C.S. Lewis wrote: “We may be content to remain what we call ‘ordinary people.’ But He is determined to carry out quite a different plan.” Stephen was an ordinary man who valued following Jesus more than he valued his earthly life. The disciples recognized him as “full of faith and of the Holy Spirit,” and “full of God’s grace and power.” The entire…

Peter and John pray for boldness and for miracles … and then God’s answers shake the world. What does our prayer life say about our view of God? If he answered what we prayed for this week, how would the world look different?โดย Pastor Luke Uran

There's a lot more to the story of Daniel in the lions' den than what gets included in most kids' Bible storybooks. This week we'll look at how a constant posture of gratitude to God helps us stand against opposition and trust him with our fears.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

โดย Pastor Luke Uran

It’s THAT section — the one every modern congregation reads and then says, "Why can’t our church be like that?” And then we think about all of the legitimate obstacles. Was the early church an unattainable ideal for us today? Or, as we dig into this passage together, might we discover something we’ve been missing?…

Comfort does not equal contentment. In fact, one often works against the other. As we navigate a culture that craves comfort but can't ever seem to find true contentment, there is no better example than the Apostle Paul.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

Jesus’ parables aren’t always easy to understand. As we begin this new sermon series, we look at a challenging story about money—how we can use it for greater things and how it can also get in the way.โดย Pastor David Creek

As we conclude our series from Exodus, the people of Israel are faced with a big, external attack from the Amalekites. It stopped their internal grumbling and focused them on the real battle. The story offers guidance for us today, too.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

The people of Israel complained. God had led them to a place, but they didn’t feel safe and they didn’t know what would happen next. People today complain, too, for similar reasons. It’s contagious. It’s destructive. And it can wreck our trust in God.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

The foundations of worship are truth and Spirit. This Sunday, Pastor Dave Creek unpacks these principles and what it looks like to live a life worshipful life fully devoted to God.โดย Pastor David Creek

The Exodus has reminded every subsequent generation that God goes before us and leads us in surprising, perfect ways. Rituals, rhythms and routines help us not only to live consistently, but also to remember and reflect God’s leading on our lives, our families and our communities.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

One final, awful plague awaits Egypt. God gives his people a way to escape it—and a vivid preview of his plan of salvation that will become available to all.โดย Pastor David Creek

Something we tend to miss in the book of Exodus is how God uses Pharaoh’s hardened heart to show us our own. Let’s take an uncomfortable look at the ways we compromise our obedience to God … and the destruction this can bring.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

We all know brokenness in a broken world. Obeying God doesn’t change this—in fact, sometimes life can even become harder. Moses’ response to brokenness, and to God, offers us insights for our lives today.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

Moses had a lot of seemingly good reasons why God should find someone else to lead his people out of Egypt. God answered each of them. Would it surprise you to know that we make those exact excuses today, and that they boil down to the condition of our hearts toward God?โดย Pastor Luke Uran

God reveals himself to Moses, then reveals the mission he has for him. But not all at once. It’s a pattern God still uses with us today, and it requires steps of faith before we even fully know what he’s calling us to do.โดย Pastor Luke Uran

Moses’ early life is filled with lessons for us today. When trials, pain and bewilderment arise—and they inevitably do—where do we fix our eyes? We know the Sunday School answer, but how do we truly let God use suffering to form us into the people he made us to be?โดย Pastor David Creek

Most of us aren’t very good at confronting people, even when it’s a needed and godly response. With gentle wisdom and humility, confrontation can be one of the most loving things we can do for a fellow believer – or that they can do for us.โดย Pastor Luke Uran