Do you want to know where you're at in your faith and walk with God? There are a few questions that we can ask ourselves to help us better learn and understand how we can reach our destination. God's goal is to transform our lives through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Together, let's follow the narrow road of life, with Jesus showing us the wa…

In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus modeled to us how we should pray. The prayer Jesus offered is a simple and clear guide. May we as God's people commit ourselves to prayer, and may we pray that the Lord’s Prayer be fulfilled in our lives, in our community, and in our church!Par Mark Walter

God’s love for us is unconditional, and He calls us to be rooted and established in His love. When we allow the Holy Spirit of God to take control of our lives, He will draw us together in love. May we as a church be filled with the Holy Spirit and united in God’s love, and may God’s love flow freely out of every one of us to other people.…

In our prayers, we may stumble in our words or approach, but what truly matters is our devotion and intention. God sees beyond the surface, straight into our hearts, understanding our deepest needs even when we struggle to articulate them perfectly. Through Solomon's example, we learn that there's nothing more precious than cultivating a genuine re…

As the people of God, we need boldness! We need to always be willing and searching for opportunities to share the Gospel boldly and confidently with the lost.Par Mark Walter

We all make many mistakes in life and in our growing walk with God. When we realize that we have sinned, we must hate the sin and sorrowfully repent of it. Every single one of us are in need of forgiveness and the salvation that comes through Jesus Christ. There is joy in forgiveness and salvation! Ask God for forgiveness, and let Him restore you t…

Think of the pressure we take upon ourselves when we try to be the general in battle that is God's. We get discouraged. We give up. We fold our tents and go home. We can't handle it. But when we actually believe that the battle is the Lord's to fight, then we let him be the general and just follow His orders. Yes, we're under the stress of battle, …

When we pray, we should not hold back in expressing our deep longing and pleading for God’s intervention in our lives. We can learn valuable lessons about the power of faith, the importance of surrendering our desires to God, and the incredible results that can be obtained when we approach Him with sincerity and trust. Our sorrow can be turned to J…

Prayer is the most powerful weapon for God’s people. Prayer is a time when we open our hearts to tell God all that is on our hearts. We go to God in our time of need and we ask him what we think we need. - But we must remember that God ultimately knows best. Jesus was willing to submit to God's will - even unto death. We must accept the will of God…

Are you facing a problem that seems impossible? Through whatever we are going through, God is steadily there to help us. We must put our trust in Him. When we are weak, He is strong and He has the power to help us through. We must remember that nothing is too difficult for God.Par Mark Walter

Being a Mother or Father is an extremely important job. We must prepare our children to face the world with hearts and minds fully submitted to Jesus. Teaching our children to put their faith in Jesus is the single most important thing we can do while raising them. Be faithful, and show your family what it means to be faithful.…

Marriage can be hard at times. We all mess up... every single one of us. Jesus has shown us grace and love, even though we don't deserve it. Are you willing to love your spouse sacrificially and unconditionally as Jesus loves you? Your marriage is worth the work. Trust God, build trust with one another, and let your marriage be the blessing that it…

We are called to a selfless love for one another. - A love that is patient and kind, that perseveres, that trusts, and rejoices in the truth of God's will and His word. When a church has a love like that, other people will want to know the God that teaches us to love like that. Will you resolve to show that kind of love?…

As we mature in Christ, we will develop God's kingdom values, and necessarily become more like little children.Par Scott Austin

When we are focused on ourselves or the things of the world, then we have taken our eyes off of the One who can give us the strength to endure. When we focus on Christ, We can endure anything because Christ will strengthen us. God uses His church to spread the message of the Gospel. When we are obedient to God and His mission, God is honored, and t…

It can be easy to dwell on the negative when life is hard, disappointing, or painful. That’s why it’s so important to follow the instruction that Paul writes about in Philippians 4. We are to think about what is true rather than the lies Satan would have us believe. We are to dwell on what is noble and right so our actions will follow our thoughts.…

God wants us to give all as we strive toward the goal. The goal is to finish the race well by pressing on no matter what has happened in the past, and no matter what life throws at us. Heaven awaits us. We must strive toward the victory of Heaven by living out our faith every single day.Par Mark Walter

What does Paul mean when he tells the Philippians to "work out your salvation"? Salvation is extended by a free act of God's grace. We did not and cannot do anything to earn it. But . . . once we accept Jesus and we are saved, the new life that Christ plants in us should result in a new way of living. Our faith in Christ is not something we can sep…

Jesus, who was in the very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage. Instead, He made Himself nothing, taking on the very nature of a servant. He put our salvation before His comfort. Let's strive to be more like Jesus by putting others first. Let's strive to serve rather than be served. Let's remind …

As we begin to look forward to another year that the Lord has given us, we sometimes tend to look back in regret or remorse at the things we did not get accomplished for the Lord in the past year. We must not allow the failures of the past to cloud our vision of the future. We can never change the past. But by the grace of God, we can make the most…

Where does your peace come from? To have peace in your life is to understand God and to submit to Him even when the world around you is in complete chaos. This type of peace is only attainable in the hope we have in the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Par Mark Walter

Christ is the everlasting father whom God gave to the world to bring salvation and redemption to mankind. He is a perfect Father who loves us deeply.Par Mark Walter

What is your source of strength? Who or what are you looking for to heal you, restore you, and provide you with hope? What darkness do you need strength to battle? Our understanding of darkness determines the source of light that we need. Jesus is our light and might. But He is a different kind of unexpected might. He is our Mighty God, a perfect g…

Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor! The word wonderful as used in the book of Isaiah literally means “incomprehensible.” His love is so wonderful that we cannot fully understand it. Christ’s position as our Wonderful Counselor means we can trust Him to listen to our problems and guide us in the right direction.…

