What did Jesus mean when He said "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men?"By Matt Sellers

What does it look like to be a disciple of Jesus Christ? John 15 gives us the answer... REMAIN (or ABIDE).By Matt Sellers

Proverbs 29:18 - Without revelation people run wild,but one who follows divine instruction will be happy. (CSB)Without God's revelation (His Word) in people's lives, they live "according to what is right in their own eyes" and are headed for destructionBy Matt Sellers

Join us for Communion as we look at Psalms 113-118By Justin Heppe

A simple, 3 verse Psalm to wrap up the Psalms of Ascent that describes the role of every Christian... bless God and be blessed by God.By Bruce Gale

The main idea of Psalm 127: Without God it’s not worth it, but when you give God the rightful place in your life, you can rest in his blessing. When you leave the Lord out of your life, all that you do is in vain. The word “vain” shows up three times in this five verse Psalm. "Vain" means something that has no value or worth. It is an empty achieve…

Sing to Him a New Song... a refreshed love and sense of who God is. Psalm 33By David Megill

A look at the beginning of the Psalms of Ascent... Psalm 120.By Bruce Gale

Father's Day. Praising God the Father for all He is, all He does, and all He has done.By Matt Sellers

Handle with Care: Looking at imprecatory prayer in Psalm 7 and how (or even if) it can coexist with loving our enemiesBy Reece DeFrees

A look at Psalm 1 from one of our elders, Dave MooreBy Dave Moore

The end of Jude. The Doxology. Christians are saved by the grace of God in Christ, and they are preserved for all eternity because God in Christ saves them eternally. To Him who is ABLE....By Matt Sellers

Jude 5-16 have warned us about "those people" - now vs 17 he changes his directs and says Dear Friends... and gives us some godly wisdom to live by (just like mom would)Happy Mother's Day!By Matt Sellers

"Woe to them"... Jude drops a truth bomb: condemnation awaits those who are not in Christ... Jude 11-16By Matt Sellers

There is the truth and then there is everything else. Are you living in reality or your version of reality? Jude 1:8-10.By Matt Sellers

It has been said... “those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it” - in Jude 5-7 we are being warned... don't forget what happened in the past.By Matt Sellers

The threat of false teaching is real. Do you know what you believe? Do you know how to live it out? (Jude 3-4)By Matt Sellers

Jude 1-2. A "not so" simple introduction to the letter of Jude... plus our place and calling as Christians.By Matt Sellers

In John 11:25 Jesus says... “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live." What great news for those who believe in Him.By Matt Sellers

Life is for living! As we wrap up Ecclesiastes by looking at chapters 11 & 12, we have heard over and over again Solomon tell us about the meaninglessness of life... but these last two chapters help us see life in a different perspective. The question of the day is... HOW DO YOU SEE LIFE?By Matt Sellers

How to survive when life is not fair. Are you living a life "under the sun" or "under the Son?" A look at Ecclesiastes 10 with Elder Reese DeFreesBy Reese DeFrees

Solomon says death can be meaningless or meaningful in Ecclesiastes 9... it's up to you.By Bruce Gale

When looking at the big picture of "life" do you ever ask... who's in charge anyway? The truth of the matter is life is unfair, people are unreliable, the future is unpredictable and death is unavoidable. Basically, we can use the quote from Winston Churchill... life is... "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." - The question is... how d…

Ecclesiastes 7 talks about things that are "better than" something else... but Solomon's things that are "better" might surprise you.By Matt Sellers

In chapter 5, Solomon brings us the results of wealth... discontentment and disappointment. What's your "number" to be content? What is the standard of living you must meet and how does it compare to your standard of giving? We look at that in chapter 6 as we look at what means to live the good life.…

Today, the biggest game of the NFL 2023-2024 season will be played in Las Vegas with the winning team being crowned "world champions." The questions is, what's next? Is that the peak? Is that the ultimate level of success? If so, what happens tomorrow? The same question for anything in our lives... when we reach the peak, what happens next?…

