Philippians 1:12 - It's said that in life you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your frenemies. We have all faced the stabbing pain of betrayal and hurt, even by someone close to us. In this message, Pastor John looks at the example of a persecuted Christian to see how he learned to cope with his enemies and frenemies.

Philippians 1:6 - We live in a free-fall world of anxiety and insecurity. For followers of Christ, a lack of confidence can lead to problems with joy, prayer, and evangelism. In this message, Pastor John looks at how confidence in God's faithfulness to hold His people secure is central to the gospel.

Acts 16 - Sometimes we want to move off to the next place when God gives us a "yellow light" and says, "Slow down." In today's message you'll see how you can love where you're at and who you're with more. This is the first message in our "I Second that Emotion!" series.

2 Samuel 13:1-22 - In today's message we see that scripture is often an example of what not to do. The message is spoiled because a spoiled young man becomes an evil abusive adult. A kings daughter innocence is spoiled by the sexual assault of her brother. The bright future of kingdom is spoiled by all this and taking the life of two of the King's son. We learn that the grace of God is the only thing that can take away the disgrace caused by our sinful lust.

Genesis 38:0 - Warning - This is a real story of the redemption of the family of Judah. It is messy and sexually explicit. But It shows the power of the gospel to redeem any life.

Matthew 10:34-42 - What do you hope to do with the time you have remaining on earth? Doesn't it make sense to do here, with whatever time you have left, what you won't be able to do in heaven? As Jesus winds up His charge to His followers, He gives us three sobering conclusions for our series of weekend messages Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go.

Matthew 10:16-33 - When Jesus sends us out to bear witness to Him in the world, His aim is for us to endure in the face of opposition. In this message, we will see how Jesus describes the costs of our witness for Him, the blessings that come from our witness for Him, and the strategies for our witness for Him.

Matthew 9:35-10:15 - Jesus came 2,000 years ago to extend His kingdom to earth. And just before He left, He effectively said, "Keep it going. Go and make disciples of all nations." In this message, Pastor John looks at what kinds of people Jesus is willing to use and describes Jesus' simple A-B-C plan for mission.

Matthew 13:44-52 - How do you react when you score a great deal on some purchase? The kingdom of God is like finding a great deal, but it's also not really like that. Because while salvation is free, it's not cheap.

Matthew 13:24-43 - Jesus has a mission in the world and He wants our work to be His work. At the same time, Satan has an anti-mission in the world. What are we supposed to do? In this message, Pastor John looks at the parable of the weeds and what our mission is supposed to be.