Advent 2021
/In the second week of Advent, we are talking about what the coming of Christ means for who God is, who we are, and how we are to live.
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Advent 2021
/As Advent begins, Jonathan starts the season with a sermontalking about how the first coming of Christ is connected to the Second Coming.
Good and Faithful: Part 3
/Today we conclude the "Good and Faithful" series with a look at the important women in the formation of the early church, as well as the gifts we all have to bring to the formation of the Kingdom of God.
Good and Faithful: Part 2
/As we continue with the "Good and Faithful" series, Deacon Jack McDonald helps us gain a perspective on our own wealth in relation to generosity.
Good and Faithful: Part 1
/This morning Jonathan starts a new series entitled, "Good and Faithful." We're talking about using the resources with which God has entrusted us, and we start the series by looking at the life of John Wesley.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 10
/This morning, Jonathan concludes the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship series by speaking about leading out of weakness and vulnerability. He gives us several contrasts for what other types of leadership look like.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 9
/This week Jonathan preaches on breaking the power of the past. Whether it's pain we've caused or pain we’ve experienced, being an emotionally healthy disciple requires the redemption of our past.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 8
/One of the most important keys to being an emotionally healthy disciple is loving well. In today's sermon, Deacon Scott Cramer talks about how we embody that love, and the qualities it should have.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 7
/Chris Meckley preaches on the treasures that can be found in grief and loss and how we should encounter grief and loss as Christ did.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 6
/Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: this week, Jonathan talks about embracing limits. This can be tough. Looking at the life of John the Baptist, we explore what embracing looks like, and spend time in prayer considering what limits we might be under, whether we accept them or not.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 5
/This morning, Jonathan talks about the importance of following the crucified Jesus, instead of the Americanized Jesus. It's easy to fall into the pattern of the world we see around us, but following Jesus is different.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 4
/Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Jonathan talks about being before doing: what does the Bible say? How does this show up practically in our lives? How do we reflect and pray on this impact in our lives?
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Week 3
/Chris Meckley preaches on the importance of self-examination on the path to deep transformational discipleship.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Week 2
/Jonathan continues our EHD series, looking at four common failures on the path to deep transformation.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 1
/Jonathan kicks off our new series with an introduction to Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, and talks about how our new Spiritual Formation Groups fit into deep, healthy discipleship.
August 22, 2021
/In the final week of our discipleship series, Jonathan talks about both the cost and the benefits of being a disciple, taking lessons from the Apostle Paul. He also talks about the new spiritual formation groups we’re kicking off this fall!
August 15, 2021
/Discipleship is our job #1, a mandate given to us by our Savior. This week, Jonathan Tagg talks about the process of discipleship, and the need for all of us to be involved.
August 8,2021
/Jonathan begins a mini-series on Discipleship. What is it, what isn't it, and what are some of the barriers that stand in the way of true discipleship?