God is calling us to pay attention to the poor, the lost, the forgotten, the disenfranchised, the victims of economic violence. Are you ready to respond .. .with generosity? Living generously includes more than just money. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be generous in grace...
“Life can never be measured by the amount of things we possess.” Yet, our culture seems to manipulate, influence, and disciple us to want, need, gather, and maintain MORE. Discover what Jesus taught about the hold that money and possessions can have on us. And in turn, how we can...
There are several topics we typically feel very uncomfortable discussing. Things like politics, religion, other matters of faith, and of course… money! Why do we dislike talking about money? Especially in the church? As we continue to talk about living generously, Pastor Steve Ingold...
Many don’t realize the impact that wealth can have on us. If money were a prescription drug, there’d be a long warning disclaimer with all the side effects. In this message, Pastor Steve Madsen helps us discover why the Bible talks about wealth and riches more than heaven or hell...
Everyone will experience sadness in life, but not everyone will go through depression. Depression is not a choice. Yes, sometimes choices made could lead someone down that path. But, many times, depression can result from things out of someone’s control, and sometimes, it seems like...
Anxiety. It’s everywhere and in everything. Triggers. Fear. Worry. Panic. Big and small. When anxiety hits, our ability to “think” gets lost and replaced with a need to act. This week, as we think about this mental health struggle of anxiety and how it fits in the context of...
This week in our series on mental health, we turn our attention to co-dependency. We all can struggle with co-dependency from time to time. For many of us, though, it is debilitating. In this week of our Let’s Talk About … Mental Health series, Chris Stockhaus explores...
This week in our series on mental health, we turn our attention to grief. Grief is complicated. Unresolved grief can affect every area of our lives, from our mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. In this week's message, Pastor Diane Rutledge dissects the complexity of working in and...
As we begin a 5-week series on mental health, we turn our attention to the first topic: addiction. Addiction is complicated. Not only are the causes, results, and impacts of addiction challenging for an individual facing them, the ripple effect of addiction reaches beyond and deep into those...
"For all of us, it is JOY that God turned a crucifixion into a resurrection. It’s JOY that He turned a bloodstained cross into an empty tomb. It’s JOY that He invites us to experience resurrected life with him." - Pastor Steve Ingold. This week (September 11 - September...
