January 25, 2026
Pastor Scott Poling

Main Passage: James 3:13-18

Other Scripture used: Proverbs 9:10; Colossians 2:2b-3; Matthew 5:16; 1 Peter 3:7; 1 Peter 3:15b-16; Proverbs 4:23; Ephesians 2:2b, 2c, 3b; Ephesians 6:12; 1 Timothy 4:1-2; 1 Corinthians 14:33; James 3:17; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20; 1 Timothy 5:22b; Matthew 5:9; Romans 12:18; Hebrews 12:14-15; 2 Tmothy 2:24-25; James 1:19; Ephesians 6:1-2; Ephesians 5:22-25; Ephesians 6:5b; Romans 13:1-2; Ephesians 5:21; James 4:7a; Romas 12:15; Luke 10:33-37; Luke 6:36; Matthew 5:7; John 15:1-8; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 6:2; Matthew 6:5; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 7:5; Luke 12:1; Matthew 22:18; Matthew 23:27-28; Matthw 24:50-51; Isaiah 26:3; Philippians 4:5-9; Proverbs 6:16-19; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Galatians 6:7; James 3:18

Main Points:

FIRST – WISDOM

Wisdom Takes the Test

Wisdom Acts Gently

Wisdom Refuses Bitter Envy & Selfish Ambition

Wisdom Looks to Heaven’s List

Wisdom Cultivates Peace

January 18, 2026
Pastor Scott Poling

Other Scripture used: 1 Timothy 3:8-13; Acts 6:2-7; Galatians 5:22a, 23b; Ephesians 5:18; Matthew 6:24; Matthew 6:19-21; 1 Tmothy 3:11; Romans 16:1-2; 1 Timothy 3:12-13; Mark 9:33-37; Psalm 94:8-9; Matthew 12:36-37; Romans 12:3a; Mark 9:31; Luke 14:7-11; Luke 22:27b; Luke 6:27-28; Proverbs 25:21-22; Romans 12:21; Isaiah 57:15; 1 Kings 22:1-5; Matthew 6:9a, 10b; 1 Kings 22:6; 1 Kings 22:7; 1 Kings 22:8; 1 Kings 22:13-14; 1 Kings 22:26-27; 1 Kings 22:28; 1 Kings 22:34-38; Proverbs 14:12

Main Points:

FIRST THINGS FIRST

1. First – Leaders Must Be Tested
2. First – Leaders Must Aspire to True Greatness
3. First – Leaders Must Pray

January 11, 2026

Pastor Scott Poling

Other Scripture used: Proverbs 3:9-10; Proverbs 3:5-8; Proverbs 3:11a; Genesis 4:3-7; Proverbs 11:24-25; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6; 

1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5; Mark 12:41-44; James 1:2-4; Acts 20:35b; Matthew 6:24; Matthew 6:21 

Main Points: 

FIRST THINGS FIRST 

1. First – Give to God 
2. First – Give on the First Day of the Week 
3. First – Give Yourself to God

January 4, 2026

Pastor Scott Poling

Other Scripture used: Matthew 5:23-24; 1 Peter 3:7; Psalm 34:12-14; Romans 12:18; Hebrews 12:14; Matthew 6:32-33; Matthew 6:9a, 10; Colossians 3:1-2; Matthew 5:6; Matthew 5:10; Matthew 5:20; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 5:16; Matthew 7:1-2; Matthew 7:3-5; James 1:24; Luke:18:14; Matthew 23:25-26; 2 Timothy 2:21; Matthew 6:24

Main Points:

FIRST THINGS FIRST

1. First-Go and Be Reconciled
2. First-Seek God’s Kingdom
3. First-Remove your Own Beam
4. First-Clean the Inside

December 28, 2025

Pastor Andrew Castner

Other Scripture used: Hebrews 13:8; Joshua 4:6-7; Psalm 77:11; Lamentations 3:21-23; Deuteronomy 7:9; Matthew 6:10; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 119:105; Isaiah 46:10; Romans 12:1; Romans 6:23; Romans 5:8 

Main Points: 

NEW YEAR – SAME GOD 

1. God Has Been Faithful: Past 
2. God is Faithful: Present 
3. God Will Be Faithful: Future

December 21, 2025
Pastor Scott Poling

Other Scripture used: Numbers 24:17b; Genesis 49:10a; Daniel 9:21—22,25; Matthew 2:16b; Micah 5:2; Proverbs 6:19; Ephesians 6:14; Psalm 2:4; Proverbs 3:5-6; Philippians 2:10-11; Acts 20:35b; Psalm 18:25-26; Acts 5:29

Main Points:

CHRISTMAS IS A TIME TO . . .
Seek the King
Give Up Control
Respond to Truth
Stop Playing Pretend
Rejoice in God’s Leading
Reverently Worship
Immediately Obey

