Messages from 2025
Losing Jesus
Imagine being entrusted to babysit a very important person’s child… and then losing that child… for days. That’s what happened to Joseph and Mary when Jesus was twelve years old. The story almost sounds unimaginable, yet each of us can easily experience this tragedy in our own lives when we slowly lose our fervor for Jesus, and just like the church at Ephesus, lose our first love.
Christmas Under Attack
What if I told you the Christmas story you know is missing one of its darkest chapters? While we celebrate the peaceful manger scene, we rarely talk about what happened next: a middle-of-the-night escape, a government manhunt, and a massacre of innocent children. This sermon unpacks the shocking reality of Jesus’s first years—a story that reads more like a Hollywood thriller than a Christmas card. We’ll explore why foreign astrologers traveled 900 miles to worship a baby while a paranoid…
Mary: An Uncomfortable Situation
We love comfort and convenience, but what if God’s best work happens in our worst circumstances? This Christmas message takes you behind the scenes of the nativity story to reveal something we often miss: Mary’s birth experience was a total disaster by human standards. No home birth, no family nearby, a 70-mile journey while nine months pregnant, a stable instead of a nursery, and unexpected smelly shepherds showing up right after delivery. Yet Mary “treasured and pondered” these moments instead…
Joseph: You Are Not The Father
What if the Christmas story you’ve imagined—all calm, all bright, silent and serene—was actually more chaotic than you thought? This December, we’re diving into the messy reality of Mary and Joseph’s unplanned journey into parenthood. Forget the picture-perfect nativity scenes: this young couple faced scandal, shame, and a crisis that could have destroyed everything. Joseph woke up one morning to discover his fiancée was pregnant, and he knew it wasn’t his child. The law gave him every right to publicly…
A Happy Ending
Ever notice how the best love stories end with a wedding? Turns out, God’s love story is no different. After thousands of years of waiting—through slavery in Egypt, exile in Babylon, and 400 years of silence—the Bible promises an ending so perfect it almost sounds too good to be true. But here’s what blows my mind: over 40 different writers across 2,000 years all point to the same climactic finale. In Revelation, we don’t just get clouds and harps—we get…
God Unexpected Blessing
Why would God choose to change the world through broken, flawed people? In this message, we explore why the church is God’s unexpected blessing—not in spite of our imperfections, but through them. If you’ve been hurt by church, struggled to see its value, or wondered why so many people stay despite the mess, this is for you. Discover how God’s ancient promise to Abraham—”I will bless you, and you will be a blessing”—comes alive in the beautiful cycle of giving…
God Sends Help
What if the most underused resource in your Christian life is the one Jesus said was essential? In this message, we’re exploring why Jesus was so insistent about sending the Holy Spirit—and it goes way beyond speaking in tongues or warm fuzzy feelings. Whether you grew up in a church that emphasized the Spirit or one that barely mentioned Him, most Christians today are missing out on what Jesus actually promised: daily access to God’s presence AND supernatural power to…
An Unexpected King
What if everything you thought you knew about the Bible suddenly clicked into place—like discovering the twist ending of your favorite movie? For 25 years, people have been blown away by the Sixth Sense’s revelation. But there’s a far more profound plot twist that’s been hiding in plain sight for 2,000 years: Jesus. Just like that moment when you realize the psychiatrist was dead all along, understanding who Jesus truly is completely transforms how the entire Biblical story fits together.…
An Exiled Kingdom
This message reveals the shocking moment when God removed His kingdom from His chosen people—and what it means for us today. From Solomon’s wisdom to his devastating fall, through the split of Israel into two warring kingdoms, to their ultimate exile in Babylon, we trace the consequences of persistent disobedience. But here’s the hope: even after 70 years of judgment, God brought restoration. Though the second temple could never match the glory of the first, and God’s visible presence seemed…
Establish His Kingdom
What does it really mean that God is King? In this sermon, we explore the historical books of the Bible to see how God established His kingdom—leading Israel in battle, giving them laws, and providing for their needs. He was the perfect King, yet the people demanded a human ruler “like the other nations.” God gave them what they asked for: Saul, David, and a long line of kings who would all ultimately fail. Through the ups and downs of…