Join us for a special combined worship service—Together Is Better Sunday! As we conclude our “Together Is Better” series, we’ll reflect on God’s vision for the local church and look ahead with excitement for what He has in store for us. This is more than just a service—it’s a powerful moment to celebrate how we grow stronger together and commit to living out our faith. Don’t miss this incredible time of worship and growth in the life of our church!
In a world full of voices clamoring for our attention, it’s easy to give our devotion to the wrong things—even with the right intentions. In Revelation 22:9, John, overwhelmed by the vision before him, fell at the feet of an angel. But the angel’s response was clear: Don’t do that. Worship God!
As followers of Jesus, we are called to proclaim the Gospel. Those around us need to hear the good news of the kingdom of God. Sadly, things like fears, doubts, and distractions hold us back. We talk ourselves out of being able to witness to Christ, which dims the light of our witness. This Sunday we’ll explore God’s call on our lives to proclaim His good news and be reminded that we can do it in significant and yet natural ways in those places He already has us.
God calls His people to serve and even gifted each of us to do so. The purpose of serving others is not personal recognition but to build up the faith-family. When we serve one another, the church family is cared for by one another and we all grow in the faith. Faithfulness in serving others is a beautiful duty of every believer in obedience to God. It is a life of gratitude that glorifies Him.
It is God’s will that His people become more like Jesus Christ. When God’s lookalikes (us) look more like Jesus, we become who we were meant to be as His representatives in the world from the very start! The Holy Spirit uses many ways to shape us into the image of Christ—His Word, His people, life’s highs and lows! Growth in Christ is good for you, and it is good for us. Our maturity matters to God!
What is the Church? Is it a building we frequent on Sundays? Is it an event with sermons and songs? First and foremost, the church is a people—the people of God! In the New Testament, we are described as God’s children, adopted into His family, and members of His household. All to say, we are more than a club, an event, and a social gathering. We are a family, rooted in truth, who belong to Christ. And as a family, we get to do life together as we represent Him in the world! Come this Sunday to our family gathering. We’d love you to belong to God together with us.
Jesus explains the greatest commandment in day-to-day life with other people in Luke 10:25–37. He glues loving God with loving others. For Jesus, they’re inseparable! The parable of the Good Samaritan shows us how we love our neighbor as people who claim to love God with our all, all, all, all. The Good Samaritan shows us that Jesus-desired love for others is not restricted to those who deserve love or will love us back. The one who loves—at personal cost, self-sacrifice, without hesitation or limits—is the one who loves others out of love for God. Join us as we explore what it means to love others in a way that displays the glory of God!
Last week, we explored God’s vision for the church. It is to make known the Glory of God. This week, we begin to focus our attention on how to do that. According to Jesus, we glorify God when we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength—that is, with our all. In Mark 12:28–44, Jesus teaches us that the greatest commandment is to love God fully and completely. And He directs us as to how that is expressed in daily life. Love for God emerges as loyalty to God’s Son, Jesus. God sees love toward Him not in fake displays of religious devotion but rather in genuine, sacrificial living—that is, with our all. Join us as we grow in understanding how God’s vision for the local church gets traction in our lives.
God’s eternal purpose has always been to display His glory and wisdom to all creation. He chose the church to be a vessel to make this known. In Ephesians 3:10–11, we see that through the church, God’s manifold wisdom is revealed—not only to the world around us but even all the way out to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. Join us as we explore why the church exists in the plan of God. Together, we’ll see that the church is not just a building . . . or a gathering . . . or an event in the week. It is more. We are more. We are a living testament to the greatness and glory of our God.
Luke’s nativity story compares and contrasts Caesar Augustus with Jesus. While Augustus was associated with sovereignty, glory, gospel, salvation, worship, and divinity … Jesus is all the more! Loyalty is what the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) king deserves. But what does loyalty look like in the nativity story of Luke? This sermon explains what it means to be loyal to Jesus in an anti-Jesus world!