Audio Messages

When Paul wrote the letter of 1 Timothy, the church at Ephesus was 10 years-old and they were experiencing some growing pains. The solution was not to ignore the problem, but to have healthy leaders armed with a prescription to administer Godly teaching with a Godly example. In this message, Pastor John teaches from 1 Timothy that we are free in Christ to be godly in Christ.

We asked our church for real world hot topics that they wanted Biblical answers to, over the course of the next 4 weeks we will explore these questions and look at what the Bible has to say. This message was on God and Women and we looked at what Paul had to say on the topic of Women preaching in the church in 1 Timothy 2.

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.

This is the third part of our Hot Topics series titled: Leadership. In this message we look to the Bible to find the answer to the question: What is God's design for church Leadership?

Americans are overfed and undernourished. What's true in the natural is also true in the spiritual. Many are undernourished when it comes to God's word. In this message, Pastor John prepares a recipe for how we can ingest the Bible to get the most out of it.

The Christian life is not about rule-keeping and self-reliance. It's about living in a relationship with Jesus where you become more like Him. In this message, Pastor John looks at Paul's counsel to a young church leader and how we can G.R.O.W. in godliness.

So would you like to have gain? Or great gain? Godliness with contentment will give you great gain in Christ! In seeking gain in the treasures of this world alone you will end up losing. Christian contentment is a rare jewel in the life of the believer. In today's message, we discover the secret of contentment; all of your wants can be fulfilled in the God who provides pleasures forevermore.

Poor management of our time and resources costs you and I personally. This is why Jesus devoted one-fourth of His parables to how we manage our belongings – our money, our abilities, and our time. Two management experiences that we usually don’t find enjoyable are going to work and giving away our hard-earned money. By following the guidance of Scripture, you can learn how to make money, give it away, and enjoy both.

Parents have an important role in working with God to make their God-honoring dreams a reality in their children’s lives. Dreams to pass on someone genuine, gifted, faithful, and respected, to the world. In today’s message, Pastor John shares some observations about parenting that will help make your parenting dreams come true.

Paul knew his rights and responsibilities as a Roman citizen and as a Christian. In this message, Pastor John looks at six spheres of government that affect us all so we can understand Godly government and live carefully and humbly under His authority.