Audio Messages

Living courageously is the mark of many heroes and sheroes. But where does courage come from? In this message, Pastor John looks at the story of Stephen, whose historical reputation is as a follower of Jesus with great courage.

God takes broken people and mends them so that His light can shine through them. In this message, Pastor John looks at how Jesus' ministry impacted the lives of three people who needed mending, and then worked through them as an example for us to follow.

There is an ongoing battle that we all have to fight - the internal battle within each of us to do what's right versus what is wrong. In this message that begins in OT book of Judges, we'll see in the stories of two sheroes, a picture of how our greatest enemy has been defeated.

The Bible says, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, and it will be given to him." All heroes need wisdom. In this message, we'll look at the wise example of a shero named Abigail who steps in as a mediator and gives us a picture of our true hero, Jesus.

Discouragement can drive us to doubt ourselves, our friends, and even God Himself. When John the Baptist was stuck in a dungeon, he faced a time of doubt about his own work and the identity of Jesus. In this message, Pastor John looks at three things we can be sure that Jesus is doing when we are facing our own identity crisis.

In this message, Pastor John looks at life lessons from a man who was reliable and trustworthy to help us see how we can be the kinds of heroes and sheroes who can be counted on.

Almost all heroes have a mentor, a caretaker, or someone behind the scenes providing necessary support, encouragement, and guidance. In this message, Pastor John looks at how Mordecai the Jew served as a mentor to his adopted daughter Esther, enabling her to be transformed from a beauty queen to a shero.

Every hero and shero lives by a code, a line that he or she won't cross. In this message, Pastor John looks that the story of an Old Testament hero named Uriah who's code of honor got in David's way. In this story of sin and God's redemption, we can learn some valuable lessons for us to overcome sin and temptation.

When God is looking for a hero, what does He look for? In this message, Pastor John looks at the life of Joseph of Nazareth as one of the most famous dads in the Bible, but about whom surprisingly little is written. What emerges is a picture of a man who was comfortable living humbly and without public recognition.

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.