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Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Exodus with chapter 2 verses 1-25. As Exodus 2 begins, Israel is still suffering under slavery and oppression, and Pharaoh's command to kill the Hebrew baby boys remains in effect. From the Israelites' perspective, it could easily seem as though God is absent. But behind the scenes, He is already working. In this sermon, we see God's remarkable providence in the birth and rescue of Moses. The child Pharaoh wants dead is rescued through the Nile, adopted into Pharaoh's own household, and eventually prepared to become the man God will use to deliver His people. But Moses himself must first be transformed. His early attempt to help his people ends in murder and exile, followed by forty years of ordinary life in Midian. Through Moses and his family, we learn that fearing God means choosing obedience even when we cannot control—or even understand—the outcome. Whether our obedience seems significant or completely ordinary, we can trust that God is at work. He hears, He sees, and He knows.

Join us this week as we kick off our brand new sermon series going through the entire book of Exodus, starting from the beginning with Chapter 1 verses 1-6. Exodus continues the story begun in Genesis and gives us one of the clearest Old Testament pictures of the life and saving work of Jesus. But the story begins in a dark place: Israel is trapped in Egypt under a new Pharaoh who fears their growing population and responds with slavery, oppression, and eventually the command to kill their sons. Against Pharaoh stand two seemingly insignificant Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah. They refuse to obey the king because they fear God more than they fear Pharaoh—and God remembers their faithfulness even while the powerful Pharaoh remains unnamed. In this opening message from Exodus, we see how the fear of God gives His people courage to resist evil, protect innocent life, and live free from the fear of people. Ultimately, Exodus points us toward the greater freedom God provides through Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who sets His people free from slavery to sin and death.

