God in the Valley Sermon on July 16, 2023 by Dr. Christin Wright-Taylor “I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.” - Psalms 139: 7-8 (NLT) Big Idea!...

PROVERBS: WISDOM & MONEY Message by Josh Mutter - July 9, 2023 FIVE LESSONS FROM PROVERBS ABOUT HOW TO HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY Lesson #1: Working for our money is a good thing. Proverbs 6:6-8 NIV  Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and...

INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS: THE WISDOM OF GOD Message by Dave Patterson - July 2, 2023 Big Idea: Gaining wisdom for everyday life. Proverbs 1:1-7 NIV  The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of...

RECONCILIATION Message by Josh Mutter - June 25, 2023 Big Idea: Our experience with Jesus' love should cause us to see life through the lens of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 NIV  For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: VINDICATION Message by Josh Mutter - June 18, 2023 Big Idea: Jesus' victory means that we can have hope, even when experiencing hardship. 1. Jesus' death and resurrection means that we can be connected to God. 1 Peter 3:18 NIV  For Christ also...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: HUMILITY Message by Josh Mutter - June 11, 2023 Big Idea: Humility helps us navigate life in partnership with God. 1 Peter 5:1-11 NIV To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: CONTINUE TO DO GOOD Message by Josh Mutter - June 4, 2023 Big Idea: The difficulties we may experience because we follow Jesus are not the full story. 1 Peter 4:12-19 NIV Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: SERVING GOD IN EVERYTHING Message by Christina Main - May 28, 2023 1 Peter 4:1-11 1 Peter 4:1-2 NLT  So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if you have...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: PRACTISING PEACE Message by Josh Mutter - May 21, 2023 1 Peter 3:8-16 NIV Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: IT'S COMPLICATED Message by Josh Mutter - May 14, 2023 Big Idea: All of our relationships are opportunities to point people to Jesus. 1 Peter 2:11-12 NIV Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: PURPOSE Message by Josh Mutter - May 7, 2023 Big Idea: As followers of Jesus, we have a purpose that gives shape and meaning to our lives. 1 Peter 2:4-10 NIV As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to...

OFF THE AXIS Message by Chris Chase - April 30, 2023 Acts 4:23-36 NIV On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in...

EXPLORING 1st PETER: LOVING ONE ANOTHER Message by Josh Mutter - April 23, 2023 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 NIV Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. As obedient...

LIVING HOPE Message by Josh Mutter - April 16, 2023 Big Idea: Followers of Jesus can have hope despite the pressures we may feel because of our faith. Reading Scripture: What does it say? What does it mean? What does it mean to me? 1 Peter 1:1-12 NIV Peter, an apostle...