• Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Part 2)

    “God’s purposes and His goodness will never be at odds with one another.” In part two of look at answering our title question Mark Vanderwier looks at the question “is God bad?” and what happens when we blame the giver of the gift for how that gift is used.

  • Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Part 1)

    “If we keep thinking we’re the good ones we end up keeping God at a distance because we think He’s not.” As you might have guessed from the title, today Mark Vanderwier begins answering a question that gets asked a lot of different ways by a lot of different people. Maybe you’ve been asked that question before, or maybe you’re the one asking it, we hope this message encourages you.

  • Kaite’s Story

    “God has been with me my whole life. I didn’t know it, but He was there every step of the way, every challenge I had, every hurt I was going through, He was there leading me.” Listen as Kaite shares her testimony of knowing God’s heart, and experiencing His patience and love in her life and the healing and confidence that has given her. Then she is baptized. Thank you so much for sharing your story Kaite.

  • Broken Lives Matter

    “Something incredibly unjust was done to an incredibly just person, so that our justice would be served and that we could be free.” Today Mark Vanderwier talks about broken lives, the broken world we live in, and the one thing that can truly fix what is broken. Will you call now for a free repair that can save your life?

  • Will You Sing?

    “They didn’t wait until all their chains fell off before they started to sing.” The world around us seems pretty dark lately. Today Mark Vanderwier encourages us by looking at the historical account of Paul and Silas from the sixteenth chapter of the book of Acts. What will you do in tough moments like these men? Will you sing?

  • The Battle for Control

    “What we need is not about an external change, it’s about an internal relationship. “ Self control is not easy. Today Mark Vanderwier talks about the first steps to self control and they might not be what you think they are.

  • David vs Saul

    “What God wants for us often seems irrelevant when we’re alone, abandoned, or afraid. These three conditions cause us to loose focus on what God would want use to do, and how He would want us to live.” Continuing from his David vs Goliath message on March 7th Gary Watson looks at the complex relationship of David and Saul. There was also an interactive survey for those who were watching live.

  • My Future Family: Not So Great Expectations (Part 6)

    “When you’re sick do you wait until you feel better before going to see that doctor?” In part six of the My Future Family series Mark Vanderwier talks about what to do about the unmet, unrealistic, unspoken expectations we can have that lead to disappointment.

  • My Future Family: Love Not Like (Part 5)

    “Love really is a verb, it’s not a feeling you have. It’s an action. It’s something that you have but it affects something that you do.” Coming back to our My Future Family series. Mark Vanderwier talks about pursuing love and the best way to live right now. What does love require of me? What will your response be?

  • The Answer to Everything

    “How many more love stories are waiting to be written?” Today we were blessed to hear Penny and Paul’s amazing story. Thank you Penny for sharing this power testimony with us! Then Mark Vanderwier talks about what to do when you feel like life is squeezing you to death.

  • Hold on to Gratitude

    “Gratitude strengthens you in the journey.” Mark Vanderwier talks about coming out of the COVID-19 quarantine stronger than when we went in. Mark examines the story of Jesus healing the ten lepers and challenges us to not focus on what we’re losing but what He’s done for us.

  • Easter for Real People

    “Jesus isn’t pointing the finger, He’s reaching out His had to you this morning… because He came for you.” Mark Vanderwier talks about bad news, fake news, good news, and the GOOD NEWS story of Easter. Mark examines the real stories of real people that were impacted in Jesus day and what it means for people in the present day. Jesus came for real people.