Episodes
Sunday May 05, 2024
The One Thing
Sunday May 05, 2024
Sunday May 05, 2024
God desires that He be the main thing in our lives. Whenever we make anything else the main thing it causes our lives to be wildly out of order. But when we put God into our life first, we then orient our values and time around it, then everything in life can fall in place. Is your life rightly ordered or is it time to make some changes?
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
To Teach or Not To Teach
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
In James 3, we are told that not everybody should be a teacher. But we shouldn't think of classrooms. James is thinking about people who teach by their words and their actions, who lead by example and influence others. In this way, every parent, boss, or mentor is a teacher and leader. And James isn't saying he wants fewer teachers, but that he wants teachers to be excellent in their heart and character, controlling their tongues and blessing others with their purity, humility and peace-making. Are you ready to lead or repent?
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
The Royal Law
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Don't show favoritism. It feels like the obvious instructions we give to children. But actually putting into practice is at the core of Christian discipleship. It means living according to King Jesus' Royal Law and keeps us from being judged. This sermon takes a serious look at how favoritism is the entry point for many other serious evils in our world.
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Take a Spiritual
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Every year many people get a physical to assess their physical health. What if we used the Word of God as a mirror to evaluate our spiritual health? James 1 and 2 suggests that if we evaluated our spiritual health, we should start by seeing what actions our faith produces in our lives, how it affects our tempers, our tongues, and our treatment of those who can't help themselves. Maybe it's time for your spiritual?
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
To the Scattered Ones
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
This opening sermon to our series on James introduces the book and also shows how James desires for Christians to focus on eternal things and not get hung up on temporary things. This allows us to rejoice during trials and to not get caught up in money and wealth. When we get these priorities right, we can be children of life and not of death.
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Church of Come and See
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
When the Apostles were questioned about whether or not Jesus was the "real deal" they would sometimes reply, "Come and see." When people encountered Jesus they so often left convinced. They had seen. Today the church must continue to invite the world to come and see, but we also make sure that when they show up we are ready to demonstrate the love and power of Jesus in a convincing way. Are you ready to be part of the church of come and see?
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
The Mission Has a Church
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Our God is always on mission and his design is to use his church to get it done. Rick Odell talks about the power of the church joining God on mission and the impact it makes on both the church and the world.
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
On a Mission
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
In Matthew 10 Jesus sent his disciples on a mission trip, but he told them up front that it was going to be difficult and come at a cost. But they still went. Today we still go, and it's important that we go with truth and with compassion. The challenge is to stay both committed to truth and compassion to make a difference in the world.
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
God's Mission of Sacrifice
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Jesus set the ultimate example of sacrificing so others might have life. He invites us to live in such a sacrificial way that we offer life in Christ to others. Will you follow his example and sacrifice for the mission of God?
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Man After God's Heart
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
This sermon wraps up our series on David. It reviews much of the study and then explores what caused God and others to describe David as a man after God's own heart and what it would look like for us to live that way today.