Let’s Grow Together
Check out the most recent Sunday messages from our Pastors and Worship Team. Grow by taking a Next Step in faith. Let our leadership know if you need help with discovering your unique gifts or navigating your current spiritual hardships. Our Father is a God of redemption and with Him, our path can be made straight.
Easter 2021
Who is Jesus…Good or God? At the time Jesus walked the earth there were many discrepancies about who he truly was. The prophesied Messiah was expected to be an esteemed king. But the one who stood on trial was nothing more than a carpenter speaking out against local officials and cultural “norms.” But why was Jesus “the one”? What made Him the way, the truth and the life? Find out more in this teaching series called “Who is Jesus?”
Good Friday 2021
The Truth About the Crucifixion. This Good Friday we come back to where life both ended and began. Tonight, Pastor Rick breaks down this dichotomy and the hope that can be found in even the darkest times.
Hope
How do we maintain hope in a world that feels so hopelessly broken? Pastor Brian brings us through some comical and also very applicable lessons on identifying where our hope currently lies and how we can intentionally place it on something much more everlasting.
Faith In Times of Change
Remember that phrase “everything happens for a reason?” Come to find out.. that might just be a myth. God isn’t a genie in a bottle granting wishes and making things come true. Faith however, is trusting that God’s plan is greater than your own.
Freedom to Serve
When we find freedom, sometimes we try to find the line or the limit of it. But if we exercised every freedom that was offered and award to us, would your life look anything like that of Jesus? How can you use your freedom today to make an impact on the lives of others?
Generosity
Forgiveness. Always easier said than done, right? From the smallest things to the biggest offense, is it really possible to offer the love and understanding that God wants from us? Just maybe…
Do I Have To?
Forgiveness. Always easier said than done, right? From the smallest things to the biggest offense, is it really possible to offer the love and understanding that God wants from us? Just maybe…
Our Piece of the Puzzle
Remember, most people who are far from God don’t know their way back to Him. Can you be the light in someone else’s life right now to help them find their way?
Follow Me
The first theme of Jesus’ “red letters” printed throughout scripture is the call to follow. And not simply to walk the physical path behind but to abandon the selfish ways and desires of our own hearts; to truly lay down our wants and put God above all else. When He is at the center is when we can live in greater peace, love and joy.
Our Habits
Every day we have a choice to make. And it’s the culmination of those choices that add up to our current reality. We are either a victim of our emotions/circumstances or we’re a victim of our choices. Which will you take hold of today?
Hard but not Complicated
The “rollercoaster” of staying healthy can be a difficult one to navigate. But the same can be true for offering love the way that God does. In fact, looking closer at this parallel could offer change to your life both spiritually and physically, forever. And today, guest speaker Eric Hall presents on this exactly.
In & Out
Imagine a life completely free of influence. One where every thought, decision, or ounce of bias was developed from your personal experience and nobody else’s…impossible, right? Our world is connected in so many hidden and imperceivable ways. In fact, much of who we are is because of the direct influence from those we know. Today’s an opportunity to take inventory. A time to make change if we need it and change course if we want it.
Unity
Recently we’ve watched our country —states, counties, communities, even neighbors—divide into many factions. In a globally confrontational time for us all, it’s never been more important to unite. Not for ourselves but for each other. And because ultimately, we are called to.
Resolutions
What if this year we made it our goal to be more patient and be kinder to others? To those we disagree with. To those we may consider our “enemies”? What if that was the *only* request that Jesus extended to us this year?
The Challenge of Perseverance
The beginning of something new can be truly exciting. And considering the trials of this past year, it’s likely we’ll come flying out of the gates in 2021. But often, we start a new venture with much more energy than we finish with—it’s challenging to continue at the same pace! Maybe still, we can approach this next season as one to maintain a healthy endurance, to continue striving for safety, growth and betterment for all – the way Jesus showed us long ago.
Christmas Eve 2020
Our Candlelight service in Akron commemorating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Where the Love Light Gleams
Seeing through the eyes of a Shepherd on the night a new King was born offers an important perspective to our approach this holiday season. Inside the book of Luke, Pastor Rick shares three notable takeaways from this well-known, yet often overlooked part of the Christmas story.
If Only in My Dreams
2020 has been unlike any other season in our lives. And while the holidays can already be a lonely time for some, it will be just as much for so many more this year. But the hope and love of Jesus Christ offers us a familiar place of belonging from anywhere we come from. So even if it’s just “in our dreams,” we can all be home for Christmas.
Presents on the Tree
On the night when Jesus was born, three wise men came bearing gifts–brought specifically to show support of (who they believed was) their future leader. This Sunday, we find out what those gifts meant at that time in history, the value of what they’d be now and learn how we can join the celebration of the newborn king.
Let Me Help You Carry That
Think it’s possible to incorporate rest, peace and the joy of God into our everyday lives? Maybe the burdens we currently carry weren’t meant to be dealt with alone. In our last sermon on eliminating hurry from within our lives, Pastor Rick teaches on Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.”
Hurry is incompatible with Love
If Love is the greatest commandment, how then does any urgency at all fit into the Jesus-inspired expression? Today Pastor Brian dives into real-life, detailed examples of where we can ruthlessly eliminate hurry—in order to better show love.