In today’s message we encouraged members and visitors to our church to take the next step in their faith: Water baptism. A lot of people have had Baptism experiences that were prior to their decision to follow Christ. In other words, they were baptized as a child or christened as a baby. Some of those experiences are incredibly meaningful, and I’m not taking anything away from them. However, all of the examples of water Baptisms in the New Testament were […]

(Bear with us during this message…Pastor JJ had a bad cold, but he powered through and made the best of it!) Stop going to church. You heard that right…I said stop going to church! Instead, get planted in the house of God. The only one who wants you to believe you don’t need church is Satan. He wants to isolate you, get you away from the source that causes you to flourish. Many lean away when they should lean in. […]

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Forgiveness begins with three questions Who am I? What have I been given? What am I to the world around me? Focus scriptures: Genesis 3:1 James 3:16 Luke 7:47 Romans 8:15-17 Listen as guest speaker Brian Greenwood unpacks the concept of biblical forgiveness.

Many people misunderstand what God’s promises are. People think that following Jesus means that nothing will ever go wrong. Nothing could be further from the truth! Jesus promised that stress was going to com. I can’t guarantee that your circumstances will automatically change but what I can tell you is, there is peace available to you in the middle of your circumstances. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you […]

There are many people that love God, living for God…but they have not experienced the Holy Spirit. I think the Holy Spirit has been given a bad rap. Some people have formed their opinion based on bad experiences or others experiences, not the Bible. There are two words that the Bible uses to translate the Holy Spirit. One is, “Spirit” the other is “Ghost.” I didn’t like Ghosts growing up, so keep that thing away from me! In this message, […]

Because prayer has been made to sound mystical and complicated it has become very distant for many of us. I don’t want this to be the case for you. Although for some of you parents this hasn’t been a problem because you’ve been praying that your kids would go back to school for weeks now…. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on […]

“Pray in the Spirit in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is.” (Ephesians 6:18 GW) You can pray in every situation. There are different kinds of prayer. Many people don’t even know that there are different kinds of prayer. There is more to this than just talking to God. I’ve been a Christian for 24 years and in ministry on and off for about 19 years. Prayer is still a discipline that I am learning about […]

We are starting 21 days of prayer at our church. Over the next 21 days, we are going to pray. I want to start our Pray First series off by answering the question, “How Should I Pray?” In this message, I’m going to give you four elements that we should add to every prayer: Pray boldly, pray specifically, pray using scripture, and pray in Jesus’ name. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on […]

What do you think of when you think of being refreshed? Water, ice, a warm bed? Cabin? Lake? Beach? Wind? Reading? Family? Friends? The Bible teaches us that it is God who truly refreshes us: “As a deer longs for streams of water so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?” (Psalm 42: 1-2 NLT) In this message, Josh Freitas is going to walk us through […]

The Bible is not just a book of destiny; it is a book of decisions. If we will align our lives with what God is doing it will open doors for us that we can’t open for ourselves. God has a great plan for you…but it is up to us to be in alignment with what He is doing. I believe God has something great for you to do in this life. But it’s up to you to get in […]