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Pastor Gerrit introduces the book of First John, written by the apostle John to give believers real assurance that they have eternal life in Jesus. Before reading the letter aloud in one sitting, Gerrit walks through why John wrote it: to warn against false teachers, call Christians to love one another, and remove doubt about where they stand with God. The letter keeps returning to a few simple truths that build on each other: God is light, God is love, and anyone who believes Jesus is the Son of God can have real confidence rather than guessing about their salvation.
Pastor Kevin teaches through Luke chapter 12, unpacking Jesus' warning against hypocrisy and his call to live openly and honestly before God. Jesus tells his followers not to fear those who can only harm the body, but to trust the God who numbers every hair on their head. The passage turns to a warning about covetousness, showing how the desire for more can quietly crowd out real dependence on God. Real security doesn't come from wealth stored up for tomorrow, but from a relationship with the one who never leaves or forsakes his people.
In 1 Kings 22, Pastor Gerrit walks through two kings heading into battle unequally yoked, one faithful and one wicked. Jehoshaphat of Judah joins forces with Ahab of Israel against Ramoth Gilead, but the true prophet Micaiah warns of disaster while four hundred yes-men promise an easy victory. This message traces how partnering with someone who doesn't share your convictions pulls you in the wrong direction, and how telling the truth, even when it's unwelcome, matters more than being liked. Ahab dies exactly as prophesied, and Jehoshaphat is spared through prayer, closing out the book of 1 Kin
Pastor Gerrit teaches through Luke 11:37-54, where Jesus sits down to a Pharisee's dinner without the expected handwashing, then delivers six sharp warnings about religious hypocrisy. Jesus brings to light how easy it is to look clean on the outside through legalism while the heart stays full of greed and self interest.
This message from Pastor Paul walks through 1 Kings 20 and 21, tracing King Ahab's story as a picture of God's patience with people who don't deserve it. Even after Ahab let Israel drift into idolatry under his wife Jezebel's influence, God still gave him victory over an invading army and made sure he knew it was the Lord who did it. The passage also covers the murder of Nabbath, whose vineyard Ahab and Jezebel schemed to steal, showing how unchecked sin in a household spreads and hurts other people. What stands out is how God responds once Ahab finally humbles himself: not with excuses accept
Pastor Gerrit teaches through Luke 11:29-36, on why Jesus refused to give the crowd another sign. Instead of more proof, he points them to the sign of Jonah, his own death and resurrection, and exposes the deeper problem: hearts that stay closed even with every reason to believe. Using the Queen of Sheba, the people of Nineveh, and the image of a lamp and a healthy eye, Jesus shows that spiritual blindness isn't about missing evidence but an unwillingness to see. Light, he says, is meant to be received, not earned, filling completely whoever lets it in.
Pastor John teaches through 1 Kings 18 and 19 in this message, following Elijah from his bold contest with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel straight into deep discouragement in the wilderness. It shows how even the most faithful people can crash after a huge spiritual victory, and how God responds not with rebuke but with rest, food, and a gentle, still small voice rather than wind, earthquake, or fire. Elijah believed he was the only one left faithful, but God reminds him thousands had never bowed to false gods. Discouragement distorts what's true, and God meets people in it with patience
In Luke 11:14-28, Pastor Kevin looks at how Jesus casts out a demon and answers the crowd's claim that his power came from evil, showing his authority comes from God alone. This message walks through what it looks like to be caught in a spiritual battle, why a divided kingdom cannot stand, and how Jesus is stronger than any darkness working against us. It also touches on forgiveness, the danger of doubting God's word, and why lasting change comes through the Holy Spirit rather than self effort. Apart from Christ we have no defense against evil, but in Christ that battle has already been won.
