So many of us battle with control. We struggle with trying to control our day-to-day lives. Some of us like to take control because we want to determine the outcome. We control situations because we want all the credit for ourselves. We then become blinded by our own selfishness. Some of us who have issues with control can also struggle with sharing success, which makes us feel threatened and insignificant. When we are trying to take control, we are failing to remember that God is behind the wheel and He is our security. He ultimately is in control. In this sermon, we learn that it is God’s promises that keep us secure and we need to be obedient to His voice. Speaker : Pastor Paul Hunter

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Craving Control

In our world with modern technology and social media, it’s hard not to compare ourselves with others. We get trapped in this temptation to feel perfect. It’s dangerous and soon turns into us wanting more and more. It’s never enough. We want to feel recognized and significant. Lies and more temptations start to form. We get so caught up in pursuing these things, that we miss out on the small joys of life. When we fall into this temptation, there is always a price to pay. We turn further away from God. In this sermon, we understand significance from God’s perspective and that the truth is always found in Him. Speaker: Pastor Dave D’Angelo

Starving for Significance

Rejection is tough. We all want to be liked. We want to please the people around us. We want to feel accepted. Sometimes people even pretend to be someone they aren’t and compromise their own standards. Then they don’t even know who they are anymore. The more we long to please people, the more we say yes. We become blinded to the things right in front of us and hurt the people we love the most. When we start to submit to the people around us for acceptance, then our focus is no longer on God. How can we learn to be more like Jesus and instead submit to the cross? Speaker : Pastor Dave D’Angelo

Thirsty for Acceptance

No one is perfect. We all make mistakes and are faced with temptations each day. Sometimes the advice we are offered to help us navigate throughout life doesn’t help at all. We are then left frustrated without knowing exactly how to do it. Greed, lust, jealousy, and fear are some things we know we should resist. But do we really know how to do it? Throughout the bible, Jesus resists temptations from the devil. Can we learn to be more like Him and know HOW to resist? This is what our new series Resist is all about. Speaker: Pastor Dave D’Angelo

Resisting Sin

It would be nice to snap your fingers and have all your questions answered. You would feel so free without any doubts and curiosities. Do you ever wish your questions and doubts about God would be answered? Do you ever wish God, Himself, could snap His fingers and take away all your struggles? Unfortunately, it isn’t always that easy. The Christian life requires perseverance and determination, like running a race.   In this sermon, we learn the importance of running together towards Jesus and the power of community. Speaker: Amanda Beggs

Doubts About God

It seems that our world is so divided today. Life events are causing many arguments and anger. Within in the last year or so, have you made anger a priority in your life without even realizing it? Have you been placing the important things, that truly matter, aside? It’s easy to fall into the same pattern. When that pattern starts to become reckless, it must be broken. Where have you placed Jesus in all of this? Have you set Him aside too? In this sermon, we learn how important it is to place Jesus at the center of our lives. Speaker: Pastor Dave D’Angelo

What are you prioritizing?

When all is lost and you feel like you’re stuck, do you want to be remembered as a person of hope? Or do you want to be remembered as a person who was broken and full of anger? In this last sermon series of the story of Joseph, we are reminded that God was with Joseph through all his hard times. Joseph was the person who was remembered for his hope. Speaker: Pastor Scott Stevens

Hope Prevails

Everyone has bad days. But when you are going through a hard time do you ever wonder…where is God? Is He still in control? Does He really care about us? Will He help me get through this? In this sermon we learn about the power of worship and how God is always in control. Speaker: Pastor Paul Hunter

God is Always in Control

Sometimes in life it can be hard to forgive. When someone close to you hurts you, it’s hard to let go of the pain. But when you struggle with forgiveness, you can lose sight of who Jesus is. After all the suffering Joseph endured, he was finally able to forgive his brothers. Would you be able to do the same? Speaker: Pastor John Reilly

Pain, Suffering & Forgiveness

When we’re younger, the load we carry is light and virtually care free. But as we get older, the load gets heavier and heavier. We all carry an invisible “backpack of our past”. It contains your biggest regrets, greatest mistakes and all of the shame that you hide. Deep down, if you’re honest, you believe that your past defines you. Your past disqualifies you and determines your worth. You will never be more than your greatest mistake. How can you possibly be loved or worth loving? The feeling or voice in your life that is telling you this, isn’t God’s voice. His voice is incapable of telling you these things. He IS telling you, you do not need to carry around this weight forever. Your past does not have to have power in your present. Speaker: Amanda Beggs

Your Past’s Power over the Present

Have you ever done something in your past that you regret? Something that you wish you could go back in time to fix? Maybe you are having a hard time letting go of the past and are burdened with a guilty conscience. Or have you been on the opposite side like Joseph, who was mistreated by his brothers? Sometimes it can be very difficult to forgive someone after what they did to you. In today’s story, Joseph sees his brothers for the first time in years. How would you react if you were him? Speaker: Pastor Scott Stevens

Regret & Forgiveness

Waiting on something can be very difficult. Sometimes, it becomes all we focus on. It then consumes us. The longer we wait, the more impatient we become. We start to develop a certain mindset that restricts us. We begin to lose hope and want to give up completely. In this sermon, we learn how Joseph didn’t give up while waiting on the Lord. He never lost hope. Can we put our trust in God and find hope in the wait just like Joseph did? Speaker: Pastor Dave D’Angelo

Hope in the Wait

Life is messy and complicated. At times it can seem like everything is against you. The devastating effects are all around you. You see it everywhere. When you look at your circumstances, sometimes you can’t see God. Because you can’t see Him working, you assume He is absent. Everyone talks about God working everything together for good, but is that true? And, what does that even mean? The story of Joseph demonstrates for you that that is indeed true, but how can you see it in your life? Speaker: Pastor Paul Hunter

Why is God Absent?

Have you ever discovered something in your home that after years of “quick fixes” or duct tape and super glue, finally breaks for good? A problem like this doesn’t start in that moment, it was just the breaking point after years of neglect. All in an instant, it came crashing down. It’s one thing when it happens to our house, but what if the stakes are higher? What happens that day that everything hits the fan and exposes years of hidden lies and dysfunction? What about the day where that thing you worked so hard to hide from everyone (or that someone worked so hard to hide from you) is now out in the open? What do you do? Is it possible to have hope in your rock bottom moment(s)? Can you trust God to redeem what sin has destroyed? Speaker: Amanda Beggs

When Will It Be OK Again?

Our new series, based on the story of Joseph, is anchored in hope. Over the last year, you probably put your hope into things that were temporary, or fleeting. We are moving into what’s being described as a “post-Christian world.” As Jesus followers we need to understand where our hope is anchored. No matter what is going on in your life, regardless of how difficult your situation, God is there working. You cannot see the outcome from your current position, but He is working. In the story of Joseph, you have the benefit of knowing he ends up in the palace. He didn’t give up. He kept his faith in God. What about you? In this sermon we examine what all of this means; not only in your life, but living in a “post-Christian world.” Speaker: Pastor Dave D’Angelo

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