We all have baggage that can cause us to do villainous things. Like we may not be the parents we want to be today because we had a rocky relationship with our own parents. Or we may struggle to trust our co-workers now because people we worked with in the past betrayed us.

​But our past doesn't have to define our future. So no matter what baggage we have, and no matter what villainous things we've done; God can still use us to be heroes in the future.

We may all love our heroes...but sometimes our heroes turn out to be the villains.

In this week's service, we'll talk about how one man, who should have been a great hero, ended up becoming the villain of his own story instead. And we'll learn from his mistakes so that we don't become the villains in our own stories.

From Snidely Whiplash to Biff Tannen to Frankenstein's monster, we all have images that come to our minds when we think about villains. But what makes villains do villainous things?

Well, a lot of villainous acts start with being selfish. So in this sermon, we'll talk about how to avoid selfishness so that we don't become the villain in our own stories.

When you're talking about villains in the Bible, there's really only one place to start...and that's with the man who betrayed Jesus, Judas Iscariot.

​But even though Judas committed one of the most villainous acts in history, there is an important lesson he can teach us to make sure we don't become the villains in our own stories. We all need to realize we are capable of doing villainous things.

A dollar bill is quite possibly the most recognizable form of currency in the world...and that means that a dollar bill is was made to be spent (whether we spend that dollar immediately or save it for the future).

But there are two ways to think about every dollar that we spend. We can think about how much something costs us, or we can think about the blessing we get from the money we spend.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than 19 months ago, we have all faced uncertain times. And, when we're not sure what the future holds, it's easy to be afraid.

​But even though no one can tell you exactly what the future holds for your family, your job, or your life; we can look back over the last 19 months and see that God has been with us throughout these uncertain times...and we can trust that God will be with us no matter what the future holds.

There are a lot of words that people use to describe the Bible. You'll hear people talk about the Bible being all-knowing, all-seeing, infallible, and our first and last line of defense against the darkness of this world.

​But is that really what the Bible is? In this sermon, we'll be exploring some of the things that we say about the Bible, and we'll also discover that the Bible is way more than we think it is.

There are people out there that will try to convince you that all you have to do to be a Christians is say a little prayer. They'll tell you that once you pray this prayer, Jesus will come into your life and then everything in your life will be perfect from that moment forward.

​But there's more to being a Christian than saying a prayer. In this sermon, we'll be exploring what it really means to follow Jesus. And we'll find out that it may not mean what you think.

It's been said that being smart means you know a tomato is a fruit, but being wise means that you know better than to put a tomato in a fruit salad. What this little joke tells us is that there is a difference between knowing something and applying something.

​Throughout this series, we've covered a lot of information. But this week, we'll see how all of the information we've learned about God and our faith actually applies to our lives.

If you grew up in church, you probably remember the little rhyme and hand motions that taught you about the church. It went something like: Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors and see all the people.

​Now, that's a cute little game to play with kids...but the church is so much more than a building where Christians meet. So, this week, we'll be talking about what we, as Christians, believe the church really is.