Over two years ago, we embarked on an over-and-above giving campaign to raise $2 million. Our building debt was weighing us down, preventing us from moving more effectively in the areas of our youth, launching new campuses, and bringing the Word of God to the unreached around the world.

Praise God, not only did we meet that goal but we exceeded it! We are so excited to celebrate with you all as a church family. God's faithfulness is on full display here and we cannot wait to see even more impact over the coming years. To everyone who prayed, to everyone who gave...thank you.

Lead Pastor Chad Allen is back and officially kicking off our new series - Search and Rescue! Join us in Luke 7 as we take a close up look at how Jesus broke down barriers and compassionately reached out to the lost who were all but discounted by the religious elite around them.

It’s impossible to be a follower of someone and not end up like that person. Jesus said, “Everyone when he is fully trained, will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40). That’s the whole point of being a follower of Jesus: we imitate Him, carry on His ministry, and become like Him in the process.

If you listen closely to the hymns and take a good look at those cards you’ve been receiving, it starts to get a little confusing. Are we celebrating Jesus or Emmanuel? In fact, Jesus IS Immanuel! Immanuel means “God with us” and is the reason we’re gathering today. It isn’t just an historical reality or ancient expression, it’s still true. Jesus is still Immanuel and Jesus is still with us. Even better, God with us is still true after the Christmas season. He isn’t hiding, He isn’t absent, He is with us!

As we wrap up our time in the Advent Conspiracy series, we turn to the last response we as believers should have regarding the birth of Jesus – love all. It seems fairly simple at first glance – it’s actually quite easy to love most of the people we’re around! Scripture is quick to remind us in Luke 6:32 that even sinners love those who love them, therefore loving only the people who love us back isn’t enough. So, how do we love those who are difficult to love? Or what about groups of people that we forget about? What does it actually look like to love all the way that a heart focused on Jesus loves? Join us as Lead Pastor Chad Allen brings this series to an uplifting and convicting close.

What was the one gift you remember getting for Christmas last year? How about the fourth or fifth gift you received last year? Do you remember any of those? The point of "Spend Less" isn't to stop buying gifts altogether. It's to stop buying unintentional presents that the receiver doesn't want or need. As Scripture calls us to imitate Christ, we must understand how He lived. Even though He was rich in heaven, He gave it all up, became poor, and yet somehow managed to give the world everything it needed. Join us as Founding Pastor Rick Duncan leads us through this concept of spending less in hopes of being able to give more as we imitate Jesus!

Have you ever conspired with someone before? You huddle together, whispering the plan, and end it with an agreement to go and do whatever you had just discussed. It's simple - you agree to work together for a common goal. We're inviting you to conspire with us. We want to purposefully engage in Christmas this year in a way that meaningfully focuses on Jesus and how we can best celebrate His birth: by worshipping fully, spending less, giving more, and loving all. Join us today as we learn how to worship God fully, not falsely.

As we close out our series on anxiety, Campus Pastor Josh Stone turns the corner and hones in on the heart of our anxiety. For those of us struggling with an anxiety that isn't brought about by biological factors, we need to examine our hearts and repent from the modern day idols that we put our trust and security in. We aren't worshipping small, wooden totems anymore, but how much do we focus on numbers in the bank account? Or how physically fit our bodies are? Are the things that make us anxious revealing the true worship of our heart?

In our culture and in our world, we tend to hear two very different suggestions for finding peace. The first is more spiritual - pray more, mediate more, read more, be in community even more, serve others. The second is the mental path - go to your doctor, create better habits, fix your diet, exercise consistently, and maybe get a light lamp in the winter. All of those sound great, so what is the correct path? How do we practice peace and create a habit of it? Join us as Campus Pastor Josh Stone guides us through the biblical practice of peace amidst anxiety.

Birds and bread, lilies and grass...what do those things have to do with anxiety and the stress we experience in our modern lives? As it turns out, quite a lot. Join us as Lead Pastor Chad Allen guides us through Jesus' teaching on anxiety, the birds of the air, and where our daily provisions come from.