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In this week's message, we're rethinking our approach to time and security through the lens of Psalm 90. What does it mean to find stability and guidance in God every day? Listen in as we break down how God gives us peace in a temporary world and how Jesus becomes our true resting place.

So, what does His ascension really mean? Listen in as we talk about how God's plan for our Savior resulted in Jesus ruling over us with intention, interceding for us with love, and commissioning us for a special mission.

If you asked people who Jesus is, you’d get a variety of answers: “Teacher,” “Prophet,” “Savior,” or “Lord.” But what about “King of the Jews?” That title might not come to mind first, yet it’s exactly what Pilate asked Jesus and what was inscribed on the cross at His crucifixion.

Why does this title matter? Because understanding Jesus as King reveals the profound purpose behind His life, death, and resurrection—far more than we often realize. In our new series, Crowned, we’ll journey through Gospel accounts to explore the significance of Jesus’ kingship. Together, we’ll uncover how His reign transforms our lives today.

The death and resurrection of Jesus isn’t just an annual reflection—it’s the event that changed everything. In the Gospel of Mark, we meet four witnesses who reveal who Jesus is: a Roman soldier who calls Him the Son of God, a religious leader who buries Him as King, women who proclaim Him risen, and a young man in white who points to our hope of new life.  
 
 Jesus conquered the grave, breaks our sin cycles, and offers us restoration. By placing your faith and trust in Christ’s hands, He offers a way out of shame and gives us a garment of new life and renewal. 

Listen in and discover how the risen Christ invites you into a new beginning. 

Jesus is the solution to our sin, emptiness, and restlessness — so how will you respond to His arrival? We have the choice to either accept and celebrate His offer of salvation, or reject Him and face His judgement. Listen in as we unpack God's message to us through Christ's entry into Jerusalem: I have come to set you free!

1.      Are you following because of who you want Jesus to be?  

2.      Are you following because of what you can get?  

3.      Are you following because of who Jesus is?  

friend. We all have questions, but sometimes, navigating the answers to cultural issues through the lens of the Gospel can be challenging. We need to learn how to be comfortable with the skeptics and doubters within our world. The issue is not about criticizing the blindness of those who do not yet believe and live as we do, but how we respond to an unbelieving world that will help them see Jesus! Listen to our newest messages, How Can We Defend Our Faith When Talking to Unbelievers?, and come to understand when the unbelieving world sees your life, let them see Jesus.

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Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. Looking further into the book of John, we take a hard look at verses that support our belief that “He suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.” Jesus’s death is one of the most famous deaths in history, but do we truly understand the weight of what His death meant? Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in the Sacrifice of Jesus, and may we be  humbled that through His death, Jesus put sin to death.

Short Description:

Today we continue our series called The Essentials: Why Truth Matters. In this series we are going to seek to lay down and identify the essential truths, the basic doctrines of the Christian faith growing through together one of the oldest affirmed creeds of the Christian church, The Apostles’ Creed. We analyze the statement: “On the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.” How does the so-called resurrection from the dead of a man who lived over two-thousand years ago have any impact on my life? What does Jesus’ victory mean for me? Join us for our newest message of the series,  I Believe in the Reign of Jesus Christ, and celebrate that Jesus’ victory impacts everything!

Big Idea: Our Generosity is Evidence of God’s Grace 

1. God’s grace enables us to give in spite of our circumstances (vs. 1,2)

2. God’s grace enables us to give beyond our  means (vs. 3,4)

3. God’s grace enables us to give more than money (vs. 5)

1. You possess spiritual and resurrection Life (vv. 9-11)
2. You owe nothing to the flesh (vv. 12-13)
3. You received adoption into God's family (vv. 14-17)

Big idea: Pray not to impress others and thus respect God’s holiness.

1. Do not pray to impress other people (5-6)

2. Do not pray trying to impress God (7-8)

3. Pray in ways that honor God’s name and character (9-15).

Pastor Chris Brooks

1 Peter 3 

BIG IDEA: Our hope in Christ removes fear of suffering.

1. No One Can Stop our Blessing. (vv. 13-14)

2. No Opposition Can Stop our Mission. (vv. 15-16)

3. Nothing is better than God’s Will. (v. 17)