Pastor James teaches how we can learn from the model of witnessing given to us by John the Baptist.

We begin Advent and a new sermon series, Messiah, exploring how we might best understand the Word, Light, and Life spoken about in John 1.

We conclude our study in Hebrwes exploring the result of faith placed in Jesus, whom is greater than anyone or anything else we might direct our faith.

Pastor James teaches how we are run to run the face of faith today in light of those who have run the race of faith before us.

Hebrews 11, the hall of faith, is one of the most well known chapters of the New Testament. The so-called heroes of faith remind us of the lineage of faith we find ourselves part of today. This week we spent time not merely looking at the heories of faith from the past but some who live in our community today.

Using the acronynm JOY Rev. Jerry Ferguson preaches how we might unerath the joy that can only be found in Jesus Christ.

Jesus did not come to improve the status quo. Jesus came to reinvent the status quo. He came to create a new normal for people and for his creation. The writer of Hebrews encourages his readers to discover and learn what this new normal is and how it can be lived into today.

The writer of Hebrews aims to solidify the church's confidence in the person of Jesus Christ. He uses every tool in his toolbox to encourage the chruch to embrace the new story that can be found in Jesus. By founding their faith on Jesus' priestly office he encourages the church to have confidence in their faith, prayer, witness, and future.

The church addressed by the book of Hebrews has grown weary. Due to external circumstances or internal struggle the community is considering leaving their faith behind. The preacher of Hebrews exhorts the congregation to persevere in the face of the season of weariness. This week we explore what the preacher states as the fruit and motivation of perseverance.

Life is not meant to be lived on the sideline. God has created and designed each of us to live fully, with purpose. We are able to discover this way of life in and through the person of Jesus Christ. It is because of him that we can and must come confidently before God seeking his desire for our lives.