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Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Sermon notes are as follows: Different Circumstances Require Different Prayers (1) • Prayer must become our primary default, not our last request. • Prayer asks the following questions: What's on your list? What's on your heart? What's your plea? What are you grateful for? • When we pray for people, it changes how we view people. Difficult Times Require Direct Prayers (2-4) • It is illogical not to pray for someone because we don't like them. • Godly ambition leads us to seek peace, not drama. • We must walk into each room, relationship, situation, and circumstance with a non-anxious presence – because we represent one who is not anxious about anything. • There isn't a person you will meet today, or any day, who God doesn't deeply love. Divided Situations Require a Unifying Christ • A mediator brings two separated sides together. Jesus, our mediator, took away our sin so we could be “brought back together” with God. • Good news gets out to the world as we proclaim facts, demonstrate the power of facts, and share the meaning of facts!

Guest Speaker: Matt Bird Sermon notes are as follows: 1) Disciples of Jesus are known for what they are for, rather than what they are against 2) Disciples of Jesus live lives of abundance, not of abstinence 3) Disciples of Jesus transform the world, while disciples of John withdraw from the world

Speaker: Adeemir Dacenay Summary: How God uses difficult moments to spread His glory and how our past doesn't disqualify us from being used in profound ways.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Acts 3:1-10 Sermon notes are as follows: In Need (1-3) • We must commit to spending time with Jesus if we are to be changed to influence change in others. • Prayer & giving go together like faith & works. We have to be about both. • It is the way of Jesus to constantly be inviting outsiders in. In Power (4-8) • Don't get too preoccupied doing God's work. In doing so, you could miss what God is doing. • Often God won't give us what we want because He's got something better for us. • The name of Jesus makes dehumanized people become rehumanized. In Awe (9-10) • As with the beggar at the temple, may our praise of God be louder than our cry for help. • One changed life can create more ripples than we could ever imagine.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: John 8:1-10 Sermon notes are as follows: The Trap (1-5) • A disciplined routine is the foundation for discipleship. • Jesus often does His best work in awkward moments. • Jesus knows how to unlock the latch on each trap. The Turn (5b-7) • We tend to have bigger problems with another person's sin than we do our own. We've got to reverse this. • Jesus turned a legal quibble into a moral issue. We can get through many misunderstandings by understanding the heart behind the action. The Truth (8-10) • We don't talk to crowds; we talk to people. We don't influence communities; we influence people. • Repentance must happen privately before it can happen publicly. • God's level of love for us is greater than our level of sin against him. • Our conscience can often be God's deputy in our soul.

Speaker: Yvan Pierre To fulfill the calling from Matthew 2:1-12, "And he went back to his own country a different way" and reach the people of Haiti for Christ, the International Christian Development Mission (ICDM) was founded in 1989. ICDM focuses on training a new generation for God's Kingdom by educating children, training Christian leaders and pastors, and equipping Christians to be Christ's witnesses.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Luke 7:36-50 Sermon notes are as follows: Changed people act hospitably... (36-38) • The perfume that she poured was perhaps a part of her former profession. She was able to break the jar because she didn't need it anymore. She was leaving her old self behind. • Jesus can change awkward moments into moments of ministry. • She was changed by gratitude. So are we. as an illustration... (39-46) • There's a difference between “soul righteousness” and “self-righteousness.” One empties, the other fills. We can't have both. • A good test for self-righteousness revolves around responding when things go against us. Do we own and correct or blame and deny? • Please don't dwell on a person's past; help them fulfill their future. of the invitation to love and peace. (47-50) • The more we understand our disobedience, the greater we respond with love. • Simon only saw the sin; Jesus saw the sinner. • When people trust Jesus, he changes lives! • Your faith doesn't need to be a loud voice. A quiet action can make a huge difference.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: John 4:1-42 Sermon notes are as follows: Challenged by Truth (1-26) • It was the truth about hope, sin, shame, and salvation that helped the woman at the well put her trust in Jesus. Our trust must be built upon truth. • Truth changes us by setting us free! Challenged by Transformation (27-38) • By leaving her “water jug”, she is making a statement about the new bigger, bolder purpose to her life. It's about serving the one who has offered her living water. • No discovery is totally complete until a desire to share it motivates our hearts. • For Jesus, sustenance and satisfaction was found in fulfilling the work he'd be sent here to fulfill. Challenged by Transformation (39-42) • The Gospel is transmitted person to person. • The one who has the most opportunity is under the greatest obligation. • Jesus broke the chains that bound them to the past and gave them a power which enabled them to meet the future.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 2:1-10 Sermon notes are as follows: Don't Settle (1-5) • Keep removing what's wrong, keep embracing what's right – and never settle! • Remember – those who gossip to you will gossip about you! • It is desperately sad when there is no hunger for the Word of God, and people fill their appetite for God with the spiritual equivalent of a pop tart. • Spiritual growth is simply emptying sin and replacing it with the righteousness of Christ. Don't Stumble (6-8) • Once you have the cornerstone of your life in place, everything else in life will not just fall into place, but will make sense. If we don't, everything is shakey until we do. • As we stand with honor and without shame, we are less likely to stumble. Don't Forget (9-10) • God formed you for himself – Isaiah 43:1 • The Latin word for priest is “bridge-builder.” As a “royal priesthood,” we all have the responsibility to help build bridges across which people can meet Jesus. • We are who we are because of who He is.

