Adam Jones reminds us that while the times may be turbulent here in the United States, we are still a nation founded on Biblical principles.

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Melanie Bertoglio teaches from Isaiah 58 to remind us that the condition of our vertical relationship with God does not rest on what we do for Him, i.e. going to church, reading the Bible, fasting, praying, sacrificing, singing in the choir, etc. While all of these things are important, a loving, intimate relationship with God […]

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Prayer is communion with God, and not an attempt to inform a misinformed God. Using the Lord’s Prayer as our outline for how to commune with God, Pastor Ashley encourages that if we start and end with praise, all of our circumstances that we are praying about become very small. When we think of our […]

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In the final teaching on Colossians, Pastor Ashley covers Chapter 4, emphasizing Paul’s inclusion of the friends and co-laborers who have been a comfort to him throughout his ministry. As Christians, and like Paul, we need to have people around us who encourage and comfort us.

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In Part 3 of our series, A Relationship With God, Pastor Ashley Ellison teaches us how to keep our conversations “attractive” as we are instructed to do in Colossians.

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“Colossians Part 13” by Ashley Ellison. Pastor Ashley clearly explains the master/servant relationship referred to in Colossians 3:22-25 and 4:1, bringing to light the historical context and culture in which this passage was written. He contrasts it with our modern-day understanding of a master/servant relationship so that we are able to receive the truth from […]

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“A Relationship with God Part 2” by Ashley Ellison. Pastor Ashley shares the words of the prophet Zephaniah as he emphasizes the goodness of God as motivation for our desire to have relationship with Him. God rejoices and dances over us with singing because of His great love for us, and if we have genuine […]

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“Colossians Part 12” from by Pastor Ashley Ellison

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Pastor Ashley shows us through Revelation 4 that, in heaven, there is a culture of worship. We, too, should have a culture of worship in our lives because of our relationship with God. God doesn’t need our sacrifices or our efforts. He created us for relationship with Him, first and foremost. All of our human […]

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In our continued study of Colossians, Adam focuses on what it means to cast off our former self in order to represent Christ as mature followers of God, and how important it is for us to make a daily assessment of what we are putting on for those around us. 

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