We live in a chaotic world and uncertain times, but we don’t have to live anxious, stressed-out lives. God offers us a peace that doesn’t even make sense from a rational point of view. God offers us a peace that can sustain us and strengthen us even when life is at its worst. In this message, we will look at how we can find such peace no matter what we’re dealing with.

What is your outlook on the future? Would you say it’s more doom and gloom or is it filled with hope and joy? Paul sat in prison not knowing if he would even get to see tomorrow. Yet he had joy about his future. How was that possible? As we continue in our series Choosing Joy, Paul shows us the one thing we should aim to do daily so we may have joy for tomorrow.

Joy is different than happiness. Happiness is an emotion based on external circumstances, while joy is spiritual and is based on our relationship with the Lord. But what is it about Jesus that leads to such joy? In this message, we will look at why knowing Christ leads to a life of rejoicing no matter our situation.

It’s not easy to stay humble in a self-exalting world. But nothing is more of an oxymoron than a prideful Christian. Christ modeled humility for us, and we are to follow His example. In this message, we will look at how the Gospel changes us into humble people and why it leads to joy in our lives and the church.

Life doesn’t always go according to plan. The Apostle Paul desired to journey to Rome and preach the Good News of Jesus Christ. But he didn’t make it to Rome as a preacher, he ended up there as a prisoner. Despite his disappointing circumstances, Paul managed to remain joyful. In this message, we will look at Paul’s struggles as a prisoner and learn how to remain joyful even when life doesn’t go according to plan.

There is something indescribably exciting about being a part of a church. We are spiritually bonded by our love for Christ and the mission to love and help all people. We witness God at work in our lives. And we learn to live by God’s grace and get opportunities to show God’s grace to others, something radically different from the world. Even though Paul was in prison, he rejoiced because of his church family. This week we will look at Paul’s opening remarks in Philippians and get a small glimpse of the wonders of God’s church.

What do you think of when you hear the word radical? I am sure all kinds of ideas or images flood your mind. Jesus was called Radical. Actually, the call to follow Jesus is pretty radical. So what does that mean in our lives? What does it mean to live radical? We will see you this Sunday to talk about just that!

Sometimes it feels like we just go through the motions of Christmas, doesn’t it? Like the true wonder of Christmas can get lost. We so often forget to stop and dwell on why we do Christmas. There are several ways we can be unprepared for this Christmas season. And this week we will explore three barriers that get in the way of experiencing the joy, wonder, and awe of what Christmas is truly about. Come find out if one of these barriers is getting in your way of being prepared for Christmas this year.

At some point we all have to deal with a difficult person in our life - a co-worker, neighbor, or maybe even someone in the family. Difficult people can raise our blood-pressure, make us dread running into them, and cause great anxiety. The question is what do we do about it? This week we will look at the example of Christ and how we can be prepared to deal with difficult people in practical ways that work.

Life is full of choices. Do I date that person? What career do I go into? Should I make that purchase? Our lives are directly impacted by the decisions we make. The good news is that God offers us supernatural wisdom to help us no matter how big the challenge is and no matter what bad choices we might have made to mess things up. All of us need wisdom if we desire to move forward into better things. This week we’ll look at the importance of wisdom and how to get it.