Your past, as a church, with all of its struggles shapes us into who you are today. Which brings us to the present and informs us of our future.

Great serving doesn’t have to be big serving, just meet a need in Jesus’ name. Let God take it from there.

How is God using you? How might God want to use you? Maybe sharing Jesus with a co-worker or inviting a friend to church. Maybe leading a ministry or serving behind the scenes.

To belong to the Lord is as simple as believing in Christ as your Lord and Savior. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved – you and your household. (Acts 16:31). All those who trust in Christ are saved. All those who don’t aren’t. Salvation belongs to the Lord.

We are in a spiritual fight whether we like it or not. The Bible says we don’t fight against flesh and blood but against spiritual powers – that is demonic powers, evil forces in the heavenlies.

Why does the church seem so powerless today? Here's the biggest reason.

Here's a truth: Jesus said he didn’t come to judge the world but to save it. I think there’s too much judging going on in the church. We need less judging and more coming alongside. Not to coddle the sin.

There’s so much anger and contention out there. We see it on social media, we see it on cable news, we see it on the streets. I’ve seen people burn relational bridges simply because someone disagrees with them. Christians aren’t meant to fight that way and it’s sad when Christians add gasoline to that fire.

When we have sinned against God and devastated lives around us, repentance is the road to restoration. Repentance is getting honest with God. It’s turning away from the hardening effect that sin has on our hearts and turning towards a soft heart. A broken heart. A broken and contrite heart God will not despise.

God restores. The gospel is all about restoration: restoring sinful, lost mankind to a holy and loving God. Jesus came to give us devastating restoration – restoration that is extremely powerful and effective.