Youth Pastor Gary Jones continues a Christmas series. What if this Christmas, you rediscovered the joy that changes everything? Not just fleeting happiness, but great joy—a joy born in the most ordinary places, for ordinary people, like shepherds and like us. This joy isn't just a feeling; it's a response to the greatest news the world has ever hea…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues our Christmas series in Matthew chapter 2. We all have a backstory. Even villains have backstories that we can sympathize with. So how do we know what's good and what's bad? The Christmas story is full of characters with their own backstories. When we look at the stories of Herod and the wise men, what can we l…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues a Christmas series. The Christmas story is familiar, but we'll start by reviewing the facts of the story. Through this experience, Mary and Joseph faced incredible challenges—traveling miles, living in uncertainty, and trusting God in the unknown. They held onto faith in His promise: that Jesus would save the w…

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Worship Director Justin Jackson starts a Christmas series. Christmas isn't really about us - yet, somehow, it is. It's about God, who made it about us through Jesus. The story of Christmas is a daring rescue mission: God so loved the world that He sent His Son to save us, bringing hope, life, and a mission filled with eternal meaning. Let's learn a…

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Youth Pastor Gary Jones continues a series on the Sermon on the Mount. In the last Beatitude (Matthew 5:10-12), Jesus teaches us to rejoice when persecuted for righteousness' sake. It's a surprising call, but it comes with an incredible promise: the kingdom of heaven. Today, we'll explore how to embrace suffering, welcome it as part of our faith jo…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues our series on the Sermon on the Mount. Living in peace is truly something we all long for. But in this teaching, Jesus challenges our idea of what that looks like: Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. While we long for peace, our ideas of living peacefully often still fall short…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues a series on the Sermon on the Mount. A profound longing echoes throughout Scripture—the desire to see God. But what does it mean to truly see Him? To answer this, we begin not in Matthew, but in Exodus, where God's relationship with His people unfolds through moments of faith, failure, and redemption. At one po…

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Worship Director Justin Jackson continues a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Have you ever been caught doing something wrong? We want to be shown mercy, but, at the same time, we often crave justice for others... to the point that it can become vengeance! But Jesus flips the script by declaring: "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive m…

Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus makes a statement about obsession. He says, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied" (Matthew 5:6). Jesus doesn't say blessed are those who have righteousness. The blessing is in the longing, in the obsession. That feels …

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Power, strength, dominance - this is how we expect a king to rule. But Jesus flips the script when he says, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." In a world ruled by force, Jesus points us to gentleness and humility as the true path to victory because we …

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Associate Pastor Ron King continues a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus reminds us that true discipleship isn't just about following rules but facing our brokenness and relying on God's grace. Jesus said, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" (Matthew 5:4). Mourning isn't easy—it's about confronting pain, loss, and even …

Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues a series on the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus starts the Sermon on the Mount by saying, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." In this seemingly simple statement, Jesus challenges us to rethink what it means to be blessed. It's not just about feeling blessed with our abundance or wh…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen kicks off a series on the Sermon on the Mount. In this first part of the Beatitudes, we explore how Jesus introduces a radically different way of life, calling us to "repent"—to change our thinking. Against a backdrop of foreign occupation and religious oppression, Jesus' message challenges his listeners' instincts and t…

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Worship Director Justin Jackson concludes a vision series where we explore the question, "What is a Christian?" In John 15, Jesus teaches us that abiding in Him, bearing good fruit, and genuinely loving others is the defining mark of a true follower. We can't just claim faith; our actions, or "fruits," must reflect our beliefs. And the best action …

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues a vision series where we explore the question, "What is a Christian?" Being a disciple means sacrifice, not just in words, but in how we live. Jesus invites us to embrace that identity fully, but it requires something deeper than just attending church. In Luke 14, He calls us to count the cost—to give up everyt…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen starts a new vision series. We often hear the word "Christian," but what does it truly mean? Like many words, it carries different connotations, often shaped by culture, history, or misconceptions. The world may have redefined this term, but what did Jesus say? To be a Christian starts with one profound truth: loving Him…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen concludes a series on the writings of Peter. In Peter's writings, we see a man who experienced intense persecution but remained steadfast. Peter's message is clear: despite trials and tensions—from outside and within the church—our hope is not rooted in this world. Peter urges us to stand firm in God's true grace and to …

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Pastoral Intern Michael Allen continues a series on the writings of Peter. Peter reminds believers—amid scoffers—to remember God's patience and promise of a new creation in which He will end evil forever and make all things new! While we wait for Christ's return, our call is to follow Jesus, encourage others, and hold onto the hope of a new heaven …

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues a series on the writings of Peter. 2 Peter 2 has been called a "dark corner" of the New Testament. Knowing his time was short, Peter boldly warns us against false prophets and the consequences of denying Christ. His main concern isn't outside culture, but within the church and our own hearts. This is a call to …

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Guest speaker Caleb Hunt continues a series on the writings of Peter. Have you ever been confidently wrong about something? That was Peter when he met Jesus: running in the wrong direction with full confidence. But in Peter's second letter - which he writes while in prison - he's no longer a brash hothead but a reliable authority. So, in this lette…

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Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen returns from Sabbatical to close our study on the book of 1 Peter. In 1 Peter chapter 5, Peter calls all of us to be humble leaders and followers. Pastor Josh points us to the truth of God’s love and sacrifice to us, and His call to follow in His footsteps as humble leaders and followers in our own relationships with one…

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Assocaite Pastor Ron King continues a series on the writings of Peter. Peter wants our perspective to change - to have the same perspective as Jesus. As Christians, there will be suffering, but there's hope through the suffering because we're living under the mission of God. To help us change our perspective and live for God right now, Peter gives …

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Worship Director Justin Jackson continues a series on the writings of Peter. Peter continues his instructions on growth and submission, extending it to husbands and wives. This passage can be "difficult" in today's culture, but Justin does a fantastic job showing us that Peter is talking about our hearts and how it ties all the way back to the fall…

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Worship Director Justin Jackson continues a series on the writings of Peter. As Christians, we are a chosen group, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation. And now that we are God's people, we have received mercy. Think about that - we've received mercy. God did this so that He receives glory, and we proclaim the name of Jesus. In today's message, Pe…

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Youth Pastor Gary Jones starts a new series on the writings of Peter. Peter was profoundly changed by Jesus, and as a result, Peter had something to say, which was recorded and preserved for us. Over the next few weeks, we'll dive into what Peter had to say, starting with 1 Peter, chapter 1, where we're encouraged to have hope in a world full of su…

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