Today Pastor Kevin begins a new series entitled, "Come Together".  In today's lesson Pastor Kevin answers the question, "What is the purpose of the Church?"  Pastor Kevin will be teaching from Acts 2:42-47.  God’s people gather in a variety of places and settings — and yet they gather for the same grand purpose.  The church is God’s idea and is God’s plan, and no matter what the building looks like or how the programs are organized, the church must be absolutely committed to what God wants His church to be.

Today is Easter Sunday.  He has Risen!  Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the tomb on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter is the fulfilled prophecy of the Messiah who would be persecuted, die for our sins, and rise on the third day. (Isaiah 53). Believing that the Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead is essential for Christians. Merely recognizing that He died for our sins is not enough; we must accept His resurrection in order to receive eternal life. Christ paid our debt, but His sacrifice on the cross means nothing if He possesses no power over the grave. In vanquishing evil and death, the Lord made our salvation possible. Remembering the resurrection of Jesus is a way to renew daily hope that we have victory over sin.

Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter that begins the Holy Week.  It is the day that we remember and celebrate the day Jesus entered into Jerusalem as Savior and King.  As Jesus rode a donkey into the town of Jerusalem a large crowd gathered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across the road, giving Jesus royal treatment.  The hundreds of people shouted "Hosanna to the Son of David!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

Today Pastor Kevin teaches the second installment of his series entitled, "Anxious for Nothing".  Pastor Kevin will be teaching from 1 Peter 5:6-8 about how we need to be praying through the pain.  Also, Pastor Kevin describes the cycle of anxiety.  Peter encourages Christians to cast their cares on God, because God cares for them. This might mean giving worries to God, knowing He’ll work all things for good.

Experience is one of life’s greatest teachers – and God often uses it to shape us into the men and women he needs us to be. Moses didn’t lead the People of Israel out of Egypt until he was about 80. Meanwhile, Jesus didn’t perform his first miracle until the age of 30. During these extended periods of time, both Moses and Jesus discovered their missions – and how to perform their purpose effectively. What have your past experiences taught you? The highest points and the lowest points can often be springboards for serving God. Whether you excelled at math in school or floundered, you can use your experience to connect with others. Whether you had wonderful parents or harsh parents, you can use your experience to relate to others. God gives us experiences so that we, as the body of Christ, can connect with the diverse world around us.

What are you really good at? Painting? Counseling? Maybe you’ve never met a car problem you couldn’t repair, or you’re an amazing chef. Perhaps you just find opportunities to help people wherever you go. Whatever your talent or skill is, guess what? God’s behind it! But He doesn’t bless us with talents or skills so we can get noticed or earn lots of cash. Yes, that can be a result of it. But it’s so much bigger than that. God wants us to honor Him with those gifts! He wants us to be “good and faithful servants” with our talents. How exactly does God want us to use our talents for Him? Let's listen to today's message and find out.

In this third installment of the SHAPE series, Pastor Kevin explores how God uses your HEART (your interests, passions and desires) to serve Him and others.  "As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person.”, Proverbs 27:19 (NLT).  Let's listen as Pastor Kevin identifies five things that can keep us from following our God-given heart.

What does it mean to be a disciple maker? Today we are welcoming back Bruce DeSoto as guest speaker. Pastor Bruce will be examining from the Word of God, some principles about discipleship.  A disciple maker is a Christian who enters into relationships with people to help them trust and follow Jesus. This definition is based upon Jesus’ example of love (John 13:34-35) and his final command in Matthew 28:19-20. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Happy New Year! Many people make some sort of resolution at the start of the year—whether it’s to lose weight, eliminate debt, or read through the Bible. Today Pastor Kevin will explain Reset, a new start. a new season in our church. In the busyness of life, it can be easy to forget that we are commanded to love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind (Luke 10:27). Embrace this spirit and remind people of the most important resolution of all: to make Jesus first in their life.