What does it really mean to be Spirit-filled in a world full of noise and conflicting voices? In this message, Pastor Eric Nelson walks through Scripture to show who the Holy Spirit is, what His role is in our lives, and how the fruit and gifts of the Spirit always point us back to truth and to Jesus. Discover how living Spirit-filled isn’t about hype or weirdness, but about clarity, unity, and a life that consistently glorifies Christ.

In this reflective message, we pause in the quiet space between Christmas and the new year to thank God for His greatest gift, honestly say goodbye to past seasons, and realign our identity with what He says is true. Through Scripture, stories, and guided moments of prayer, we’re invited to agree with God about who we are and where He’s leading us. Together, we learn how to close the year with gratitude, honesty, trust, and a simple, faith-filled “please.”

On this Christmas Eve, Pastor Eric invites us to see the familiar nativity story from a surprising angle—revealing Christmas as a cosmic battle, not just a sentimental holiday. Drawing from Revelation 12, this message shows how the birth of Jesus marks God’s decisive rescue mission against evil, with heaven breaking into earth in a moment of ultimate victory. This sermon reframes Christmas as a story of hope, courage, and peace rooted in the truth that the battle has already been won.

In this message from week three of Open Heaven, Pastor Eric explores a question many people ask at Christmas: What does knowing Christ actually feel like? Rather than chasing spiritual highs or emotional moments, Scripture reveals that the Christian life is rooted in ongoing fellowship with God—an everyday alignment of our head, heart, and hands with His truth. When that fellowship is real, emotions like joy and peace follow naturally, grounded in the objective reality of who Jesus is and what He has done.

Most of life’s most significant moments happen on the other side of a door—and Jesus says, “I am the door.” In week two of Open Heaven, Pastor Eric shows what it actually looks like to live under an open heaven through the stories of Nathanael and Stephen: believing God is still transforming lives, and learning to join, pray for, watch for, and celebrate God’s work in ordinary places. Because heaven is open, ordinary moments can become an extraordinary life.

In this message, Pastor Eric launches our Christmas series Open Heaven by exploring why the “magic of Christmas” is really the longing of humanity for God’s world to break into ours. From Genesis to the manger, he shows how the story of Scripture reveals heaven opening through the incarnation—God coming down the ladder to us. Discover how Christmas is not fantasy but ultimate reality, and why heaven is open and God is near right now.

In the finale of The Seven Woes, Pastor Kelly McCoy unpacks Jesus’ final warning to Israel’s leaders and shows how every woe is really a loving wake-up call. Through humor, challenge, and deep compassion, this message exposes the traps of moral superiority, ignored warnings, and rejected love—and points us back to a God who longs to gather us close. In the end, Jesus makes it clear: He has shown us His heart, and now the response is ours—it’s your choice.

In this message, Pastor Eric Nelson exposes the danger of white-collar sin—the subtle, socially accepted, image-driven behaviors that quietly corrode the soul. Drawing from Jesus’ warning about whitewashed tombs in Matthew 23, he reveals how outward polish can hide inner decay, and why only God can truly wash us white from the inside out. Discover the freedom that comes not from performing for approval, but from embracing the grace that heals, restores, and makes us whole.

In this message, Pastor Dave Nelsen exposes the trap of image management, polishing the outside while ignoring the inside. Jesus’ 5th Woe reminds us that true goodness comes only from the cleansing work God does in the heart, not from our performance or reputation. Discover the freedom of letting God clean what no one else can see and living from the inside out.

In this week’s message, Pastor Trevor Lovell unpacks how even good habits like giving can become hollow when driven by selfish motives. Using John Steinbeck’s The Pearl and Jesus’ words in Matthew 23, he challenges us to see that generosity is meant to form our hearts, not feed our pride. True giving flows from love and relationship — not from rules or the need to look righteous.

In this message from The Seven Woes series, Pastor Eric unpacks what Jesus meant when He warned the religious leaders about “swearing” and taking oaths. We often think fixing our swearing means cleaning up our vocabulary, but Jesus is actually inviting us to examine how we use God, our words, and our promises. This episode challenges us to be people whose “yes” means yes, whose “no” means no, and whose lives reflect the God who always keeps His word.

Discover the meaning of Jesus’ “woe” in Matthew 23, a compassionate alarm that exposes religious hypocrisy, misguided devotion, and the difference between performance and authentic discipleship. This sermon in our Seven Woes series unpacks the mask of hypocrisy, the trap of legalism, and the cure found in Jesus alone, by grace through faith. Listen for practical steps to repent, re-center on the gospel, and grow in grace, truth, and real devotion.

Pastor Trevor kicks off The Seven Woes series with a mountain-trail encounter that frames Jesus’ warnings as compassionate alarms, not condemnation. Walking through Matthew 23, he exposes performance-based religion and invites us to humility that opens, rather than slams the door to God. Discover how recognizing our need for a Savior moves us from spiritual ruin into the joy and peace Jesus offers.

On Celebration Sunday, Pastor Eric looks back on 27 years of SMCC and the past July–June season, pairing stories like the Jeepson family with transparent numbers to show how God is changing lives. Teaching through Psalm 100, Acts 14, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, he calls the church to worship with joy, practice gratitude, and contribute as part of God’s ongoing story. The message casts vision toward 2030 and culminates in baptisms—an invitation for everyone to take a next step with Jesus.

In the finale of At the Table, Pastor Eric shows how God turns an operating table of wounds into a King’s table of healing, anchoring the message in 2 Samuel 9 and Mephibosheth’s unexpected seat of grace. We explore Jesus’ invitation to the unworthy and the adopted heirs who “always eat at the King’s table.” Hear powerful stories from Jenny, Kim, and Josh, and find hope if you’ve ever thought, “I don’t belong here.”

Week 4 of “At the Table” zooms in on Jesus’ words to the criminal on the cross (Luke 23) and the breathtaking promise: “Today you will be with me in paradise.” Pastor Eric demonstrates how this moment reveals the heart of the gospel, Jesus is full of grace and truth, and why we all need both for genuine life transformation. Expect a clear, practical framework to locate yourself on the grace-truth grid and to live like Jesus in your closest relationships.

Serving is at the heart of what it means to follow Jesus, and this week’s message unpacks why. Pastor Kelly McCoy explores Acts 6 and John 13 to show that the church thrives when every table is set and served by someone willing to say “yes.” Discover how stepping into service can move the mission forward and bless both you and those you serve.

Jesus changed lives around tables, and He still does today. In this message, Pastor Eric explores how God uses different environments, tables of wisdom, encouragement, and accountability, to grow us in unique ways. Hear stories from Micaiah and Terry as they share how men’s and women’s ministries at SMCC create space for genuine connection, growth, and life change.

Kicking off our At the Table series, Pastor Eric Nelson shows how tables aren’t just for meals; they’re where connection, confession, forgiveness, and life-changing moments happen. We trace Jesus’ transformative table moments (with Levi, in Simon the leper’s home, at the Last Supper, and breakfast on the beach) and hear from leaders from SMCC about saying yes to His invitation. You’re invited to move from the treadmill to a seat of grace, and to find purpose by setting the table for others through everyday hospitality.

Pastor Trevor Lovell explores why “attention is the beginning of devotion,” showing how what we fixate on shapes our joy, and why the Bible invites us to aim our attention at what is truly beautiful (Philippians 4:8). Tracing a “genealogy of beauty” from Scripture to modern culture, he exposes the pitfalls of beauty-obsession and points us to the gospel as the ultimate shalom story that transforms us from the inside out. Practical next steps help us build beauty into our lives, guard against “beauty sickness,” and delight in the God who is beautiful beyond comparison.