Jan 21, 2024
Love is Service with a Purpose
By: Troy Burns
Series: Love Better
As Troy shares in this week's message, intentional, random acts of kindness are one of the ways in which we can demonstrate love, in action. Or, as in the title of our series, it’s a way in which we can “Love Better.”
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- Jan 21, 2024Love is Service with a Purpose
Jan 21, 2024Love is Service with a PurposeBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Love BetterAs Troy shares in this week's message, intentional, random acts of kindness are one of the ways in which we can demonstrate love, in action. Or, as in the title of our series, it’s a way in which we can “Love Better.”
- Jan 14, 2024Love Has a Long Fuse
Jan 14, 2024Love Has a Long FuseBy: Troy BurnsSeries: Love Better“Love is patient,” as we read in 1 Corinthians 13:4. To love people better, we need a long fuse, which means the staying power to endure hard events and obnoxious people. It also means loving tolerance, in spite of people’s weaknesses and failures. And it means refusing, for a long time—even if it leads to suffering—to retaliate with anger.
- Jan 7, 2024Love Better (The Greatest Thing You Can Do)
Jan 7, 2024Love Better (The Greatest Thing You Can Do)By: Troy BurnsSeries: Love BetterTo kick off our new message series, Love Better, inspired by some ideas from the book of that name by Arron Chambers, Troy introduces the main themes of how we are to love each other as followers of Jesus, and how we are to love people who don’t follow Jesus.
- Dec 31, 2023It’s the Keeping, Not the Making
Dec 31, 2023It’s the Keeping, Not the MakingBy: Troy BurnsSeries: StandaloneAs we finish the year and turn our calendars over to 2024, Troy acknowledges that it’s great to make a resolution to change, and to do something better, but as he also points out, what really matters is keeping that resolution.
- Dec 24, 2023I’m Here for You
Dec 24, 2023I’m Here for YouBy: Troy BurnsSeries: StandaloneFor this year's Christmas message, Troy shares some of the many ways in which Jesus said, essentially, "I'm Here for You," when He came to this earth as God in the flesh.
- Dec 17, 2023We Can Only Be Who We Really Are
Dec 17, 2023We Can Only Be Who We Really AreBy: Paul SteeleSeries: What Do You Think About God?Our beloved former elder, Paul Steele, shares a message to conclude our series, What Do You Think About God? As he reminds us through his encouraging words, we can only be who we really are, and that is a seeker and follower of the Christ.
- Dec 10, 2023Open the Eyes of My Heart
Dec 10, 2023Open the Eyes of My HeartBy: Troy BurnsSeries: What Do You Think About God?We become what we behold. Whatever we focus on the most, including the things we see, read, and hear, have a tremendous impact on us. With the "eyes of our heart," we can behold Jesus and He can make us become more like Him.
- Dec 3, 2023Living Life Like God Isn’t Real
Dec 3, 2023Living Life Like God Isn’t RealBy: Troy BurnsSeries: What Do You Think About God?For this week's message in our series, What Do You Think About God? Troy discusses what we are with and without God, why all of us need Him, and what He does to make us more like Him.
- Nov 26, 2023Be Careful What You Wish For
Nov 26, 2023Be Careful What You Wish ForBy: Dean WestermanSeries: What Do You Think About God?Continuing in our message series, What Do You Think About God? Dean discusses the justice of God and how He must punish sin, but how He also shows us mercy and does not want to punish us. In the ultimate act of justice and mercy, God gave His Son, the only One good enough to appease God’s wrath and take on the punishment that we deserve.
- Nov 19, 2023I Hope, Therefore I Am
Nov 19, 2023I Hope, Therefore I AmBy: Troy BurnsSeries: StandaloneIn our Thanksgiving message, Troy discusses the importance of being grateful in all circumstances and not taking anything for granted. He also reminds us that hope is one of the things for which we can be the most thankful, as it can help not only us, but someone else as well.