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March 2021

Letting Go: Enemies

We enter the fifth week of Lent talking about enemies. We examine Jesus’ entry unto Jerusalem and how we prayed and mourned for the very city that was about to kill him.  Praying for our enemies, is this the first step in letting go of enemies? Our main passage this week is Luke 19:37-44.



Letting Go: Our Lives

In this fourth week of Lent, we discuss how we understand our lives. We so often overlook the reality that our lives on earth are a blip on the cosmic scale that will be our eternal life. So how do we balance the importance of the events, people, and emotions of our lives here with the knowledge that our existence ultimately means so much more? Our passage this week is John 11:32-45.



Letting Go: Superiority

We enter the third week of Lent talking about our own sense of superiority. So often we draw lines of self-importance around ourselves in attempts to separate ourselves. We explore the idea that these lines actually hinder our efforts to fulfill the gospel. Our passages this week are John 4:5-41 and Mark 2:13-17.



Letting Go: Expectations

We enter the second week of Lent talking about expectations. Expectations can not only lead to trouble (both with God and with each other), but they are also so easy to form and so hard to overcome. But they are something we would be much better off letting go. Our passage this week is John 3:1-17.



February 2021

Letting Go: Control

This week, we kick off Lent by starting a series examining some things of which we might be better off letting go. The first thing we examine is why we struggle so much with letting go of control. Our passages this week are Genesis 3:1-5 and Luke 4:1-13.



All About Love!

This week, we look at the classic description of love found in I Corinthians 13:4-8. But we examine it through the relationship between Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi. These two women give us tangible examples of just what this kind of love can look like.



January 2021

The Gospel of Matthew: Expectations Begin

This week, we continue our series walking through the gospel of Matthew by looking The Magi’s visit to Jesus. We talk about what goes into expectations. The passage for this message is Matthew 2:1-12.



The Gospel of Matthew: The Full Story of Grace

This week, we continue our series walking through the gospel of Matthew by examining how Joseph felt and reacted to Mary’s pregnancy. We examine how sometimes what is just or right might not be the ‘right’ thing to do. We explore why we should keep grace at the forefront of our hearts. The passage for this message is Matthew 1:18-25.




The Gospel of Matthew: Skeletons in the Family Closet

This week, we kick off our series walking through the gospel of Matthew by examining Jesus’ family tree (Matt. 1:1-17). We find that, like our own family trees, there are some knots and gnarls present in it. But we also see that the redemption Jesus brings, can overcome anything to bring us into the family of God.




2021 Game Plan!

This week we look ahead into the new year. Jesse presents a mission statement for the year and presents some challenges for us to take on; all with the goal of continually working toward better fulfilling the Great Commission.






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