When the celebrations are over, family and friends all go home, and you’re back to the daily grind, how do we get by? How do we get ABOVE THE GRIND when we’re discouraged or disappointed? In this final sermon of the year Pastor Mark gives us the biblical encouragement to hang in there & to celebrate even in the tough times of life!

It’s easy to feel like we’re nothing special. Especially at Christmas time. While many love being engaged with family, many others feel disconnected. Even if you are a nobody to the world, you are a somebody to God! Pastor Mark looks at the first Christmas through the eyes of Anna in Luke 2, where we learn the twin lessons of purpose and peace.

Instant gratification can be our enemy. We learn that when we wait upon God, we will learn patience and come to know Him and the reward of His promises so much better. Through our godly waiting we can even bless others! Join Pastor Mark as we consider the story of righteous and devout Simeon, who was rewarded for waiting.

Our response to the babe born in the manger requires more than the belief that the prophesied King Jesus was actually born. If Jesus really is the King of kings, we should respond in obedience to the commands he taught. Pastor Mark examines the unrighteous believer of Herod the Great and shares 4 Christmas lessons from Herod's story.

As humans, we're right about some things and wrong about others. The key is to be right about the right things. Our Christian faith is one of those tricky things that is easy to be wrong about. Knowing the facts of our Christian faith isn't the same thing as possessing a Christian faith. In this first Christmas teaching of 2014, Pastor Mark considers the life of Zechariah from Luke 1. Like him we can also be righteous doubters.

Work could be considered worship if we do it right! Pastor Mark gives Biblical advice to employers and employees alike for how they should relate... at work. From Ephesians 6:5-9.

Parenting children has never been more challenging. What advice does the Bible give to today's moms and dads? Pastor Mark shares 5 key recommendations for how to raise kids. Along the way he shares lots of personal stories from his own parenting adventures.

The Bible teaches that husbands should love their wives as Christ loves the church. How exactly can men do this? Pastor Mark teaches about marriage from Ephesians 5 with lots of examples and helpful suggestions for today’s men.

Submission is a two-way street between husbands and wives. In this first of two parts, we focus our attention on wives from Ephesians 5:21-24. Mary Kay Pierce joins Pastor Mark to describe the 4 ways wives submit to their husbands.

Does BFF stand for Best Friend Forever or Baloney From a Fool? In this November 2, 2014 Church Requel talk, Pastor Mark Pierce shares 6 traits to look for in a friend. "Friend or Fool" uses Ephesians 5:15-20 for a Biblical text.