Recent Message Series
THE ROAD TO THE CROSS
Jesus heads to the cross, a battleground for mankind’s fate. Beyond it, freedom, victory, restoration, and friendship with God await. To reach this, He must endure the road to the battle, then the battle itself, with all its pain, endurance, agony, calculation, risk, and sacrifice.
March 24, 2024
PASTOR CRAIG SWEENEY
Luke 19:28-42
March 17, 2024
PASTOR CRAIG SWEENEY
Luke 17:20-18:8
March 10, 2024
PASTOR TIM LAYFIELD
Luke 18:35-43
The eyewitnesses of Jesus have many stories to tell. These are the ones Luke, compelled by the Holy Spirit, needs to write down, but why? We will dig into the stories that remain so we can see Him as they originally saw Him.
Message Thread:
Truth and Grace are essential for a faith-filled life.
Tim Layfield | January 7, 2024
Message Thread:
Good Things CAN Keep Us From the Best Thing.
Tim Layfield | December 3, 2023
Message Thread:
Get Out of the Way!
Bronson Aalgaard | November 26, 2023
Message Thread:
You Feed Them
Craig Sweeney | November 19, 2023
Message Thread:
Where is Your Faith?
Craig Sweeney | November 12, 2023
Message Thread:
Knowing that God sees me right where I am gives me hope.
Tim Layfield | November 5, 2023
Lamplight
Craig Sweeney | August 27, 2023
Challenge:
- Will you make a choice to allow God to set aflame your heart, mind, and strength?
- Who will you choose to exercise your FAITH for?
- Invite someone to come with you in September.
What Will Your Response Be?
Tim Layfield | August 20, 2023
Challenge:
Assess and identify how you are responding to the Word of God.
- Ignore
- Do nothing
- Distracted
- Leaning in
Ask God to help you identify what your next steps need to be. Create an action plan (How will I grow in my faith?)
John The Baptist
Craig Sweeney | August 13, 2023
Challenge:
What to do when your faith sways in the wind like a reed?
- Expect the winds to come.
- Consider the effects of TIME, TRIALS, and STORYLINES to get a better vantage point on your wavering.
- Exercise your faith in Jesus again.
- Get your answers.
- Turn the corner.
The Centurion
Craig Sweeney | August 6, 2023
Challenge:
Jesus shows us an example of how God’s power operates through us AND through His Church in impactful and life-giving ways!
- Who will you choose to give life to?
- Who will you choose to exercise your faith for?
- 3/30 – Who will you invite to come with you in September?
It’s About Engaging and Developing Your Friendship with Jesus.
Craig Sweeney | July 30, 2023
Challenge:
Jesus shows us how to see the power of God operating in our life.
- What, in your thinking and or doing, needs to change so you can be obedient at the heart level?
Knowing Jesus Shifts Our Priorities
Jennifer Alessio | July 23, 2023
Challenge:
- In your Chair Time this week, ask yourself the following question: What image am I reflecting to others—God’s or the world’s
- Read through the Bible verses listed in point 2, and ask God what priorities you need to shift so that you can more accurately reflect God’s image to the world.
Faith to Believe You Are Chosen
Cheryl Bangs | July 16, 2023
Challenge:
- Ask God to help you believe that you were chosen for a purpose, and take time to write out what He reveals to you.
- Decide to be the kind of follower who will seek the presence of God, not just what He can provide for you.
- Ask God to reveal any “knots” in your life, and spend time letting Him show you how He wants to untangle them.
- Live with an eternal perspective.
Faith for Healthy Rhythms in Relationship with God.
Justin Orr | July 9, 2023
Challenge:
- Lord, what do you see in me that You love?
- Is there bitterness towards anyone in my heart? (If so, forgive them.)
- What healthy rhythms do I need to start? What rhythms do I need to stop?
- Is there something You want me to learn from Your Word?
Being Unteachable Keeps Us From God’s Best.
Tim Layfield | July 2, 2023
Challenge:
- What areas are you applying a patch vs. full surrender?
- Are there areas of your life that God doesn’t have permission to visit?
- Will you begin to ask God to give faith for humility?
We Can Have Faith to Follow Jesus.
Jen Yarbrough | June 25, 2023
Challenge:
- Who will I choose to follow?
- Do my thoughts and actions reflect the heart of the one I have chosen?
- What will I think or do differently in order to align with the choice I have made?
Jesus Is Willing
Craig Sweeney | June 18, 2023
Challenge:
- Do you believe Jesus is “willing” FOR you?
- Who are you “willing” to hold out FAITH for?
Distractions
PART TWO
Craig Sweeney | June 11, 2023
Challenge:
- I will be the LIVING, breathing kingdom of God to the world around me.
- I will bring the kingdom of God to my workplace.
PART ONE
Craig Sweeney | June 4, 2023
Challenge:
- What do people experience when they experience you?
- Are you paying the heavy cost of a distracted life?
What We Believe About Jesus Will Have An Impact On Others
Tim Layfield | May 28, 2023
Challenge:
- Do the words of Jesus have authority in your life?
- In what areas does Jesus need to have authority in your life?
- How can you impact others with your faith?
The Question of “IF” | Pt3
Craig Sweeney | May 21, 2023
Challenge:
- Is there something holding you back from stepping up into your identity? Time to exercise your faith for what God says.
- Is there someone that needs Peacemaking?
The Question of “IF” | Pt2
Craig Sweeney | May 14, 2023
Challenge:
- Is there something holding you back from stepping up into your identity? Time to exercise your faith for what God says.
- Is there someone that needs Peacemaking?
The Question of “IF” | PT1
Craig Sweeney | May 7, 2023
Challenge:
- Who am I? Is your answer healthy?
- How does Jesus lead you to think differently about yourself?
Wilderness Experience
Tim Layfield | April 30, 2023
Challenge:
- What areas of your life are you facing temptation?
- What areas are you experiencing chaos?
- Where do you need clarity in your faith?
- How can a time in the wilderness be of benefit to you?
Legacy.
Craig Sweeney | April 16, 2023
Challenge:
- What is my legacy?
- Are competing ideologies destroying my legacy?
- What does God want it to be?
- How can God use me to set up the next generation?
The Fear of God II
Craig Sweeney | Apr 2, 2023
Challenge:
- How can I engage my FAITH and engage with the Holy Spirit daily?
- Have I despised wisdom and God’s instruction?
- Will I humble myself before God?
The Fear of God I
Craig Sweeney | March 26, 2023
Challenge:
- How can I engage my FAITH and engage with the Holy Spirit daily?
- Have I despised wisdom and God’s instruction?
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