastor Doug Sauder wraps up our study in 1 Thessalonians as we look at Paul's final exhortations to the church. Here Paul encourages God's people to be aware of seven principles that mark the life of a believer: rejoice, pray, give thanks, be at peace, examine yourself closely, don't quench the spirit of God, and cultivate a love for truth.

Pastor Bill Schott compares you and me to the Ethiopian eunuch in the Book of Acts. Through this we see how God sent the apostle Phillip to a deserted, barren land to give a deserted, barren man (and us) a reason to rejoice.

From television and movies to popular novels, it seems people are becoming increasingly infatuated with the apocalypse, the end times. For many (even Christians), this brings about feelings of fear and anxiety. But this weekend, as we continued to work our way through 1 Thessalonians, Pastor Doug showed us why the end times—when Jesus returns for His Church—shouldn't make us fearful, but hopeful and excited!

With a focus on the Holy Spirit, Pastor Doug and the worship team lead this moving night of prayer and worship. We're reminded of our need to be baptized afresh in God's Spirit in order to live for Him in power, boldness, wisdom, and love.

There are a lot of things in life that promise to take us to the next level: higher education, job opportunities, fitness programs, relationships. But this weekend, as we continued making our way through 1 Thessalonians, Pastor Duane Roberts from our Boynton campus explained that it's only through the love of God that we can reach the next level of life!