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2017/12/10 Jordan Rice Series: Worship - Orienting our lives around the King "Understanding the Gift of God's Son"   In the Christmas story, we see that God gives the gift of His son to a world that doesn't fully appreciate Him. Thankfully, God works to help us understand the gift of Jesus so that we might orient our lives around Him. Luke 1:26-55

12/3/2017 Jordan Rice Worship: Orienting Our Lives Around the Kind "Created to Worship"   The question isn't whether we love God, but do we love Him first? In this message, we look at the obstacles to orienting our lives around Jesus and ways to cultivate and nurture that love. Matthew 2:1–12

11/26/2017 Lawrence E. Adjah "Cast Your Anxieties on God, Because He Cares for You" Pride Makes Us Shift Ultimate Confidence from God to Ourselves 1 Peter 5:1-10 (NIV)

11/19/2017 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Transformed by Grace"   The journey of faith that isn't a singular destination, but rather a series of moments where we're made aware of what life can be like. In this message, we're looking at a powerful, but familiar passage of scripture of what happens when we come to our senses. Luke 15:11-24

11/12/2017 Guest Preacher: Pastor Mike Kelsey "Running Late" Mark 5:21-43 At times we feel that God is running late in our lives. In this story of Jesus and Jairus, we see that while God's timing may not line up with our timing, we cannot limit our faith to the current state of our circumstance.

11/05/2017 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Transformed by Rest"   In a fast paced, and over-committed world, Jesus offers us a radical but vital instruction: "come to me". Matthew 11:25-30

2017/10/29 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Permission to Feel"   Surrendering to your limits. John 11:28-37, Matthew 26:36-46

2017/10/22 Chris Travis Transformed Series "The Wall" Mark 8:35   God uses periods of confusion and disillusionment to transform us-- to set us free from trying to control things we cannot or should not control.

2017/10/15 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Breaking the Power of the Past" Galatians 2:11-21

2017/10/08 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Identity" The True self vs. the False Self (I am what I do, I am what I have, I am what others think of me) Matthew 3:13-4:11

Transformed Series: Becoming spiritually and emotionally mature "Solitude: Cultivating a life with God" 10/01/17 Jordan Rice Luke 10:38-42 (CSB) Solitude is the practice of being absent from people and things to be with God. In a world full of noise, we need it desperately to become spiritually and emotionally mature.

9/24/17 Jordan Rice Values Series "Justice" Matthew 25:31-46

09/17/17 Jordan Rice Values Series Community 1 Peter 2:4-12-22-25 If you are like most people, you can’t tell your life story without referencing people who played significant roles along the way. The same is true of your faith story. Today, we’re talking about gospel-centered community and how it can shape our lives.

09/11/2017 Jordan Rice Renaissance Values Series Diversity Diversity is living as a family, committed to loving each other well despite our many differences.

09/03/2017 Aswan Morris Values Series Discipleship Mark 1:16-18

08/28/2017 Jordan Rice Renaissance Values "The Gospel" Luke 18:9-14

“The Love of Christ” Mike Kelsey 08/20/2017 John 13:1-11 The love of Jesus is reliable, humble and truthful.

Date: August 13, 2017 Speaker: Chris Travis Scripture: Luke 22:54-62 "What do you do when you fail?" This message focuses on authenticity, being open and straightforward with God, coming out of hiding, and letting God in to change us from the inside out.

Date: 8/06/17 Speaker: Jordan Rice Scripture: John 15:1-6 Summary: Jesus is after real change through a new internal life, not mechanical compliance through external force.

Philippians: Pathways to Joy Prayerful Submission Date: 7/30/17 Speaker: Lester Kim Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9 Prayerful submission opens our hearts to peace and joy.