Join us again as we continue our sermon series of the Gospel of John with Chapter 12 verses 37-50.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with Chapter 12 verses 12-36. What does true glory actually look like? In John 12, Jesus enters Jerusalem to the sound of cheering crowds, waving palm branches, and cries of “Hosanna.” From the outside, it looks like the high point of His public ministry. The people are ready for a conquering king. But Jesus has something very different in mind. When He says, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified,” He is talking about the cross. In this sermon, we explore how Jesus redefines glory through sacrifice, submission, and suffering. A grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies. A troubled soul submits to the Father. A king is lifted up—not on a throne, but on a cross. And if that is what glory looks like for Jesus, then it also reshapes what following Him looks like for us. Jesus calls His people to surrender their lives, walk in the light, and live for the kind of fruit that comes when our lives are given over to the purposes of God.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 12 verses 1-11. After eleven chapters of John's Gospel and seven miraculous signs, the evidence surrounding Jesus has reached a breaking point. People are being forced to decide what they believe about Him. John 12 presents three very different responses. The religious leaders hate Jesus so deeply that after He raises Lazarus from the dead, they decide they need to kill Lazarus too. Mary responds in the opposite way, pouring out an extraordinarily expensive perfume in an extravagant act of love and worship. And between those two responses stands Judas—a man who appears to love Jesus while secretly loving the world more.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 11 verses 45-57. Why do some people see overwhelming evidence for Jesus and still refuse to believe? John 11 ends with one of the most striking contrasts in the Gospel of John. After Jesus publicly raises Lazarus from the dead, many witnesses believe in Him—but others immediately report what happened to the Pharisees. The religious leaders do not deny the miracle. Instead, they decide Jesus must die. In John 11:45–57, we examine the ingredients of unbelief. The problem is not primarily a lack of evidence. Unbelief is often driven by fear, a desire to preserve our way of life, and a preference for the approval of people over the approval of God. But even the unbelief and evil intentions of Jesus' enemies cannot derail God's purposes. When Caiaphas argues that one man should die for the people, he unknowingly describes God's plan of salvation: Jesus would die as a substitute so that sinners could live. This passage reminds us that the cross was never an accident or a backup plan. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who willingly lays down His life for His sheep, the Lamb of God who takes away sin, and the only object worthy of our faith.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 11 verses 28-44. Death is one of the most painful realities every person eventually faces. Even when we know death is coming, the loss of someone we love can permanently change us. John 11 shows us that Jesus does not stand at a distance from that pain. When Jesus arrives at the tomb of Lazarus, He already knows exactly what He is about to do. He knows Lazarus will be raised from the dead—and yet Jesus weeps. He grieves with Mary and Martha, and He is deeply moved by the devastation that sin and death have brought into the world. But Jesus does more than sympathize with our grief. He confronts death itself.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 11 verses 1-27. What do you do when Jesus doesn't make sense? John 11 begins with one of the most confusing moments in Jesus' ministry. Lazarus is gravely ill, Mary and Martha send for Jesus, and... He waits. The One who has the power to heal intentionally delays until His friend has been dead for four days. In this message, we explore one of the hardest questions every Christian faces: How can we trust God when His ways don't make sense? As we walk through John 11:1–27, we'll see that our perspective is limited, God's purposes are greater than we can imagine, and our hope is ultimately found not in understanding His plan, but in knowing who He is.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 10 verses 31-42. One of the most common modern claims about Christianity is that Jesus never actually claimed to be God. But in John 10, Jesus' own words tell a very different story. In this sermon, we examine Jesus' statement, “I and the Father are one,” the Jewish leaders' accusation that He was making Himself God, and Jesus' further explanation that “the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” John 10 presents a clear and cumulative case for the deity of Christ.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 10 verses 19-30. Can a Christian lose their salvation? In John 10, Jesus makes one of His clearest and most comforting promises: “My sheep hear my voice… I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.” In this sermon, we examine Jesus' teaching about His identity as the Messiah, the doctrine of election, the marks of a true believer, and the incredible security found in Christ.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 10 verse 11-18. Jesus describes the world as a dangerous place inhabited by spiritual wolves. Sin, temptation, deception, and death threaten the sheep—and we cannot protect or save ourselves. We need a shepherd. In John 10:11–18, Jesus declares, “I am the good shepherd.” He proves this claim by laying down His life for His sheep, knowing them personally, and gathering people from every nation into one flock. Unlike hired hands who abandon the sheep when following them becomes costly, Jesus willingly faced our greatest enemy. On the cross, He received the punishment our sins deserved and rose again so that His people could receive forgiveness, righteousness, and eternal life. This sermon also considers how we can know whether we belong to Jesus' flock. His sheep know Him, care for one another, seek those who are not yet in the flock, and delight in walking with their Shepherd.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 10 verses 1-10. Everyone seems to have a different answer for where the good life is found. We are told to pursue success, pleasure, wealth, achievement, self-improvement, or the approval of others. Yet these competing voices continually promise more than they can deliver. In John 10:1–10, Jesus makes a striking claim: “I am the gate.” He is not merely offering another strategy for improving our lives. He is claiming to be the only entrance into salvation, security, belonging, and abundant life. This sermon examines the competing voices that try to lead us, Jesus' exclusive authority as the gate for the sheep, and what He means when He promises life in abundance. The good life is not found when our circumstances finally become perfect. It is found in knowing Christ. If you have Christ, you already possess the life that everything else is promising. Do not spend your life searching elsewhere for what you have already been given in Him.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 9 verses 13-34. Everyone in John 9 witnessed the same extraordinary evidence: a man who had been blind from birth could suddenly see. Yet while the healed man increasingly recognized who Jesus was, the Pharisees became increasingly determined to reject Him. This sermon examines the difference between spiritual blindness and true spiritual sight. Spiritual blindness dismisses evidence to protect its own worldview, fears people more than God, and refuses to acknowledge its need for Christ. True sight produces bold witness, values Jesus above social acceptance, and ultimately leads to worship. The healed man did not have every theological answer, but he faithfully testified to what he knew: “One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see.” His story reminds us that we do not need to know everything before telling others what Jesus has done for us. John 9 warns us that the greatest blindness is being unable—or unwilling—to recognize that we are blind. But it also gives us hope: when this man was rejected by others, Jesus went looking for him and brought him into a relationship with Himself.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 9 verses 1-12.Why does God allow suffering? In John 9, Jesus encounters a man who had been blind from birth. While the disciples assume his suffering must be punishment for a particular sin, Jesus explains that his blindness would become an opportunity for the works and glory of God to be displayed.By giving physical sight to the blind man, Jesus illustrates His greater mission as the Light of the World—the Savior who opens spiritually blind eyes and brings life to those living in darkness.This sermon explores the relationship between sin and suffering, the urgency of doing God's work while there is still time, and the way genuine faith responds to Jesus with obedience. Whether facing suffering, confusion, sin, or spiritual blindness, we are invited to bring it all to Christ and walk in His light.

