There's a line in the Christmas song, O Holy Night: "a thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices." Not a giant, unmissable, in-your-face, tidal wave of hope…a thrill of hope. Almost a hope that might be hope. That line is so good, because the reality is that when Jesus was born, it wasn’t a tidal wave of change, right? It was a subtle change that indicated that the tide was turning. Join us for this special Christmas Eve message.

So far in this series we’ve talked about the lie of “I’m not enough” and we’ve seen how that lie is exposed by the Law of Contrast. We’ve also talked about the lie of fear and the power of courage. Today we’re going to talk about the lie of confusion. The best way to combat confusion is with clarity - so where do we find clarity?

There are things in life that cause fear; it's ok to feel the fear, but not to give in to it. When you are at your most fearful, courage can fight fear back where it belongs so you can move forward, doing what needs to be done - and it can be done with small steps. Fear suffocates celebration, and God wants you to shine and overcome it.

Welcome to the first of our 2019 Christmas sermon series. When everything is dark, any light at all can make a difference. You were designed, with God's assistance, to drive back the darkness in the world around you by shining as a light for others to see. You are encouraged in today's message to set aside the world's way of thinking and embrace opportunities to show how God is making a difference.

We wrap up this special series on gratefulness and invite you to join Danny Oertli as he provides his personal stories of being able to find thankfulness to God in all circumstances.

As we head into Thanksgiving week and the holiday season, it's a natural time to reflect on all we're grateful for. Today we’re going to look at a story from Jesus’ life, a story that might just change the way you think about thanks-giving. Join us for a powerful message from Luke 17.

The secret to contentment can be found in being able to see and use every situation to live on mission with Jesus; this requires a relationship with Him. When we experience circumstances with Jesus as part of our life, it changes how we see what's going on and every unique opportunity to further the Gospel.

Are you willing to pursue peace? When we are conflicted, whether with a person or situation, we have to pray for it; when you prayerfully give thanks for what you feel conflict about you'll find peace comes from focusing less on criticism and more on giving credit to God, who gives us peace.

Join Reza Zadeh as he encourages us to gain the greatest gift: being in relation with the Creator. Contrary to traditional understanding, our purpose as believers in Christ is not solely to get to Heaven, but that we will attain something even greater. When we live for Christ, our old self dies and we are able to focus instead on expanding God’s kingdom.

We can become enslaved by sin, death and darkness when we cling to our earthly priorities, but we can be brought out of it through relationship with Jesus. When we hang onto things that keep us from God's treasure, we are letting the "trash" of our lives come before the righteousness that comes through faith in God. To take hold of all God has in store for us, we have to let go of all we've stored up for ourselves.