We have all been asked the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” But how do we find the answer? How do we discover the life God created us to live? In this sermon, Pastor Mike looks at how to understand our identity and calling.
In John 10:10, Jesus tells his followers that he came to give the abundant life – the good life. Sadly, few people experience the life Jesus intended. Everywhere we look, we find competing ideas of what the good life is. For some, the good life is the dream of financial security and wealth. For others, it’s … Continue reading The Good Life 1
Death to Death – Easter Sunday Here’s a link to the video we played at the end of the service The Risen Way
Understanding something of God’s Profound Love
What story are you improvising? What story are you living out of? Is it the Story of God and his Kingdom? Is it a story of God redeeming the world with his Son and inviting you to participate with him in offering this gift to others? What kind of person are you becoming because of the story that … Continue reading Acts 11
In this message Mike outlines how the gospel is universal, historical, exclusive, and ultimately good news for those that put their trust in Jesus as Lord.
How did Saul — chief persecutor of the Church — become Paul, the apostle who wrote many of the New Testament letters? Mike walks us through the story, showing us how God will relentlessly pursue us until we are completely his.
Acts 8 Persecution begins & the church starts to do They believers are dispersed into Samaria & the beginnings of the ends of the world (we had a technical glitch with the sermon recording we may have to re-record it)
Stephen’s defense of the the false accusations of Acts 6 in Acts 7 draws together the amazing unity between the Old Testament and Jesus, exposing the wickedness within the human heart. Stephen is killed for his zeal, becoming the first Christian martyr.
Acts 6 Ed Stetzer said: “It is not that God has a mission for his church, it is that God has a church for his mission”? Why can’t you honestly say: “I love Jesus, but I hate the church”? Pastor Mike suggested that, from this passage, there are 3 marks of a multiplying church: Cares … Continue reading Acts 6