December 14, 2025

Pastor Scott Poling

Other Scripture used: Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6-7; Micah 5:2; 2 Timothy 4:8; John 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; Ephesians 4:30a; Luke 2:21-24; Luk 1:42-25; Luke 1:46-56; Luke 1:67-79; Luke 2:13-14; Luke 2:28-32; Acts 13:36a; Matthew 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:12a; 1 John 3:2b-3; Revelation 22:3b-4a; Revelation 7:9a; John 1:29b; John 3:16-17; 1 John 2:2; Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 49:6; John 1:9; John 8:12; John 9:5b; Romans 9:4-5; Isaiah 8:14b; Luke 20:18; Isaiah 28:16; Acts 4:11-12; 1 Peter 2:6-7; 

Main Points: 

SIMEON’S CHRISTMAS LIST 

1. Christmas Character 
2. Christmas Spirit 
3. Christmas Joy 
4. Christmas Blessing 
5. Christmas Prophecy

December 7, 2025
Pastor Scott Poling

Other Scripture used: Matthew 4:17-22; Matthew 4:19; Luke 9:57-62; John 21:19b, 22b; Matthew 10:24-25; Isaiah 5:20a; Matthew 10:34-36; Matthew 10:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 14:25-26; Matthew 16:24-26; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Luke 14:27; Luke 14:33; Matthew 6:24; Job 1:21a; Mark 10:28-30; Matthew 6:19-20; Matthew 16:26-27; Matthew 19:21-22; John 8:30-32; 1 John 2:3-5a; John 13:34-35; Ephesians 5:1-2; John 15:8; Romans 1:13b-15; Romans 15:26-28a; Philippians 1:11; Hebrews 12:11; James 3:17-18; Ephesians 5:8-11; Hebrews 13:15; Galatians 5:22-23

Main Points:

JESUS SAYS . . .

1. Follow Me
2. Go Fish
3. Count the Cost
4. Expect Rejection
5. Love Me Most, First and Best
6. Lose Your Life
7. Renounce All Possessions
8. Obey My Word
9. Love One Another
10. Produce Much Fruit

November 30, 2025

Pastor Scott Poling

Other Scripture used: Matthew 14:30b-31; Luke 15:20b; Romans 2:4; James 4:8; 2 Timothy 1:7; John 3:16-17; 1 John 2:2; Acts 1:8; Revelation 7:9a; Luke 9:26; Matthew 28:19a; Acts 2:38a; Ephesians 2:8-9; Matthew 3:16-17; Acts 9:18b; Acts 2:41; Acts 16:31-33; Acts 9:18; Acts 16:33; Acts 8:36-38; Ephesians 1:3a, 4-5a; Ephesians 1:5a, 7-8; Ephesians 1:13-14; 2 Timothy 2:2; Acts 20:27; Matthew 24:35; John 14:16-17; Hebrews 13:5b; Matthew 1:23b; Matthew 28:20b

Main Points:

UNPACKING THE GREAT COMMISSION

1. Remember the Kindness of God
2. Experience the Worship of God
3. Appreciate the Honesty of God
4. Watch the Gentleness of God
5. Believe in the Authority of God
6. Obey the Command of God
7. Catch the Vision of God
8. Identify as a Child of God
9. Teach the Word of God
10. Remember the Presence of God

November 23, 2025

Pastor Scott Poling

Main Passage: Psalm 100 

Other Scripture used: Mark 12:30; Psalm 96:11-13; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14a; Psalm 71:23; John 16:33b; Romans 8:37-39; Romans 12:1; 2 Timothy 4:2a; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 139:13-14a; Acts 17:25b, 28a; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Psalm 23:1-3a; John 10:3b-4, 11, 14-15; Hebrews 10:25; Hebrews 13:15; Ephesians 5:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; James 1:2-4; Romans 5:3-4; Romans 8:28-29a; Job 1:20-22; Genesis 1:31a; Psalm 31:19; Psalm 85:12a; Matthew 7:11; Jame 1:17; Romans 8:28-29a; Mark 10:18; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 106:1b; Palm 107:1b; Psalm 118:1b; Psalm 136:1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b 9b, 10b, 11b, 12b, 13b, 14b, 15b, 16b, 17b, 18b, 19b, 20b, 21b, 22b, 23b, 24b, 25b, 26b; Lamentation 3:22-23; 2 Timothy 2:13; Psalm 90:1-2 

Main Points: 

ALIGNMENT ANSWERS THE CALL TO WORSHIP 

1. Make the Lord Your Focus 
2. Shout to the Lord in Triumph 
3. Serve the Lord with Gladness 
4. Sing to the Lord with Joy 
5. Acknowledge the Lord is God 
6. Give Thanks to the Lord and Praise 
7. Remember the Lord is Good and Loving and Faithful