"Building a healthy, life giving church that unchurched people want to become a part of." Answering the three questions from last week; Mark Vanderwier reminds us of our mission as a church and encourages us in the important difference between being a Christian and being a Disciple.

"Our work was meant to be meaningful, but it wasn't meant to give us meaning. " Mark Vanderwier examines three key questions surrounding work and talks about where our value comes from.

"Faith is based on a promise that God made, not on a desire that we have." Mark Vanderwier talks about Emmanuel and the difference between what something feels and what is actually true.

"The most important thing isn't to know the word of God, but to know the God of the word." To celebrate the new year Mark Vanderwier talks about the three D's of appetites and how they affect our present and future.

"My hope is that a year from now we would have more "I'm glad I did" than "I wish I had" moments." Looking back on 2017 Mark Vanderwier talks about three great gifts you'll always be glad you gave. We watched this video The Time You Have (in JellyBeans) at 33:35.

"God's not telling you to love so that He'll love you more. He's telling to go love because you’re already loved." In part three of the Advent series; Mark Vanderwier talks about being connected to the One who is love and challenges us to ask ourselves the question "what does love require of me?"

"Peace with others often requires this powerful word called forgiveness." In part two of the Advent series; Mark Vanderwier talks about the three areas of peace and the command we have to pursue it. We watched this [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=oLYORLZOaZE&rel=0 width=800 height=450 anchor="Peace"] video by The Bible Project at 11:22.

"Hope matters when situations are hopeless." In part one of the new Advent series; Mark Vanderwier talks about a hope that goes beyond lifetimes and won't ever disappoint.

What an amazing night with Richard Fangrad from Creation Ministries International. In case you missed it, you can listen to parts 1 & 2 here.   Part One: Are You Ready With Answers?   Part Two: Question and Answers   These are some of the questions covered in Part Two:  

"Sometimes we get so focused on what God hasn't done, that we forget that He actual has done everything that we need." In part four of the The Tongue series; Mark Vanderwier talks about the cure for complaining and negativity in our lives and being thankful in all circumstances.