Fathers, do not embitter your children

Colossians 3:21: Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. Now the Greek word here for Father is also used elsewhere to refer to both parents. So moms, you can’t escape this command or challenge from God’s Word. I believe the primary challenge is given to the fathers, but ultimately this can […]

Driven to Reach People – April 2016

As a church, we are driven to reach people, locally and globally. The Leman Family – Preparing for the Mission Field: Brad and Erika Leman are in the midst of raising support in order to go full-time on the mission field with Isaiah 55 Ministries in Reynosa, Mexico. As a church, we began our monthly support of them in […]

12 Stone Memorials

Joshua 4 records the Israelite nation as they finish crossing the Jordan River on dry ground. Verse 1 begins with this… Joshua 4:1-8: When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of […]

Driven To Reach People – March 2016

As a church, we are driven to reach people, locally and globally. Read the latest newsletters and updates from two of our missionaries: Bill Allison and Cadre Ministries She is Safe How can we pray for our missionaries? Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join […]

The longer I go…as a member of a church.

The longer I go as a member of a church and a part of that church’s local family, here are some things I have grown to appreciate and value more and more. The longer I go, the more I’m grateful for those not knit together and gifted like me. Because in the variety of personalities, […]

The longer I go…in preaching

I’ve been in a lead preaching role for over 7 years now. And the longer I have gone in that role, the more certain convictions and beliefs have risen to the top of my heart. Here are five of them. The longer I go, the more I love and trust the Word. Maybe this seems […]

Love One Another Well

1 John 2:9-11: 9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the […]

Driven to Reach People – February 2016

As a church, we are driven to reach people, locally and globally. Brad and Erika Leman are in the midst of raising support in order to go full-time on the mission field with Isaiah 55 Ministries in Reynosa, Mexico. Read their latest update here. As a church, we are excited to begin our monthly support of them in March […]

Resources for ‘The Promised Land’

Our new series called “The Promised Land” starts on March 6, and runs through May 29. This series is all part of our new 3 year journey through the Bible in a chronological way. There are some great resources to go along with this series, to help us take Sundays further into the week. In each […]

The Trap of the Fear of Man

Proverbs 29:25: Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. Are you a people-pleaser? Prone to say or do things just so that others will be pleased with you? Do you struggle to say the word ‘no’ to people, because you don’t want them to be disappointed with […]