Speaker: Adeemir Dacenay Scripture Focus: Genesis 24:1-14 Sermon Focus: Through the story of Abraham, Isaac, and Rebekah found in Genesis 24:1-14, we can learn how to be obedient on a journey despite the length, because when we do, it gives us an opportunity to tell the story of God with us.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Romans 12:1-6 Sermon notes are as follows: Tune Up Your Heart (1) • When talking about our response to God's mercy, we must remember that because God's mercies are always plural, our responses must be multifaceted. • We can only make living sacrifices once the living Savior is at work within us. Tune Up Your Mind (2) • Science tells us that our minds are constantly being rewired. The best rewiring of the mind comes from a renewal of the heart. • We are not conformers; we're transformers. • Without renewing our minds, we cannot understand God's purpose for us. We can find it and evaluate it once we let Jesus change our thinking and priorities. We can only find our right purpose once we have the right priorities. Tune Up Your Character (3) • Christianity is about heart change and mind renewal before and beyond simply being about behavior modification. • The more faith that we have, the more soberly we judge ourselves. As He becomes bigger in us, we become smaller. As He increases, we decrease.

Speaker: Adeemir Dacenay Scripture Focus: Matthew 2:1-19 Sermon notes are as follows: Three Hard Truths • Unstable people tie their status to their value • Unstable people try to control the uncontrollable • Unstable people create unstable environments The recognition of our instability leads us to the necessity of Christ in these three statements: • Remember who Christ says you are • Remember who it is that we surrender to • Remember the power you have in the room

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Psalm 100:1-5 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Acknowledge that Yahweh is God. He made us, and we are His — His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal; His faithfulness endures through all generations. Sermon Notes Bring Your "Service" & Your "Song" (1-2) • Your attitude of gratitude is not just important because of what it does for you, but how it aligns your heart with Christ. • As you surrender to God's kingship you share in His kinship. • Our worship is both in service and song. Both are ways of expressing our gratitude to God. Offer Your "Who" & Your "Why" (3) • We are not just made BY God, we are made FOR god. It is impossible to be fully you without knowing Him. Give Him Your "Now" & Your "Next" (4-5) • Gratitude moves us towards God. Ingratitude pulls us away. • A thankful spirit is a triumphant spirit. • We have no need to worry about the future because we know who holds it.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Lamentations 3:22-27 Sermon notes are as follows (click here for the original order of worship) It's Foundationally Faithful (22-23) • All we had, have, and will have is because of the faithful, steadfast love of God. • Authentic compassion is birthed within us and expressed through us. It's More Than Enough (24) • Because of Jesus, our contemplation of trouble can become a confession of faith. • Jesus is enough. A portion of Him more than satisfies all of you. It's Worth Waiting For (26-27) • Sometimes we can only know the salvation of the Lord when we endure patiently. • There is more purpose and joy waiting for you at the other end of waiting than you can imagine!