Though we least deserve it, it is Christ's mission to present us to God blameless, clothed in Christ's righteousness. Hallelujah! - As believers, we have a responsibility to rescue the perishing, and lead others to Christ. Jude calls us to have mercy on those who waver, who doubt, and who don't have stability in their Christian walk. God will forgi…

In the book of Jude, we find a powerful call to fortify our faith, and to strengthen our spiritual foundations. This sermon encourages Christians to actively build their faith, pray in the Holy Spirit, and remain in God's love while awaiting Christ's mercy and eternal life.Par Mark Walter

Are we as believers living faithfully in a world that is trying to compromise scripture? The fight can be a hard one at times, but we must not ever have a "give-up" attitude. The church must stand firm and remain faithful. Let's be men and women of God who contend for the faith together.Par Mark Walter

Do we love people enough to help them? - Not just in this life, but for all eternity? Are we passionate about sharing the Good News with the lost? What bridges can we build to show love to our community? As believers, we have the Good News - The BEST news! So let’s build bridges into our community and share that news with everyone we can.…

Is your family building their foundation on Jesus? Are you leaving a Godly legacy for the next generation? Building a faithful family will glorify God's plan for your life. It will create a strong faith background that will last from generation to generation. It's a legacy that you can start by being faithful to God and His word.…

The Authority of Scripture Mark WalterPar Mark Walter

Nothing happens in a church until someone dreams, believes, and takes action. God has called His church to be a light in the darkness. He has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made Him head over all things for the benefit of the church. As His church, we must not be afraid to show that we believe God, walk in faith, dream, and ta…

We can have confidence in Christ. The more we read the Word, share our faith, and walk with Jesus the more confidence we build. - And our confidence doesn’t rest in doing it perfectly; it rests in God’s promise of shaping us and molding us into the image of Jesus. We can be confident in who we are in Christ, what we have in Christ, and what we can …

To run the race of faith we need to fix our eyes on Jesus and remember that He is our AUTHOR, our PERFECTOR, and our ENCOURAGER.Par Chris Higgins

Our “race" is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are called to stay the course and remain faithful to the end. No matter how hard or how long the race may be, we must always keep our eyes on Jesus.Par Chris Higgins

There is a cloud of witnesses that surround us and a history that carries us. Their stories of faith and their prayers encourage us to move forward, “throwing off” the stumbling blocks of fear and of shrinking back from the challenges of life. If they did it and so can we! We can overcome the entanglement of Sin in our lives, just as they did, by G…

in 1 Corinthians, Paul compares the Church to a body. A body is composed of many parts, each with an important role. Each one of us has an important role in Christ's Body.Par Mark Walter

The conclusion of the Story sermon seriesPar Chris Higgins

God gives an invitation to all of us to come and experience His love. God also reminds us of all the things that are going to take place in the final days of Judgement on earth then throughout eternity. Heaven or Hell is the final place we will be. What you do with your opportunity to ask Jesus Christ to forgive you of your sins determines your fin…

The days of Paul were filled with a passion to share the love of Jesus with all. He has been God's instrument of establishing Churches and leading people to live for Christ. Now this wonderful faithful servant of God is ready to go to his Heavenly home forever.Par Chris Higgins

By God’s grace and the strength of the Holy Spirit, Paul planted churches in gentile-populated cities. He wrote many letters to help strengthen the churches throughout the world. And he provided us with an example of how to share the good news with people who were difficult to reach. This Paul, previously Saul, a zealous Jew determined to destroy t…

Jesus doesn’t leave us to carry out his mission alone. He gave us the Holy Spirit to guide and empower us to be witnesses of Jesus’ transforming power in our lives. He also gave us the promise that he will return again someday. We don’t know the exact date, and that’s ok because it doesn’t really matter. Our mission isn’t to know when Jesus will re…

His enemies thought they had finished Jesus off. But despite their great pains to discredit him and keep him in the tomb, he returned, just as he said he would – just as the prophets said he would. His own victory over death gives everyone the same opportunity to live forever with God, which has been the plan from the beginning. Jesus’ mission on e…

Virtually since the very beginning of time, human's sin has infected the whole world. Sin separates us from God and one another, sin turns us inward, sin brings upon us the penalty of death. We remember the cure for sin, the self-giving sacrifice of Jesus in our place. His death is the cure for our sin, the payment of our debt.…

It is one of life’s most important questions. Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” He asks each of us as well. Who do you say Jesus is? Are you prepared to acknowledge, as Peter did, that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God?Par Mark Walter

If there was one thing that became clear about Jesus after he began his public ministry, it is that he was no ordinary man. His message was not ordinary, and his miracles were not ordinary. Most significantly, his identity is not ordinary – he is the son of God.Par Chris Higgins

Jesus doesn’t launch into his ministry the way we might expect, with loud fanfare or mass media attention. He was announced by a unique prophet, John the Baptist, and went about his plan in just the right way.Par Chris Higgins

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The last person to speak before the Old Testament comes to a close is Malachi. He tells us that the next prophet who is going to speak for God is going going to introduce us to the One we have been waiting for, the One who will provide the once-and-for-all solution for getting us back to God – the Messiah. Malachi foretells that the next time God s…

God still speaks to us, offering us the blessed privilege of “saving His people” through wild and crazy acts of loving obedience. Imagine what we could do to reflect God’s love for His children. Imagine what could happen in our families, communities, nation and world if we would adopt Esther’s commitment as our own: “I will go to the king… and if I…

“Are you ready to go home?” Great words to hear! Although the Hebrew children went back to their beloved homeland they lost focus and passion in rebuilding the temple. We learn this week in The Story how important it is to make God’s big thing our big thing! Our number one priority should always be His presence in everything we do.…