Whenever we look to the future, it's easy to get scared. And we get scared because we just don't know what will happen.

But when we're struggling with fear about what tomorrow may bring, it can help to remember the past. When we look back on the past we can see how God helped us make it through challenges before and we can trust that God will continue to help us when we face new challenges.

It's been said that fear is the glue that keeps us stuck. In the book of Joshua, we can see just how true that statement was for the people of Israel. They had been on the verge of entering the Promised Land for 40 years...but their fear kept them from being able to move forward.

In this sermon, we'll see how the people of Israel were finally able to move forward and we'll learn how we can overcome our fears and get unstuck.

Hypocrites, liars, deceivers. We typically use these terms for groups like the Pharisees in the Bible...but what we, as followers of Jesus, don't often realize is that those terms are what people outside the church use to describe a Christian.

How can we reach people outside our walls if they all think we're full of hot air? Well it starts by trying to spread the word that we aren't perfect. And it continues by helping people realize that we all make mistakes in our lives.

Do you know someone who has left the church because of something that did or did not happen to them? In this sermon, we'll explore the story of the Prodigal Son to see how God responds to his children who wander from him.

But we'll also focus on the older brother in the story of the Prodigal Son. And we'll see how God wants us, as his followers, to treat those who have left the faith.

If you've ever had your car break down, or lost your luggage while traveling, or had a fussy baby that wouldn't stop crying; then you know what it's like to wonder "What now?" We wonder "What now?" whenever we aren't sure how to proceed.

However, as followers of Jesus, there is always one thing we need do even when we're not sure how to move forward. As followers of Jesus, we are always called to make disciples.

Have you ever sat in the wrong seat at a ball game or went to the wrong restaurant to meet up with your friends? We've all had moments where we have been convinced we were in the right spot only to find out that we weren't.

But when it comes to our faith, whenever God wants us to move forward, it's not because we were in the wrong spot...it's because God has a better place for us to be.

From choosing a destination, to figuring out how you'll travel, to deciding on what you'll do and where you'll eat when you arrive...it can be a lot of work to plan a trip. But no matter how much work you put into planning, there is no such thing as a perfect trip.

So what do you do when things don't go according to plan? In this sermon, we'll talk about how you can move forward even when life throws you a curve ball.

It doesn't matter if you're talking about arriving at your destination when you're on vacation or reaching a goal you've set in your life...when we know where we want to go, we want to get there as fast as we can.

But rather than racing through life, trying to get from one point to the next, we need to remember that there are lessons to learn on every step of our journey.

Being stressed can take a toll on your health. Stress can lead to high blood pressure & heart disease. It can aggrevate asthma. It can cause anxiety & depression, and more. So what can you do to make sure your stress doesn't negatively impact your health?

In this sermon, we'll take a look at one important thing you can do to reduce your stress and protect your health...and it's something that we've been told to do from the beginning.

Although it may feel like there are a million things that stress you out about your job, there are really two major things that can make our jobs especially stressful. We feel stressed about work when we don't feel like we belong or when we find our work meaningless.

In this sermon, we'll talk about what you can do to find your place and make a difference in whatever work you may do.