We begin a new series this week, looking at how God's plans are bigger than you, but they include you. This week, we study how the enemy tries to lie and convince us that there is not a bigger plan and that Jesus has not come to give us life and life abundantly. Pastor Brandon shows us, through the scriptures, that the enemy's lies are the same ones he has always used; the big lies of, "You have to take care of yourself first", "If God has you, then you can be reckless and irresponsible", and "Serving God means missing out on everything." But, through the responses of Jesus in Matthew 4, we are taught that what "is written" reveals the bigger picture! - Key Verses // Matthew 4 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

We are reminded every Christmas that God made a way where there was no way, and today, Colton Ernst teaches over the hymn "O Come All Ye Faithful" and the urgency to come and see what the Lord is doing. The Jesus is the way we move forward during this life and everything that is fulfilling in the life is found in Him! He is the one that is faithful to produce our growth, as we participate in that growth. Ultimately, fulfillment is found in releasing control and focusing on Heaven! - Key Verses // Romans 5:3-5 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Every Christmas is an opportunity to celebrate that God made a way where there was no way. God sent Jesus to save those that are lost and o bring them home, and because of this, the world can have great joy! Pastor Brandon reminds us that the manger held a baby that was born to die so that we may live. Drawing inspiration from the shepherds in the advent of Jesus, we are shown what it means to love others... and that is to tell others what we know. Ultimately showing that if we know the Way, we should show the Way. - Key Verses // Luke 2:10-18 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Each week we start with the truth that every Christmas we can celebrate that God made a way where there was no way. But this week specifically we are looking at the fact that the manger reminds us that God sent His Son to expand His family. God sending His Son is the core message of Christmas and the center of all our hope in life. We can celebrate that Jesus is our way through the challenges of life and makes us more than conquerors. Ultimately showing that "Who's I am" is bigger than "what I am going through". - Key Verses // Romans 8:31-39 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Continuing in our "Classic Christmas" series, we lead off with this idea that every Christmas we celebrate that God made a way where there was no way. This week, we look at Jesus as the only way into the kingdom of God. Pastor Brandon teaches us that Jesus came into the world as a child and we enter His kingdom the same way; as a child. Designed as the child savior, the ransom of all of our sins, the Messiah; while simultaneously also being our Lord. Ultimately, Christ is our king and we are get into His kingdom because of his sacrifice. - Key Verses // Luke 1:28-33 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

As we kick off our new series during the advent season, called "Classic Christmas", we lead off with this idea that every Christmas is a celebration that God made a way where there was no way. Pastor Brandon reminds us that God gave us the way to Him through Jesus; Jesus is the only way out of sin and death. Jesus is also the way out of worthlessness. Ultimately, Jesus is the gift that you can't live without. - Key Verses // Luke 2:10-11, Matthew 21:9 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

As we wrap up our "Essentials" series, we tackle a subject that tends to be tough for many to hear. How generosity is essential to our growth as Christians. The truth is that living a generous life helps us to know God better and trust Him more. God was generous with us and gave His Son as a gift, so, we should be inspired to be generous as well. Inviting God into your finances helps us to see where we are at and how to take our next step forward from there. Forsaking the "consumption assumption", we prepare our hearts to always ask where our resources need to go, each time they touch our hands. And a heart of generosity helps us to love God and love others. The ultimate truth this week is that generosity is essential to maturing in Christ. - Key Verses // John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 8:7, 2 Corinthians 9:7 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Pastor Brandon teaches on how essential witnessing is in our growth as Christians this week. Witnessing has always been essential in a Christians life and helps us to grow in maturity every day. Telling others about Jesus and what he has done in our lives helps us to know God better and trust Him more. Sharing what God has done in our lives is essential! - Key Verses // 1 Corinthians 2:1, Romans 10:13-15, Revelation 12:10-11 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

We dive into the third essential aspect of maturing in our faith this week with Colton Ernst teaching about fellowship. Fellowship is absolutely essential in how we grow in our faith, because "one can acquire everything in solitude, except character." God uses fellowship to grow us and to keep us built up and protected. If you distance yourself from fellowship then you make yourself an easy target. Fellowship is essential! - Key Verses // 1 John 1:7, Proverbs 27:17, Hebrews 10:24-25 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Continuing in our series about the essentials of this Christian faith, we dive into how essential the Word is in knowing God better and trusting Him more. How it answers the maturity questions "where am i?" and "which way forward from here?". And how it helps us to love God and love others. Pastor Brandon teaches us today that the Word is essential in our daily lives as Christ followers. - Key verses // Matthew 4:4, John 1:1-14 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

As we tackle the essentials of Christian growth, "prayer" is the first on our list to help us mature in knowing God better and trusting Him more. Still keeping in mind the maturing mindset of asking ourselves the questions "Where am I at?" and "Which way forward from here?", prayer helps us to see where we are and how to take our next steps forward. Prayer helps deepen our love for God and love for others. Through the teachings of prayer, we see that it is essential to our lives as Christians and it helps us to walk like Jesus. - Key Verses // Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:9-13 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

