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At The Movies is a fun summer series where we show movie clips from popular current films of this past year along with a message that connects the popular movies with scripture. You probably don’t usually look to movies for life lessons, but take our word for it—sit back, relax, and hear a different perspective on how popular films can point us toward the gospel.

The book of Judges covers a period of hundreds of years that ultimately ends with everyone in Israel doing what is right in their own eyes. Israel chose to only partially obey God, which led to a repeated cycle of sin, oppression, crying out to God for help, God’s deliverance of His people through a Judge, short-term peace, complacency, and sin yet again. Over and over this cycle occurred in the land.
Yet throughout this chaotic time period, God raised up the unlikely Judges – the broken, the injured, old, young, men and women – to ultimately rescue His people. Even in darkness, He worked through them to accomplish His will, and continues to use the unlikely today.

The Holy Spirit is God’s indwelling presence in our lives. If you ever feel weak, weary or powerless, you need the Holy Spirit. If you ever feel anxious, afraid or alone, you need the Holy Spirit. If you hope to grow deeper in your faith, to see your life transformed into the person God created you to be, you need the Holy Spirit. And if you hope to experience more of God’s presence and power in your life, you need the Holy Spirit.

In “The Faith We Sing” series, we’ll explore some of the familiar songs that are treasured parts of our corporate worship gatherings.

What does it mean to be deeply committed Christians, growing in faith every day? How do we become fully engaged and flourishing in the Christian life? In this series, we explore a model for Christian discipleship built around five essential practices that we engage in both collectively and individually in order to more fully follow Jesus.
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February 21, 2021 // Worship and Prayer – A Living Hallelujah // Psalm 100

Many of us attend worship services in-person or online, but how would you define worship? Why is it so important to worship for Jesus followers?

Maybe you grew up in a church where it was frowned upon to ask questions? You were basically told what to believe. And like many Christians, maybe you still have some questions that you are just afraid to ask. In this series, we will explore some questions that Christians just don’t feel comfortable asking. Maybe you are just asking for a friend.

As we begin a new year, there is hope that the COVID-19 vaccine will lead us to a brighter 2021. If we’re wise, we’ll reflect on what we’ve learned from this experience and what we want to carry forward. After all, pain without any gain is a shame. Join us as we look at how our COVID-19 experience can make us ‘Better than Ever.’

The Apostle Paul calls Christians to care for one another. But sometimes we are not sure how to care for one another. Sometimes we are not even sure what to say when someone is going through a difficult season. In this series, we will examine some difficult subjects (death, suicide, addiction) from a Christian perspective, and learn how we can care for someone going through some dark times.

There are few things as divisive as politics. But the question for Jesus followers is this: Are you willing to evaluate your politics through the filter of faith rather than create a version of faith that supports your politics? Jesus didn’t call everyone to agree on everything, but he did command his followers to be united by unconditional love.

When it comes to money it seems like we never have enough and it leads to stress, anxiety and frustration. But, maybe the problem is not how we handle our money, maybe the problem is how we view our money. Many of us hold onto a world view of wealth that leads to discontentment, misplaced hope, and misplaced faith. But God never intended us to put our faith and hope in money. In fact, it’s not even ours. In this series, we will look at how to avoid the pitfalls of wealth based upon biblical truths.