Part II: Beautiful Exchange Sermon Series - Last week we looked at some of Ephesians 2 and learned of our bleak outlook before Christ. Now this week we will shift gears and look at how God took our hopelessness and gave us an amazing gift of righteousness! Is salvation just a one time deal? No! This week we will see that our lives are tremendously affected and we are truly CHANGED when we look again at the rest of Ephesians 2 and "A Beautiful Exchange"!

Part I: Beautiful Exchange Sermon Series - What it Looks Like to be Free!
We use words and phrases like "salvation", "got saved", "asked Jesus into my heart", but what does all that really mean? Is salvation merely a decision we make or a transformation that God performs? We will spend a couple of weeks unpacking passages of scripture that show us what the true transaction of change through salvation looks like. In this two-part series we will explore what happens to us at salvation. It's "A Beautiful Exchange"!

Missions Highlight - Ben Johnston shares about his trip to India, backpacking the mountains and sharing the gospel from village to village. 
*What does it look like for us to be on mission? What does it look like as individuals and the church to fulfill the Great Commission? Jesus tells us in Matthew 28 that by His authority we are to go to all nations and make disciples. That begins with us locally but also we go to the nations to make sure all who breathe hear the gospel and respond. Ben Johnston will share about his recent backpacking mission trip in India and stories of salvation amongst the villages of people who have never heard.*

Father's Day (Family Matters Sermon Series) - There are many "fathers" in the Bible. Some are great examples and some are bad examples. Either way, even the great examples are imperfect men that rely on a holy God. Job is one of those examples. He is certainly not perfect, but the beginning of Job tells us he was blameless and upright, feared God, and shunned evil. Job also shows us the heart of a father as he goes before God often on  behalf of his children. Join us this Sunday for Father's Day as we will be "Considering Job as a Father"!

Family Matters Sermon Series - The Psalms point us the glory of God and guidance on how to worship Him. They instruct us to have dependence on Him and live our lives according to His commands. In Psalms 127-128, we find some instruction and encouragement on raising a family and how we encounter blessing through the family. This week join us as we see what God says about "A Proper Philosophy of Family"!

Family Matters Sermon Series - Out of all creation, even the darkness of sin that had permeated mankind, God's glory was still the center of it all. From mountains to vast oceans His physical creative glory was still on display. However, as beautiful as all of that is, God's crowning glory is still His people and His church. After all, we are created in His image. Then He gave us the "church" to display His glory and worship throughout the nations! Join us this week as we take a look at "God's Crowning Glory"!

Family Matters Sermon Series - On this Memorial Day Weekend we remember those who have given their lives for the freedom in our country. No doubt, freedom is something that makes this country great! However, the foundation of every nation in the world is the family. Pope John Paul II once said, "As the family goes, so goes the nation." With moral decline and ideologies that are undermining families everywhere, it's important that we know what it takes to rebuild and not allow our families to go to ruin. Join us this week as we look at how to be "Avoiding Family Failure"!

Family Matters Sermon Series - God specifically designed the family to accomplish His purpose of magnifying His glory so that all would know that He is God! This week we take a look at the story of Noah and how God desires for Godly families to thrive even in the midst of a wayward culture. In order for that to take place we have to know the "Ingredients for a Godly Family"!

Mother's Day / Family Matters Sermon Series - Eve: The Mother of All Living
Our new sermon series takes us on a journey that reveals the original family God gave us. This isn’t just any family, but the family God gave us to populate the rest of the world. This week for Mother’s Day, we turn our focus to Eve who was created to complement Adam in a way that only God can provide. She is a wife, a mother, but most importantly, a child of God. Join us as we look at “The Majesty of Motherhood”!

Family Matters Sermon Series - God has gifted us with three main institutions for life: Marriage. Family. The Church. All three gives us blessing, structure, and a way that brings order and hope to the world! In May and June we are embarking on a sermon series that will show us the framework and blessing of how God's idea of family is all a part of the plan to point the world to Jesus. God is glorious and wants people to know Him! He wants to use the sacred institution of family to accomplish this mission. Come on a journey with us to see why "Family Matters"!