In life, there’s good, bad, and ugly and we get to choose what we meditate on. What we think determines what we believe, and what we believe determines how we live & function in the world. Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he challenges us to think continually on whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, […]

Bold colors, bold designs, bold drinks. Bold is a word we use to describe a variety of things we want people to engage in life. We also hear about boldness in the Word, in some cases it refers to what we say and how we say it. In a time when sharing the Gospel is a […]

When we join a club or group, membership often comes with rights, responsibilities, and perks that are reserved exclusively for members. Exclusivity, in & of ;itself, can feel like a perk. Before Jesus came to Earth as a man, relationship with God was exclusive to His chosen people. Even being in the presence of God […]

Prayer can be a hard habit to stick with. It can feel all the more difficult when you consider all of the personal and global challenges to tackle in prayer. In this short devotion at this year’s church picnic, Pastor Ben exhorts the church to recognize the power of prayer & the value of intercession […]

Testimony is a powerful tool. First-hand accounts of God’s faithfulness, power, and presence bring Him glory and edify His church. On Lay Witness Sunday, members of our community are given the opportunity to share their stories with the church family to testify to the Lord’s goodness, make known what He has done, and encourage the […]

This Sunday, Pastor Ben shares with the congregation the message that the teenagers received while they were at summer camp.

In this message, Pastor Ben talks about the reality that we are not created to live on the mountain top with the Lord. Just like Abraham, Moses, Elijah, and Peter, James, and John, we all have to come back down. Mountain top experiences are designed to teach us something about God that we can take […]

The book of Ecclesiastes is not known for being a cheerful one. Nonetheless, it was written by the wisest man to live – save Jesus – so there’s a great deal we can learn from King Solomon’s writings. In this week’s message from Ecclesiastes 3, we discover just how intentional the Lord is as He […]

Change is not always an easy thing and doesn’t always happen when we will it.  Sometimes, it’d be nice if we could choose whether or not and when change is allowed to happen. But as unpredictable as change around us is, God won’t initiate change within us without our permission. The new self comes with […]

In part III of Update Available, Pastor Ben teaches on the next step in putting on the new self: feeling different. [Part I | Part II | Part IV] *From July 8, 2018