Evangel Community Church

“Together: Doorkeepers” Psalm 133 has just three verses, but it has a lot to say about the harmony we enjoy when we gather. Together we find refuge from the anger and division in our culture.

“Together: Doorkeepers” The writers of Psalm 84 don’t need any convincing that church is important, they have experienced the difference it makes in their own lives: “Blessed are those who dwell in your house” (v. 10). And they point out another big reason being together is so important—serving together is life-giving, for us and for others.

“God Over Everything” This world offers us a lot of things to put our hope and trust in, but they all leave us feeling empty. In Joshua 24, we are given insight on how to choose God over everything.  

“Real Beauty” On this Mother’s Day, Heather Gross speaks to every woman and girl from 1 Peter 3:3-4. The heart of God breaks for His daughters who have been deceived by the world’s preoccupation with external beauty. Through His Word, we hear His tender, healing words about real beauty—inner beauty.  

“Together: Our Testimony” In Psalm 40 we learn another reason why being together each Sunday is so important. We gather to testify to God’s deliverance. Having been delivered by God, David, shares his testimony to provoke others to testify to what God has done in their lives as well.  

“Together: Never-Ending Praise” Throughout history, in spite of what may be happening around the church, or even to the church, God’s people have gathered to declare His praises. As we do, the gospel becomes impossible for the world to ignore. Psalm 145 reminds us that there may be no greater witness to the world than our worship TOGETHER!

“Together: The Joy of Confession” Psalm 51 is written by David about his journey back to closeness with God after his sin caused separation. He wrote it for God’s people to sing and pray together, wanting us to experience the hope that comes from confession in the context of community.

“Together: Delighting in God’s Word” Pastor Tim begins a new series in the Psalms about the importance of living out our faith in community. Beginning in Psalm 1, we reinforce our conviction, one that goes back to the very beginning of the Church, that coming together weekly to celebrate and submit to God’s Word is an essential part of being […]

“Dust to Dust” In order to grasp Christ’s victory on Easter, we must understand the magnitude of sin’s curse. Genesis 3 describes the terrible consequences of our sin, but also points to Jesus breaking the curse and conquering death through the cross and the empty tomb.

“Better: Faith that Pleases God” It is interesting how we gravitate toward heroes; how heroes can inspire us. There is nothing wrong with having heroes, as long we choose the right ones. Hebrews 11 points us to heroes of faith and faithfulness to God, and in vv. 4-7 we meet the first three: Abel, Enoch and Noah.

“Better: Seeing the Invisible” The writer of Hebrews defines faith as being able to see the invisible; trusting the unseen God more than what is seen with your natural eye.  

“Drift: The Sickness of Self-sufficiency” Have you ever drank lukewarm water before? If so, your first response is to spit it right back out of your mouth. This is the picture that Jesus uses in His letter to Laodicea. Our self-sufficiency makes Jesus sick. Today we will learn what self-sufficiency does to us and what it takes to depend on […]

“Drift: Making a Name for Yourself” In every other letter, Jesus commends the church for things they are doing well and corrects them for ways they have drifted. But He has no rebuke for the church at Philadelphia. Somehow, they were able to void this drift. Pastor Tim uncovers how they did it.    

“Drift: Playing Dress Up” How is it that we can drift away from Jesus without noticing it? Because we often continue our religious routine, doing many of the same things, simply by muscle memory. We maintain the persona of someone who is alive in Christ, but Jesus sees through these outward appearances.  

“Drift: The Cost of Compromise” If you knew that being a Christian would cost you your job, would you still follow Jesus? This is a decision that many in the church at Thyatira had to make. Feeling pressure to conform to the ways of the world is nothing new. The church at Thyatira felt the full weight of culture leaning […]

“Drift: Loving Truth in a Post-Truth World” We live in a time defined by the rejection of objective truth in favor of personal opinions, preferences and desires. From Christ’s letter to the church at Pergamum, we get a vision of how God wants the church to operate in a post-truth culture.

“Drift: Our Source of Strength in Suffering” We are blessed in America to worship Christ together in peace, with the protections of religious liberty. The freedom to worship that we enjoy is not the norm, however, in terms of church history or for our fellow Christians around the world today. The persecution the church in Smyrna experienced is actually more […]

“Drift: Right Actions, But Wrong Motives” In the first of seven short letters to different churches, Jesus writes to a church that was doing a lot of the correct things, but in a way that was cold and disconnected from Him.

“Drift: Our Confidence in Chaos” In Revelation 1:9-20, we see through the eyes of John a vision of Christ that can keep us in the midst of a chaotic world. “In the Spirit,” we will see Jesus for ourselves in a way that allows us to rest secure, no matter what is happening around us.