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We wrap up Jesus' Sermon on the Mount by looking at the ending of his sermon--the three warnings.  Jesus gives us three pictures: Two Gates/Roads, Two Trees, and Two Foundations which warn us what will happen if we dont take his sermon seriously.   Text: Matthew 7.13--29 Teacher: Eric Williams

As we trace Jesus through the mountains in Matthew, the next stop we make is in the northwest corner of the Sea of Galilee for Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.  This week we engage the Beatitudes and look at the definition of Blessed, the disposition of the 8 Beatitudes, and the direction or movement Jesus makes with his statements. Text Matthew 5. 1--12 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we begin a new series, tracing Jesus' steps through the mountains he ascends in Matthew.  Our first mountain is the mountain Satan leads him up during the temptations found in Matthew 4.  We spend some time considering the nature of Satan, what temptations offer, and our K/kingdom choices. Text: Matthew 4.1--11 Teacher: Eric Williams

Our annual State of the Church/Shareholders meeting.  In this sermon, we recap our vision: Love God--Worship, Prayer; Love Others--Service and Community. We also look at what is going on in the church, where are we headed for this upcoming year. Teacher: Eric Williams

 One of the most profound books I read in 2019 was titled "Stages of Faith" by Janet Hagberg and Robert Guelich.  They walk through the 6 stages of faith in the life of a follower of Jesus.  In this sermon, we examine all the stages of faith and what they look like in our lives. Teacher: Eric Williams

Guest teacher Cass Bensberg discusses the current state of evangelism and leads us through some different evangelism models and methods - Romans Road, Gap, and Three Circles. Text: Matthew 28.16--20 Teacher: Cass Bensberg 

The Thrill of Hope?? What does that mean... how is hope thrilling and how might we define Biblical hope?  This is our Christmas Eve family style gathering with all of us together and worshipping Jesus!! Text: Hebrews 6.19 Teacher: Eric Williams

Cultural Ills continues... This week we look at the role of money in our lives. Wealth and Stewardship Dissatisfaction and Contentment Greed and Generoisty Text: Mark 4.19, Luke 12.15 Teacher: Eric Williams   Recommended Resources:  globalrichlist.com  The Paradox of Generosity by Christian Smith and Hillary Davidson, $75,000 Happiness Theory LINK

Social Media is such a massive part of our society and everyday life.  How can we reasonably understand and utilize social media as if not to get swept up by countless hours staring at our phones and screens.  This teaching helps us slow down enough to pay attention to social media's impact and it's influence on our lives as disciples.   Text: 2 John 12 Teacher: Eric Williams

John Rittenhouse of Living Spring Church stops by to teach us about the Ill of Outrage. "Our lenses of outrage can distort the beauty God has for us every day." Text: James 1.19--27 Teacher: John Rittenhouse

Guest teacher, Elliot Stone lead us through the concepts of social memory and exceptionalism both in the nation of Israel and America.  How do we look back on the past, and what lens do we honestly and humbly understand our position in our world and faith is the main themes explored in this teaching. Teacher: Elliot Stone Text: Various

Ambition is a drive, a motivation that is very difficult for us to determine its roots and source.  When is ambition a good thing, when does it become destructive?  James and John (and their Mother) display an unhealthy source of ambition--its curses.  And Jesus offers us the cure.   Text Matthew 20.20--28 Teacher: Eric Williams

Coexist?  Have you seen the bumper sticker endorsing a plurality of religions?  What about the elephant and the three blind men that claims all religion only perceive a sliver of the truth? Is this possible and what might the message of Jesus say into this ill of culture?   Text: Acts 17, Matthew 22 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we start a new series based on some cultural narratives that we perceive as ill.  We want to carefully observe the culture, see what it proposes as truth, and then contrast how the message of Christ speaks to that. This opening week, we are diving into the narrative of Secularism.  The subtraction story of God and the divine from our cultural landscape and what it means for the church, Christianity and the Kingdom of God. Text: Colossians 2/3 Teacher: Eric Williams

Our Ruth/Esther journey started on Mother's Day 2019!!  It has now come to an end and this week we spend some time in review and reflection.   Text: Ruth and Esther Teacher: Eric Williams

Haman is gone, but the difficulties remain.  One of which is going back to King Xerxes to make sure the edict to exterminate the Jews is addressed.  In addition, we see a particular dark side of Esther in chapter 9 and explore the venom that comes with leadership. Text: Esther 8.3--11, 9.11--17 Teacher: Eric Williams

Continuing on in Esther, we study the destruction of Haman and with that some solid advice on how to destroy your life, as Haman did.   Text: Esther 5--7 Teacher: Eric Williams

Esther just keeps coming at us.  This week we break down Esther chapter 4, paragraph by paragraph and observe the insights the text has to teach us--Fasting, insignificance, identity, destiny and decisions. Text: Esther 4 Teacher: Eric Williams

Mordecai finally reaches his breaking point.  The line in the sand where he can go no further and refuses to bow to Haman.  We explore the areas of compromise in our lives, where we have settled and what the Lord is speaking to us. Text: Esther 2.19--23, 3 Teacher: Eric Williams 

In part two of Esther, we are introduced to Mordecai and Esther who are trapped between two worlds; Persia and Israel.  In addition, we observe the moral breakdown of chapter 2 and how that introduces us to the Gospel of weakness. Text: Esther 2.1--20 Teacher: Eric Williams