This teaching from Pastor Elliot walks through 1 Kings 16 and 17, tracing Israel's kings from Baasha through Ahab and Jezebel while introducing the prophet Elijah. As each king turns further toward idol worship, the nation experiences the covenant curse of drought, just as God had warned centuries earlier through Moses. But even in judgment, God is working to draw his people back to himself. Elijah's time by the brook, his stay with the widow of Zarephath, and the raising of her son all show a God who provides daily bread, hears prayer, and holds power over life and death. Through famine and l
In this study of Luke 11:1-13, Pastor Kevin looks at how Jesus taught his disciples to pray, using the Lord's Prayer as a model for approaching God as a caring father rather than a distant figure. The passage shows that prayer starts with honoring God and trusting him for daily needs, forgiveness, and protection from temptation. Through the story of a persistent friend asking for bread at midnight, Jesus points out that if an ordinary person will eventually help because of sheer persistence, a loving father will do far more for his own children. Asking, seeking, and knocking become pictures of
Pastor Jared teaches through 1 Kings 14–15, the story of Jeroboam, the first king of the divided northern kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam had a clear promise from God, but fear over losing the people's loyalty led him to build a counterfeit system of worship instead of trusting what God had already said. That choice cost him everything he was trying to protect. The passage also follows Judah's king Rehoboam, who fell into the same patterns as those around him, and young King Asa, who trusted God over his own logic even when doing right meant standing against his own family.
Pastor Jared teaches from Ephesians 2:10 on being God's workmanship, made to do good works he planned for us ahead of time. He explains that this isn't about earning salvation but living out the love God has already given us in everyday moments, through prayer, encouragement, and simple acts of care for others. Drawing from Isaiah 40, he unpacks what it means to wait on the Lord, not passively, but with hope and trust that renews our strength. Even hard seasons become part of how God shapes us to comfort and strengthen the people around us.
Pastor Kevin teaches through Luke 10:38-42, the story of Martha and Mary hosting Jesus in Bethany. Martha gets caught up in the details of serving while Mary chooses to sit at Jesus's feet and listen to him teach. When Martha grows frustrated and asks Jesus to intervene, he tells her she is worried and troubled about many things, but only one thing is needed. Serving isn't wrong, but Jesus makes clear that time spent listening to his word cannot be replaced or crowded out by busyness, however well intentioned.
In 1 Kings 12 and 13, Pastor Gerrit looks at the story of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, the two kings who split Israel after Solomon's death. Rehoboam ignores wise counsel and rules harshly, losing ten tribes in the process. Jeroboam, ruled by fear rather than faith, sets up false worship sites so the people won't return to Jerusalem. Even after a clear warning from God, he refuses to turn back. Together their choices show how ignoring godly counsel and letting fear win out can slowly harden a heart against repentance.
In this message from Galatians 5:1-4, guest speaker Pastor John Cowan teaches on the freedom believers have in Jesus Christ and the danger of slipping back into legalism. He walks through Paul's warning to the Galatian church, showing that trying to earn righteousness through rule keeping empties the cross of its meaning, while trusting in Christ alone brings real rest. True faith is not about spiritual performance but about leaning fully on Jesus, who exchanges our sin for his own perfect righteousness. That same freedom is meant to be lived out through love, serving others rather than indulg
In this study through 1 Kings 11, Pastor Paul looks at the sad turn in Solomon's story, a king given wisdom, wealth, and peace by God who still let his heart wander. Solomon loved many foreign wives, and over time their influence pulled him toward worshiping other gods, even after God had spoken to him plainly and warned him twice. His story raises an honest question for anyone listening: what do we love most, and what are we willing to compromise to keep it? Money, approval, comfort, or relationships can all quietly become things we depend on more than God, even without us noticing. The good
Pastor Kevin teaches Luke 10:25–37, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and what it really means to love your neighbor. A lawyer tests Jesus with a question about eternal life, and Jesus turns it back on him with a story: a man beaten and left for dead on the road to Jericho, passed over by a priest and a Levite, then helped by a Samaritan that no self-respecting Jew would have expected to be the hero. The point Jesus makes is quietly devastating. The question was never who qualifies as your neighbor. It was whether you are willing to be one.
