sermon_2019-09-08.mp3File Size: 52757 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Most of life’s battles are won or lost in the mind. This week, Pastor Doug is going to build on the idea that your life is always moving in direction of strongest thoughts. As we jump into this second week, Pastor Doug will help us see how to train our minds to think differently because if you can’t control what you think you’ll never co [...]

sermon_2019-09-01.mp3File Size: 66149 kbFile Type: mp3Download File ​​Our minds seem to have a mind of their own! We want things to be different but it’s so hard to change our way of thinking. There’s a battle going on in our heads. As we start this new series, Pastor Doug will talk about the reality that you can’t have a positive life with a negative mind. But he’ll also help us see th [...]

sermon_2019-08-25.mp3File Size: 59603 kbFile Type: mp3Download File When your connecting with another person grows to maturity, it is an equally beneficial and equally sacrificial relationship. Needs are met, and genuine love is shared. These relationships are rare in our world but should be common among followers of Jesus. This week, Pastor Doug will wrap up this series as he uncovers the beauty of the relationship betwe [...]

sermon_2019-08-18.mp3File Size: 66437 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Giving of ourselves for the sake of others is a key trait of a Christ follower. There are always opportunities to help others by giving to a nonprofit or serving through a missional event but when we meet needs which are discovered through a personal relationship, it has a deep meaning and value. This week, Pastor Doug will look at ways we can meet the ne [...]

sermon_2019-08-11.mp3File Size: 63557 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Once we meet someone it’s normal for us to move on and maybe never interact with them again. It is not expected that you follow up or take further interest in someone but when you do, you’re showing Christ’s love. This week, Pastor Doug will look at the power of taking an interest in others in the second message of our series, The Power [...]

sermon_2019-08-04.mp3File Size: 69029 kbFile Type: mp3Download File When we come across other human beings in our day to day lives, we have the option to keep to ourselves or to reach out and greet the strangers in our path. There is something validating when someone makes the effort to acknowledge us and shows an interest in meeting us. This week, Pastor Doug will look at the Biblical mandate to greeting others in the fi [...]

sermon_2019-07-28.mp3File Size: 60741 kbFile Type: mp3Download File The last three weeks have deconstructed our view, understanding and practical applications for helping and addressing poverty. This week, Pastor Doug will reconstruct a model of helping with real world opportunities right here in Sioux Falls. Don’t miss this foundational teaching in the final week of our Poverty: Who Cares series. Isaiah 58:5-10; M [...]

sermon_2019-07-21.mp3File Size: 57893 kbFile Type: mp3Download File This Fall, there will be many opportunities to help people in need; toy drives, food drives, Thanksgiving meals, and a myriad of other opportunities. Do they help? Not only do many of the programs designed to address poverty needs not help but they actually hurt. This week, Pastor Brian will show us how to help so that our helping does not hurt. Don&rsquo [...]

sermon_2019-07-14.mp3File Size: 60677 kbFile Type: mp3Download File ​Poverty is such a big issue that we don’t know how to really help. We tend to get frustrated and confused. Most of us stick our heads in the sand and try not to think about it but Jesus calls us to care about poverty. This week, Pastor Doug will help us understand this calling as we work towards a helpful response to poverty. Don’t miss [...]

sermon_2019-07-07.mp3File Size: 67109 kbFile Type: mp3Download File When we think of poor people, we might think they are poor because they are making poor decisions, but the data does not support that belief. You may be unaware of the system that limits what decisions can be made and compounds the impact of poor decisions. This week Pastor Brian will kick off this series as he helps us reframe and define poverty in the f [...]