Generosity - The quality of giving freely of your time, money, and energy. This Sermon will focus on the aspects of being generous financially.

Anxiety is rampant in our culture.

Life gets hurried and heavy at times. Commutes take up massive amounts of time and then we don’t have much left for our family. Finances get tight and we feel like we don’t have money to do anything, much less find something that gives us rest. And sometimes religious activity gets to feel like a burden. The next thing you know, your legs feel like they are 200 pounds each and it is difficult to keep moving forward. There are some red letters in the Bible that speak to those who are in need of some rest.

The Red-Letter Bible has only been around since 1899 but seeing the words Jesus spoke while on earth in red, leaves a profound impact on the reader. This message will introduce the series and the new covenant talked about in Luke 22:20. Additionally, we will focus on Jesus's death, burial, and resurrection on the cross and the impact of Jesus' statement on his way to die on the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)

This Sermon will look at the battle to stay rooted and to stay strong. It will unpack the spiritual armor as well as give some big picture perspective about the spiritual realm. The goal is to help see there is a spiritual reality as well as begin to see the tools God gives us to fight against the enemy's tactics.

This sermon will focus on how God gives us instruction to help us relate in key relationships (marriage, parenting, and work). The natural tendency in our hearts, and reinforced in culture, is to do what we want, when we want. However, God's design is to team together and play specific roles in the key relationships God has given us.

God wants us to please Him and understand His will. Nothing can cloud clarity and experiencing God’s love than getting into sin. Sin keeps us in darkness while holiness brings the light. As we move toward holiness we can walk exactly and understand the will of God.

We now come to the point in the book of Ephesians where we can focus on what we should do with the reality of life in Christ. God is doing something special in the church and we get to be a part of this movement.

God's plan since the beginning of times was to save the world. The covenant and promise to Abraham (Genesis 12) is fulfilled through Christ. This is our purpose in the church. To take the grace, peace, hope Paul describes in Ephesians 1-2 and share that with the world.

We live in a divided world. This division exists in our hearts, our families, our neighborhoods and our church. This sermon will focus on how Christ gives us peace and an escape from the hostility that comes from division.