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  • Half in....Half Out
    2026/11/01

    What does it mean to be “Christian-ish”?


    In this message, we launch a new series exploring the dangers of half-hearted faith and selective obedience. Using practical stories and biblical examples like King Saul (1 Samuel 15), we’ll uncover how small compromises—and the whispers of sin—can keep us stuck in name-only Christianity.


    Join us as we discover how God calls us beyond surface-level faith to full surrender, true obedience, and the blessings that come by grace through faith in Jesus Christ

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    29 分
  • All for one and one for all
    2026/10/25

    This week’s message, “All for One and One for All,” explores what authentic, Jesus-centered community looks like through Acts 2:42–47.


    In a world where it’s easy to stay on the surface, the early church shows us a model of devotion—committed to the message of the gospel, united by a shared mission, and continually growing as God adds to their number.


    The sermon highlights three essentials for building a healthy church community:


    1. A community that believes the message of Jesus and is fully committed to sharing His hope.


    2. A community bought into the mission—marked by sacrificial generosity and unity around what truly matters.


    3. A growing community, supporting and inviting others to belong, believing that Christ is still gathering people to Himself.


    Discover how “all for one and one for all” can transform church from just another gathering into a family where everyone has a place at the table—because here, everyone gets a cup.

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    33 分
  • The Pearls of this world
    2026/10/18

    Are we searching for purpose in our careers, relationships, or possessions—hoping the next milestone will finally satisfy? This message invites us to consider: what is the treasure we’re really seeking?


    Drawing from Jesus’ parables in Matthew 13:44-46, discover how the Kingdom of God is a treasure so valuable that, once found, it is worth joyfully giving up everything to possess.


    44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” Matthew 13:44


    These verses call us to go “all in” for Christ—not just adding Him to our lives, but surrendering everything for the sake of what truly lasts. Earthly treasures fade, but the life Jesus offers will never be taken away.


    John 10:10 “…I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”


    There is a treasure that satisfies every longing, and His name is Jesus.

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    28 分
  • Little Seeds...Big Impact
    2026/10/11

    In this message drawn from Matthew 13, we explore two of Jesus's shortest yet most powerful parables -- the mustard seed and the leaven -- and discover that God has never been looking for impressive faith. He has been looking for available faith.


    Through the story of Johnny Appleseed, we are reminded that small, faithful actions taken without fanfare can produce fruit that outlasts a lifetime. The mustard seed starts as the tiniest of all seeds, yet grows into something that provides shelter and sustenance. Jesus uses this image deliberately, telling us that sincere, small faith placed in a limitless God can move mountains.


    The question this message presses us to consider is not whether our faith is strong enough, but whether we are willing to plant what little we have and trust God to do what only He can do.

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    34 分
  • Is that a knock at the door?
    2026/09/27

    What does it mean to have Jesus knocking at the door of our lives, and are we too busy or too comfortable to answer?


    This message takes us deep into the letter to the church in Laodicea in Revelation chapter 3, where Jesus speaks with striking precision to a community that had everything the world could offer -- wealth, medicine, fine textiles -- and yet had drifted into a dangerous spiritual complacency. The central image is one we all recognize: lukewarmness. Not cold, not hot, just somewhere in the middle, coasting along, assuming that because things look fine on the outside, everything must be fine on the inside.


    Jesus challenges that assumption directly, and he does it with love, not condemnation. The spiritual lesson here is both sobering and deeply hopeful. Our hearts tend to conform to our environments more than we realize. When the noise of everyday life drowns out the voice of God, our spiritual temperature drops without us even noticing.


    But the invitation in this passage is not a scolding -- it is a knock at the door. Jesus is patient, persistent, and ready to come in and share a meal with us the moment we open up. That image of intimate fellowship is the heart of this message, and it calls us to examine where we have grown comfortable and where we might be ready to let God in again.

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    40 分
  • How's your heart?
    2026/09/13

    What condition is your heart in? Not physically, but spiritually. This message takes us on a deep and honest journey through the state of the human heart, drawing from Psalm 139:23-24, where David cries out to God to search him, know him, and lead him away from any destructive path.


    We explore three heart conditions that many of us recognize in ourselves: the dead heart, spiritually lifeless apart from God's intervention; the divided heart, pulled in so many directions that we can never gain real traction in our faith; and the hardened heart, grown cold and self-sufficient, resistant to the voice of God.


    The warning from Proverbs 4:23 anchors the whole conversation, reminding us that everything in our lives flows from the condition of our heart. Poison the spring, and you poison everything downstream. But here is where the message turns from conviction to hope: none of these conditions are permanent. God does not patch up old hearts. He replaces them entirely. Ezekiel 36:26 describes a divine heart transplant, and that is exactly what is available to each of us.


    If we have been going through the motions, feeling unstable, or simply numb to God's voice, this is an invitation to let him do what only he can do.

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    31 分
  • Which town will we be?
    2026/09/06

    What does it look like when a community truly welcomes God into its midst -- not just in word, but in action, in posture, in hunger?


    This message takes us on a journey through two very different towns in the Gospels: Nazareth, where Jesus was rejected by the very people who grew up alongside him, and Bethany, where he was welcomed so completely that he raised the dead, received anointing, and even chose to lodge there during the most significant week of his earthly ministry.


    The contrast is striking and deeply personal. Familiarity with church, with scripture, with the rhythms of faith can quietly erode our curiosity about what God might actually want to do in our lives. We can find ourselves living off the remnants of a past spiritual fire rather than burning with fresh hunger today.


    The central question this message puts before us is simple but searching: which town do we want to be? The answer shapes everything about how we engage with God, with one another, and with the world around us.

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    30 分
  • Rumble Strips
    2026/08/30

    What if the very thing we keep searching for is already living inside of us? This message wraps up a series on discovering God's will, and it does so by holding up a mirror to some of the most common ways we drift off course in our faith walk.


    Using the vivid image of rumble strips on a highway, we are invited to examine three spiritual warning signs: looking for signs instead of connecting with the Savior, overanalyzing God's will to the point of paralysis, and dressing up delay as prayer when it is really just disobedience.


    The crowd in John chapter 6 serves as a striking backdrop here. Having just witnessed one of the greatest miracles in Scripture, where Jesus multiplied a boy's lunch to feed thousands, they immediately turned around and asked for another sign. It is a moment that feels uncomfortably familiar. How often do we stand in the middle of God's provision and still ask him to prove himself again?


    The message challenges us to recognize that unlike the people of the Old Testament, we carry the Holy Spirit within us. We do not need a fleece or a blood moon or a parking spot to confirm God's direction. We have direct access to the Savior himself, and that changes everything.

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    34 分