Have you ever been on a mission? Maybe you've served in the military and have been sent on missions full of intense complexity. Maybe your mission has looked more like having to find the correct brand of almond milk from the grocery store. Either way, mission demands a certain mindset. A laser focus on what you set out to accomplish, and a passionate loyalty to see it through to the end.

This attitude of mission is exactly what we as believers in Jesus are called to carry every day. The intensity is high because the stakes couldn't be higher. People every day are dying, separated from the One who can bring them hope and life. As the Church we are called to carry the powerful message of the Gospel, to make disciples, and to lovingly care for each other as we push one another on to see the mission accomplished. I will be honest with you... It's not an easy thing... But you were made for it! 

Join us this weekend to finish up our "Seeing Clearly" series with a deep look into the mission before us.

- Pastor Ben

Main Passage: Matthew 28:18-20

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Have you ever heard the statement that Jesus talked about money more than any other topic in the Bible? This is commonly stated, but is not exactly true. Jesus did talk about money a lot, but He usually was not really talking about money. He was usually using money as a topic to take a look at a deeper heart issue.

We all know that money can have a way of dominating our life. The stress of not being able to pay bills, buy the things we want, afford a lifestyle that is comfortable, or the constant desire to buy something new. We live in a country with a debt crisis at the national level and on the personal level. So what does God say about money?

Come join us this weekend as we study how our outlook on finances can have a major impact on our relationship with Christ.

Key Verse - 2 Corinthians 8:9 (ESV) - For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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God is the designer of pure, intimate relationship. The character of the Triune Godhead reflects it, His closeness to Adam signifies it, the design of Eve reinforces it, and Jesus’ love for His bride, the Church, proves it. If close relationship is God’s character and design, let’s look at what He has to say about it!

Key Verse - 'However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.'

Ephesians 5:33 (ESV)

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"Mental health is a growing topic of discussion not only in our community and country, but around the world. Youth suicide rates are increasing, diagnoses of mental illness is increasing, and hopelessness is increasing. What is going on in our world? Is it a physical problem? Is it a spiritual problem? Is it both?

This week we will be diving into a biblical view of mental health. We will briefly break down some of the physical components of mental health, and then take a dive into the spiritual foundation of having a healthy mind. I have gone down this road myself in my own battle with anxiety and depression. Through reading the book of Habakuk and great pastoral counseling I found peace in the Fear of the Lord, Faith, and Rejoicing in the trial. Come join us this week for a time of teaching, fellowship, and worship!"

-Pastor Luke

Key Passage - Habakuk 3:17-19: Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail, and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. God, the Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places. (ESV)

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What is important in life is not knowing when Jesus is coming, but how you live in light of his coming!

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

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We all know what it’s like to prepare for something. Whether that was a sporting event, a project for work, marriage, or becoming a parent. How did you know you were ready? Or were you ready? Or maybe you were ill prepared?

Being “ready” is an interesting thing, because no matter how much we prepare we may still “feel” unprepared. Yet Jesus says we must “be ready” for His return. Come join us as we explore what Christ intends as He calls us to “be ready.”

Key Verse - “But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Matthew 24:43-44

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We have been graciously overpaid to enter the field and work for God! As much work as we think we have done or could do to earn what God has given to us, our labor will never measure up to what He has graciously promised to us.

This changes our motivation to be about His work. We do not serve God to earn a wage, because the wage we earn for our sin is death. But we serve Him with thanksgiving for what He has already unfairly (praise God!) paid out: His shed blood and a promise of eternal life.

Matthew 20:14 - Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you.

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Have you ever been in a conversation and realized the other person was hearing you but not listening? Or maybe you had been hearing someone speak and then realized you couldn’t remember anything that they said?

Welcome to human nature! It is our natural instinct to be bad listeners. In fact, while finishing my Masters degree I found an incredibly interesting study that detailed how almost all pastors said they were good listeners. Yet when their congregation was interviewed most pastors were discovered to be very poor listeners. They were quick to interrupt and quick to assume they had the right answers before carefully listening. Jesus did not need a psychological study to know this about human nature. In the parable of the sower we find that our bad listening skills often translate to Gods Word. This leads to deadly spiritual behavior.

Come join us as we study the famous “parable of the sower.” May God give us ears to hear!

- Pastor Luke Worden

Key Scripture - ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭ “Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.”

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It seems like every time we turn the news on, we see some sort of battle or protest in regard to Israel. What is the conflict all about and more importantly, what does Gods word say about it? This Sunday we will dive into a brief summary of the conflict and a more in-depth look at what Gods word says about the Land and the people of “The Land.”

Genesis 12:3 - “And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.””

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This week Jud Martin will be continuing our series on the parables of Jesus. Jesus gives us insight into your prayer life by teaching us about a persistent widow and a harsh judge.

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