Why do you get up and go to work every morning? Is it just to earn a paycheck or to get the next promotion? Or is there a higher purpose for your work? In this message, Pastor J.D. explains how God wants us to think about our careers and challenges us to view them through the lens of the gospel. It’s part of our series titled, God and the Rest of the Week.

When we think about serving God, we usually imagine ourselves joining a ministry team at church or volunteering at a nonprofit. Those are definitely great things to do, but they aren’t the only places where we can glorify God. Pastor J.D. explains how we can worship God and advance the gospel every day in our workplace, no matter our job title! Whether you’re working your dream job, or are dreaming of the day you can retire, your work is way more important than you think! This message is part of our series called, God and the Rest of the Week.

There are many different parenting theories, and it seems like every year they come out with a new study that completely flips the accepted wisdom about raising kids. It can all be a little overwhelming. So Pastor J.D. is helping reign in our focus, reminding us of our most important task as parents that outweighs everything else. It’s part of our series called, God and the Rest of the Week.

Every parent knows that the old saying is true: Parenting is the hardest job you’ll ever love. We all want to be good parents and do right by our kids, but they don’t exactly come with a manual! So how do we know what to do and what to prioritize? That’s our subject as Pastor J.D. kicks off a brand new series called, God and the Rest of the Week. We’re learning how to honor God in the little aspects of our everyday lives.

Everyone wants to find a career where they can use their gifts and talents and can fulfill their calling in life. But Pastor J.D. reminds us that as believers, we all have one calling that outweighs any other, and it’s something we can do no matter what our actual vocation is. It’s the conclusion of our series called, START.

Everyone wants to have a calling in life, a task that they are specifically designed to accomplish to make the world a better place. And Pastor J.D. explains that if you’re a follower of Christ, you do have a calling! It’s part of our series called START.

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably been through seasons when you felt like your prayers were just bouncing off the ceiling and wasting your time. But get ready for a perspective shift, because Pastor J.D. is explaining the true purpose of prayer.  It’s part of our series called START, getting back to the foundations of our faith.

What is prayer at its most basic level? Is it a wish list that we send up to the genie in the sky, a way to unleash the power of positive thinking, or a ritual we have to go through to gain God’s favor? Or is it just a waste of time, telling God things he already knows? Fortunately, prayer isn’t any of those things! Pastor J.D. takes a fresh look at the basics of our faith as he continues our series called, START.

If you’ve been around church for any length of time, you probably know that the Bible is important. And yet, many of us struggle to read it on a regular basis. And when we do read it, we have trouble staying interested. Why is that? And how can we start to want to read the Bible? That’s our subject as Pastor J.D. continues our study called, START.

For most Christians, reading the Bible is like getting a shot. We know it’s good for us, but it’s not something we look forward to. But is that really how God wants us to approach his word? That’s our subject as Pastor J.D. continues our series called, START.