Audio Messages

In the history of the church there have been many instances of reform. In this message by Pastor John, we look at the first area of reform in the church - letting go of legalism - and discover three practices that will sustain us as reformers in the church and in our own lives.

As we prepare to enter the 500th year of the Reformation, we will spend two weekends looking at personal and corporate reformation within the church. In this message, we will look at how to do battle with sin that wages war against the soul.

Peter wrote to a suffering church, but not a joyless church. In this message, Pastor John looks at Peter's encouraging words to followers of Christ who are undergoing trials, and unearths ten surprises that are a reason for joy for suffering Christians.

For two thousand years, Christians have accepted ridicule and insults because of their connection to Jesus. In this message, Pastor John looks at a relevant passage of Scripture written to followers of Christ who were slandered to understand how to bless those who curse us in practical ways, with an outlook to share in a greater blessing and gain victory over slanderous words.

When we break the ties that bind us to our community, co-workers, and family, through faith in Jesus Christ and allegiance to Him, we end up with a new family, a new way to use our talents, and a new citizenship in Heaven. In this message, we will see how Peter says our connection to three community structures is transformed to bring God glory.

True Christian faith is not a passive faith. It is an active faith, driven by a mind that is focused on God. In this message from 1 Peter, we will see three images come into focus that will guide followers of Christ into hope.

Stories of rescue are all around us on a regular basis. We need reminders of rescues and saviors because the world is filled with danger, risk, and the possibility of death. In the opening words of Peter's letter to followers of Christ who were living in a world that was treating them unfairly, he reminds them that they have been rescued by God, and all that implies.

The Bible is a story all about people moving from place to place, with the ultimate immigration being from the world to God’s kingdom. When it comes to the topic of immigration, the Bible has less to say about controlling the borders of the country, and more to say about controlling the borders of heart to avoid prejudice – because in reality, we are all aliens in this world.

We live in very polarized times. We might want to ignore hard conversations or try the ways that make sense to the world, but our aim is to honor Christ. In this message, Pastor John shares a Biblical perspective on how to have hard conversations.

As the people of Israel languished in slavery, we read in the Exodus 2 words that are meant to fill men and women with hope: "God knew." The Biblical view is that God troubles and longings are often meant to draw us to a God who knows.