Sun, 28 April 2019
We have come to a cultural moment where both skeptics and believers feel threatened by both secular skepticism and religious faith are both rising. To be able to minister to these people we need to have answers to questions they are asking, so Pastor Rick has started a FAQ series. |
Sun, 21 April 2019
He is Risen! Pastor Rick preaches this Easter Sunday on our Savior Jesus, and the Resurrection. He has paid the debt of our sins, and thus given us eternal life. |
Sun, 14 April 2019
Pastor Aaron Parish preaches again this Sunday as we look into John 10. We need a leader, a guide, a person to show us the path. What we need is a Shepard. Jesus is our Shepard. |
Sun, 7 April 2019
Pastor Aaron Parish preaches today from the book of John while Pastor Rick in in Israel. Only Jesus has the power to bring light into the darkness. In a world of chaos, only he can bring order. |
Sun, 31 March 2019
Using our gifts to serve the body of Christ, Part 2. |
Sun, 24 March 2019
Pastor Rick preaches today on our gifts and how we can use them in the Church. The real work of God is in our hands as the body of Christ. |
Sun, 17 March 2019
Pastor Rick begins a new series on the church, and answer some of the basic questions about who we are, and what we are about. |
Sun, 10 March 2019
Pastor Rick continues from last weeks message with the last 3 Dangerous Parenting Mistakes we can make. Parenting is hard, but Jesus empowers us to rise to the task. |
Sun, 3 March 2019
Pastor Rick begins a 2 part series on Deadly Parenting Mistakes. If we want to avoid a disaster in our family, we need to avoid these mistakes. |
Sun, 24 February 2019
Pastor Rick returns to the pulpit to start a new 3 week series. This week he looks at sex, and how it is good when approached as a Christ follower. |
Sun, 17 February 2019
Jed Ostoich continues his message from last week and moves into the book of Hebrews. God wants to have a relationship with you. Through that relationship he wants to help us when we fall, not judge us. |
Sun, 10 February 2019
Jed Ostoich, one of our Elders, preaches today from the book of Leviticus. God wants to have a relationship with us, and he has gone to great lengths to make that happen. |
Sun, 3 February 2019
Do we believe that prayer moves the hand of God? Pastor Rick Chitwood teaches us what the Bible says about God answering prayer. |
Sun, 27 January 2019
Pastor Rick preaches today on prayer. We are not living a Christian life if we are not praying. We must develop a prayer life. |
Sun, 20 January 2019
Aaron Parish preaches today from John 6. We, as an individual, and as a community have needs. Sometimes we do not realize how deep that need runs. Jesus meets that need. |
Sun, 13 January 2019
Pastor Rick preaches today on our need to advance the Lord's Kingdom. We need to pray for opportunities to spread the Gospel, and for the confidence and wisdom to clearly share God's word. |
Sun, 13 January 2019
Pastor Rick Chitwood preaches about unforgivness and how healthy disciples seek forgiveness. |
Sun, 30 December 2018
Pastor Rick preaches from 1st Corinthians as he dives into what a loyal follower of Christ looks like. Though the world around us changes, a loyal follower is steadfast. |
Sun, 23 December 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today from Matthew. The holidays can be a wonderful time, but they can also be full of misunderstandings. Christmas means that God understands my frustrations. From loneliness to rejection God understands that frustration. |
Sun, 16 December 2018
Last week we touched on part of God's Christmas List, if he made one. This week Pastor Rick continue to look at God's List in 1 Thessalonians. |
Sun, 9 December 2018
What do you think Jesus would ask for Christmas? What would be on his list? Pastor Rick dives into 1 Thessalonians to see what would be on that list. |
Sun, 2 December 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Paul is writing to Thessalonica about the coming storm. The Second Coming of Jesus could come at any time. What does that look like to use, and how do we prepare? |
Sun, 25 November 2018
Aaron Parish preaches today from Luke 7:11-17. Life is full of good times and bad times. When the bad times hit, who in your life will care? We can gather strength knowing Jesus cares. |
Sun, 11 November 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today on the resurrection. As we morn the passing of one of our members, we look into the Bible and see what God's word shares with us about the resurrection. |
Sun, 4 November 2018
This week, Pastor Rick preaches on Love. How can we excel in love? As Christians, we have the ultimate example of love. |
