In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches through Genesis 1:26-31 about how God formed and shaped humanity with intentionality out of the overflow of God’s communal love to cultivate the world and thrive. He also speaks to why that doesn’t feel like our existence and what Jesus has done to remake humanity.

Origins of Joy | Genesis 1:26-31

In this sermon, we started our study on the first eleven chapters of Genesis. Brad Watson preaches through Genesis 1:1-25 about how God formed and shaped the world intentionally as a universe of never ending praise of his worth, glory, and goodness.

Origins of Joy | Genesis 1:1-25

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches through John 4:1-42, and how Jesus promises to satisfy our souls. In this passage we encounter multiple characters and moments that teach us how to grow in satisfaction in Christ.

John 4: Satisfied

In this sermon, Brad Watson kicks off the new year by reading and preaching on Nehemiah 8 and how this passage of the return of exiles in ancient Jerusalem teach us how to receive and experience joy. Study more with this DNA guide on the passage.

Nehemiah 8: How Do You Get Joy?

In our final Advent Sunday of 2022, Casey Samulski preaches through Revelation 21, and the coming of Jesus to make all things new.

Advent: Revelation

On Monday, December 12th, we had our annual end-of-the-year church-wide meeting and party. We spent time reflecting backwards, looking forward, and celebrating the goodness of God. Listen in and enjoy hearing what God has done in our church this year and what we pray God will do in us next year.

Family Meeting & Party 2022

In this Advent sermon, Chris Scruton preached through Luke 2:1-20 and how 
the joy of the Lord came to and appeared to the people at Jesus’ birth. 
Through this passage we see that joy is not a feeling, but instead is 
something we have, something we’ve been given.

Advent: Luke

In this Advent sermon, Brad Watson preaching through Isaiah 8:17-9:7; as the prophet declares the hope altering reality of God’s promise to end gloom. This passage challenges us to shift from despair to certain hope, from vague solutions to the Son, and from a individual help to global holistic renewal.

Advent: Isaiah

In this teaching,  Jeff Lowndes leads a panel with Estefania Soto and Evan Todd as they discuss the final section of the sermon of Jesus in Luke chapter 6, when Jesus instructs his disciples to obey what he’s spoken and to build their lives on a firm foundation.

The Sermon of Jesus: Foundation

In this sermon, Chris Scruton preaches through Luke 6:43-45 and Jesus’ teaching on the heart. That we need to be made new within our hearts. Chris explains the parable Jesus tells about good trees and good fruit and bad trees and bad fruit. Lastly, Chris shares a model of repentance that helps us go beyond the surface of behavior modification.

The Sermon of Jesus: Your Heart

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches Luke 6:37-42, and Jesus’ command to not judge or condemn others but instead forgive and give generously.

The Sermon of Jesus: Don’t Judge

In this sermon, Joshua Bowditch preaches Luke 6:27-36, and Jesus call to love our enemies—not simply to avoid hating, but to seek their good, to serve them, and to long to see them prosper. Joshua dives into how this can be and how we can even try. Ultimately, we see that Jesus loved us, his enemies, through the gospel and empowers us to do the same.

The Sermon of Jesus: Love Enemies

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches Luke 6:17-26 and the opening lines of Jesus’ sermon on the plain. In this sermon we will see Jesus confront and challenge us to reexamine what abundant life is, and what it means to be citizens of his kingdom. He starts with reshaping our view of the “good life” and how we receive it.

The Sermon of Jesus: Beatitudes

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches on Acts 17:16-34 and how the Apostle Paul reacts to the city of Athens and what it teaches us about loving our city, too.

Heaven on Earth: Loving the City

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches on Acts 16:11-34 and how the message of the gospel spreads into surprising areas. In this passage, the gospel isn’t contained. What freedom would that give us if we knew that the Kingdom of God belongs in unexpected places. Maybe, we might grow to expect the gospel to flourish everywhere.

Heaven on Earth: Where the Kingdom Comes

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches on Acts 11:19-30 and Acts 13:1-3 and how the kingdom comes to see a city transformed through a diverse presence of the church in Antioch that speaks the gospel, meets needs generously, and then both receives and sends help. We see throughout that Jesus changes where we live.

Heaven on Earth: City Transformed

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches on Acts 2:22-41 and how the message of the gospel brings a response of repentance and faith. In this passage we see multiple aspects of the message: hope has arrived, the historic acts of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection; and the profound meaning this means. Bottom line, Jesus changes what we believe about everything.

Heaven on Earth: The Message

In this sermon, we start our new study on the book of Acts and Brad Watson outlines how and why we’ll be studying this rich book that outlines the birth of the church and the continuation of Jesus’ work and message through ordinary people. Brad also teaches on the first lines of Acts and how the gospel transforms and gives us a new identity: witnesses.

Heaven on Earth: Intro

In this sermon, Brad Watson preaches on James 5:16 and the command to confess our sins to one another as we continue our study on New Testament passages dealing with community and how we ought to share our life together.

Community: Confess Sins

Special recording from August 7th, as people within our church shared how they’re seeing Christ work within us and through us. Jeff Lowndes shares a word of encouragement from Matthew 7:24-27 (15:04). Also, our director of youth discipleship, Estefania Soto shares vision for the upcoming year (21:01).

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