Audio Messages

In this second message on the essential elements for growth, Pastor John talks about how ministry within a small group breaks down the barriers that get in the way of growth.

The conversion of Zacchaeus the tax collector is one of the most well-known in Scripture. It is also a story that ideally illustrates Jesus' mission to seek and to save the lost.

Would you want to live for 100, 200, even 500 years? How about forever? Some scientists think we can engineer our way into immortality, but when Scripture talks about resurrection and immortality, it is more than just life without death. In this message Pastor John will explore what the Scriptures say about death, life after death, resurrection, and life after life after death.

When you've tried to take the steps to resolve conflict but it's still there, what do you do? What do you do when all else fails? In this message, Pastor John looks at what Scripture has to say about moving ahead and leaving the conflict in the past.

“I’m sorry.” Just two words, and sometimes very difficult to say. But if you’ve ever begun a conversation with those two words, there is a lot of promise in them too, because those words open the door to overcoming conflict. In this message we'll focus on learning how to say "I'm sorry" with some very practical words from Scripture.

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.

What are the most hoped for things in the world? We could look and look, but Scripture tells us that what we really need and have is available to us through the gospel. In this message, we will look at five things the gospel provides to all believers.

The world has been training you to think wrongly about gender and sexuality, but we are called to bring our thinking and our doing and our identity into line with Scripture. In this message, Pastor John looks at the apostle Paul's instruction to the church to show us how very different - and freeing and affirming - the Christian vision is from the world's.

God made us for Himself and to find our satisfaction in Him. But because of sin, our worship has been turned upside-down so that we pursue idols for our satisfaction and happiness. This is a common problem for us all. In this message, Pastor John shows from Scripture how God's presence is the greatest present of all.

The command to “be strong and courageous” surrounds the life and leadership of Joshua more than any other person in Scripture. The reality is, we all could benefit from courage. In this message, we'll look at our second navigation checkpoint: "How can I find courage to do the seemingly impossible?"