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The Culture of Pride
Habakkuk 2:5-20 | Mon, Oct 19, 2009 | Pastor John Stillman
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Babylonian-like culture is filled with pride and idolatry that bring destruction, blaming, and shame. In this message, Pastor John shows how Jesus is filled with glory and provides comfort by completely removing our shame.
Generosity in Scarcity
Habakkuk 3:17-18 | Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Pastor John Stillman

Times of economic meltdown are a good time to evaluate our giving to ministry and the poor. In this message, Pastor John shares a comprehensive strategy for generosity in times of economic scarcity that leads to joy.

Waiting and living by faith
Habakkuk 2:1-4 | Mon, Oct 12, 2009 | Pastor John Stillman

One of the hardest things about going through evil times and difficulty is the waiting. The pain is deepened by the uncertainty of not knowing when it will be over. From this portion of Scripture, we can discover four skills for waiting on the Lord.

Why does God do nothing?
Habakkuk 1:2-2:1 | Mon, Oct 05, 2009 | Pastor John Stillman

Scripture is filled with stories of political, economic, environmental, and social meltdown. In this message, Pastor John introduces the prophet Habakkuk and how we can survive when it seems that God is doing nothing.

Escaping the Prison of Pride
Acts 23:1-35 | Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | Pastor John Stillman

Pride is a prison that keeps many people from truly enjoying God’s blessings. In this message, Pastor John covers three steps to help us break from pride to humility.

Pride & Parasites
Acts 12:1-25 | Mon, Aug 11, 2008 | Pastor John Stillman

Acts 12 is a strong warning against pride, and also a comfort to the church that God takes care of those who humble themselves and call out to him in prayer. In this message, Pastor John explores why pride is so distasteful, and what we can do to hedge against pride in our own lives.

The Great Reversal
Esther 5:9-7:10 | Sun, Mar 02, 2008 | Pastor John Stillman

As a rule, standing out in a world that calls us to blend-in to its value system is a good thing… except in the case of pride. Pride is an internal attitude of the heart that is focused on self – my needs, my hurts, my successes. Pride always, always, always will be reversed (see Job 20:6-7, Psalm 138:6, Proverbs 16:18, and Isaiah 42:8). In fact, like Haman, a great reversal awaits each and every one of us. It’s only a matter of whether the reversal is voluntary or forced

Heaven and Hell, pt. i
| Sun, Jul 15, 2007 | Pastor John Stillman

Culture has many views and speculations on what the after-life will be like. What does the Bible teach about heaven and hell? In the first part of this series, we will look at what the Bible teaches about hell.

Made for More
Psalm 122:1-9 | Sun, Dec 04, 2022 | Pastor John Stillman

What does it mean to be made for more? It does not mean you were made for more stuff, not more power, not more money not more possessions. You were not born primarily for these things. Pastor John Stillman takes a deeper look into Psalm 122 to answer the question what were we made for.

Caught Alive!
Sun, May 31, 2020 | Pastor John Stillman

The Good, the Bad, and the Glory
Romans 16:0 | Sun, Jun 23, 2019 | Pastor John Stillman

Jesus’ church has been blessed and built up by a long and wonderful practice of sharing words of encouragement, direction, and praise. In this message, Pastor John provides a message to the church on how to commend the good in others while praising the glory of God.