Family reunions! Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't escape em. Sometimes you might wonder why no one chopped down your family tree. We all have that friend with a perfect family - like the grandfather that invented sliced bread and single handedly won the second world War. Take, for instance, Jesus. Perfect family tree, right? Wrong! If you want to see just how tangled the branches of the Messiah family tree is, watch this message.

You and I were created by God to belong. But, so often we settle for the substitutes of alienation, fitting in, and participation. Active belonging fosters passionate buy-in, deep connection, and caring that is contagion and unifying. Do you belong?

Matthew, Chapters 5 - 7, is where we find Jesus' 'Sermon on The Mount.' In 6:21, Jesus says, 'Where your Treasure is, there will your Heart be also.' What is your treasure? Where is it today? Is that a good place for it? I hope you will think about these questions and be ready to hear more as you listen to this message.

Believe it or not, YOU have Talents, Gifts, and Abilities that God given you to be used in the Work of His Kingdom. Do you know what your special gifts are? Are you working on this and through them to grow and be more of a blessing to those around you? In this message, we continue our series, 'Lord of ALL.' This week, 'Is Jesus Lord of All your TALENTS?' When He is, you will be thrilled with what He does with you and your life. He takes the Temporary and uses it for the Eternal. I sure look forward to being with you and your loved ones this weekend to talk about and ask God to Speak to our hearts! God is Moving and He LOVES YOU!

No matter what we are doing, time flies by us. It is amazing how quickly the phases of life are lived. That's why Psalm 90 asks God to 'Teach us to number our days' So that we may live wisely. Since true wisdom comes from God we need to spend our time close to Him. If God is truly Lord of your life, He will have control of your time.

In this day of turmoil, fear, disease, isolation, and division -- are you living with the Peace and Joy of God's Holy Spirit in your heart? Lots of people have heard about Jesus and others even know His Story. Still, many of those have not experienced the Joy of His Forgiveness of their sins and The Power of His Holy Spirit in their lives. How about YOU? Acts 2 - They were Together - Suddenly The Holy Spirit FILLED them - They Changed their World! I want in on that!

When Jesus was ready to leave His earthly ministry and ascend into Heaven, He simply told His Disciples to wait until they receive the power of His Holy Spirit. "Wait" is a hard word for us humans - especially in this day of instant gratification. How long? What do we do? What will happen? God knows we feel these ways but He expects us to trust Him, even when we are waiting on His answers. How's your trust level today? Remember Trust and Faith are very close to being synonymous.

Sadly, a quick glance at Facebook or other social media platforms indicates that we live in a world of broken promises. We feel let down by politicians and relationships. Broken promises everywhere we look. How then can we possibly trust promises made over 2000 years ago? Join us in this episode and find out how God’s promises can not only be believed but will also be life changing.

Forgiveness holds power unlike anything else. It’s transforming, freeing, and redemptive. Join us in this episode as we get a front row seat to the apostle Peter experiencing it first hand and we’ll learn how we too can be changed by the power of forgiveness. Our series “Everything’s Changed” continues and you don’t want to miss it!

2000 years ago, after Jesus' crucifixion, the Disciples would have been shouting, 'Everything's Changed!' Of course, we believe Jesus rose from the dead, but we still often shout, 'Everything's Changed!' The Disciples were scared & frustrated, so they went back to what they normally did - fishing. Jesus showed up and 'Everything Changed!' Join us in this episode as we look at this beautiful picture of Jesus' 3rd appearance to His Disciples after He rose from the grave!