Messages

The sexual awakening didn’t begin in the 60s. It began at creation, when Adam awoke from the first surgery and saw what God had fashioned. Sex in its original, purest form was designed by God. Along with this gift came standards for it. Unfortunately, sex has been misused and abused in our world today. Culture often encourages a selfish, pleasure-seeking view of sex, while God calls us to sexual purity; a purity that begins in our hearts and minds.

We will take a deeper look at sex as a gift created for us by God, discuss the truth about God’s standards for sex, and learn how we can protect ourselves and our children in an X-rated world.

Join us as we learn the importance of approaching sex in a healthy, God-honoring way. Our hope is that through this series, God’s original design and purpose for sex will be Uncovered. Rated PG-13.

How often have you misjudged someone? We all do it. We assume something about a person based on what we’ve heard, or what we’ve seen. It’s not until we really listen and get to know them that we realize just how wrong we’ve been. We do the same thing with God sometimes. We misjudge His character because of something we’ve heard, or maybe because it seems like our prayers have gone unanswered. When we let our misconceptions about God shape our view of Him, our suspicions grow and our faith weakens.

Throughout the month of October, we will uncover four essential truths about God and His character that will enable us to get to know Him better.

Join us at one of our locations nearest to you as we learn the truth about who God really is, and how knowing the truth can help us trust Him more. Our view of God is the most important thing about us, and in this series, you will be encouraged to examine how you currently view God, and then adjust that view based on the truths we uncover. Our hope is that God will no longer be MISUNDERSTOOD.

Life is full of chaos. As we go through each day, encountering different situations and people, we experience a variety of emotions. Anger creeps in and causes us to lash out at someone we love; stress overwhelms us to the point where we don’t have time for God or the people around us; jealousy tears apart our relationships; worry magnifies our problems. When we let these negative emotions control how we respond to the circumstances in our lives, we drift farther from God and who He created us to be.

Throughout the month of September, we will take a deeper look at four common emotions – what they really are and how to deal with them.

Join us at one of our locations nearest to you as we talk about how we can stay calm in the midst of life’s challenges and deal with our negative emotions in a godly way. This series will offer valuable insights and encouragement to help you keep your cool when you feel like LOSING IT.

TV, radio, and magazines bombard us with news and entertainment every day. It’s not hard to be influenced in some way by what’s going on around us, but do we recognize that we have the potential to influence others too? In fact, we are called to do just that by Jesus, whose influence is still making a difference in our world today.

Join us during the month of August as we discuss the seven spheres of influence that shape the culture of our world, and how we can leverage our influence in the places we go just like Jesus did. In this series, we will learn how to follow our Leader!

Our faith will be challenged at some point in time. In the face of questions, knowing how to respond can get complicated. That’s why it’s essential to know what we believe and why we believe it.

God calls us to be prepared to give a reason for why we follow Him. Throughout this series, we’ll gain the tools needed to know how to respond when our faith is challenged. We’ll also discover how knowing the answer to one of the most important questions about our faith can make all the difference.

Our thoughts are powerful. What we consistently think about often becomes a part of who we are. When we fail to gain control over the negative thoughts that enter our minds, that negativity can affect our attitudes and actions.

Although refocusing our thoughts may seem like a difficult process, this series will show us that God gives us the power to move toward positive thinking. We’ll discover how caring for our minds will enable us to live healthy, happy, and productive lives.

We all have things in our past that are hard to move beyond. Whether it’s a financial hardship, a failed career, or a broken relationship, we make choices that we regret. Often we must deal with the negative experiences that have impacted us before we can truly move forward and  begin living the productive and fulfilling life we all desire. We’ll look at how God uses time to shape us into the best version of ourselves and lead us into the life He envisions for us. As we talk about regret, forgiveness, and heartache, discover the plan God has for you to truly move beyond!