Advent is the season in the church year where we prepare ourselves – our hearts, our homes, our lives – for the coming of the Messiah. This series is called “Songs of the Season.” We are looking at some of the great Christmas hymns, unpacking their message. Looking behind the lyrics at the Scripture that inspired the writers. Listen as Mike Woodruff walks us through the oldest Christmas song still in circulation, the 1,200-year-old hymn: O Come O Come Emmanuel.

Thankfulness is in all of our perspectives at this time, but what does the Bible say? Listen as Dan Syvertsen breaks down the barriers, and the commands that Jesus calls us to.

Many people are self-conscious of their singing voice, and when there is a chance to sing at church, or when they are around others...they close off and hold back. Listen as Mike Woodruff talks about singing and how integral it is to our relationship with God.

Please welcome our guest Mark Labberton, who will be sharing with us how the Bible shows us what community looks like, and how we need community to move forward in life, along with snippets of what that looks like.

Meditation. Many people have an impression that meditation is part of some spiritual new age idea…but it is actually part of our Christian walk. Listen as Mike Woodruff talks about how meditation fits in to how we connect with Christ.

On Tuesday of this week, we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the cultural, political, economic, philosophical revolution that changed just about everything – countries, families, work, worship and more. Listen as Mike Woodruff highlights the tenacity and courage of Matin Luther, whom kick started the events that re-focused the church on what is important in the eyes of God.

Rest. How does the concept of rest fit in your daily life? Listen as our guest Carlos Herrerra delves into how we are called to rest, and to make it part of our life.

How often do you pray? Do you ever feel distant, ritualistic, or purpose-less when you pray? Listen today as Mike Woodruff brings to focus a life of prayer…and some of the ways that we tend to go off course when we “try” to engage in making prayer part of our life as well as some perspective on bringing prayer into your intentional focus.

Today we begin a new series. It's called, "The Way Forward" and it's designed to look at the things we can do to more fully yield our lives to God. You might remember that during the summer Mike did a series called "Unstuck" - in which we looked at things that hold us back. In this series, we are looking at the thinks that pull us forward.

Why did Jesus Christ come to earth? Listen as our special guest Luis Palau breaks down so many of the important reasons why this is so crucial in the foundations of Christianity, but for our salvation. Luis Palau and his ministry have shared the Gospel with more than 1 billion people through evangelistic events and media.  He has spoken in person to 30 million people in 75 countries, with more than 1 million registered decisions for Jesus Christ.