Honor the Covenant Nehemiah 10 Tim Nay Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah September 1, 2024 38 “Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests. —Nehemiah 9:38 Covenant: An unconditional or conditional agreement between two or more parties. 28 “The …

We have the condition of a rebellious heart. The heart must be transformed to be what God intended for us. We give what we've got and He performs the miracle of transformation.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

We have the condition of a rebellious heart. The heart must be transformed to be what God intended for us. We give what we've got and He performs the miracle of transformation.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

In this sermon, Pastor Fran covers Matthew chapter 6. In our journey, Jesus becomes more untangled when we let go of the wrong possessions and search our soul for what is sacred.By Pastor Fran Leeman

Set Us Apart Mike Maglish Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah August 25, 2024 To sanctify something is to set it apart for God’s special use and purpose. (Grace Theological Seminary) 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sake I consecrate m…

Every person comes to a point in their life where a decision must be made of what is priceless, what has so much value that it's worth giving up everything else to obtain it.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Every person comes to a point in their life where a decision must be made of what is priceless, what has so much value that it's worth giving up everything else to obtain it.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

How to Be a Happy Camper Nehemiah 8:1-18 Tim Nay Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah August 18, 2024 —Nehemiah 8:1-18 . —Nehemiah 8:17 Spend an unusual amount of time reading God’s Word. —Nehemiah 8:3 —Psalm 18:7-12 Learn the meaning of what you are reading in God’s Word. 8—Nehemiah 8:8 Focus on what God has done for you, not what you’ve …

God is pleased when we look past the "fool's gold" of this world and instead pursue His eternal riches. He is a God of abundance and shares His riches with His children.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

God is pleased when we look past the "fool's gold" of this world and instead pursue His eternal riches. He is a God of abundance and shares His riches with His children.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

In the first message of this new series, Pastor Fran shows how the unentangled Jesus helps us get untangled from all the things we've tried to find our value in, suggesting that our real freedom will come with the deep awareness that we are in fact the beloved of God.By Pastor Fran Leeman

Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah August 11, 2024 7 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. 3 And I…

Nothing in this world can fill you up like the Holy Spirit. You will never run out of resource when you are filled with The Source.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Nothing in this world can fill you up like the Holy Spirit. You will never run out of resource when you are filled with The Source.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

In this summer series conversation, Pastor Fran welcomes Keri Ladouceur of the Post Evangelical Collective to talk about the paradigm shift happening in American Christianity.By Pastor Fran Leeman

Discernment is Key Nehemiah 6 Mike Maglish Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah August 4, 2024 Book: Tyranny of the Urgent by Charles E. Hummel Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the d…

The power of purity will bring us into His presence and will lead us in His glory.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

The power of purity will bring us into His presence and will lead us in His glory.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

In this conversation Pastor Fran takes on some profound questions of life and faith, sharing answers that are both honest and hopeful.By Leslie Zurita and Fran Leeman

When God's People Take Advantage Nehemiah 5 Mike Maglish Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah July 28, 2024 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. —Nehemiah 5:12 For there were those who said, “ —Nehemiah 5:2-5 1) The work was hard and they were hungry. (vs 2) 2) Food was expensive and…

Truth is not a concept. Truth is a Person. That Person is Jesus Christ.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Truth is not a concept. Truth is a Person. That Person is Jesus Christ.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Dealing with Opposition Nehemiah 4 Tim Nay Part of Building Together A Study in Nehemiah July 21, 2024 4 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore …

In this summer conversation we get to see what an ongoing search for authentic faith looks like through the eyes of KC and Gail Crino across their amazing story of life, missions, and ministry.By Pastor Fran Leeman

Love is a choice and fierce love cannot be ignored. Our love for others will drive us to fervently pray for them. Fierce love coupled with fervent prayer changes things!By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Love is a choice and fierce love cannot be ignored. Our love for others will drive us to fervently pray for them. Fierce love coupled with fervent prayer changes things!By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Everyone Aligned Nehemiah 3 Tim Nay Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah July 14, 2024 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 And next to him the men of…

