Rev. Thomas Hinson launches a new sermon series that looks at Paul's letter to the Philippians and traces one of the book's central themes: Joy.
The Joyful Life | The Birth of a Church | Acts 16; Philippians 1
Rev. Thomas Hinson looks at Acts 16 and asks what kinds of things we should expect to see in a church where God is at work.
Holy Spirit + You = Awesome
Guest preacher Bryan Wandel looks at how and why we must obey God rather than men.
Reading: Acts 5:27-32
Easter Sunday 2016 | Resurrection Hope
Because we live in a Holy Saturday culture, we must look to the hope that the resurrection offers.
Reading: 1 Peter 1:3
Easter Vigil 2016 | Doubt and Longing
Rev. Thomas Hinson talks about the doubt that inevitably arises from living in a culture where atheism and a longing for the transcendent coexist, and then explores two possible ways we can respond.
Palm Sunday 2016: The Triumphal Entry
What's our agenda?
Reading: Luke 19:28-48
Habits of Holiness: Gratitude
Every good gift comes from God.
Reading: Romans 1
Habits of Holiness: Contemplation
In silence we encounter God's grace.
Reading: Isaiah 30:1-18
Habits of Holiness: Contentment
When is the last time you had an extended span of days, weeks, or months when you were content? Contentment must be learned and cultivated. It’s a habit of the heart that requires trusting God’s purposes over our priorities, trusting God’s providence over our preferences, and trusting God’s character over our circumstances.
Reading: Philippians
Habits of Holiness: Scripture
Tommy Hinson looks at the origin and purpose of Scripture, and the central role it plays in the lives of Christians.
Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-16
Habits of Holiness: Submission
As the season of Lent begins, Tommy Hinson opens a new sermon series on cultivating habits of holiness. This week, he looks at the habit of submission — realigning our hearts with God — and how submission leads to freedom.
Reading: James 4:1-10
Ash Wednesday 2016: Our Holy Calling
Tommy Hinson explains how God's purpose in our lives is to make us holy and righteous through Jesus Christ.
Reading: Ephesian 5:20-6:10
Church: God's Family in the World—God's Family Established
God calls us to be a unified family even when division is what comes most naturally. Tommy Hinson examines the potential causes of this division and explains how the gospel overcomes them.
Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14
Church: God's Family in the World—Born from Above
In part three of a sermon series on God's family, Dan Beilman looks at how we are born into God's family and how matters of life and death figure into this new birth.
Reading: John 3
Church: God's Family in the World—God's Extended Family
After Jesus came into the world and suffered for us, God’s family became unlike any other family. In the second part of this sermon series, Tommy Hinson asks why do we need a new family, what’s so new about God’s family, and how do we join God’s family?
Reading: Isaiah 56
Church: God's Family in the World—God Promises a Family
Tommy Hinson explores what it means to be a church.
Reading: Genesis 12
Unity Descending
Dan Beilman explores the nature of Christian unity.
Reading: Psalm 133
Arise, Shine: The City of Light
Tommy Hinson looks at God's vision for his church.
Reading: Isaiah 60
Lessons & Carols: The True Hope of Christmas
What is true hope in a dark and difficult world?
Reading: Isaiah 9
Arise, Shine: Seek the Lord
What does it mean to be a spiritual seeker? In light of Jesus coming, seeking the Lord entails four things: responding to God's call, embracing God's thoughts and ways, trusting God's word, and hoping for God's renewal.
Reading: Isaiah 55