Join us again this week as we continue our summer sermon series in the Gospel of John with chapter 8 verses 37-59. The religious leaders claimed Abraham as their father and God as their own, but Jesus challenged their confidence by exposing what their response to Him revealed about their hearts. What does it mean to be a true child of Abraham? Why is rejecting Jesus ultimately rejecting God? Why does Jesus leave us no neutral ground? We must either reject Him or fall at His feet and worship Him as Lord.

Join us this week as we kick off our summer sermon series, continuing from the last two summers with part three in our look at The Gospel of John. Today we look at false belief and true freedom as expressed in John chapter 8 verses 30-36.

In the final week of our Building Together series, we look at what the New Testament teaches about church growth. Should a local church care about growing? Should we aim to reach more people, make more disciples, and expand the work of ministry?From Acts 2, Matthew 28, and other New Testament passages, we see that the early church was constantly growing because it was committed to the mission Jesus gave: to glorify God by making authentic disciples who love and worship Him in all they do.As Walnut Creek Church looks toward the future, we are praying, giving, and growing together so that more people in Altoona and the surrounding communities would come to know Jesus for generations to come.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series about building our church together.You can visit Walnut Creek Church - Altoona online at wcaltoona.org

Join us this week for a brand new sermon mini-series on what it means to build a church together, starting with Matthew 28 verses 16-20.Nearly ten years ago, a small team left downtown Des Moines to plant Walnut Creek Church in Altoona. What began with a handful of families meeting in a renovated 150-year-old building has grown into a thriving church committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ. In this message, we share the vision behind Building Together. A church-wide initiative focused on prayer, generosity, growth, and preparing for the next generation of ministry.From Matthew 28, Ephesians 4, Acts 2, and Psalm 127, we explore God's design for His church and the role each believer plays in making disciples, growing spiritually, and reaching the community with the gospel.Whether you're part of Walnut Creek Church or simply interested in biblical church growth, this message offers a vision for what it means to build together for God's glory.

Join us this week as we finish our sermon series in Genesis, looking at chapters 46-50. After nearly four years and 64 sermons through the book of Genesis, we arrive at the final chapters of Scripture's first book. Genesis 45–50 brings Joseph's story to its conclusion and ties together the major themes that have run throughout Genesis from the very beginning: God's promises, God's blessing, God's providence, and the faith of His people. Joseph's suffering preserved many lives, but Jesus' suffering secured salvation for the world. What people intended for evil, God used for ultimate good.As Genesis closes, God's people still wait for the full fulfillment of His promises. Their story ends with faith—and ours does too—as we await the return of Christ.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with chapter 45 verses 1-28. After twenty years of betrayal, deception, separation, and suffering, Joseph finally reveals his identity to his brothers. What follows is one of the most emotional and beautiful moments in all of Scripture.In Genesis 45, we see Joseph choose forgiveness over revenge, reconciliation over bitterness, and trust in God's sovereignty over resentment. Instead of punishing the brothers who sold him into slavery, Joseph welcomes them near and recognizes God's hand at work through every painful chapter of his life.If you've experienced betrayal, broken relationships, family conflict, or difficulty forgiving others, Genesis 45 offers hope, wisdom, and a powerful reminder that God is sovereign even through suffering.You can visit Walnut Creek Church - Altoona online at wcaltoona.org

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with chapter 44 verses 1-34. Genesis 44 brings Joseph's final and most important test. Twenty years after selling their brother into slavery, Joseph recreates the circumstances of their greatest sin to find out whether his brothers are still the same men, or whether God has transformed them. What follows is one of the most powerful moments in Genesis.If you've ever wondered whether people can truly change, or what biblical repentance really looks like, Genesis 44 gives a powerful answer.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with chapter 43 verses 1-34.What would you do if God asked you to give up the thing you care about most?In Genesis 43, Jacob faces an impossible choice: Hold onto Benjamin or risk losing everything. Trust God or cling to control. At the same time, something powerful is happening beneath the surface. Judah begins to change. The brothers show signs of real transformation. And jealousy—the sin that started it all—is finally losing its grip.When you realize what you've been given in Christ, you stop obsessing over what others have.

