The essence of the gospel, the call and appeal of Joshua's words, “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD,” begins with what the LORD has already done for you! We don’t worship God so He will love us, but because He already does! Jesus doesn’t save you based on your works, but based on His finished work on the cross. The abilities and opportunities you have to love and serve God and others are not of your own making; they are a gift to you from the Holy Spirit. In this message, Pastor John reviews Joshua's challenge to the people of Israel and shows how they apply to us today.

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?"

Joshua is a major player in the Biblical story, but first he was a minor character. The early part of Joshua's story illustrates the important principle that what we do when we are living in the shadows - when no one but God is looking - matters. In this message, Pastor John describes three points of alignment that we get from the time Joshua spent drawing near to the presence of God.

Do you ever wonder where God is? The truth is He is always present! We wear 3d glasses around that distort the fact of His presence in our lives. The 3d’s are disobedience, distractions, and deception by our enemy. Those things keep us from seeing the reality that God is present in our lives.

God is Love but often in our culture we worship Love as God. The feeling of love can be a powerful idol that will lead us in sin. God loves you because He loves you understanding that truth can free you from the power of sin by the love he expressed in Jesus's sacrifice.

Who is in control of your life? You, random chance or a sovereign God? In today’s message Pastor Ken will share what God says about His sovereignty in His word. In a sovereign God we find hope because He has purposed, willed, and planned to save us through His son Jesus.

Synopsis: Christian prayer is a unique privilege! In this closing message on "How to Grow a Faith That Works," Pastor John looks at what James teaches on prayer to encourage us to persevere in prayer. Note: Diminished audio quality is due to technical difficulties during recording.

Synopsis: James is a manual for maturity, and as he finishes his letter, he goes back and addresses the topic he began with: the value of patience and perseverance in bringing about spiritual growth. In this message, Pastor John looks at the value of patience as we face uncontrollable circumstances, unchangeable people, and unexplained problems.

Jesus said that money is the equivalent of a god and you’re either going to worship God the Father Almighty or you’re going to worship the god of the almighty dollar. How do we avoid using money in ways that dishonor God? In this message, we look at three wrong ways to use wealth, and two valuable truths to really live.

One of the deadliest games we can play is playing God. It's a game we cannot win! In this message, Pastor John looks at the ways we play God, and how to quit.