We start a new series this week, in which we go over the essentials of our Christian walks and how important they are to our spiritual growth. Answering the questions of "where am I?" and "which way forward from here?" when it comes to prayer, word, fellowship, witnessing and giving, helps challenge us to grow into the fullness of life that God has for us. Each of which will be discussed in the following weeks. This week, however, is about the "why" behind doing this. Its because to know God better and trust Him more, there are some essential elements that help our lives to flourish. Pastor Brandon shows us that the Holy Spirit will teach us the things that God, through salvation, has freely given us. We also learn that true growth is growing in loving God and loving others. Ultimately showing that maturing is essential to our lives in Jesus. - Key Verses // Ephesians 1:17, 4:15, Matthew 22:34-40 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Pastor Weston teaches us that the gospel is the simplest equation, and that it needed to be. The work we do is not our own and doesn't contribute to our salvation. Instead, salvation is simply believing and confessing. Proving that Jesus + Nothing = Freedom. - Key Verses // Romans 10:9-13, Luke 23:39-43 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

We wrap up our "Home Field Advantage" series this week with learning that life outside of your home is impacted by what you do inside your home. Pastor Brandon teaches us today that God shapes the biggest part of our lives through the little things we do with him each day; and He shapes the world through the daily lives of his children. We don't have to worry about tiring out in the daily time we take with God either, as our hope in Jesus gives us the endurance we need to live this life at home. Ultimately, we learn that home is where the harvest is, because home is the center of spiritual growth. - Key Verses // John 15:4, Matthew 13:31-32 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Entering part 6 of our "Home Field Advantage" series, we continue with our thought that, as we get to know God better and trust Him more, our biggest advantage happens at home. That "love thy neighbor" starts with the people you share a roof and heritage with. Pastor Brandon teaches us today that serving at home is a baseline for spiritual leadership and that you can love your family by being a servant leader. Loving and leading by meeting your family's practical needs, by sharing what God has done for you, and by letting them see your worship. Ultimately, serving begins at home. - Key verses // John 15:4, Matthew 20:25-28 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Continuing to look at how the home is the center of spiritual growth, and how our biggest advantage from knowing God better and trusting Him more happens at home, we learn that worship plays a big role in inviting God into our homes. Pastor Brandon teaches us that worship keeps us focused on heavenly things, and how worship isn't just songs and singing, but is rather a heart posture in how we interact with the world. Worship reflects God's glory back on us, and God uses authentic worship to transform us. Through studying the scriptures we see that worship changes the atmosphere of our lives and ultimately it shows us that remembering the goodness of God in worship reconnects us with the goodness of God. - Key Verses // John 15:4, Acts 16:22-26 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

How should home base be treated in the life of a Christian? We tackle that question in this series and we continue by establishing that our home should be a holy place. Home is the center of true spiritual growth, and if we keep this in mind then we should also know that discipleship begins at home. As Pastor Brandon teaches through the scriptures today we see that engaging with the presence of God at home can change things forever. We also need to keep in mind that the natural progression of opening up your home and making it the center of our spiritual growth leads to "sitting at the Lord's feet". Ultimately, we should treat home as holy, because it is. - Key Verses // 2 Timothy 1:5-6, 1 Samuel 6:10-12, Luke 10:38-42 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

We are covering the third base of our Home Field Advantage this week by talking about the Home Team, and what that means for us as Christians. As we journey through this series we establish each time, that as we get to know God better and trust Him more, the biggest advantage happens at home. As Pastor Brandon teaches from the Scriptures, we see that our first place of ministry is at home and to truly trust God in anything, He must come first. We are also encouraged that if following Jesus has a bumpy start in your home, that God is working for restoration and forgiveness. Ultimately, placing God first in our lives means loving the people He first placed in our lives. - Key Verses // Mark 5:18-20, 1 Timothy 3:1-4 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

Pastor Brandon leads us through the second part of our series "Home Field Advantage" by informing us that there is often times a challenge at the home field. There is a disadvantage because the home crowd can often be the tough crowd. And one of the toughest parts of our calling as Christians is to take those principles home. But Pastor Brandon encourages us today to not let being overlooked by others make you think you are being overlooked by God. As we take a look at David's life and Jesus' teachings in this message, we learn that we can trust in God's plan and be able to love those who don't understand. - Key Verses // Matthew 13:54-58, 1 Samuel 16:10-13 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive

We are - kicking - a brand new series off this week, "Home Field Advantage". Where we dive into the truths of the bible that show us that our biggest advantage is in our homes. We open this week with seeing that God's heart is to make His home with us, in which Jesus' ministry was also mainly conducted in homes. We learn that as Jesus' ministry happening in homes and impacted them, so should our encounter with Jesus impact our home first. Pastor Brandon also teaches us that our encounter with Jesus is taken home by taking praise for the encounter home. ultimately learning that Jesus' full impact happens when it hits home. - Key Verses // John 14:23, 15:4, Luke 5:17-26 - For Sermon Notes, the Connect Card, and our other online resources: https://linktr.ee/Celebrationchurchlive