The Disciples in the Storm
October 25th, 2022
On Sunday, Russell preached an encouraging message from Mark 4 and the story of Jesus and the disciples in the midst of a storm. A vicious squall hit the disciples while they were crossing the Sea of ... Read More
The Disciples in the Boat
October 23rd, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSI love being a parent. Psalms 128, I make my home a haven for my kids. Romans 12:18, Galatians 5:22-23READ IT35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us g... Read More
The Woman Who Worshiped Jesus
October 16th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSI love being a parent. Psalms 128, I make my home a haven for my kids. Romans 12:18, Galatians 5:22-23READ IT36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him... Read More
Fix Your Focus
October 11th, 2022
In Luke 10, Jesus joined His friends Mary and Martha for a dinner party. This meal took preparation and one sister, Martha, was doing all of the work. Watching her sister just sit at the feet of Jesus... Read More
Dealing with FOMO
October 10th, 2022
In a recent message, we learned about the Biblical command to rest based on Jesus' teaching in Matthew 12. You can watch the full message here. Pastor Mike shared that in order to say yes to Sabbath r... Read More
The Stressed Out Sister
October 9th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSI love being a parent. Psalms 128, I make my home a haven for my kids. Romans 12:18, Galatians 5:22-23READ IT38 Jesus and his disciples went on their way. Jesus came to a vill... Read More
Room for Rest
October 3rd, 2022
On Sunday, I kicked off the Jesus Stories series with a look at the story of Jesus and the man with a withered hand. On the surface, the story seems to be another story of Jesus healing a man with a ... Read More
The Man with the Withered Hand
October 2nd, 2022
Parenting Affirmations: I love being a parent. Psalms 128, I make my home a haven for my kids. Romans 12:18, Galatians 5:22-23READ IT9 Going on from that place, Jesus went into their synagogue. 10... Read More
Dealing with Doubt
September 27th, 2022
Doubting or investigating the truth isn't necessarily a sin and isn't the opposite of faith. Rather, it may be an element of faith. It means you are thinking some things through and grappling with th... Read More
Questioning Faith
September 25th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes. Proverbs 19:21READ IT24 Thomas was one of the 12 disciples. He was also called Didymus. He was not with the other disciples whe... Read More
A Little Faith is a Big Deal
September 19th, 2022
How much faith is enough faith? The answer to this question is counterintuitive. Logically, to trust God for big things, we need to have big faith, but that's not exactly what Jesus taught. Read it... Read More
Little Faith
September 18th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes. Proverbs 19:21READ IT 22 Right away Jesus made the disciples get into the boat. He had them go on ahead of him to the other sid... Read More
Every Day Faith
September 14th, 2022
Have you ever taken the time to consider what faith means? If you had to write a definition of faith what would you include?... Read More
A Faith Like No Other
September 11th, 2022
Are you a person of faith? If you had asked me that question when I was younger, I would have said, “No. I’m not.” You see, I didn’t become a Christian until I was 17. But even before I came to fa... Read More
Great Faith
September 11th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes. Proverbs 19:21READ IT5 When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman commander came to him. He asked Jesus for help. 6 “Lord,” he said,... Read More
Lock It Down
September 6th, 2022
I'm a fairly techy (if that is a word) guy, so over the years I've had countless people ask my advise on locking down phones and devices from harmful content. Whether that is someone fighting issues ... Read More
Faith on Mission
September 4th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONGod’s grace is greater than my parenting mistakes. Proverbs 19:21READ“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will h... Read More
Unguarded and Unwise
August 29th, 2022
When a pastor steps down or is forced to step out due to a moral failure, I always try and learn something from it. To protect myself, my family, and my ministry. Lately, I have been learning too m... Read More
I Will Lead My Church
August 28th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God. Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20 READ14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, ... Read More
I Will Send My Church
August 21st, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God. Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ MATTHEW 28:16-2016 Then the 11 disciples went... Read More
I Will Be Glorified in My Church
August 14th, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God. Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ JOHN 17:20-2320 “I do not pray only for them.... Read More
I Will Build My Church
August 7th, 2022
PARENT AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God. Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ MATTHEW 16:13-20 13 Jesus went to the area of Ca... Read More
Wise & Foolish
July 31st, 2022
PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant. Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 7:24-2924 “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into pr... Read More
3 Everyday Moments
July 25th, 2022
From Christian Parents I will never forget holding my precious, beautiful daughter in my arms and tearfully confessing to my friend, “I think I’m a bad mom.” At that moment, I meant it with my entire ... Read More