Join us this week as we pick up our Genesis sermon series where we left off, continuing with chapter 42 verses 1-38.What happens when hidden sin finally comes to the surface? In Genesis 42, Joseph's brothers come face to face with the guilt they've avoided for 20 years. They thought they could bury it and move on from it, but God had other plans.We'll examine why Joseph tests his brothers, the moment their conscience awakens, how guilt can actually be a gift from God, and how true transformation begins.If you've ever carried guilt, buried something from your past, or felt the weight of conviction—this message will hit home.

Join us again this week for the final sermon of our Easter series, where we continue with Mark chapter 16 verses 1-8.

Join us again this week as we continue our Easter sermon series with Mark chapter 14 verses 22-25. Why was Jesus so distressed in the Garden of Gethsemane?On the night before the cross, Jesus faces the cup of God's wrath. Here we'll discuss the two vows (Jesus' faithfulness vs. Peter's failure), the two cups (blessing vs. wrath), and the two sources of power (Spirit vs. flesh).If you want to follow Jesus, you cannot rely on your own strength. You must learn to live by the power of the Spirit through prayer. If you've ever struggled with temptation, failure, or feeling spiritually weak, this message is for you.

Join us this week as we begin our new Easter sermon series with Mark chapter 14 verses 1 through 11. As we approach Easter, one question rises above all others: What do you believe about Jesus?In Mark 14, we see three radically different responses to Jesus that still define how people relate to Him today.The chief priests hate Jesus and plot His deathA woman in Bethany pours out extravagant love and worshipJudas pretends to follow Jesus while secretly betraying HimWe'll look at why people reject or redefine Jesus, what true love for Jesus actually looks like, the danger of pretending to follow Him, and how genuine faith goes beyond belief into trust.Do you hate Jesus, love Him, or are you pretending?

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with chapter 41 verses 1-57. We look at Joseph's interpretations of Pharaoh's dreams and how that points to God's sovereignty over everything.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with Chapter 40 verses 1-23. What does faith actually look like when life falls apart?In Genesis 40, Joseph is in prison. He has been betrayed, falsely accused, and forgotten.This is the lowest point of his life. And yet this is where his faith shines the brightest.Joseph shows us that true faith is not proven in comfort, but in suffering.If you feel like you're in a “pit” right now, this message is for you.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series on Genesis with chapter 39 verses 1-23.Chapter 39 brings us back to Joseph after the dark events of Genesis 37 and the detour into Judah's life in Genesis 38. The chapter intentionally invites us to compare the two brothers. Both are away from the promised land, both are surrounded by a godless culture, and both face sexual temptation—=, but their responses could not be more different.Even when Joseph loses everything, the story ends with hope. The Lord was still with him.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with chapter 38 verses 1-30.This is one of the strangest interruptions in the Joseph story. You finish Genesis 37 with Joseph sold into slavery and then suddenly the Bible detours into a dark, uncomfortable chapter about Judah and Tamar.And the question is unavoidable: Why is this here?This chapter is messy. Sexual sin, hypocrisy, scandal, and humiliation. But it's also one of the most important chapters in Genesis, because it reveals something stunning.The Messiah doesn't come through Joseph. He comes through Judah.This chapter teaches that God's plans don't depend on human virtue, and it gives us a powerful principle.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series on Genesis with Chapter 37 verses 1-36. In Genesis 37 we see a brutal betrayal of Joseph by his brothers, as well as their deception of their father Jacob, continuing a pattern that has been passed down in Joseph's family of lies and deception. We also look at the suffering and future redemption of Joseph and how that points to Christ and the suffering and redemption that Jesus went through on our behalf.

Join us this week for another sermon in our series on Genesis, continuing with chapter 36 verses 1-43. Genesis 36 is a genealogy that at first glance, may seem like a list of hard-to-pronounce names. But this chapter tells a dramatic and sobering story about the legacy of Esau.Esau has everything the world could offer—land, wealth, descendants, power, fame. His people become an established kingdom long before Israel. But something is missing.You don't need less than Esau. You need more. You need God. Because everything without Jesus is nothing. But Jesus, without anything else, is everything.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with chapter 35, verses 1-29. After the horrific events of Genesis 34, God calls Jacob to return to Bethel, which is a call to worship, repent, and renew his faith. In Genesis 35, we witness Jacob leading his family in repentance, burying idols, and building an altar to God.

