Growing up can be awkward but growing up is good. We started this year with a short sermon series in Ephesians called "Christ's Building Project." We close out that series today by looking at a passage that lays out a central aim of the church. Namely, the church is called to grow up together as one body, in love, into the head, Christ. As we apply this passage to our church, we'll look at 5 ways we could stunt our growth and we'll end, fittingly, by remembering the love of Christ as we take communion together.

Our world is confused about the truth. In the midst of this world, though, Jesus is building His church. Today we continue our short sermon series covering just a few verses in Ephesians. In Ephesians 4:13-14 we will see the lofty goal, the perfect standard, and the dangerous default. We'll hear the good news that though we are easily deceived and living in a truth-denying world, the church is built when we are united in the faith, knowing Jesus, and growing toward maturity in Him.

As our church grows in number and considers a building project, we're starting out this year with a short sermon series from Ephesians. Last week we were challenged to be a church built on prayer from Ephesians 3:14-21. For the next 3 weeks we will look at Ephesians 4:11-16, covering just two verses each week. Today we dive deep into verses 11-12 where we'll see that Jesus gives His church people in certain roles who equip the saints to do the work that builds the body.

Before getting back to Luke we begin the year with 4 sermons from Ephesians in a short series we're calling "Christ's Building Project." As our church considers building, what is Christ already building? As our church grows in number, what other kinds of growth do we pray for God to bring? Today we look at the final verses of the first half of Ephesians. Before hearing a beautiful doxology of praise, we'll hear how Paul prayed for the church in Ephesus. In the year ahead, may God make us a church built on prayer and growing in strength for His glory.

We go into 2024 with 3 big questions to consider. Where is our confidence? What is our message? Why must we sing? Those questions will be answered today as we explore and apply Revelation 5. This chapter is a glorious revelation of Jesus -- the Lion of Judah, the Lamb who was slain. If we are convinced of nothing else, may we be convinced of this: He is worthy.

Our church gathered on Christmas Eve morning and heard a message from Pastor Nick from Luke 2:1-7.

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Dec 17, 2023

Are you traveling for Christmas this year? While we are grateful when extended family gathers and someone opens their home to us, most of us also really enjoy coming home again. There's no place like home. We like to be in our dwelling place with our people. Today we continue getting ready for Christmas by looking at Psalm 132. And then flowing from Psalm 132, we'll see 4 gospel truths that help us really celebrate Christmas.

We are getting ready for Christmas this year by looking back at some Psalms that point to the coming Messiah. We may have missed the reference to the coming Messiah in last week's Psalm had it not been for the one quotation of it in the New Testament. Today is a different story. Today we look at Psalm 110 which begins with the most-quoted Old Testament verse in the New Testament. Let's come to Jesus together through Psalm 110.

Songs are often written for an used at special occasions. Christmas songs are sung in December. Happy Birthday is sung on birthdays. Today we continue our Advent series in the Psalms by looking at a beautiful song written for and used at a royal wedding. What is this song about? Why would we look at it today to help us prepare for Christmas?

Christmas is coming. Are you prepared? For the 4 Sundays leading up to Christmas (sometimes called "Advent"), we will continue our tradition of going back to the Old Testament, the portion of the Bible written before Jesus' birth. This year we will look to the book of Psalms, covering one Psalm each week that points us to Jesus, the coming Messiah. We begin today with Psalm 2.