Watermark Bible Church, Portsmouth, Virginia

Music plays an important part in most of our lives. We’ve probably all had the experience where some songs we just sing mindlessly while other songs the lyrics have a special meaning. In our Exodus study, God had freed the Israelites and they would sing praises. However, for some the song was just mindless words while for Moses the lyrics were born out of a constant dependence. That would be the difference between complaining and having hope.

Is your family like most in America, do you often eat on the run? Are family dinners more the exception than the norm? Well, one night many years ago God’s people would eat on the run. That’s the thing about following God sometimes we are called to eat on the run, while other times we’re to have family meals where we remember God’s faithfulness. We’ll see that as God prepares to free the Hebrews from the land of Egypt. You will discover some timely family lessons that are sure to be encouragement.

The corona virus has felt like a plague that has tormented our country and the world for about a year now. Yet, it pales in comparison with the plagues unleashed upon ancient Egypt. It’s interesting how this history from so long ago reveals truths about God and humanity that are profoundly practical today. As we examine plagues 5 – 10 you will be sure to walk away principles that govern your living and bring hope no matter the circumstances.

In a world full of chaos and confusion we need to be reminded over and over again that our God is bigger than all of that. This is nothing new, the Hebrews had the same issue. Their present circumstances robbed them of the ability to dream. If current events and present circumstances have you the least bit deflated or if you just need to be reminded of the greatness of our God this message is for you.

We are jumping back into our series and theme for this year, Hope for the 757. These are interesting times and during times like these it is important to ask the question what voices are you listening to? Who is it that has your ear? Moses had wrestle through the noise of his day as well and the honest, raw dialogue he had with God becomes a great example for us today.

Happy New Year! As we begin the New Year we are praying for health and peace to be sure, but also for new friends to meet, more opportunities for discipleship, for a closer walk and more intimate communion with Jesus. Sometimes it can be so easy to get off course and have our spiritual growth stunted. In this special New Year’s message, Pastor Steve will unpack the first chapter of Revelation. For some it will be an “atta boy” for others it will be a message of recalculation. Either way you will be sure to challenged and encouraged as we launch into the New Year.

This week we wrap up the Christmas sermon series on the Child of Hope Himself, Jesus.

There is something so special about gathering around the Christmas tree on Christmas morning and opening presents. Everyone is excited to give and to receive, hoping the present they give is just the right gift. The truth is what makes that morning so special isn’t necessarily the gifts or the tree – it’s the time together. In a lot of ways that’s what we really want from God too isn’t it? To know and to be reminded of the fact that He is here now. In fact, that’s just the promise the prophet Isaiah would give to the king of Judah. And that promise is for us as well.

Sometimes the pain of life cuts so deep that words fail. That was the case for an Israelite woman named Hannah. Hear the gut wrenching account of woman who desperately wanted a child. Her prayer and God’s answer give us a glimpse into humanity’s cry and God’s response. Hannah’s son, Samuel, a child of remembrance set the stage for God’s son, Jesus, the child of hope.

This Christmas season prepare to go on an illuminating journey that reaches back nearly to the dawn of time. Pastor Steve will guide you through the surprising background of how a child of laughter and a child of remembrance foreshadowed a child of hope. This profoundly moving and intellectually provocative series unpacks messages of hope, redemption, and salvation revealed in Jesus’ birth.