Dec. 15, 2024 

The word "joy" is beaming in its meaning, but not always in how we experience it. For hundreds of years and even leading up to the arrival of Jesus, God's people had to learn how to receive divine comfort while they waited for the promise of the Messiah to come. Listen in as Pastor Markus Witherspoon helps us see how to experience comfort this Advent season, and how it is linked to the theme word of "joy."

In this message you will be challenged and encouraged to:

1. Be honest about the painful events that need to be felt instead of ignored

2. Trust that God really can provide invasive comfort that meets us where we are

Dec. 8, 2024 

The word "peace" at this time of year evokes holding a hot cooca and a harmonious home, sitting near a glistening tree. But most of us know that this sort of picture of peace is either fleeting or absent from many of our season's experiences. Listen in as Pastor JoAnn Johnson gives us a closer look at the prophecies of Christ's coming and the peace that is offered to us this season and everyday!

In this message you will be:

1. Challenged to understand how prophecy serves our understanding of Scripture

2. Encouraged to receive God's peace, no matter where you find yourself.

Dec. 1, 2024 

The word "hope" is a traditional Advent word. But it seems to have lost its point. Many times when we say "hope" it is as cavalier as wishing for a sports team to win a game. But putting that on the scale of more important matters, it still can feel as futile as a wish. Listen in as Pastor Brooks Fuller shows us the connection from an early prophecy of the Messiah's birth and our lives today and how hope is far more concrete than a flimsy wish!

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to see this Christmas season as remind us where our hope finds its point

2. Challenged to be be honest about the the places where you feel hopeless, as you seek to find hope in Christ

Nov. 24, 2024 

You know what's not easy... Waiting! But waiting is inescapable in this life, whether it is in lines at stores, in traffic, or for Jesus to return. In this message, Pastor Markus Witherspoon walks us through the Parable of the Servants and challenges us to make the most of our waiting and what it looks like to live prepared for Christ's return!

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to live like Christ will come back in our lifetime

2. Challenged to identify the distractions that disrupt our readiness for Christ's return

Nov. 17, 2024 

The coming holidays remind often stir up varied feelings on seeing family or relatives. Hardly anyone walks through life without some bitterness geared toward others. In this message you’ll hear from Pastor JoAnn Johnson as she walks us through the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant and challenges us to see how God's graciousness toward us inspires how we treat others.

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to celebrate how thoroughly we are forgiven

2. Challenged to go on the journey of forgiving that person we have been harboring bitterness toward

Nov. 10, 2024 

Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to the ultimate banquet! This is a party in which everyone is invited, but the invitation must be responded to with urgency and on the sendee's terms. In this message you’ll hear from Pastor Brooks Fuller as he walks us through the Parable of the Wedding Banquet and challenges us to be generous in how we see God's gospel invitation go out into the world, and thoughtful in how we personally respond.

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to see how willing people are to discover Jesus

2. Challenged to see the ways we try to make our faith conform to our own terms

Nov. 3, 2024 

Before Jesus ascended to heaven, he was clear to let his followers know that he will return, and that they have a job to do while he is gone. In this message you’ll hear from Pastor Markus Witherspoon as he walks us through the Parable of the Talents and challenges us to steward every aspect of our life for the sake of the kingdom.

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to see how much God has entrusted you with

2. Challenged to remember your "why" as you steward your life

Oct. 27, 2024 

Pay attention to what the news headlines like to cover. Usually, it centers around crisis and conflict. Why? Because bad news sells. But the headlines don't ever tell the whole story. In this message you’ll hear from Pastor Brayden Brookshier as he addresses an important question: Is the world getting better or worse.

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to see how God is not surprised by the Enemy's tactics

2. Challenged to not let our spiritual authority be cuffed to what is happening politically

Oct. 20, 2024 

As the gospel goes out into the world, there are a variety of responses to it. This isn't new at all! Even in Christ's ministry he explained how people would react to the message of the kingdom of heaven. In this message you’ll hear from Pastor Kamar Bevil as she unpacks the Parable of the Sower and the four soils that Jesus uses to describe how we respond to him.

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to not look at people's initial response to Jesus as their final response

2. Challenged to keep saying "yes" to Jesus

Oct. 13, 2024 

Being in love has a way to change our life. In this message you’ll hear from Pastor JoAnn Johnson as she calls us to live with a restored sense of purpose and to make a commitment.

In this message you will be:

1. Encouraged to respond to Jesus with more passion than ever before

2. Challenged to live as ambassadors and representatives of Christ and his kingdom