Sun, 21 October 2018
Pastor Rick finishes his 2-part series in Sexual Intimacy. He provides for us 4 purposes of sexual intimacy, and how we should approach them as Christians. |
Sun, 14 October 2018
Pastor Rick continues in 1 Thessalonians as he tackles the topic of sex, and how we, as Christians, should treat it. Sex can be a wonderful thing when in its proper place. It can also cause great destruction when out of God's will. |
Sun, 7 October 2018
Pastor Rick continues in 1 Thessalonians as we look into how to create healthy disciples for Christ. First, we must love. Love Overflowing |
Sun, 30 September 2018
Pastor Rick continues his series in 1 Thessalonians. In a world that is full of hatred, how do we deal with it. How did the early church deal with the hatred from the Jews? |
Sun, 23 September 2018
Pastor Rick continues in 1 Thessalonians this week. There are tons of different messages out there. Magazines, TV, billboards, Radio, and the internet flood our minds daily with different messages. However, there is only one message that really matters. |
Sun, 16 September 2018
Pastor Rick continues his series titled "Hope In Motion" as we look into Thessalonians 2:1-8. Why do we help others? Why do help others find Christ? |
Sun, 9 September 2018
Are we impacting our community the way that Jesus wants us to? How do we impact our community? What can we learn from the early church? Pastor Rick preaches today from 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10. |
Sun, 2 September 2018
Is your heart clean? What is a clean heart? How do I have my heart cleaned? Pastor Rick preaches today on the heart. Do good deeds alone make a clean heart? Listen and find out. |
Sun, 26 August 2018
Pastor Rick Chitwood preaches from the book of Haggai. In that day, God's people were discouraged and today we often are also. Rick shares words of encouragement to help us when doubt or despair come. |
Sun, 19 August 2018
This week Pastor Rick dives into the book of Haggai. Israel had been given a wonderful opportunity to build the temple. Instead of seizing the chance, they were wasting time. What opportunities has God pt in your life that you are wasting? |
Sun, 12 August 2018
Jed Ostoich shares a message from Revelation. We live in a world that feels too hard, but God shows us His powerful plan to overcome. Will you follow the Lamb? |
Sun, 5 August 2018
This week Aaron Parish leads our service. He turns our attention towards Judges 4. God has a plan, and he will accomplish it. But how can he use you? What can we offer to the Lord? |
Sun, 29 July 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today from Psalm 15. What are the characteristics of a friend of God? Would we be on God's friend's list? What should we do to show others we are a friend of God? |
Sun, 22 July 2018
Pastor Rick continues his study in Habakkuk 3. We must trust God's faithfulness when we are troubled. |
Sun, 15 July 2018
Pastor Rick continues his study in Habakkuk as we talk about Justice and Blessings. The Lord will judge those that partake in the five woes. |
Sun, 8 July 2018
Pastor Rick looks into Habakkuk today to see how we should deal with injustice. There is injustice in our world, but justice is coming. |
Sun, 1 July 2018
Pastor Rick continues his series looking back on key characteristics of healthy disciples. This week is he focuses on Prayer. What do we need to have effective prayer? What are the benefits of prayer? |
Sun, 24 June 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today about the Heart of God. His love of us and his desire for us. God desires that we 'do justice,' 'love mercy', and walk humbly with him. |
Sun, 17 June 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today on our hope for a better tomorrow. As we focus in Revelations, we see a new Jerusalem, and a new world established. |
Sun, 10 June 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today on the divine justice waiting for those that misuse their power. In a time with so much corruption, we must pray for our leaders and be the light in the world to show God's love. |
Sun, 3 June 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today on the consequences of our actions. In society we are not taught the real consequences of our choices. We are taught how to avoid them. With God, you cannot avoid his judgement. |
Sun, 27 May 2018
Arron Parish preaches today on the church and how we should be with others in the church. We are all different, and God has blessed is all with different gifts to make up the body of the church. |
