Discipline

We must not be like those who have received the gospel but don't want to be inconvenienced with suffering or costly discipleship—resistant to obedienc...

Deeper Still

We often look to others and their giftings and compare them to the ways God has wired us. We question our purpose and wonder if this is all there is....

Made Alive

Jesus makes the invisible God visible. He ranks above all creation, and no one is like Him. All things have been created through Christ and for Christ...

Grow & Gather

While the world offers disintegration, Jesus Christ provides soul-level integration. So we look to Him, and we labor to see Him rightly. We behold Chr...

Discipleship

We belong to a vast, intricate web of discipleship. Today, we walk in faith because other believers were faithful in their day to disciple others. So...

"Make Disciples" Weekend Service

The kingdom of God does not advance through programs, but people. The priority and the focus of the Church today is to make disciples of Jesus. There...

"Make Disciples" Conversation

"Make Disciples" Context & Setup

"Love People" Weekend Service

The body without water cannot perform. It cannot take the spontaneous extra mile. It cannot care for others. It turns inward. Likewise, our spiritual...

"Love People" Context & Setup

Josh Patterson explains how we will be using week two of our construction closure Mission Statement Series to consider and practice loving people thro...

"Love People" Conversation

Josh Patterson hosts a conversation with Nick Crawford, Andy Green, and Juliana Wootten to discuss the second phrase of our mission statement, “Love P...

"Love God" Weekend Service

God created the world and everything in it, and on the seventh day He rested. In the law given to Moses, God set aside the seventh day as holy, a day...

"Love God" Weekend Service

God created the world and everything in it, and on the seventh day He rested. In the law given to Moses, God set aside the seventh day as holy, a day...

"Love God" Context & Setup

Josh Patterson explains how we will be using our construction closure weekends to teach on our mission statement and put it into practice: “We exist t...

"Love God" Conversation

Josh Patterson hosts a conversation with Nick Crawford, Mason King, and Ryan Wester to discuss the first phrase of our mission statement, “Love God” a...

Grace

Creature to the Creator, the only thing we contribute is our need. We cannot earn the love of God. His grace is the unmerited favor we receive in Chri...

Contentment

As a counter to the prevailing Stoic view that satisfaction and stability are found within oneself, Paul tells the Philippians he has found the secret...

Rejoice

Theology has to be lived out. It is lived knowledge, not knowledge for knowledge's sake. Paul has been unpacking humility, maturity, and faithful Chri...

Balance

Like a boxer keeping step, making offensive advances and defensive counter steps, the believer works in balance. We are humble yet audacious. We forge...

Confidence

Putting no hope or assurance on human effort, we rejoice with the family of God and keep an eye out for those that would lead us away from the confide...

Good Work

Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we put our faith into action, working out our Salvation in the real world. We exchange complaints for blessings, excuses...

Fellowship

Paul, deeply encouraged by the church’s resilience and commitment to spreading the gospel, calls the Philippians into the next season of their ministr...

In Every Season

Through drought and harvest, in mansions and in prisons, in every season, Christ is the ultimate gain, and the work is worth it.

Affection & Confidence

Paul begins his letter to the Philippians with deep gratitude, joy, and affection. He is confident that God will finish the good work He has started t...

Fear of God

How might we stand in His holy place? We lay down idols. We remove any hindrance between God and us. We hate our sin and fear God. Give us clean hands...

Single-Minded

Head knowledge does not lead to revival. It makes great kindling. It makes for a hoisted and ready sail. But we ask the Spirit of the Living God to be...

Resurrection Life

You have been buried with Him by baptism, walking now in a resurrected life, so set your minds on things above. Lift your earthly head to Christ and t...

Below the Line

The anxiety of evangelism fades when we evangelize. We move conversations from the surface to serious matters, and ultimately to the spiritual. We exp...

No Barriers

There are obstacles to evangelism everywhere—digital noise, politics, scandal, cultural Christianity. We seek to be like the men in Mark 2, who saw a...

The Good Shepherd

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, tended His flock and sought out His lost ones at the expense of His reputation and, ultimately, His death. He will stop at n...

That You May Know

The finished work of Jesus provides light in the darkness, assurance through doubt, and an anchor through the storms. We, who are in God, have communi...

Faith that Overcomes

To love God is to keep His commands. And His commands are not a burden, but an easy yoke. We love God and those born of God. We hold fast to our confe...

Love over Fear

Christian, test what you believe, ensuring it aligns with the gospel of Christ. Embrace this lineage of faith. Lay aside fear and dread. For God is lo...

Children of God

God loves us so much that He calls us His own children. One day, we will see Christ in all of His glory and be made like Him. With this hope in mind,...

Holding Fast to Christ

This is the final hour, and many antichrists are here or have come. So we hold fast to Christ and call on the Holy Spirit for power, courage, and an o...

Who Do You Love?

In a world of false teaching and deception, we must cling to the anointing of the Holy Spirit, remain in Christ, and love our brothers and sisters.

Walking in the Light

The Apostle John is elderly and living in Ephesus. A new wave of false doctrine is slamming into the church. He writes this letter as eyewitness testi...

A Purpose

You are not the main character in this story, but you have a vital role to play. There are no seat fillers at the table of God. He has given us a purp...

A Place

God is involved in the “where” of our lives. He has appointed the times and boundaries for us all. There is a reason we live where we live and work wh...

A People

In 2023, the Surgeon General of the United States rolled out a new warning saying that if major changes are not made, we will splinter as a society. T...