Join us for another chapter in our Genesis sermon series, continuing with Genesis chapter 34. verses 1-31. This chapter is one of the darkest chapters in the Bible. When Jacob's daughter Dinah is raped, her brothers Simeon and Levi retaliate with deceit and mass murder. There's no mention of God. No redemption arc. Just a painful unraveling of a family that has strayed from God's presence.We'll look at why this story is included in the book of Genesis as well as other questions such as how does reversing God's design for marriage lead to ruin? What does it mean that Jacob stopped 30 miles short of where God told him to go? Why does moral vulnerability often follow spiritual breakthroughs? How does unchecked anger, even when “righteous,” lead to devastating sin? What does true justice looks like?

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with Chapter 33 verses 1-20. Jacob has spent 20 years running from the consequences of his deception. But when he finally faces Esau, the brother he betrayed, something unexpected happens: grace.It shows that even when we're haunted by our past, God meets us with mercy, and calls us to be vessels of grace in real-life relationships.

Join us this week as we continue our sermon series of Genesis with Chapter 32, verses 1-55.Jacob's whole life has been a struggle against Esau, Laban, Isaac, even himself. But in Genesis 32, it all builds to a single, mysterious, nighttime encounter where he wrestles with God.As he returns home, Jacob is haunted by Esau's face along with his guilt, his fear, and his unresolved past. But in the end, it is God's face that matters most. Through prayer, humility, and a strange, supernatural wrestling match, Jacob is transformed.When you wrestle with God and lose - you win

Join us this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with chapter 31 verses 1-55. As Jacob flees Laban and begins the long journey back to Canaan, a fierce conflict emerges over possessions. Who owns the family? Who owns the flocks? Who controls the future?This chapter is ancient family drama that gives us a mirror for our hearts. Do we believe our stuff is ours, or God's? Do we cling to little gods or trust the Good Shepherd?

Join us again this week as we continue where we left off with our sermon series on Genesis with Chapter 30 verses 25-34. We look at the story of Jacob and his relationship with Laban.After 20 years of hard labor, Jacob was finally ready to go home, but Laban had other plans. What unfolds next is a story of deception, endurance, divine blessing, and spiritual transformation. Through an odd breeding strategy and a broken business deal, Jacob learns that God is not only the God of big moments, but of small, daily faithfulness too.Jacob didn't become a man of faith overnight. Neither will you. But the same God who refined Jacob over 20 years of quiet shepherding is shaping you too.

Join us as we finish our Christmas sermon series on the eve of our savior's birth. We'll look at Luke chapter 2 verses 1-11 and the reason we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and what it means for our lives and for eternity.Most of our Christmas traditions are suprisingly new. Elf on the Shelf, advent calendars, pajamas, trees, etc. But the true Christmas story is ancient.In Luke 2, the angels announce that the Savior has been born. But to understand why Jesus came, we have to go back even further. All the way to Genesis 3, when humanity first sinned and God promised a descendant who would defeat death and crush evil forever.God's greatest gift is not found under a tree. It's found in a manger, in a cross, and in an empty tomb.

Join us again this week as we continue our Christmas sermon series with chapters 11 and 12 from 2 Samuel, exploring the sinful relationship of David and Bathsheba, and how it relates to the story of the birth of Jesus on Christmas.We return to Bethlehem, but 1,000 years before the birth of Christ, to the reign of King David.From Genesis 3, God promised that one day a descendant of Eve would crush the serpent and restore what sin destroyed. Could David be the one? He's brave, humble, faithful. He is a man after God's own heart. But then he falls...

We often think the Christmas story begins with Mary, Joseph, and a baby in a manger, but it actually starts in the Garden of Eden. Long before Bethlehem, God made a promise to a serpent. That the offspring of the woman would crush evil once and for all. This promise first whispered in Genesis 3 is the true origin of Christmas. The child in the manger came to destroy sin, defeat Satan, and bring us back to God.

