Watermark Bible Church, Portsmouth, Virginia

We all want to be a part of something special. Something that brings hope and healing. God designed the church to be such a place. A place built out of flesh and blood rather than brick and mortar. Join us this Sunday as we explore more how this church truly is better together.

If you’re a parent you likely have dreams for your kids. They could be dreams of success, of happiness, of salvation, and church attendance. Those are all good dreams, but has it ever occurred to you that God has dreams for your kids too? He does. What’s more is He has chosen you to help make those dreams a reality. This Sunday we’ll talk about how we can raise our biological and spiritual kids to be a part of the great collaboration. Families really are better together.

We often have great intentions for making disciples. We are familiar with the great commission to “Go and Make disciples”, we’ve been taught the great commandment to “love God and love others”. Yet, despite our best efforts and our grandest intentions our disciple making seems to lag behind. What’s missing? Together! Jesus commissioned his disciples to go together, he prayed that we would be one just as the Godhead is one and that we would win the world through our unity. We really are better together. Be sure to join us this Sunday as we start our new sermon series Better Together.

We’ve all been interrupted. Most of the time it is harmless, but sometimes it’s not. Amos is speaking to Israel when he is rudely interrupted. You’ll have to see how he handles that scenario as well as the amazing message of hope that concludes this book. I hope to see you this Sunday as we finish up with the book of Amos.

We’ve heard a lot how God chooses to use everyday people to accomplish extraordinary things. We’ll see that again this week, as God used a faithful shepherd named Amos to deliver a gripping message to Israel. The book of Amos gives us practical insight into how to have difficult conversations and how to steward the blessings we’ve been given. It also gives us great confidence that God can use us to make an impact. His prophecy is one you won’t want to miss.

We have all taken a stroll down memory lane and become nostalgic about the past. Did you know that God has done that, too? This Sunday, as we conclude the message from the prophet Hosea, we will see God as parent who remembers what is like when His kids were little. That walk down memory will encourage us to run toward the call of God.

We’ve all experienced being ignored or not being heard. What lengths would you go to to get someone’s attention. Probably not the lengths that God went to through his prophet, Hosea. I hope to see you this Sunday as we explore the gripping story of this prophet’s life.

We all know that certain boundaries, certain limits are healthy. Healthy people have boundaries, healthy people have limits. Even in relationships there is such a thing as too many flowers, too many phone calls, too many messages, too many unexpected visits. That can cause things to get weirdly uncomfortable real fast. So, what do with a God who knows no boundaries who has no limits? Well, the end of the prophet Joel helps us with that.

There are certain phrases and images that find a way to etch themselves into our hearts and minds. As we continue our study of the minor prophets we will be spending the next two weeks exploring the prophet, Joel. He writes in such a way that his words tend to stay with you. He paints images so vivid that they don’t go away. These images are profoundly helpful as they instruct us how we should relate to God.

This week we jump into the first of our minor prophets as we study the prophet, Obadiah. As we jump in we’ll see that we are wading right into the middle of sibling rivalry that spiraled into a terrible family feud. This feud resulted in pride, unforgiveness, violence, and more. But the prophet tells us these problems don’t simply characterize this family, but all nations. This Sunday will be quite a challenge and a lot of fun.