Join us as we start a new series this week! God: Cancelled. Cancel culture truly has gotten out of hand, and it would appear that God is next on the list. But this isn't a new concept. Society has been systematically trying to eliminate God for a number of years. Those who adhere to this mindset believe that as evolved humans we no longer need the "crutch" of moralistic theism. Christians can rely on a very simple fact: no matter what you choose to believe, it takes a leap of faith. We choose to look at the evidence of God around us and in our lives and we believe. Others look at the world and choose to believe otherwise.

Well, you knew it was inevitable. We are going to talk about resolutions. Do you have any? Are you ready to make some real changes this year? Jon Sutphin talks about "Good Riddance" day in his message this week. What a great concept! Take a day early in the year and say "good riddance" to stuff you need to be gone in your life. And then, don't invite it back in.

Was Christmas a "peaceful" time for you? Jesus was sent to this earth to create peace. This is a brand new culture, one that the world can't even fathom. The church should stand apart from the rest of the world because it follows the teaching and perfect example of the Son of God. Unfortunately, we haven't done a very good job of representing our Lord. We wear his name, but we are far from peaceful. This message, like all messages rooted in God's word, is designed to cause you to change. When you listen to God's word, we hope you are ready to be changed by the Author. Take a look at your relationships. Are you at peace with those around you? If God has truly transformed you, there will be evidence of it.

The angels proclaimed it: Jesus would bring "peace on earth and goodwill toward men." If that was the case, he failed miserably. Look around! There is anger, war, fighting, hate, turmoil and tumult all around. So how does one find peace at Christmas? We have to find peace with God, first. Our sin put us in direct opposition to God's righteousness. God himself set a plan in motion, sending his son to the earth so that his sacrifice would atone for our sins. The declaration for "peace on earth" is affirmation that God's plan can come true in each one of us. We can have peace with God because of what Jesus has done. And with that peace in place, we can then be a proponent for peace in this world.

Is following Christ supposed to be easy or difficult? Those on the outside looking in tend to look at life with God consisting of a long, long list of rules. Don't do this, avoid that, stop that other stuff. It may be surprising to hear that Jesus didn't intend for us to follow a bunch of rules. In fact, he said that if you based your connection with God on whether or not you followed the rules, you'd fail miserably. Instead, we are told that he came to free us. And with that freedom comes a joyful life. Christians should have joy. If we don't, we are doing it wrong.

How can you say you love God and hate your brother? Doesn't make much sense, does it? But we go about doing that in all sorts of ways. We avoid our church family because we just can't forgive them for some slight. But when you compare it to what God has done for us, it seems very petty. God's grace is IMMENSE. And we want our love for others to match that as best we can.

Right in the midst of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, we have a Sunday worship service. And we wanted to address the most "materialistic week of the year." As we go out and try to buy for this season, we need to pause for a moment and remember what God thinks about all of these things. We are told to put Jesus first. Our priorities get messed up all the time. It is nice to have things, but they shouldn't be our priority.

Jesus is the light of the world. We are told to light our light shine before men, in an imitation of our Savior. If he is light, with no hint of darkness at all, we must learn to live in much the same way. His perfect light shined for the whole universe to see. We cannot look like the world. We cannot wallow in darkness any longer.

Ready for some hard truth? It would be better for you if you never knew Christ, than to know him and walk away from him. Join us as we discuss a pretty sobering subject. We want to be a place where hurting people find healing, they find family and they find a real purpose. Citing a variety of reasons, people become disenchanted and just step away. This frightening prospect leads us to speak about staying faithful to the one who called you.

How can you live your "best" life? It starts with faith. As Christians, we've professed a faith in Jesus Christ. He is the Lord and the Savior of our lives. But it can't stop at just having faith in Him. He has a big part to play in giving us all we need to live. But we have a part, too. In a letter written by Peter (a guy who walked and talked with Jesus), he says we must ADD to our faith. He presents a rather strong argument that faith is where it begins, but it should lead to goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, mutual affection and unabashed love for people. You ready to live YOUR best life?