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Matthew 5:38-48 Sermon notes are as follows: What's Your Reaction (38-42) • Jesus pushes us to answer the question, "What's your reaction to deliberate insult, violated rights, and unfair compulsion?" Our response to this question determines so much about our walk with Him. • In abusive situations, never allow the abuser to continue to abuse. • Evil manipulates people. Martin Luther said that we need to be careful distinguishing between the “office” of evil and the “carriers” of evil. • Our sense of honor must come a distant second to God's. • Christians are people who lay down their rights and pick up their responsibilities. All too often, sadly, we lay down our responsibilities as we demand our rights. • “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. Love transforms with redemptive power”. How Will You Respond? (43-48) • Praying for our enemy is the gateway to loving our enemy. • Living an ordinary life can sometimes be a barrier to people seeing the extraordinary nature of God. • Being perfect is a word that speaks to being aligned to the perfect plans that God has for you.

Speaker: Sean Cooper Scripture Focus: John 4:1-42 Message Focus: Three powerful, gospel actions that Jesus modeled (listen, learn, lean-in). The early church followed Jesus' example. The result — Christians Act Like Christ was a statement that ended with a ❗️, not a ❓. When it comes to these actions of listening, learning, leaning-in (and ultimately loving others), which area would you say the church is most struggling? Which would you say is the area you need to strengthen? What's one relationship this week where you can show the same humility Christ modeled by engaging someone around you who looks, thinks, votes, believes differently than you?

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Matthew 5:21-30 Sermon notes are as follows: A heart that doesn't hate (21-22) • An honest fulfillment of the law involves not just right action, but right intent. • You can't live a full Christian life while living with anger. A heart that makes right with people (23-26) • The best diagnostic to the health of our spiritual heart is determined by the strength of our relationships. A heart that loves and values people (27-30) • A great sadness of the human condition is that there is often a difference between our strongest desires and our deepest desires. A primary way to overcome temptation is to make our deepest desires also our strongest desires. • Sometimes God says no to us because He has a great yes in store for us!

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Nehemiah 4:1-10 & Nehemiah 6:1-14 Sermon notes are as follows: Let Mockery Motivate You • If we are doing God's work and people are getting angry at us, their offense is ultimately against God. We must let God defend us. • When we feel belittled, we must allow God to be bigger within us. Let Manipulation Strengthen You • Don't listen to the whispers of lies; invite truth to speak louder! • Work on strengthening your character, not your reputation, because your reputation always reflects your character. Let Intimidation Embolden You • Always stand, never run. One who understands all that Christ has done for them and has lost their life in Christ should always stand and never run. • Don't let pathetic words become prophetic words in your life!

Speaker: Adeemir Dacenay Scripture Focus: Daniel 3:16-30 Sermon notes are as follows: You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. - James 4:4 1) Monitor Who Speaks Into Your Life 2) Evaluate What We Value 3) Change How We Pray

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Sermon Series: Reboot Scripture Focus: Nehemiah 2:11-20 Sermon notes are as follows: Do Your Homework (11-15) • Tiredness robs perspective, multiplies anxiety, makes new opportunities intolerably burdensome, and destroys our peace. If we don't choose to rest, we will never be at our best. • Leaders must live in reality, face facts honestly, and accept bad news as well as good. Build the Team (16-18) • Using the term ‘we' and ‘us' rather than ‘you' and ‘them,' Nehemiah unites a team where all can take ownership in the project. • Nehemiah teaches us that leadership is “getting people to do what they ought to do because they want to do it.” Overcome the Objections (19-20) • Ridicule is “the weapon of those who have no other.” When you are ridiculed, though, realize that you are in the company of anyone who has done anything significant! • We must treasure no ambition but the glory of God.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Nehemiah 2:1-10 Sermon notes are as follows: Patience to Define Opportunity (1-4) • We must know how to weep and pray, but we must also learn how to wait and pray • Waiting time is rarely wasted time • World leaders are only God's servants whether they realize it or not Power in Designing Solutions (5-8) • Because faith is a daring confidence in God's grace, the Gospel answers all fears • Months of prayer prepared Nehemiah life's with crucial minutes Planning to Align Resources (9-11) • Nehemiah believed in dependent prayer and deliberate planning! • Favor doesn't come from people; it comes FROM God and THROUGH people.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Sermon notes are as follows: What time is it? (1-9) • Every season in our life – even the tough ones – are chapters in the adventurous story of our lives that reveals a brilliant and loving author. • Understanding the season of life we are in, and its purpose, is one of the greatest tasks of self-awareness we can reflect upon. What's the purpose in it? (9-10) • Finding meaning in our lives comes from God, not us. • To find meaning in our struggles and successes is the way to make life meaningful. If we fail to see the purpose in our struggles or successes, life quickly becomes pointless. The point of struggle and success is to find and glorify God. Where's the beauty in it? (11-15) • Amid time, he has created a longing for eternity.

