Our hunger can make us desperate and willing to settle. Have you ever gone grocery shopping when you’re really hungry? When we’re spiritually hungry we can do the same thing and settle for things that won’t truly satisfy. In this message Jesus challenges the crowd to be satisfied in Him alone and hunger no more. Sadly many walk away and willing to settle for less. Are you going to walk away or be satisfied in Christ alone?
07.03.16 That You May Believe - Feeding the Crowds
Power is something so highly sought after in our culture, but what does real power look like? What does God given power look like? Why do we so often not experience it? In this message we'll look at God’s power that was on display in Jesus when he miraculously fed thousands of people and how we can access that power ourselves.
06.26.16 That You May Believe - Authority
All of us love our independence. We like to be the people in charge of our own destinies, but the truth is, all of us live under authority. Whether it’s from government, or employers or parents, we all live under the authority of someone else. In this passage from John 5, Jesus asserts his identity as God in the flesh and challenges us to submit to his ultimate authority in our lives.
06.19.16 That You May Believe - The Most Important Question
All of us want to change something in our lives. We want to grow, change, accomplish, achieve, etc., but oftentimes we get stuck in that transformation process. And one big reason we get stuck is because we don’t really ask ourselves the most important question. In this message we’ll look at the time Jesus healed a man at a pool in Jerusalem. Jesus didn’t just heal this man. Jesus challenged his thinking and today He challenges our by asking the most important question.
06.12.16 Relationslips - Friends
Friendships are some of the most important relationships we have in our lives. Who we're close friends with will have a big influence on who we're becoming. In this final message from this series, we'll be looking at the most important things to consider in our friendships.
06.05.16 Relationslips - Co-workers
God created us all with a desire to find satisfaction in our work and recognition and our connection from our peers. But how do we navigate the dangers of putting too much of our identity in our careers or some of the relationship tensions that can occur in the workplace?
05.29.16 Relationslips - Parenting
Few topics bring up as much heat as parenting. How do we do it? What should we do? What should we definitely not do? But behind all those issues of strategy is the bigger issue of purpose. Why did God set children into families and what is the purpose of parenting? In this message, Chris and Abby Barras co-teach timeless truths about parenting from an ancient text in the Bible.
05.22.16 Relationslips - Marriage
One of the key relationships that God has given to mankind is marriage. But if God invented marriage, what was it invented for? What’s the point? In this message, Chris will be joined by his wife Abby and they will talk through marriage and how God’s design plays out in the context of a modern marriage.
05.15.16 Relationslips - Single
Relationships are what it’s all about right?Dating, marriage, parenting, working, friendships…we're surrounded by these relationships and they're all really important. So in this series we're going to look at ways we tend to slip up and look at Biblical wisdom for handling those situations. In this first message we'll look at what it means to be single and how we can do that in a way that honors God.
05.08.16 May Justice Reign - What Can I Do?
We know what justice is. We believe it is something we should be doing for the hurting in our society? But how can we do it and what can we do? This weeks message gets very practical by looking at some principles from Jesus’s teaching about the Good Samaritan.
05.01.16 May Justice Reign - Why Should I Care?
There is so much struggle, pain and suffering in the world that we don’t know where to start. We develop compassion fatigue from trying to help others. And we can often start to become calloused to the injustices around us. In this message we look at our own motivations and answer the question “Why should we care about justice issues?"
04.24.16 May Justice Reign - What Is Justice?
Justice is a popular topic in our culture. From the Black Lives Matter movement to the fight over equal pay or transgender rights, the word justice is invoked a lot. What is justice and what should followers of Christ be doing to do justice in our community? This series will be a looking into the topic of justice and will give us the what, why and how of it.
04.17.16 That You May Believe - The Anatomy of Faith
Living by faith is something we all try to do on some level; however, it can be confusing. How do we do it? How does our faith grow? What happens when we just aren’t “feeling it.” In this message we'll look at Jesus’ encounter with an official who’s son was dying and see what it teaches us about faith.
04.10.16 That You May Believe - The Well Part 2
Christians are called by God to share their faith, but too often we're too intimidated to do so. Often we don’t know what to say or how to say it. In part 2 of this message called The Well we'll look at how Jesus spoke to a woman on the outside of faith looking in, and see what it means for those of us who feel like outsiders. For those who are following Jesus, we'll learn how to speak up about our faith.
04.03.16 That You May Believe - The Well Part 1
Jesus has an encounter with a woman in Samaria out by a well. They have a conversation about water, but the conversation wasn’t really about water. Jesus pointed this woman to something more. Many of us are looking for something more in life also. In this message we will look at what Jesus says about what will ultimately satisfy us.
03.27.16 The Right Questions
The Easter story of the resurrection of Jesus is an amazing story, but is it true? Did it really happen? How can we know that? And what difference does that make now? In this message we'll look at Matthew’s account wrestle with those questions.
03.20.16 That You May Believe - Increase and Decrease
All of us enjoy being known and applauded and recognized. We can actually get very addicted on social media and in other places to the approval of others. In this message we look at John the Baptist, who understands some things we often miss. John understands his role and the reason God gave him a platform. All of us influence someone, so this is an important message about how we use that influence.
03.13.16 That You May Believe - For God So Loved
Christians use the phrase "born again" quite a bit, but what does it mean? It sounds so strange in our modern culture. In this message we will look at the origin of that phrase and examine an important conversation Jesus had in Jerusalem with a wealthy man name Nicodemus.
03.06.16 That You May Believe - Pay Attention
After keeping the party going at a wedding in Cana, Jesus and his followers head to Jerusalem and effectively crash the party in the temple courts. What was Jesus so upset about and how does that impact us today? Could we be doing the very same things Jesus was upset about? This message will challenge us to pay attention to what is truly important in this life.
02.28.16 That You May Believe - The First Miracle
Jesus’ first miracle was at a wedding where he turned water into wine. His first miracle kept the party going and helped a young couple avoid embarrassment. But why was that the first miracle and what was the deeper meaning there? In this message we’ll look at what Jesus was doing there and what the real meaning behind that whole wedding story is.