Ecclesiastes 5:1 says Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to approach in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong. - How do we approach God? How do we worship? Is our worship meaningless? Are we just going through the motions or is there something more to our time with God?…

Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 - So far in the search for meaning, Solomon has taken on a crash course through the meaningless of life... but what about success? In this world, what defines success and what is the cost to get there? How do you WIN at the game of "Life?"By Matt Sellers

Ecclesiastes 3:1 - There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven - What is the meaning of the time we have here? Who is really in control of time? How should that affect how we spend our time?By Matt Sellers

Life under the sun is busy with things that don’t last. The Preacher of Ecclesiastes encourages us to trade busyness for appreciation for what we have and an abiding in Christ. Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26By Matt Sellers

According to the author of Ecclesiastes, everything in this life is (depending on the translation)... futility, vanity, or meaningless. So why bother? Good question.The truth is, almost every verse in Ecclesiastes shows us HOW MUCH WE NEED A SAVIOR to make all things new.By Matt Sellers

When Paul addresses the church at Corinth regarding the act of communion, he tells them this in 1 Corinthians 11:28 - "Let a person examine himself; in this way let him eat the bread and drink from the cup." - As we wrap up 2023 this Sunday and prepare for 2024 with a communion service... we will also take time to examine our hearts by looking at L…

Matthew 1:21-23 - She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated “God is with us.”The re…

As Ralphie makes it clear throughout A Christmas Story, there is only one gift that would make his life complete. Do you remember what it was that you desperately wanted for Christmas? Carrying over into adulthood, what is it that you are looking for to satisfy you? What is it that you are pursuing with your "all" only to be left wanting even when …

In It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey ponders the thought of "what if I had never been born" - Why are we even here? How much does your life affect those around you? How important is it to use your life for the Glory of God?By Matt Sellers

At Christmas, we celebrate LIGHT coming into the darkness... we celebrate the truth of LIFE confronting the reality of DEATH. Today's movie (story) is all about repentance and redemption - Today's Scripture... Titus 3:1-8 (paralleled with Zacchaeus in Luke 19)By Matt Sellers

"This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope!" Home Alone - Isaiah 53By Bruce Gale

The Gospel according to the Grinch.By Matt Sellers

As we approach Thanksgiving... let's give thanks for the provision of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.By Bruce Gale

If you read this last part of the book (James 4:13-5:20) you will see it really is "all over the place" - so much so, we could have easily done SEVEN more sermons on a deep dive into chapter 5.By Matt Sellers

Faith Submits - James 3:12-4:13 - Join us as we look at what it looks like to "submit" - Remember: Godly wisdom leads to unity - worldly wisdom leads to division.By Bruce Gale

James 3:1-12 - Do we understand the power of the tongue? Faith Speaks.By Matt Sellers

James 2:25-26 - Rahab risked it all for the spies after only hearing about who God is. We KNOW the Lord is God... what are we willing to risk?By Matt Sellers

Our next passage in James brings us another one of "those" passages... In James 2:24 we read that a person is justified by what he does, not by faith alone. Then in Romans 3:28 we read that a man is justified by faith apart from works. So, which is it? Join us as we look at how FAITH SACRIFICES.By Matt Sellers

Week Four of James - Real Life/Real Faith - James 2:14-19 - From the Message Commentary (2:18) .... I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, “Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I’ll handle the works department.”Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my …

Week 3 of James - Real Life - Real Faith - James 1:26-2:13 - Is your perspective of religion the same as God's perspective?By Matt Sellers

James 1:19-25 - How will you respond to the Word of God? Welcome to week 2 of our study in James...By Matt Sellers

James 1:1-18 - Real Life - Real FaithBy Matt Sellers

We have made it to 700 Sundays... let's press on into the mission! No Turning Back. No Surrender. Total Commitment - BURN THE SHIPS!Remember, God never promises an easy life, but He does promise an incredible journey to becoming who He designed us to be.By Matt Sellers

The battle is real but it the war has already been won... in Christ. Today, we wrap up our study in Ephesians and the fight to WALK WORTHY. It is also Communion Sunday.By Matt Sellers