John the Baptist was highly regarded by Jesus, and was chosen by God to prepare the way for the Messiah. Still, he was humble, willing to stand aside for Jesus. How might the world be different, be better, if we would have John's attitude?

As we begin a new Advent series, Pastor Doug brings up the story of Simeon, who had waited his whole life to see the Christ. We need to keep our hope alive to be with Jesus, just as Simeon had even into his old age.

In this message from Pastor Dennis, we look into Psalm 63 to see David's perspective on the lovingkindness of God. The stories of Hosea, the Samaritan woman at the well, and various other scriptures reinforce this message of God's love.

This is the final week of The Story and Pastor Doug places us in Romans 11 to find the heart of the entire story of the Bible, mercy. God has countless times put plans into motion, plans that include us but are not about us, to express His unimaginable mercy.

Pastor Dennis reminds us this morning that we should not place our confidence in man who will ultimately fail us but in Christ who can exceed our every expectation.

Throughout the Old Testament, people were waiting for Christ to come at any moment. As we wait for Him to come again, He can come at any untold moment. This week, Pastor Ben explains that we may not always like to think of Jesus as bringing justice for sins. We must remember God's holiness as well as His love.

Habakkuk asked God why evil people prosper, why God uses the unjust to punish the actions of the just, and when will things get better. God's answer still applies to us today.

As Paul is under house arrest in Rome, he writes a letter to Timothy to remind him of what is important in life. This week, Pastor Ben looks at Paul's encouraging note to remember Christ and to be unafraid in the face of suffering.

Getting saved is a critical first step for a Christian, but many fall short of making Jesus Lord of their life. In this episode, Pastor Dennis explains what it means to make Jesus your Lord AND Savior.

Paul was given the task to spread the Scripture across the world. In so doing, he had to go through a lot of suffering. This week, Pastor Doug shows us that Paul's motivation to continue can only have come from the joy of his salvation.