Join us this week as we continue our sermon series on Genesis with chapter 29 verse 31 through chapter 30 verse 24. Genesis 30 is the birth of a nation but you'd never guess it from the dysfunction in Jacob's household. Through sibling rivalry, manipulation, envy, and desperation, God's plan moves forward. God's purposes are never stopped by human sin. From the cosmic expansion of Abraham's promise to the gritty details of a broken family, this chapter shows us there's no one too broken for God to use and that life apart from God always leaves us empty.This chapter is messy, and yet full of hope.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in Genesis with Chapter 29 verses 1-30 involving Jacob, Laban, and Rachel. Jacob arrives in Haran hoping to find a wife, escape his brother's wrath, and build a future. Instead, he finds deception, heartbreak, and the consequences of his own sin. Jacob, once a cowardly liar, is being humbled by divine design.

Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series on Genesis with chapter 27 verse 41 through chapter 28 verse 22. We look at the beginning of Jacob's relationship with God. Jacob is on the run and burdened by his own sin. Sleeping on a stone for a pillow, in the middle of the wilderness, God initiates a relationship with him.In one of the most famous dreams in Scripture, Jacob sees a stairway connecting heaven and earth, with angels ascending and descending. The gospel is for people like Jacob. And people like us.

Join us this week as we continue our sermon series on Genesis with chapter 26 verse 34 through chapter 27 verse 40. Genesis 27 reads more like a “not top 10” blooper reel than a highlight of faith. Every main character fails. Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, and Esau. It's a story of lies, favoritism, manipulation, deception, and broken trust. And yet God's plan still prevails.When everyone is working against God's will, He brings about exactly what He promised. God works even through failure, and His purposes never fail.

Join us again this week as we continue our series in Genesis with a sermon on chapter 26 verses 1-33. Genesis 26 is the only chapter in the Bible where Isaac is the main character, and here we find many parallels between him and his father Abraham. Famine, fear, conflict, and covenant. Isaac walks a road that feels all too familiar. Yet God's faithfulness to Abraham is reaffirmed in Isaac's journey. And not because Isaac is perfect, but because God's promises are.

Join us again this week as we continue our series on Genesis, continuing with chapter 25 verses 19-34. This week we meet Jacob and Esau. Two brothers who show us what happens when we despise the promises of God.Esau gives away his birthright for a bowl of stew. Jacob seizes it through manipulation. This story is about the contrast between shortsightedness and faith, self-reliance and grace, human failure and God's sovereign plan.We've all been like Esau. We've all been like Jacob. But the good news is, Jesus shares his birthright with those who believe.

Join us again this week as we continue our series on Genesis with a sermon on Genesis chapter 25 verses 1-18.With the death of Abraham, Genesis 25 marks a major transition in the story of Scripture and in the story of God's redemptive plan. This chapter may look like a list of names and funerals, but beneath the surface is a powerful reflection on promises fulfilled, nations born, sons sent away, and a life well lived in faith. We close the book on Abraham's life and begin the next chapter with Isaac and Jacob.Abraham lived a full life of patient, persevering faith. The question is: will we?

Join us this with for another sermon on Genesis, continuing where we left off with the meeting of Isaac and Rebekah in Genesis chapter 24 verses 28-67.Here we find one of the most beautiful and complete love stories in the Bible that shows us how God leads our lives and what it means to have a Godly and faithful character. We pick up the story with Rebekah's answer to Isaac, and follow the love story to the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah. Whether you're single, dating, married, or raising children, this story gives timeless insight into what to pursue—and what to avoid—in godly relationships.For more information on Walnut Creek Church - Altoona visit us at wcaltoona.org

Join us again this week as we continue our series on Genesis, with chapter 24 verses 1-27. We look at how this story is an illustration of how God works through his people, and how that work takes sacrifice, risk, and initiative by us as Christians.Genesis 24 is a complete short story embedded in the bigger story of God's redemption. In this first half, we follow Abraham's trusted servant on a dangerous 900 mile journey to find a wife for Isaac. In this sermon we'll cover:Why this journey mattered so much to the promises of GodHow to walk by faith when the outcome is unknown7 timeless principles for doing God's work todayWhy God uses people to fulfill His eternal missionHow to live a life that echoes into eternityYou can visit Walnut Creek Church - Altoona at wcaltoona.org