Pastor Tony Liuzzo (Lead Pastor) - Ephesians 5:2; Acts 1:1-14; 2:41-42; Matthew 16:18; Hebrews 10:25

​What if I told you that God created something to help us face life's challenges, engage in spiritual warfare, strengthen our families, discover our purpose, and live the life He intended for us? Wouldn't that become a priority?

Pastor Matt Hodge (Discipleship Pastor) - ​​​​​​​​Romans 12:1-3 (Romans 3:9-28; 5:1-5 & 19-21; 6:1-2 & 12-15; 8:1-6 & 28-39;12:1-5; Galatians 4:19; 1 John 3:1-2)

You are being formed. The question is, what is forming you?

Summer Teaching Series:

Every day, we are being shaped by the world, the culture around us, and even the people closest to us. Formation is happening whether we notice it or not, and left unchecked, it can pull us away from God’s design for our lives.

Lesson 1 - Notes

Pastor​ Aaron Roberts (​Worship Pastor) - ​Titus 3 (​Titus 3:1-15; Romans 8:14-17​; 10:9)

Why does what we believe matter? And how do our actions reveal what we really believe?

In this sermon, we explore the relationship between believing and doing, and examine the consequences of both right and wrong belief. 

Series description:

We are all being told something to believe (indoctrinated), and what we believe shapes how we live. In Titus, Scripture reminds us of the importance of right beliefs, guarding those beliefs and following right teachers, and how those beliefs inform what we do.

Pastor Bryce Copeland (Student Pastor) - Ephesians 5:15-21

Time is one of God's greatest gifts. In Ephesians 5:15–21, Paul challenges us to live wisely and make the most of every opportunity. Discover six things that should fill our lives as we seek to redeem the time and live for God's glory.

Pastor Matt Hodge (Student Pastor) - ​Titus 1 (​Titus 1:1-16; 3:3-7)

In Titus 1, Paul reminds us that the kind of lives that adorn the Gospel are shaped by something deeper: truth. In a world full of competing voices, shifting values, and spiritual confusion, where does right doctrine come from, how is it protected, and why does it matter so much?

Series description:

We are all being told something to believe (indoctrinated), and what we believe shapes how we live. In Titus, Scripture reminds us of the importance of right beliefs, guarding those beliefs and following right teachers, and how those beliefs inform what we do.

Pastor Aaron Roberts (Worship Pastor) - ​​​Acts 1:1-11 (Acts 1:1-11; Luke 1:3; 14:16; 24:39 & 50-53; John 14; 16:7; 20:16; Romans 8:26-27; 1 Corinthians 5:17; 6:14; 12; 15:20 & 42-44; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Peter 1:3; Colossians 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Hebrews 12:2; Genesis 1:27 & 31; 3:14-24; Philippians 3:20-21; Acts 10:41; Revelation 19:9)

Jesus was raised from the dead, and for 40 days, he walked the earth again. After this, to the surprise of his disciples, he ascended into heaven.

What does the ascension of Jesus mean for his followers? Why did Jesus ascend to heaven in his resurrected body? And what does it mean for us and our future bodily resurrection? 

Series description:

In the days after He rose, Jesus met His followers in their most real and raw moments—grief, doubt, and failure. This series explores those encounters and invites us to experience the same living Jesus who still meets us, restores us, and calls us to a deeper faith.

​I. The Ascension Guarantees Hope for Believers

Lesson 6 - Notes

Pastor Bryce Copeland (Student Pastor) - ​Titus 2 (​Titus 2:1-15)

Titus 2 gives a beautiful picture of what a life shaped by the gospel looks like in every season of life. In every season of life, Scripture teaches us to live in a way that adorns the Gospel.

In this message, we’ll see how sound doctrine isn’t just something we believe, but something that changes how we live. When that happens, our lives begin to “adorn” the gospel, making the beauty of the Gospel visible to the world around us.

Series description:

We are all being told something to believe (indoctrinated), and what we believe shapes how we live. In Titus, Scripture reminds us of the importance of right beliefs, guarding those beliefs and following right teachers, and how those beliefs inform what we do.

Pastor Matt Hodge (Discipleship Pastor) - ​​​John 21:1-25 (John 13:12-17 & 31-38; 18:25-27; 21:1-25; Matthew 26:75; 1 John 1:6-10; 1 Peter 2:20-25)

In John 21, we find one of the most tender and powerful scenes in the resurrection accounts—Jesus meeting Peter after his greatest failure. After denying Christ three times, Peter returns to fishing, only to encounter the risen Lord on the shore. What follows is not rejection, but restoration.

Series description:

In the days after He rose, Jesus met His followers in their most real and raw moments—grief, doubt, and failure. This series explores those encounters and invites us to experience the same living Jesus who still meets us, restores us, and calls us to a deeper faith.

I. The Temptation to Retreat

Lesson 5 - Notes

Pastor Tony Liuzzo (Lead Pastor) - ​Matthew 15:21-28 (Matthew 7:7; 15:21-28; John 10:10; 1 Samuel 15:23)

There are so many incredible stories in the Bible—but some are unexpected. Stories that catch you off guard and even leave you a little uncomfortable.

Pastor Matt Hodge (Discipleship Pastor) - ​​​John 20:24-31​ (John 1:1​ & 14-17​; 5:16-24​; 11:14-16​; 14:1-6​; 20:24-31​; Matthew 10:1-4​; Luke 24:20-21​; Hebrews 10:22-25​; Psalm 42:1-5​; 1 Peter 1:8​)

In this lesson, we walk through one of the most honest and relatable moments in the Gospels—the story of Thomas after the resurrection of Jesus. Often remembered as “Doubting Thomas,” his journey is really about something deeper: what happens when faith is tested by disappointment, silence, isolation, and waiting.

If you’ve ever wrestled with uncertainty, felt distant from God, or struggled to reconcile belief with experience, this conversation is for you. Thomas’ story reminds us that doubt is not the end of faith—it can become the place where faith is refined, deepened, and strengthened in the person of Jesus Christ.

Series description:

In the days after He rose, Jesus met His followers in their most real and raw moments—grief, doubt, and failure. This series explores those encounters and invites us to experience the same living Jesus who still meets us, restores us, and calls us to a deeper faith.

​I. The Struggle with Doubt

Lesson 4 - Notes