It's easy to feel helpless in unhealthy patterns that bind us. But Jesus said in one of His teachings that if we abided in His Word, we would be His followers and know truth - and that truth would be able to set us free. If our freedom comes from the truth, that means our bondage comes from a lie. Therefore, the process of breaking free is taking back our thought life, identifying the lie, and replacing it with God’s truth. This week, Pastor Brandon takes a look at Jesus' teaching mentioned above, and dives into how we can apply it to our own lives.

Jesus affirms that we can know and recognize God’s voice directly. God speaks through Scripture primarily, and God also speaks to us through His Spirit. This week, Pastor Brandon helps us discover how we can learn to know and recognize God’s voice.

Looking back on his 30 years as the founding pastor of a church, Tim Celek shares his experience in how God answered some of his prayers. In his message, he shares how some of the biggest answers to his prayers didn't come right away; one of the prayers he prayed most persistently, God took 11 years to answer. In our culture, we tend to want things, and we want them now - but that's not often how God works. This week, our guest speaker delivers a Word of encouragement on persistently praying both as a church, and as an individual.

Since we were little, most of us have had high anticipation for what Christmas tends to bring. Gifts, family, food, and a renewed sense of joy in the hope that Christ brings are high on the list of things we can often count on when Christmas comes around. But what happens on December 26th and beyond, when those warm feelings aren't always as easy to feel? This week, Pastor Brandon talks about the joy we can find in the waiting, knowing that God's promise of hope lasts all year long.

This year, we had the opportunity to experience our first Christmas Eve service together as a church! Take a listen as Pastor Brandon gives some perspective on the importance of the gift of our Savior's birth.

The story of Jesus' birth is one of genuine hope and true joy. After the shepherds met Jesus, they spread that news of great joy with others. This week, Pastor Brandon uses their story to exemplify how we can do the same, bringing joy to others through generosity.

In life, it can be easy to be offended. What’s difficult is looking past an offense and choosing to love the person on the other side of it. Jesus didn’t call us to be right; He called us to be loving. This week, we take a look at how we can choose to forgive the way God forgives our sins, as Pastor Hannah invites us to learn to live at peace with others instead of living offended.

It's the Christmas season, which is truly a time to celebrate, but that can feel difficult when it feels like so much has been missing this year. And when what’s missing becomes greater than what’s present, weariness sets in. But Jesus came to bring hope to our weariness, freedom from our battles, restoration of our purpose, and fulfillment to our lives. This week, Pastor Brandon reminds of the most important part of this season: Jesus truly is good news of great joy for a weary world.

God reminds us frequently in His Word of how our lives are be lived a certain way, in order to love and serve one another and honor Him. On the subject of our bodies, His Word is very clear on what our response should be: to FLEE from anything that separates us from Him regarding our bodies. This week, Pastor Brandon talks about the importance of creating margin in the ways we view and treat our bodies, both within and outside of relationships to others.

Whether you're a saver or a spender, or you have a little or a lot, we all interact and have a personal relationship with money. Sometimes without even realizing it, that relationship can quickly turn into one that controls us, instead of the other way around. This week, Pastor Brandon shows us how Jesus framed money and possessions for us, so that we might put away our desire for "more" and experience deep satisfaction and fullness in Him.