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Christmas is a wonderful reminder that Jesus came to this earth to bring peace. He came so that we would have peace with each other and with God. But as we look around, we realize that in our world there is a stark absence of peace. Jesus came, but peace did not? Well, we know that Jesus is coming again and this time He will bring the peace that He promises. So how do we live in between these two comings? This week we take that closer look at the carol "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". The Word of God has something to say about how we are to live our lives during the "in between."

Have you ever received news that you were pretty excited about, but others around you did not respond the same way? We all respond to events and matter in different ways. While some responses are pretty tame, some of them can be life changing. When Jesus was born, some rejoiced and some we pretty upset. The news of Jesus' coming was a blessing to some but disruptive to others. So why do we respond this way? This week we look at the carol "O Come All Ye Faithful," as we explore the right way to respond to life around us.

Christmas is here! Christmas Carols are virtually all around us during this season. We hear them everywhere; on the radio, in malls, and waiting rooms, etc. While them may seem commonplace, they declare a grand message: The Messiah has come! Listen in as we take a closer look at some of these carols. Join us as we celebrate the coming and the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. This Sunday, we look at the carol "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" where we look at the role that the little town of Bethlehem played in the birth of Christ.

Many of us have experienced the joys and even the sorrows of finding the person we hope to spend our lives with. As dating in this modern age gets complicated and high-tech, we are often left wondering about the purpose behind it all. As Christians, how do we reflect Christ in the pursuit of the one we hope to marry? This week we talk about the challenges we face when dating and how we may stay focused on the right things in our relationships.

We all have relationships in life. Whether it's with your spouse, children, family, friends, or coworkers, these relationships are often nuanced and have tensions that need to be managed. This week we talk about the challenges we face as parents. While we strive to be the best parents we can be, we often fall short. In our latest sermon in our series, we ask the question "How can we be Christ-like Parents?" If you missed Sunday's sermon, you may listen here.

On our own and single, it is pretty simple to make our everyday decisions. We have more freedom and only our own agenda to live out. However, when we enter into a marriage relationship, it certainly becomes a bit more difficult. It seems tension and conflict are introduced once there is an "us" in marriage and not only a "me" anymore. We now have another person to consider. We have other opinions and thoughts being spoken into our lives. So how do we handle the tension and conflict? And more importantly, what does God say about how to live out this precious relationship in our lives? Thankfully, God's Word has much to say about marriage. His Word teaches us how to walk out our marriage, how to handle tension and what steps we can take to make the changes needed in our relationship with our spouse.

Join us as we are challenged to do the work that we are called to do.

Join us as we are challenged to do the work that we are called to do.

Listen in to our Guest Speaker Rob Malcolm, Chi-Alpha Director at Yale University

Listen in to our Guest Speaker Torkom Garabedian.

Listen in to our Guest Speaker Pastor Nick Fatato, our District Pastor

We have all come across situations and moments around us where we are convinced that things are not the way they are supposed to be. Whether it's current world events, or things that happen within our own families, when we see the chaos, we know that this is not right. So, how do we reconcile what is and how it was supposed to be? Is it something that we can accomplish on our own? Join us as we consider Jesus' role in our lives as the one who bridges what is and how it was supposed to be.

How do you define success? What makes you feel successful? For some of us, it is the completion of a project at work or at school. It might be hitting a financial goal like landing a great job or paying off debt. The more we pursue success, we find that it is often an elusive goal. There will always be someone more successful than us or there is always more we can do. We're often pushing ourselves towards success and never really getting there. So, how do you define success? What does success look like for us as Christ-followers and for us as the Church? Scripture has plenty to say about success and it rarely looks like how the world defines it. Join us as we look at the words of Paul as he considers who Jesus is and defines for us what success really means.

We can learn a lot about who we are and our priorities simply by looking at our calendar. It reveals to us who or what is important in our lives. We are protective of the time we spend with people that are important to us and for or the activities and hobbies that we enjoy. So, how do we determine what takes priority in our lives? Even in our lives as Christ followers, we are called to examine who or what comes first. How do we determine what's most important in our Christian walk?

Too often we feel that God is invisible in our lives. If we can't see him, how can we know him? This question has been asked by many over time. And many more have attempted to answer it with their own opinions of who God is. If we're honest, we too have created our own opinions of who God is. But of course, it is just that -- an opinion. So how do we truly understand who God is? Who is Jesus? What role does Jesus play and can we truly know who He is? We believe that the Word of God answers these questions, moving beyond opinions, and presenting truth. When we have a better understanding of who Jesus is in our lives, we have a better understanding of serving Him with our lives. Join us as we begin our new series "Who is Jesus?," as we look closely at the word of the Apostle Paul to the Colossian Church. Here he unpacks who Jesus truly is and how these truths impact our lives.

There are times where we want or desire something from God. We pray continually for it. We are ready for it and believe it is the right time for the request to be answered. However, despite our desire and best efforts in prayer, God simply says "no". Or maybe he says "not yet" or even "you're not ready". But why? Why does God allow us to stay in this place where we feel stuck? The Bible lets us know about a group of people who were in the same place and endured a similar experience. They wanted to move forward and yet God did not answer their prayers in the way they expected.

"Why are you here?" When asked this, our responses vary, with us looking to the philosophical, the logical, or even the the physical for answers. We may know how we have physically gotten to where we are but we may not always understand why. However you may define the "why," Scripture reminds us that it is connected deeply with God's purpose for us. While we may not realize that our story matters in the bigger picture of God's incredible work, He is accomplishing something grander than is apparent. This week in our series, we look at an important character in whose life, this was a reality. Join us in our series "How God Prepares People," as we look closely at the lives of some people we admire in Scripture and explore God's work that got them there.

Most of us admire the Underdog! We do so because we love the success story of a person who overcome all sorts or adversity to finally become successful in what they set out to do. In this Sermon, we'll look at the life one such person in Scripture: David. Join us in our latest series "How God Prepares People," as we examine closely, some people we admire in Scripture and explore God's work that got them there.

In life we often find ourselves in situations that seem unfair. You're unfairly assigned blame on a missed deadline, or a loved one finds out they have cancer, or a child rebels against the family and God. In such moments it's hard to see beyond the pain and frustration. But Scripture reminds us that God is at work doing something bigger in us and through us even in such moments. In this message, we look at the life of Joseph, whose life seemed to the perfect storm of unfairness. However, that was only a part of his story! Listen in as we continue on our Sermon Series "How God Prepares People.

In most of our lives, we come to moments where it feels like a phase of our life is done. You may remember when you graduated High School or College and it felt like that part of our life was over. But we know that it was not the end of our story. It was merely a transition and the start of a completely new journey. God often takes moments that seem like the end of our story to begin something new. In our message this week, we look at the life of Paul the way God began a new story in His life. Join us in our latest series "How God Prepares People," as we look closely at the lives of some people we admire in Scripture and explore God's work that got them there.