Seeking rest, Jesus meets the Syrophoenician woman in the region of Tyre who pleads with Jesus to release free her demon possessed daughter. Jesus’ response to this persistent request is both compelling and insightful. We see the beautiful heart of Christ showing love to this woman in desperate need. This...
In this message, Pastor Phillip addresses two very important questions. One, what Biblical basis do we have for raising support for mission work or ministry? And the second, why did God give the dietary laws in the Old Testament only to declare all things clean in the New Testament? In...
The Pharisees taught many extra-biblical things that they believed made them right before God. Man made traditions and cooked up ceremonies. They all gave an appearance of being in close relationship with God, when in reality, they were as far from God as you could imagine. How often are you...
When’s the last time you were so desperate to get or achieve something that you physically ran? In our message today, Pastor Phillip discusses how we see the people literally ran to bring people to Jesus who were in need of His miraculous intervention. They understood the urgency of the...
In this sermon, Pastor Nathan dives into Jesus’ miraculous activities once He had fed more than five thousand people. A miracle in and of itself! In this passage, we see Christ deal with the issue of His disciples embracing modern ideas that are outside God’s plan, see Christ make a...
Have you ever had someone get very upset with you over something you did or said? You remember, they have the “I’m going to come and get you and make you pay!” kind of attitude? Well, you would have been in good company with John the Baptist. Someone was after...
In this sermon, Pastor Phillip discusses Jesus sending out the 12 disciples and how this mission they were on was completely different than what the Jews had in mind. Focusing on the unique nature of their mission, Pastor Phillip discusses how each of us are called in different ways to...
This week, we had a special guest come and speak with us! The missionaries we support, Scott Bryson and his family, were able to come and give us an update of what God has taken them through in the past year and a half. God has truly been gracious to...
Have you always enjoyed being welcomed with open arms when you go back home? Have you always had friends and family show their love and appreciation for you? Jesus went back to His home town where He had spent 30 years as a carpenter and they rejected Him. Why? Because they did...
Do you remember a time in your life when you were at a point of desperation? Maybe it was from a long day of hard work with little food and you were desperate for a meal or a some cool water. Perhaps you were in a dire circumstance and you...
Imagine following Jesus and one day having a crazed, ragged, and demon possessed man running towards Jesus…..and you. This is exactly what the disciples encountered in Mark 5:1-20. Jesus intentionally went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee to set this man free and to bring what no...