This week we examined the story of Jesus healing a blind man in John 9. This powerful story explores how the physically blind man gains both physical and spiritual sight while the religiously educated Pharisees remain spiritually blind due to their pride and preconceptions. Listen as Pastor Chris walks through this transformative encounter that reveals how Jesus, the Light of the World, opens both physical and spiritual eyes, emphasizing that true sight comes only through recognizing Jesus as Lord and Savior.​​​​​​​​​

In John 6, Jesus declares “I am the Bread of life.” While physical bread temporarily satisfies hunger, Jesus offers eternal satisfaction and life to those who believe in Him. Listen as Pastor Chris unpacks this powerful statement and challenges us to recognize Jesus as God, the Giver of eternal life, and the One who must be followed.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This week we explored Jesus’ statement “I am the Vine” from John 15:1-11, focusing on how true disciples bear spiritual fruit that glorifies God the Father. This passage emphasizes that bearing fruit for God’s glory requires being a genuine fruit-bearing branch by abiding in Christ through regular time in God’s Word and consistent prayer. Listen as elder John Hannigan explores how believers can abide more closely in Christ to bear fruit for God’s glory.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This week we explored the profound story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead in John 11, where Jesus declares, “I am the Resurrection and the Life.” This miraculous event demonstrates Jesus’ power over death and serves both to glorify God and strengthen the faith of those who hear it. Listen as elder Rick Maples walks through this powerful narrative, emphasizing how this story points to the eternal life available through faith in Jesus Christ.​​

This week we explored Jesus’ declaration “I am the Good Shepherd” from John 10:1-30, emphasizing three key aspects of His shepherding: He knows us intimately, He saves us through His voluntary sacrificial death on the cross, and He secures us eternally. Listen as Pastor Chris reminds us that our salvation does not depend on our grip on Christ, but on His unbreakable grip on us.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This week we began our new I AM series, exploring John 10:7-10 in which we see the first declaration of who Jesus says He is: the Door. This passage makes clear that Christ is the exclusive, yet accessible, Door to eternal salvation and a flourishing spiritual relationship with God. Listen as Pastor Chris challenges us to examine whether we have truly entered through the Door or are merely admiring it from the outside.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We concluded our series on Heaven and Hell by exploring four key questions about Heaven: what it's like, what we'll do there, what we should do while waiting, and how to get there. Heaven is described as God's dwelling place and a holy paradise where believers will work, rule, serve, sing, and enjoy perfect relationships free from sin's curse. Revelation 22 clearly demonstrates the essential truth that entrance to Heaven requires washing our robes in the blood of the Lamb through faith in Jesus Christ. Listen as Pastor Chris closes out this sermon series by challenging us to live with eternity in mind by obeying God’s Word, sharing the Gospel, and serving others while we await Jesus’ imminent return.

Revelation chapters 21 and 22 beautifully describe Heaven as a Garden City with radiant jewels, golden streets, and both the River and Tree of Life. In many ways, Heaven is a return to the Garden of Eden and God’s original design, where citizens will serve God, see His face, and reign alongside Him as royalty. Listen as Pastor Chris explains how Heaven is the ultimate picture of God's redemptive work, transforming sinners into kings and queens who will eternally worship Christ.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

This week we had the privilege of hearing Pastor Justin Peters preach through James 1:2-4, exploring what trials are, their purpose in our lives, our response to them, and the fruit that comes from persevering in trials. Listen as Pastor Justin encourages us to consider our trials joy as we know that they are growing us into the image of Christ and ultimately bringing glory to God.

This week we studied the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16:19-31, exploring four warnings about Hell: it is unbiased, tortuous, permanent, and avoidable. In this parable, the rich man's earthly comfort is contrasted with his eternal torment while Lazarus's earthly suffering is contrasted with his eternal comfort, emphasizing that what matters is not wealth or poverty but whether we listen to and believe the Word of God. Listen as Pastor Chris urges us to consider eternity and heed God’s warnings about Hell so that we are not caught unprepared by death.