May 6, 2018
Gospel is a word that is used throughout the Bible and in the everyday speech of Christians. It is also a term that is easily misunderstood, redefined, and confused. It is important for us to be absolutely clear on what the good news of the gospel is, because from this flows the rest of our […]
March 4, 2018
We break from our series in Philippians to go way back to the OT book of Nehemiah to look at the story of God’s people responding to His Word in a surprising way. In it, we are reminded of the power of God’s truth in a world of other options.
November 26, 2017
The Bible makes a repeated call for us to be STEADFAST. What does that mean? How do we do that? The gospel provides for us not just an example of the steadfast love of God, but the means by which we can hold on (or be held) to the end.
September 3, 2017
When Jesus tells us to love our enemies, He is doing much more than just asking us to have positive feelings toward the majority of people; He is challenging us to actively love the very people who are in opposition to us. How can we possibly do this?
August 13, 2017
God’s love is not simple nor is it simplistic. Instead, it is the driving force behind the world and offers His people a great defense against the trap of fear and shame.
July 5, 2017
Derek shares with us from the series on The Sermon on the Mount that he is preaching through with the Roots church plant.
June 18, 2017
With the timeline of Roots Church set for September, it seemed a good time to remember why we plant churches. We dig into the Great Commission as the basis for our purpose as a church.
June 5, 2016
Your salvation has nothing to do with your will or your exertion, so the pressure is off to perform. You can now experience the joy of worshipfully serving a God who redeems. This grace compels us to action; that is the fruit of the Gospel. If we know and understand our position with God, then […]
December 29, 2015
The end of the year gives us time to pause and reflect on what has been as well as where we go from here. Less of a new vision than a reminder, we look at Paul’s prayer for the young church in Colossae as a model for our plan for 2016.