In this summer discussion, Pastor Fran sits down and talks with the LGBTQ+ Community and allies of the cause. Fasten your seat belt! You're going to be taken for a ride with these stories of past church experiences, overcoming and resolution.By Pastor Fran Leeman

The world says we should take as much as we can, but in God's Kingdom we should give as much as we have. God's replacements are always better.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

The world says we should take as much as we can, but in God's Kingdom we should give as much as we have. God's replacements are always better.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

In this conversation, Pastor Fran and Leslie Zurita sit down with Diane Balaja and Todd Pierson to talk about struggle and suffering. With the awareness of trials and tribulations, we take heart knowing suffering is not the pinnacle of life.By Leslie Zurita and Fran Leeman

Preparing with Wisdom Nehemiah 2 Mike Maglish Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah July 7, 2024 —Nehemiah 2:1-5 The return of the exiles to Judah and the rebuilding of Jerusalem: 1) 538 B.C. under the leadership of a man named Zerubbabel. It was during this period that the people of Israel built the second Temple. 2) About eighty years late…

If the pillar of faith is present in our life, God will build on it. Jesus is worthy of everything we can offer Him; our praise, our faith, our obedience. He's worthy of it all!By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

If the pillar of faith is present in our life, God will build on it. Jesus is worthy of everything we can offer Him; our praise, our faith, our obedience. He's worthy of it all!By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

When God Breaks UsNehemiah 1 Mike Maglish Part of Building Together - A Study in Nehemiah June 30, 2024 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. —Nehemiah 1:1 Historical Overview Chis…

Leslie Zurita sits down with Deb Augsburger, Ruth Kaufman, and Diana Gorshe to talk about the ways the church has limited and failed women, and whether the traditional views of women in the church really reflect a New Testament perspective.By Leslie Zurita

We need to know who God is before we can know who we are. When we link our identity to what God tells us, we will understand and walk in His purpose for our life.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

We need to know who God is before we can know who we are. When we link our identity to what God tells us, we will understand and walk in His purpose for our life.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Moving Toward a Preferred Future Nehemiah Overview Tim Nay Part of Building TogetherA Study in Nehemiah June 23, 2024 Why Nehemiah? The leadership principles and attitude of Nehemiah are just as relevant today as they were in 445 BC. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. —Hebrews 13:8 History Leading up to Nehemiah • 70 Years of…

Pastor Fran sits down with Larry Alicz to discuss the balance of certainty and mystery in the Christian's journey, and the necessity and beauty of both.By Pastor Fran and Larry Alicz

The Gospel offers us liberation from the power of sin. Why would we not walk in the freedom Jesus provided? His power is limitless.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

The Gospel offers us liberation from the power of sin. Why would we not walk in the freedom Jesus provided? His power is limitless.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Closer in Hope Luke 24 Mike Maglish Part of Closer - A Study in Luke June 16, 2024 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. —John 19:2513 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with e…

In this first sermon of a new Summer series, Pastor Fran and Leslie Zurita kick it off by talking about getting the bigger picture. Depending on who we listen to can shape our Christianity.By Leslie Zurita and Fran Leeman

Happy Father's Day!By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Happy Father's Day!By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Close Enough to be HurtLuke 23 Tim Nay Part of Closer - A Study in Luke June 9, 2024 Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” 3 And Pilate asked him, …

Beginning with the story of the woman caught in adultery in John chapter 8, Pastor Fran unpacks today how religion always defaults to shallow and judgmental places, but that Jesus is interested in something radically different, not retributive punishment, but restoration of our very humanity.By Pastor Fran Leeman

Just as soldiers fight to preserve our freedom in the natural, God has fought and won our victory. He preserves our freedom.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun

Just as soldiers fight to preserve our freedom in the natural, God has fought and won our victory. He preserves our freedom.By Pastor JoeDon Calhoun