Imagine you are attending a wedding. The initial ceremonies are exactly what you expect, until the very end. To your shock, the minister says something like this: "Normally this is when the couple wou...  Read More

When was the last time you were surprised by Jesus?  Really.  When was the last time you read the Bible and were surprised by Jesus?  Something He did.  Something He said.  How He responded.Jesus is s...  Read More

In a courtroom during a legal proceeding there will be person off to the side typing non-stop, this is the court reporter. The job of a court reporter is to record every word spoken during the legal p...  Read More

My favorite way to pray privately is in concentric circles. I like to start with me (I’m the most needy person I know!), then move out to my family, fellow pastors, church members, the college ministr...  Read More

As our church has placed a renewed emphasis on the family coming to church together, we thought it would be helpful to give some practical tips on how to train young children to sit through church. Th...  Read More

You have probably noticed the Serve Wall in the foyer. We have made handouts with information for all of our church's volunteer ministries so you can quite literally have opportunities to serve at you...  Read More

Raised in a Christian home, I grew up hearing the gospel frequently and believed in Christ for salvation at a young age. So young, in fact, that I really don’t remember a lot about that moment. As I g...  Read More

This Sunday we will have the privilege of hosting nearly 70 Hometown Heroes at our bi-annual First Responder Appreciation Day. If you count the family members who will be with them, that will be appro...  Read More

Last week I laid out six reasons our church prioritizes expositional preaching as opposed to topical preaching. I borrowed Mark Dever's definition, explaining that expositional preaching is simply "ma...  Read More

There are two primary ways churches serve preaching today: topical preaching and expositional preaching. Topical preaching begins with a specific idea and brings in different Scriptures that touch on ...  Read More

Christians are singing people. Muslims don’t gather to sing. Neither do Hindus or Buddhists. Christians do. Also, while not everyone preaches, or leads in prayer, or publicly reads Scripture, we all s...  Read More

it’s not about how much you put in - it’s about how consistently you invest....  Read More