Sun, 20 May 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today on Ephesians 2. In that chapter Paul talks about how we have become new humans beings when the Holy Spirit enters us. How should we live? How does this impact our family? |
Sun, 13 May 2018
Pastor Rick preaches this Mother's Day on the importance of Women. We should treat women as equals with love and respect as equals in the eyes of God. |
Sun, 6 May 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today on God's justice. When we are hurt, we want to get revenge. That will only lead to our own destruction. We must trust in God's justice. It may not be immediate, but it is appropriate and powerful. We must learn to trust in God and his justice. |
Sun, 29 April 2018
This week Pastor Rick dives into Justice. Why can we trust God to deal out Justice, and why we shouldn't do it ourselves. |
Sun, 22 April 2018
What does it mean to surrender? Why is it so hard for us to surrender? Pastor Rick preaches on this and how we must surrender to Christ. |
Sun, 15 April 2018
Pastor Rick preaches today on the forgiveness of God. He will not abandon us even when we screw up. God can turn our mistakes into his glory. |
Sun, 8 April 2018
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Sun, 1 April 2018
Pastor Rick preaches this Easter morning on Hope, and the hope that we have in Christ. |
Sun, 25 March 2018
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Sun, 18 March 2018
Jed Ostoich continues preaching as Pastor Rick continues to recover from back surgery. What do you do each day? Is this what God has planned for you? What is your part to play? |
Sun, 11 March 2018
Jed Ostoich preaches again this week as Pastor Rick continues to recover. Looking into Mathew 26, we see that Jesus is the Messiah that Israel needed, but God's plans do not always make sense to us. |
Sun, 4 March 2018
Jed Ostoich preaches today from the book of Genesis as Pastor Rick continues to recover from back surgery. God made us as storytellers. He provided us with one so we would not create our own that would lead to our destruction. What is this story? |
Sun, 25 February 2018
Aaron Parish leads our message again this week as we dive back into Proverbs. In a world full of people that are full of Pride, what should we as Christians being doing. Are we in charge of things, or do we need to give control to God. |
Sun, 18 February 2018
Do you ever feel angry? Is that anger justified? The sermon today takes us into Proverbs to see how we should respond to our anger. Aaron Parish fills in today for Pastor Rick as he recovers from back surgery. |
Sun, 11 February 2018
Jim Thames fills in this week for Pastor Rick, and looks into Romans 12. People are pretty good about getting a yearly checkup at the doctor's office. When was the last time you had a spiritual checkup? |
Sun, 4 February 2018
Taking a break from our studies in Luke, Pastor Rick asks the question, "Do you want God's reaction to you in Heaven be, well at least you tried? Or do you want to be effective?" |
Sun, 28 January 2018
Pastor Rick talks about our story. When did we have that moment where God moved in our lives? What is our testimony? We are challenged to start working on our Story. |
Sun, 21 January 2018
This week we a honored to hear from the Newkirk's, and their ministry in Senegal. Pastor Rick challenges us, "Do you care about the Lost?" |
Sun, 14 January 2018
One thing is for sure in this world, it is always changing. Now more than ever, we need to focus on bring people to Christ. This week Pastor Rick challenges us take our mission and see it through. |
Sun, 7 January 2018
This week Pastor Rick dives into some that is a major problem in the world today. Unforgiveness. For us to be healthy Christians we need forgiveness to be part of our daily lives. |
Sun, 31 December 2017
Do you ever feel lonely? Do you ever feel frustrated? Thanks to Jesus' time on Earth, God knows first hand these experiences. Pastor Rick preaches today about how Jesus understands. |
Sun, 24 December 2017
In the Bible, we are offered Eternal Life, and a chance to live in the Light. What is the Light and the Darkness? How do we know that Jesus is the way to Eternal Life? Pastor Rick dives in. |
Sun, 17 December 2017
Pastor Rick asks us, "What is Peace?" Jesus came into the world as the Prince of Peace, but how do we find it? How do we find peace in a world in chaos? |
Sun, 10 December 2017
Pastor Rick focuses this week on Jesus. How He is fully God, fully Man, and our Lord and Savior. |
Sun, 3 December 2017
We all need wise council in our lives. Pastor Rick speaks today about the one true Wise Counselor that we can go to without fear of bad advice. |
Sun, 26 November 2017
Pastor Rick challenges us to walk in Faith. Without Faith, we will go nowhere. |