Speaker: Omar Bohler Scripture Focus: Matthew 23:11, Galatians 5:13-14

Speaker: Bryan Ruby Scripture Focus: Luke 15:11-32 Sermon notes are as follows: Give your children roots, and then give them wings. Welcome your children back with open arms. Love and appreciate the ones who have been with you the entire time.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Series: Forever Young Scripture Focus & Sermon Notes Matthew 18:1-6 (HCSB) At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them. “I assure you,” He said, “unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one child like this in My name welcomes Me. “But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea! Spiritual Benjamin Buttons Stay Young by Turning & Becoming (1-3) • Competition causes people to start counting accomplishments, comparing achievements & condemning others. • The entry way to heaven is way too small for ego to get through. Stay Young by Pursuing Humility (4-5) • Humility means avoiding two extremes – thinking less of yourself than you should and thinking more of yourself than you should. • The call of the world is to be a celebrity. The call of Jesus is to be a servant. Stay Young by Protecting Innocence (6) • The sin of sins is to teach another to sin.

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: James 5:13-20 Sermon notes are as follows: Lift Up Your Voices (13-15) • The promise of God is not that He will take us out of difficulty, but that he will take us through difficulties. • Suffering is often the gym for our spiritual growth. • Being mature in faith doesn't necessarily mean that we know what God is going to do, but that we know that God is going to do what He's going to do! • It is not fervency or frequency of prayer that renders it effective – it's the faith in and behind it! Open Up Vulnerably (16-18) • Confession is a vital practice of a vulnerable life. • The God who acted then also acts now! Help Up The Wanderer (19-20) • Our knowledge of a wanderer comes with a responsibility to help the wanderer return. • We must combine the right belief with the right practice.

Pastor Andy continues our "Nuts & Bolts" series with a scripture focus from James 4:1-12. Sermon notes are as follows: Adjust & Align Expectations (1-3) • Don’t use prayer for selfish pleasures, but instead for Godly purposes. Don’t Dance With the Devil (4-5) • The desire for pleasures of the world always threaten our spiritual lives. • It gets hard to dedicate yourself to God when you continually dedicate yourself to material things. Receive Grace With Humility (6-10) • When the heart is humble, there is more room for the things of God. • Nearness brings likeness. The nearer we are to God, the more like him we become. Improve Your Attitude (11-12) • Time we spend judging people is time we waste when we could be loving people.

Pastor Andy continues our "Nuts & Bolts" sermon series with a scripture focus from James 3:1-12. Sermon notes are as follows: A slender portion of flesh contains the whole word of iniquity. – Calvin Words Shape People (1-3) • Your words shape people – they can build or destroy, they can point in the right way or the wrong way, they can bless or curse. • Abstention from anything is never a complete substitute for control of something. We must, as God, tame our tongue. Words Ignite Situations (4-6) • Are you going to use your words to ignite good things that build, or bad things that destroy? • Speak less that you know and have more than you show. - Shakespeare Words Reveal Inconsistency (7-11) • We should not use any word that reduces anyone to anything less than full stature as God’s created beings. • When it comes to words, what comes out reflects what’s inside of you.

Pastor Andy continues our "Nuts & Bolts" series with a scripture focus from James 2:1-13. Sermon notes are as follows: Immature people talk about their beliefs. Mature people live out their faith. Lift Up All Faces (1-4) • How we behave towards people indicates what we believe about God. Affirm Your New Identity (5-6) • The beauty of the Gospel is that God values what the world regards as valueless. • When we decide to follow Jesus was a re-invoking of His name over our identity. Distribute Love & Mercy (7-13) • We only believe as much of Bible as we practice. • To slander the poor is to slander God. • People can tangibly see God’s mercy when they see us living mercifully.

Pastor Andy continues our "Nuts & Bolts" series with a scripture focus from James 1:2-18. Sermon notes are as follows: Rise With Wisdom (5-8) • When we need wisdom, we get to go to the source of it! Climb by Humility (9-11) Escalate with Endurance (12-15) • Don’t let testing on the outside become a temptation on the inside. Cling Tightly to Grace (16-18) • There are no shadows within the Father of Light.