Pastor Gerrit walks through 1 Kings 9 and 10, tracing the warning signs that begin to appear in Solomon's reign as wealth and fame quietly pull his heart away from God. God appears to Solomon a second time and makes a conditional promise: obedience brings blessing, but turning to false gods will bring real consequences for the nation. Solomon accomplishes staggering things, yet the same wisdom that built the temple gets used to accumulate gold, horses, and wives in direct violation of what God commanded. The richest, wisest man who ever lived eventually called it all vanity.
Pastor Gerrit preaches from Deuteronomy 6 on Father's Day, drawing out six qualities of what he calls the "D6 dad.Pastor Gerrit preaches from Deuteronomy 6 on Father's Day, drawing out six qualities of what he calls the "D6 dad." The passage was originally Moses's charge to Israelite fathers heading into Canaan, where the real danger wasn't military but spiritual, the temptation to drift away from God and into the worship of false gods. Those same pressures show up today, and Deuteronomy 6 gives fathers a framework for leading their families spiritually through duty, discipline, devotion, doct
Pastor Bobby walks through 1 Kings 8 and the dedication of Solomon's temple, exploring what it means for God to dwell among his people. Solomon's prayer reveals a God who keeps his promises across generations, hears the prayers of sinners and foreigners, and can't be contained by any building or tradition. The temple wasn't made glorious by its cedar and gold but by God's presence filling it, and without that presence it was just a structure. Jesus becomes the fulfillment of everything the temple pointed toward, the true dwelling place of God among us.
Pastor Kevin Day walks through Luke 10 and four joys of the Christian life: being sent to represent Jesus, being safe under his care, being used to reach people who don't know him, and rejoicing in salvation. Jesus sent his followers out two by two into a world he described as a harvest field with too few workers, and that picture still holds. The shepherd who sends them is also the one protecting them along the way. And when the seventy came back amazed that even demons obeyed, Jesus redirected their excitement toward the thing that actually lasts: their names are written in heaven.
In 1 Kings 7, Pastor Gerrit walks through the furnishings of Solomon's temple and what they reveal about God's character and his relationship with his people.In 1 Kings 7, Pastor Gerrit walks through the furnishings of Solomon's temple and what they reveal about God's character and his relationship with his people. The temple was built with costly stones even in the foundation, unseen by anyone, because Solomon wanted to honor a God worth his very best. The bronze pillars, the massive water reservoir used for ceremonial cleansing, and the golden incense altar each point forward to something gr
In this message from Galatians 5:1-4, guest speaker Pastor John Cowan teaches on the freedom believers have in Jesus Christ and the danger of slipping back into legalism. He walks through Paul's warning to the Galatian church, showing that trying to earn righteousness through rule keeping empties the cross of its meaning, while trusting in Christ alone brings real rest. True faith is not about spiritual performance but about leaning fully on Jesus, who exchanges our sin for his own perfect righteousness. That same freedom is meant to be lived out through love, serving others rather than indulg
Pastor Kevin teaches from Luke 9 on self-denial and what it costs to follow Jesus off the mountaintop and into ordinary life. The disciples come down from a glorious experience to find struggling people, problems beyond their ability to fix, and arguments about who among them is the greatest. Jesus reframes all of it, using a child to show that true greatness looks nothing like the world expects. Faithfulness is not about spiritual highs but humble, forward-facing surrender to Christ.
In this sermon on 1 Kings 5 and 6, Pastor Gerrit walks through Solomon's preparation and construction of the temple in Jerusalem. In this sermon on 1 Kings 5 and 6, Pastor Gerrit walks through Solomon's preparation and construction of the temple in Jerusalem. Solomon pursued the best materials and craftsmen not to impress anyone, but because he genuinely wanted to honor God with excellence. The passage raises a quiet but searching question: when we work for God, do we bring our best, or just enough to get by? God's promise to dwell among his people was conditional on obedience, a reminder that
