All followers of Jesus believe baptism is important. But how important? And, what does it really mean? Join us as we look at Jesus' own baptism and discover why every follower of Jesus follows His example.
The world is in desperate need of wisdom, and in today's message we look at what it takes to develop Godly wisdom: having the Spirit of God within us, and having a right fear of the Lord that fuels a desire and delight in obeying God.
There is something about being home for Christmas that just feels right. At the very first Christmas, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus, were away from their house, and yet they were home. In this message, we will discover how the first Christmas was not an invitation to come to Bethlehem. It was an invitation to come home.
In most family trees, there's usually several people we'd like to keep others from finding out about for fear of embarrassment. But in Jesus' genealogy in the book of Matthew, we find several people in his lineage with questionable reputations, and end up finding comfort that God would use sinful, fallible people leading up to the birth of His perfect Son.
As we enter into the Christmas season, we begin by looking at how from our perspective it may look like Jesus' arrival into the story of humanity may have seemed like terrible timing, but we find out that God's purposes and timing are always perfect and have incredible intentionality.
We continue on in our "The Story of God" series looking at Malachi, and remembering that God is worthy of our very best, not our leftovers.
Today we look at the story of Nehemiah, a man who was deeply grieved over the condition of Jerusalem, the home of his people. With God's favor, Nehemiah set out to rebuild the wall of the great city, overcoming opposition and difficulty along the way.
Today, our Student Pastor, Jesse Russell, teaches on Daniel, a man who led a consistently devoted life to God, even in the face of hardships and death.
As we continue today through "The Story of God", we look at the life of the prophet Jeremiah. Although so much of his life and ministry were full of hardships and devastation, we see how God used him to show the people of Israel that He had hope to give them and a good plan for their future.
In today's episode, we look at the story of the prophet Isaiah, and his willingness to carry out what God had called him to even though he felt unqualified for the work.
Today, we look at the story of Elisha, the man who was called to succeed one of the greatest prophets in Israel's history, Elijah.
In today's episode we look at the story of Solomon, the son of King David, and a man known for his extraordinary wisdom given to him from God.
Last week we looked at the story of Saul, the first king of Israel, a man who lacked character but "looked the part" to be king. But Scripture tells us that unlike man, God looks not at the outward appearance, but at the heart, and in today's episode, we look at Saul's successor, king David, who was known as a "man after God's own heart".
In today's episode, we look at Israel's first king, Saul, a gifted and talented man who lacked character and had a tendency to take matters into his own hands.
Today we look at the story of Samuel, a young boy whom God called to be a prophet. God spoke directly to Samuel, but in his inexperience he was unable to recognize that it was God who was speaking to him. Oftentimes God is also speaking out to us, but we are so distracted that we miss out on what He is trying to say to us.
In today's message, we look at the story of Samson, a judge in the Old Testament whose strength and exploits were legendary, but whose lack of self control eventually brought about his downfall.
In today's message, Chad Rowland takes us through the story of Gideon, an unlikely man whom God raised up as a judge to deliver the Israelite people from Midianite oppression.
Today we look at the story of Joshua, and the reminder that anytime we step into the calling God has on our life, it requires courage.
In today's episode, Josh Phillips takes us through the story of Moses, looking at how Moses delivered the law to God's people, and helped to teach them what it means to "love God well".
In today's episode, we look at the Old Testament story of Joseph, and how even after years of hardship and false accusations, he was able to gain Godly perspective and was able to forgive and move forward with life because of his walk with the Lord.