Pastor Andy kicks off a new sermon series entitled, "Nuts & Bolts", which focuses on living out a transcendent faith in extremely practical ways. Sermon notes are as follows: An Example to Set (19-21) • The best way to listen with humility is not to hear yourself in the conversation. • Be quick to listen and slow to speak – do not get the verbs confused! • Integrity says that we can’t accomplish the right thing in the wrong way. A Task to Grasp (22-25) • Obedience is the mother of the true knowledge of "God”. – Calvin • Hold the "man in the mirror" to God’s standards. • What is found in the holy place must be lived in the market place. A People to Reach (26-27) • People are the task. • Obedience in action is a litmus test to faith. • The combination of a purity of heart with a purity of action determines how we influence the world.

Speaker: Darryl Coppenhaver Scripture Focus: Acts 6:1-7 Sermon Notes Acts 6:1-2 Even at a time of church growth, there will be some nuts or bolts that we just do not see. We need the eyes of someone on the outside or a margin of the group to show us what we do not see because we are focused 100% on what is working already! Acts 6:3-6 When we are shown the loose nuts and bolts in the church or our personal mission for the Kingdom of God, we must act on what God has revealed and act! Remember that not all actions require dropping what we are focused on currently. Most likely, it is adding what we never focused or lost focus on! Acts 6:7 Results! When we have all the parts working together as God has planned for the Church, no one is left behind. People that once were only a detractor of the church see the true Kingdom of God in action, and finally see and know that all are welcomed, including them! “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” - C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory, and Other Addresses

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Scripture Focus: John 21:1-23 Sermon notes are as follows: A Past Recollected (1-6) • To get back on track means to recollect the last time when you were on track, before you got off track, and start from there • It’s better to fail at the right thing than succeed at the wrong thing. A Relationship Reconnected (7-14) • Jesus often invites us to come – to come and see, come and drink, come and dine – because it’s when people come together that relationships are reconnected. • Often, we need to care for the physical before we can tend to the spiritual. A Responsibility Reinstated (15-19) • “Do you love me more than (insert your blank)” is the foundation of what it means to follow Jesus.

Join us for Easter worship as we continue our "Capturing Comebacks" series with a scripture focus from John 20:1-23. Sermon notes are as follows: Turn around to see belief (1-10) As the first disciples arrive at the tomb, John uses three different words to describe how the disciples "see" what is happening – John "glances," Peter "observes." Then they "perceive with intelligent comprehension." Christian maturity means moving from glancing at God to comprehending His presence with us. Turn your glance to a gaze! The evidence of the resurrection invites us to turn from doubt and to turn towards belief! Turn around to embrace hope (11-18) The disciples' behavior had caused them to lose hope. Mary's despair caused her to lose hers. Jesus' resurrection reveals that neither our despair nor our behavior need to be reasons to lose hope. Turn around to discover purpose (19-23) Sometimes we think that locking the door to the world will bring peace, but it's when we open our heart to Christ that real peace is found. Jesus shows up beyond our locked doors to unlock our hearts.

Pastor Andy continues our "Capturing Comebacks" sermon series with a scripture focus from John 18:1-11. Sermon notes are as follows: Proceed Prayerfully (1-2) ● Jesus teaches us to proceed into our purpose prayerfully. Submit Meekly (3-4) ● Jesus wasn’t running and he wasn’t hiding. He was ready to stare evil in the face and defeat it. Why? For one reason – He loves you. Embrace Courage (7-11) ● We don’t fight spiritual battles with human resources. It is the way of sacrifice and love that defeats greed and hate. ● We can hijack the plans of God when we don’t do things in the way of God.

Pastor Andy begins a new sermon series entitled, "Capturing Comebacks", with a scripture focus from John 16:1-24. Notes from the sermon are as follows: Things will get worse before they get better (1-4) ‣ As we consider cancelling things, we must be careful that we don’t cancel an opportunity for God to work redemptively. There will be times you’ll feel alone, but you’re not (5-11) ‣ Always ask, never assume. ‣ The Holy Spirit will show us the wrong thing, the right thing, and the consequences of those things. There’s more to understand than we currently do (12-15) ‣ The Holy Spirit provides insight from the team meetings among the Holy Trinity! There will be something beautiful birthed from the pain (20b-22) ‣ God doesn’t replace, He redeems. He doesn’t transfer, He transforms. He doesn’t cancel, He corrects. This is the beauty of the Gospel.

