Thank you for joining us for this service as we continue our worship series for the Easter season called “Resurrection Realities.” Each service in the series focuses on a portion of the book of 1 Peter and looks at the new approaches St. Peter says we all should have toward the realities we still face in this life. Today’s service looks at the reality of lifestyle and how the way in which we live changes in light of the resurrection of Christ.

Thank-you for joining us for today’s worship as we start a new series for the season of Easter called “Resurrection Realities”. Each service in this series focuses on a section from 1st Peter as he guides the post-Easter church on how to look at the complexities of life as we follow our Resurrected King. In part 1 we will look at the “reality of suffering and trials” and how we approach them with Jesus in mind.

Happy Easter Friends! The celebration of Easter is about one thing…Life! Christ has risen from the dead, he has destroyed the power of sin, death, and the devil, and today we celebrate that He is alive, and that because He Lives so shall we! May God bless your life in Christ, and may you experience the life he gives.

Welcome to this Palm Sunday service. In this service we remember that when Jesus enters Jerusalem for the last time amid palm branches and praises, he knows the suffering that awaits him there, yet he does not turn back. He willingly chooses the path of suffering because of his deep love for us. We therefore can embrace moments of suffering today, because we know that the Lord will bring joy in the morning.

It's not uncommon to see people who call themselves Christians but who don't act like Jesus. If we're not careful, we can find ourselves doing the work of God without bearing the fruit of the Spirit. Instead of focusing on production, we need to focus on connection with God. This is part 6 of our series Christian-ish. In today's message we will look at what happens, "When We Get It Wrong - How to Bear Fruit the Right Way."

In our world we are kind of used to the idea of "transactions" when it comes to relationships. It's where we get the idea of, "you scratch my back, and I scratch yours." Sometimes it's easy to treat our faith like a transaction—doing our part and expecting God to do His. But this creates a distorted belief that turns our relationship with God into a contract and we miss the heart of God. But faith works differently. Faith means trusting God and stepping into something much greater than a simple exchange. In Part 5 of our Christian-ish series we will explore what happens "When God Doesn't Do It?"

One of the classic Christian slogans when you are struggling or going through difficult moments is "Put God First." There is something in us that tells us "Put God First," but then we look at life and how we spend our time, money, and relationships and realize we "don’t put God first." We don't as Luther says, "fear, love, and trust" in God above all things. And the problem is that we have this heart that produces idols and clings to idols 24/7, 7 days a week, 365 days out of the year. And for the Christian-ish this becomes even more predominant.

One more bite. One more episode. No big deal, right? The everyday choices we make might not feel important, but they shape our future more than we realize. Discover how we can break the cycle of choices that keep us stuck from living the life we want. Join us on this Lenten Journey for Part 3, “Small Choices That Keep You Stuck”. May the Lord Bless our Time Together.

"Christian-ish" means having a half-hearted faith or wearing the label of Christianity without truly following Jesus. God describes this way of life as being "lukewarm". In today's message we will explore the 5 signs of being lukewarm and how the Gospel can reactivate our faith when we are lukewarm. May the Lord bless our time together during this Lenten journey.

God's vision for the church has four foundational pieces: 1. It's a GIFTED church; 2. It's a UNITED church; 3. It's a POWERFUL church; and 4. It's a WISE church. Today we explore how God's wisdom is needed for the church as we learn to navigate the changing culture in the world. We need wisdom to express God's truths in a way that is authentic. We need wisdom to make good decisions and not compromise on who we are. We need wisdom to know when the "law" is needed and when the "gospel" is needed. May God make us a "wise" church.