The best part of any story is the plot twist that happens in the middle. But when it is our story and we are, we often want to alleviate the tension that forms in between the chapters by knowing how the story is going to end. However, the author always knows the ending before the characters do. In this message Pastor Chris teaches that the one who holds the pen is the author.

"Everyone loves a good story. Your favorite books, movies, TV shows, and stage plays all likely have one thing in common. They tell a great story. Long before the bible existed God stories were passed down for generations. Stories were always meant to be shared. In this message Pastor Chris teaches that a story that is not told is lost.

Jesus gives us plenty of examples of healing, feeding, caring for, and loving those we don’t even know, but if we are honest, how well are we loving even those we do know? In this message Pastor Chris teaches that love is not something we just say, but something that we do!

When we think of salvation, we often think of the free gift that God gave us. But is love really free? In his message pastor Erik teaches that salvation may be free to us, but it was a hight cost to someone.

In a world of loneliness and isolation we need community more than ever, but how do you get someone to try something that they have never tried. When we invite people to church for the first time they might be apprehensive to come. It is interesting that Jesus never invited people to the temple, instead he invited them to follow him. In this message Pastor Chris teaches that if we can’t bring them to church, we bring the church to them. 

We often hear the words “I fell in love” like it is something that we fall in and out of and have no control over. We often mistake love as a feeling, but in reality, it's an unwavering commitment and an intentional act. The good news is that we have more control over our love life than we give credit to. In this message Pastor Erik teaches that love is not just a feeling, but an action!

God commands us to love our neighbors, but this can be a challenge when we find ourselves living in communities of complete strangers. In a recent study that was taken only 26 percent of people admitted to having some type of relationship with their neighbors. In this message Josh Carbonell teaches you can’t love someone when you don’t even know their name.

Someone once asked Jesus what the greatest commandment was. His answer was “to love God and love your neighbor.” Loving God was easy. Loving your neighbor? Not so much. Jesus knew that. That’s why he gave us a road map for loving our neighbor. In this message Pastor Chris teaches that we can’t love God without loving each other.

In this message Pastor Chris teaches that in order to follow Jesus, you have to be willing to go where Jesus went!

Following God isn’t always easy and leading others to follow him can be even tougher. In order to engage in the mission of God, we are called to make disciples, not just mere converts for the kingdom. In this message Pastor Chris teaches that we are called to be more than just disciples of Jesus,, we are called to be disciple makers!