Pastor Joe begins a quick but powerful 4-part "Overview of Philippians" series with a look today at Philippians 1. The new year is here but joy is still hard to come by, so Pastor Joe will help us reconsider joy as an option for 2021.

Advent is over, and many experience a letdown after the season of anticipation comes to an end. Pastor Mike looks at the big letdown that Mary and Joseph experienced after the birth of Jesus and shows us what they did to press-through.

The crescendo of the Old Testament is the prophecy of the coming of the Messiah. It begins in Genesis and crescendos all the way through. Pastor Mike talks about the crescendo of the New Testament, and offers us hope, encouragement, and challenge in this Christmas Sunday sermon.

Pastor Mike looks at the mission of the newborn King as spoken by the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 61. Jesus has come, and He has and still is accomplishing His mission!

Pastor Mike looks at 1 Peter 3:8-15 to help us focus our anticipation during this Advent season on the second coming of the Lord. He is patient - and that's a good thing! Are we?

One of God's names is Jehovah-Shalom. Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. But how do we experience the peace the Lord offers in the midst of a pandemic? Pastor Mike looks at Judges 6 and Philippians 4 and encourages us that peace in the midst of all of this is possible.

Pastor Mike concludes our study in the book of 1 John by looking at the last 4 verses (1 John 5:18-21) where John reminds believers of the 3 things every believer knows.

In 1 John 5:16-17, John tells us we can be confident in the effectiveness of our intercessory prayer for other believers. Pastor Mike encourages us then to offer up prayers that give life to one another - and he deals with what John calls "sin that leads to death."

Pastor Mike continues our study in 1 John by looking at 1 John 5:13-15. Throughout the letter, John has been reassuring believers that there are many things we can be confident in. In these verses, John tells us we can be confident in the effectiveness of prayer - as long as we pray "according to God's will." Pastor Mike explains what this means and encourages us to make praying God's will the bedrock of our prayer lives.

In 1 John 5:6-12, John reveals three "testimonies" that bear witness to the truth about Jesus. Pastor Mike explores these testimonies and encourages believers to stand firm in their faith in Jesus.