I CORINTHIANS 15:12-34 Paul’s teaching to the first century church at Corinth (in 1 Corinthians) was aimed at discrediting heresy and establishing sound doctrine. He wanted this group of believers to anchor deep in the historical/orthodox Christian faith as taught by Jesus and the Apostles. The truth of Christianity is […]

I CORINTHIANS 15:1-11 This past weekend I started a new teaching series entitled, “The Creed.”  For the three weeks leading up to Easter we’ll be talking about what we believe and why we believe it. Using I Corinthians 15 as a guide map, I’m leading our church through the historical […]

 THANK YOU, BCA! Over the past two weekends we’ve held our annual missions event: Experience Missions ’18. Together, we’ve focused on Christ’s Great GO-Mission, as laid out for us in Matthew 28:19-20. During the first weekend of EM18, we zeroed in on our five Global Church Partnerships in Sumba, Cuba […]

Christ’s last command should be our first priority.  Matt 28:19-20 is often referred to as the Great Commission. We like to call it the Great GO-mission. “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 […]

We have challenged each other during this first part of 2018 to make this the “year of generosity.”  Becoming more like Jesus equals becoming more generous because Jesus was generous. How do we do this and what does this really mean? We’ve spent some time unpacking these vital questions and […]

Philippians 4:10-23 In order to exercise the faith lever of contentment, we need to prioritize our lives around that which matters most to God rather than that which matters most to “me.” Focus on self inevitably leads to dissatisfaction and further discontentment. For Paul, contentment was a spiritual discipline. To […]

Philippians 4:2-9 Being mindful means to be aware, to bear in mind. When you are mindful, you carefully observe your thoughts and feelings. You are attentive, aware, and you care about the state of your thought life. I want to challenge us all to “think right” about life, God, ourselves, […]

Philippians 3:12-4:1 As we continue in our 60-Day Spiritual Growth series, let’s explore the next important key: Be Passionate. Ponder for a moment this important quote from Nelson Mandela: “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you […]

Philippians 3:1-6 The next key to RISE ABOVE the Daily Grind is Be Focused. How does our focus work as a lever to build our faith? A quote from Army Sgt. Major Dan Dailey discussing his time serving in South Korea highlights the importance of staying focused: “Here, you’re laser focused because you […]

Philippians 2:19-30 Let’s build our faith by looking at and exercising the next “faith lever” in our 60-Day Spiritual Growth Challenge: Encouragement. The definition of encouragement is “to give support, confidence, or hope to someone.” Dr. Eric Scalise, past VP of the 50,000-member American Assoc. of Christian Counselors says this: “What is encouragement […]