Discover the three areas of faith in which God wants you to be steady.

The word was given at our New Year's Eve Service that 2015 is the year of increase. However, in order to receive increase from God there are basic spiritual truths that must be followed. One of those truths is fasting. Even though Jesus spoke often of fasting and even fasted Himself, it's one of the least talked about disciplines in the church at large. Many people believe that fasting is just for religious fanatics, for the pastor, or monks living in the mountains somewhere, but this is not true. Fasting is for everyone, and this Sunday we'll learn that we can all Increase Through Fasting!

A short, but special, word for the new year.

In the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15, Jesus shared this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn't he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?" If you found yourself in the same situation, what would you do? Join us this Sunday as Elder Joe Thompson leads us in searching the scriptures to seek and define The Heart of the Shepherd.

As we continue to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior this Sunday, we will take a look at the birth of Christ as found in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. We'll begin by exploring the account of the shepherds who were visited by an angel proclaiming the good news, and then focus on the wise men and their significance to the Christmas story. You don't want to miss this Sunday's service. There is something important we need to learn from The Christmas Visitors.

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year.

God has purposed to reproduce His life in and through your life. In order for Him to do that, He must reveal Himself to you and bring you into an intimate relationship with Him. It is His highest priority! How does He do that and what is your part?

Having a spirit of gratitude is extremely important for every believer in Jesus Christ. Being kind to those around us is not the only purpose for gratitude, it’s for our protection as well. Thankfulness is an essential guardian of the soul. We open ourselves to be fair game to the enemy when we don’t live a life of thankfulness, so we should always guard ourselves with gratitude.

Transformation is not a one time event. It is the constant never ceasing change of a believer into the image of Christ. As Paul states in 2 Corinthians 3:18, we should always be willing to be "...changed into the same image from glory to glory..." This Sunday, we will go deeper into what it means to have a renewed mind and be transformed by the Spirit of the Lord.

Ephesians 4:23-24 says, "and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness." This Sunday, we will explore what it means to be renewed in the spirit of your mind.