We can know for sure that we are one of God's children. No doubts! Pastor Mark offers 6 ways we can be assured of our salvation through Christ. From 1 John 3:19-24.

Every Christ-follower will face a sin battle in his or her life. Pastor Mark reaches back 1600 years to St. Augustine to explain the history and future of our struggle with sin. Then we consider 4 questions to ask ourselves, when (not if) temptation comes our way.

Jesus taught that we should always be ready for His return. We don't know the day or the hour but we should always be ready. Pastor Mark considers 5 ways that we should be R.E.A.D.Y. if we are indeed God's C.H.I.L.D.

Is your Christianity 3,000 miles wide but only 3 inches deep? Don’t wallow in the shallows. God is deep and His name will keep. Pastor Mark considers 4 ways to live D.E.E.P. in God in our study of 1 John 2:20-27.

Not everything that looks like Christianity actually is. Never has our orthodox Christian faith been more under attack. Never have we been more susceptible to deception! Deception is NOT obvious. It looks like Christianity. It sounds like it. It almost is. Often it has the appearance of success. How can we know? How do we protect ourselves from being taken in by people who themselves are deceived? In this sermon, Pastor Mark describes the 4 ways Christians can be protected from deception that are described in 1 John 2:18-27.

In “Counterfeit Cravings” Pastor Mark warns us to be careful about what we love. He explains 3 reasons why loving the wrong things takes us away from the good things God has in store for us. He also describes 3 counterfeits loves that can easily deceive us. Along the way Mark shares funny insights into Oreo cookies and the Pierce family story time, as well as quotes from the singing group, Plumb, the Narnia author, C.S. Lewis, and Mark’s brother, Todd.

What should be our response to the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states? What is our authority on this issue? Pastor Mark considers the decision written by Justice Kennedy through a Biblical lens.

Jeff Barnes looks at the process of spiritual maturity and challenges us to ask, "Am I growing up in Christ?" This sermon, given at Church Requel on June 21, 2015, is based upon 1 John 2:12-17.

The kind of love God gives to us, and the kind of love he wants us to give to others, is not a feeling. It is a choice. the choice to love is also the choice of remaining in God's light or moving away from God into darkness. In this sermon from 1 John 2:7-11, Pastor Mark tells us that God's L.I.G.H.T. provides us the power to love God's way.

How can I know if I am a real Christ-follower? How can I know if someone else is a Christ-follower? The first is the question of assurance. The second is the question of authenticity. Pastor Mark talks about what makes for a Real Deal Christian.