Jesus invites us to put down the work that lies underneath our work so we can find the true rest underneath our rest. Christ tells us to come to him and to rest in him. Text: Matthew 11:28-30 Speaker: Rob Maine

Why should we work? What is the purpose of our work? Listen to pastor Rob Maine preach from 1 Cor 7:17;20-24 where Paul answers similar questions that the folks in Corinth had concerning their work. Paul instructs the believers to STAY WHERE THEY ARE and to SERVE WHERE THEY ARE, because God has called them...

If work is fundamentally good and was part of Creation before the fall, then why is it so difficult? Why is it so hard? Why do we experience so much pain in the workplace? Hear in Eccl 2:17-19 why all of these problems exist in our work. The Teacher in Ecclesiastes tells us that our...

“Does my work matter to God?” “Does my work have value to God?” are questions that we ask all too often.  If the answer  to these questions is ‘yes’ – and it is – how then can I connect my faith to my work? Listen to this first sermon in our Work & Rest series...

Guest preacher, Andrew Hughes from Three Rivers Grace Community Church, walks us through the first chapter of 1 Thessalonians. In this letter, Paul writes to a young church in the provence of Thessalonika. Hear how Paul is encouraged by this church: he celebrates their transformative reception of the gospel and their missionary proclamation of the Gospel....

Every time we turn on the TV or log on to CNN’s webpage we can see there is a lack of peace in the world. Whether it’s in Jerusalem or on Jerry Springer we see wars between nations, war between families, and even wars within our own minds. Even when peace seems impossible, Paul tells...

If Jesus has done all of the work for us, why would we start working out our salvation now? Paul tells his friends that the grace of God does not lead towards a life of complacency and coasting, but rather it generates a life of full devotion to the One who is completely devoted to...

What does God require of me? What do I need to do in order to measure up? What happens if I am not good enough? In this text, hear how Paul explains to his friends in Philippi that when you add something to the message of the Gospel it gets you nothing. But when you...

Who did you want to be like when you grew up? Who are you trying to be like today? Paul asks us and Phlippians to look at two young men – Timothy and Ephaproditus – as examples for us to be like as servants. Paul wants us to remember, through their example, that the Gospel...

We act and look one way behind close doors, and another around a crowd.  Here from this next sermon in the Philippians series how God’s Word is a word that works, so that we can be authentic people living in an inauthentic world. Paul shows us that we are to Work Out God’s Word, Work...