"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 The prophet Isaiah described the One who would be Israel's salvation. No one had ever seen a person fitting this description before, so it could hardly be believed. Y...

Adam and Eve committed high treason against the God of the universe, breaking the Shalom that existed between God and Man, which then broke the Shalom of every relationship under the stars. Several hundred years later, God's promise to Eve was still hanging in the air when Noah and his family found themselves sitting in the middle of their own R-rated story. Sinful famili...

'The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."' Genesis 3:14-15...

Advent is the season leading up to Christmas when we recall the longing and anticipation for a savior. We turn to Scripture and connect with the cry of the human heart for light to break into the darkness that fell after Adam and Eve sinned against God. And as the fullness of time had come, God sent His Son, a baby born from a woman. Jesus Christ, the second person of the ...

The story of David and Goliath has captured imaginations for centuries. It invigorates the longings we feel for the underdog to take out the reigning champ, for the faithful few to prevail over the wayward many. But there is so much more to the story of David than overcoming insurmountable odds....

Every year in the summer, we will go through a Membership Renewal process as a community to remind ourselves of our commitment to each other, to update our personal information, and to give feedback to or ask questions of the elders....

We’re taking a portion of our Global Compassion Offering from Christmas Eve 2018, and putting it back in the hands of our community groups to meet needs and show the love of Jesus in our community. We’re calling this Push Back Darkness Grants....