Speaker: Adeemir Dacenay Scripture Reference: Exodus 14 Sermon Notes are listed below: The How ‣ Acknowledge that we need to be with others in difficult times ‣ We only have the power to walk through when we see where the power comes from ‣ You’ve got to listen and respond to what God says ‣ Recognize that you are part of the answer, but not the whole thing The Why ‣ Gives God an opportunity to work with you ‣ It creates a testimony that changes others

Pastor Andy continues our "Walking With" sermon series with a scripture focus from Exodus 18:1-27. The notes from the sermon can be found below: Care About What Is Going on (1-9) • "People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” - Roosevelt Empathize With the Highs and Lows (9-12) • Affirming trust confirms faith. Faith says, “I know”. Trust says, “I know for sure”. Ask Questions No One Else Is Asking (13-18) • We must have people in our lives who are asking the questions that no one else is asking, so we can discover the answers that no one else is finding. Set Others up for Success (19-23) • To grow in your influence, you have to stop doing it and become better at delegating it.

Pastor Andy continues our "Walking With" sermon series with a scripture focus from Ephesians 4:1-16. Sermon Notes Your calling is unique, but it will involve people! Sustain Character (2-3) - As a lack of character always erodes, authentic character always strengthens. Seek Unity (4-10) - Real unity is not uniformity – it needs your uniqueness! Stay In Your Lane (11-13) - God brings people into our lives to equip us – to bring us to a condition of spiritual fitness. Steadily Mature (13-16) - As immaturity is characterized by instability, maturity rests upon stability.

Pastor Andy continues our "Walking With" sermon series with a scripture focus from Luke 24:13-35. Sermon Notes Curiosity Explored (13-16) • Whenever we talk about issues of the heart, issues of that matter to the heart of God arise. Confusion Addressed (17-24) • When there is a confusion of why and what we would be wise to quickly bring clarity to these vital issues. Clarity Attained (25-27) • On the road to Emmaus, the greatest teacher explains the greatest book that brings greatest blessings. The Holy Spirit does the same thing on your journey today. Change Confirmed (28-32) • Jesus can often use the ordinary to do the extra ordinary and the common to do the unusual. That which seems boring could well become your biggest blessing.

We continue our "Walking With" sermon series with a scripture focus from Matthew 14:22-33. Sermon Points & Quotes 1) Foundational Faith (22-23) • If you are not spending extended alone time in prayer with God, the foundation of your faith is shaky. 2) Asserting Faith (24-26) • When the winds and storms of life come, Jesus ALWAYS walks towards us. 3) Testing Faith (27-30) • Courage is not the absence of fear, but the strength to get through the things you fear. Strengthening Faith (30-33) • It was outside the comfort zone of the boat that faith was strengthened. Take that risk, make that steps, overcome that fear… and strengthen your faith.

Pastor Andy kicks of our new sermon series entitled, "Walking With", with a scripture focus from Deuteronomy 6:1-9. Sermon Notes: 1) The conduit is from me to You as we INVEST INSTRUCTION (1-2) 2) The Invitation is to obedience as we INVEST INSPIRATION (3-5) 3) The act of investing requires us to INVEST INTENTIONALLY (6-9)

Guest speaker Bryan Ruby speaks as we conclude our "I Have Decided" sermon series. Scripture References: Isaiah 6:1-8 and Exodus 19.

Pastor Andy continues our "I Have Decided" sermon series with a scripture focus from Luke 10:25-37.

Pastor Andy continues our "I Have Decided" series as we focus on the act of prayer with scripture from Matthew 6:5-13.

Pastor Andy continues with our "I Have Decided" series with a focus on studying God's Word from 2 Timothy 3:10-17. As you reflect on the message, ponder these three questions: 1) Is your story reflecting God's Word? 2) Are you deflecting trouble with God's Word? 3) How is your life affecting others through God's Word?

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Series: I Have Decided Scripture Focus: Matthew 16:13-28

Speaker: Adeemir Dacenay Focus: The impact and celebration of the birth of Christ creates a unique calling for all believers

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Series: Christmas Chaos Scripture Focus: Luke 1: 26-38

Speaker: Pastor Andy Searles Series: Christmas Chaos Scripture Focus: Matthew 1:18-25

Speaker: Susan Heiptas