Abigail: a positive influencer

5/12/24 Mother’s Day Today we celebrate mothers and all women! Mothers have a tremendous influence on us! They have a wonderful job. It can also be stressful and difficult. There are so many challenges to being a mother today. We give love to women, to all who nurture, teach us, and help us to grow.Continue reading “Abigail: a positive influencer”

Chasing Carrots: Comfort

5/5/24 It’s great to be with you today as we wrap up our message series, “Chasing Carrots,” about how we chase after things that don’t satisfy. Today we are talking about comfort! I love comfort. Sometimes we need comfort. It can be a good thing, but other times chasing comfort doesn’t give you the bestContinue reading “Chasing Carrots: Comfort”

Chasing Carrots, Approval

April 28, 2024 We’re in a message series called Chasing Carrots, about how we always chase more in life, but it doesn’t satisfy. We talked about chasing fame, money and stuff, perfectionism, and next week we’ll talk about pursuing comfort. If comfort is our main goal, it interferes with living by faith. Today we’re talkingContinue reading “Chasing Carrots, Approval”

Chasing Carrots: Perfectionism 

April 21, 2024  We’re in our sermon series talking about the endless pursuit of more! Today we’re talking about perfectionism. I don’t know who this will speak to, but I know it will speak to me, because I have an unhealthy need to live up to your expectations, to my own unrealistic expectations, and toContinue reading “Chasing Carrots: Perfectionism “

Chasing Carrots: Money and Stuff 

April 14, 2024  We’re in the second week of our sermon series, “Chasing Carrots,” about chasing things we can’t quite get enough of. Last week we talked about chasing fame. We want to be noticed, for people to see us, to get credit for all we do. But chasing fame leaves us feeling empty andContinue reading “Chasing Carrots: Money and Stuff “

Chasing Carrots: Fame 

April 7, 2024  We are starting a brand-new sermon series called Chasing Carrots. Are you chasing things you can’t quite get enough of? We always want more. Maybe you find yourself believing the lie, if I can just get that, and I’m not sure what “that” is for you, if I can just get that, that’s allContinue reading “Chasing Carrots: Fame “

The Good News of Jesus Christ 

Easter, March 31, 2024  Happy Easter! Today is a beautiful day! But there are times when I wonder, is everything going to be all right? There are times when we all have stress, anxiety, and worry. Do you ever wonder, “Does God care about me?” If you do, you know something about what Jesus’ followersContinue reading “The Good News of Jesus Christ “

The Cross: God’s Kingdom on Earth 

March 17, 2024  We’re in our final message on the power of the cross. The first week we saw Jesus tempted by the devil to rule the world, but he chose to lose! It’s a powerful thing to see Christians choose to lose for God. The second week was about living for God’s approval, not caring whatContinue reading “The Cross: God’s Kingdom on Earth “

The Cross: When You’re Weak, You’re Strong! 

March 10, 2024  I want to ask you a personal question, I hope that’s alright. Did you ever get caught doing something wrong? Now here’s another question: when you were caught doing something wrong, how many of you were sorry? Were you sorry you did something wrong? Or were you sorry that you got caught?Continue reading “The Cross: When You’re Weak, You’re Strong! “