Sun, 19 November 2017
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Sun, 12 November 2017
Pastor Rick continues in Luke as we focus on chapter 24. We need to be ready, be watchful, and take our stand! |
Sun, 5 November 2017
Pastor Rick continues in Luke 21 as he focuses on the fact that since we can trust the words of Jesus based on the accuracy of the things he predicted. |
Sun, 29 October 2017
As we continue our journey through Luke 20, Pastor Rick dives into the struggle the religious leaders of Israel had during the time of Jesus and how it relates to us and our walk with the Lord. |
Sun, 22 October 2017
Pastor Aaron Parish gives us examples of how the church family should act from First John. |
Sun, 15 October 2017
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Sun, 8 October 2017
Pastor Rick contiues in Luke 20 as he dives into what the afterlife looks like. Do you need to adjust your thoughts on the afterlife? |
Sun, 1 October 2017
Pastor Rick continues in Luke 20 as we see how Evil schemes against us and works to shut us out, and shut us up. |
Sun, 24 September 2017
Is there a limit to human foolishness? What can we learn from the struggles of Israel? Pastor Rick continues his study in Luke as we focus on Luke 20:9-19. |
Sun, 17 September 2017
Pastor Rick continues in Luke as he asks the question, who has authority over your life? Do you let God have authority, or are you still making the choices that you want to make? |
Sun, 10 September 2017
Pastor Rick preaches today on how we approach God. Lets honor his Holiness and set aside time and a location to keep sacred for God. |
Sun, 3 September 2017
Pastor Rick starts a new series as he shifts our focus to the character of a Christ follower. Each month will focus on a different characteristic. This month we are looking into Obedience and how it allows us to do Kingdom work. |
Sun, 27 August 2017
Pastor Rick continues his message from last week. In light of the chaos and hate that we see in the world, how should we as Christians respond. Pastor Rick gives 4 more characteristics of what a Christ follower should be. |
Sun, 20 August 2017
This week Pastor Rick breaks from his study of Luke to address the events of Charlottesville, Virginia. During the sermon he interviews Gabby Brown, the wife of our Children's Pastor, and seeks to find what she thinks and fears about being black in America. |
Sun, 13 August 2017
Pastor Rick leads us today as we look into changing a life. How can your story change someone around you? |
Sun, 6 August 2017
This week our Youth Pastor, Aaron Parish, leads us through Luke 19:11-27. Let us work to build Kingdom character for Christ. |
Sun, 30 July 2017
Jeremy Collins preaches today, for Pastor Rick, and continues our look into Luke as we dive into Zacchaeus and how he plays a part in the overall story of God. |
Sun, 23 July 2017
In Luke 18, Pastor Rick continues his study. Lets dive in as we must learn to trust God, and his path for our lives. |
Sun, 16 July 2017
Pastor Rick continues his study in Luke 18 as we look at the story of the rich young ruler. What does it take to join the Kingdom of Heaven? |
Sun, 9 July 2017
Pastor Rick continues his study in Luke 18 as we focus on the parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee. Do you come humbled to the Lord, or are you proud and boastful? |
Sun, 2 July 2017
Pastor Rick continues his study as we look into Luke 18. He asks the question what is justice? Lets look into the parable of the Judge and how it relates to our lives as we look for justice. |
Sun, 25 June 2017
Pastor Rick Chitwood shares with us from Luke chapter 17 to make sure we don't miss the sign of the kingdom, which is Christ Jesus. |
Sun, 18 June 2017
Pastor Rick takes a look this week into his experience as a father to bring out his best "Dad jokes." As we dive into the word we look at the story of Jesus and the 10 lepers. |
Sun, 4 June 2017
*We apologize, due to technical difficulties, the first 3rd of the sermon was not recorded. Pastor Rick continues his study in Luke as we dive into Chapter 17, and look at 2 things we should, and 2 things we shouldn't do as Christians. |
Sun, 28 May 2017
Aaron Parish, our wonderful Youth Pastor, leads us today in worship as we continue our look into Luke as he teaches on the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. |
Sun, 21 May 2017
Pastor Rick continues his study in Luke as we look into 5 different aspects of Jesus Christ. |
Sun, 14 May 2017
This week Pastor Rick focuses on a lesson taught by the Mamas. When you are growing up, we weren't allowed to cut, bite, or cuss. Looking into the Bible, how does that same lesson apply to us today. |