Messages

A message from the series “God in the Shadows.” At the mid-point of our “God in the Shadows” series, we reach the pinnacle point of the book of Esther: believing God is really in charge, and then acting like we believe that. In this message, Pastor Christian highlights Esther’s crisis of faith, emphasizing that faith in crisis must eventually become faith in action, and ends it with the things we need spiritually to put belief into action, even in the midst of a crisis.

A message from the series “God in the Shadows.” In the second message of our “God in the Shadows” series, Pastor Christian expands on the history of the book of Esther, specifically the feud between Mordecai’s and Haman’s families, and points to their feud being Satan’s plan from the very beginning of time. He ties these things in with our present culture, highlighting the similar challenges we face and the hope and strength we can find in Jesus.

A message from the series “God in the Shadows.” In the first message of our “God in the Shadows” series, Pastor Christian lays the foundation for the rest of this series by giving cultural context for the book of Esther. Using the opening chapters of the book as an illustration, he focuses on the sovereignty and providence of God, emphasizing that God always has you exactly where He wants you to accomplish His purpose. He ends by stating that faithfulness today will eventually lead to fruitfulness, even if it’s not in our lifetime, and emphasizes that our faith today still matters, just as Esther’s faith still mattered in her time.

A message from the series “Resilient Faith.” In this powerful message from guest speakers Justin & Trisha Davis, we hear their story of brokenness and redemption through the lens of their marriage. Through this, we’re able to see ourselves in this story and see how leaning into God, even in the most difficult and impossible circumstances, will always lead to hope and healing.

A message from the series “Resilient Faith.” In this final message of our Resilient Faith series, we look to the story of Daniel in the lion’s den to understand and embrace what it takes to build a resilient faith. Using context from Daniel’s story, Pastor Christian lays out three things we need to embrace: the presence of spiritual opposition, the work of spiritual activity, and the challenge of spiritual courage and consistency. Ultimately, we’re all encouraged to put our spiritual trust in action as we seek to build our own resilient faith.

A message from the series “Resilient Faith.” In this, the fifth. message of our “Resilient Faith” series, Pastor Christian focuses on the continued importance of our faith in the face of a culture that tells us our faith doesn’t matter. Using Daniel’s story, he points out that the world is always asking us to worship and place our hope in things other than God. He goes on to illustrate how God often uses certain revelations to get our attention, and explains what we should do next in the face of those revelations. Finally, he shares six spiritual realities from Daniel chapter 5 that can help anyone understand their faith (or lack of it) better, ultimately using these things to point to Jesus.

A message from the series “Resilient Faith.” In this message, Pastor Christian addresses how to confront people in a way that is loving and productive. He places an emphasis on having “spiritual character” built over time to earn you credibility with others, and how character comes from obedience. He goes on to address the biggest road blocks to us having gracious confrontations and reminds us of Jesus’ character as an example of what our behaviors should look like.

A message from the series “Resilient Faith.” In this message, Pastor Christian focuses specifically on worship—both what it is and what we are worshipping in our own lives. He starts by posing the question, “Are you able to be at rest spiritually when everything in your life is out of control?” and goes on to point out that, if we don’t intentionally choose to worship God His way, we’ll end up worshipping something the way we were meant to worship God.

From there, we dive into what worship looks like in our culture today, and contrast that with what Christians should be worshipping instead. Ultimately, we’re asked to consider the question, “Will God really take care of me if I don’t live the way the world wants me to?” and are challenged to find true rest in worshipping only God.

A message from the series “Resilient Faith.” In the second message of our “Resilient” series, Pastor Christian discusses how prayer should be something we practice NOW so that when life inevitably gets hard, we know how to have a proper view on our hard circumstances. He goes on to talk about what to do about worry as a Christian, and equips us with the proper posture of prayer to practice in our daily lives.

A message from the series “Resilient Faith.” In the first message of our “Resilient Faith” series, we’re introduced to Daniel’s story and the context of the world he was living in. By evaluating the harsh spiritual landscape he found himself in, Pastor Christian challenges us to draw parallels to our own lives, rather than our current culture, to identify areas where we may need to grow and rely on God more deeply. Additionally, we find hope through Daniel’s example that our faith, our character, and our behaviors still matter in today’s world.