Do I Have to be a Christian to Follow Jesus?

Message - Dave

Title: Do I Have to be a Christian to Follow Jesus? 

Topic: What is a Christian? 

Theme: What does it mean to believe in Jesus/God? 

Text: Romans 3:23, 6:23

Expectation: Hope - Christmas Eve

Sermon - Dave

Title: Expectation: Hope 

Topic: Christmas is a reminder we can live with hope thanks to our relationship with Jesus 

Theme: Experiencing hope thanks to the events of Christmas 

Text: Micah 5:2 / Luke 2:25-35 / Luke 2:10-12 / Romans 3:23 / Romans 6:23

Christmas Advent 3 - Expectation: Fulfillment

Message - Dave

Title: Expectation: Fulfillment 

Topic: Christmas is a reminder we can expect to experience fulfillment in life through a relationship with Jesus 

Theme: Experiencing fulfillment thanks to the events of Christmas 

Text: Genesis 12:1-3 / Genesis 15:5-6 / Galatians 3:6-9 / Hebrews 11:8-10

Christmas Advent 2 - Expectation: Life

Message - Dave

Title: Expectation: Life 

Topic: Christmas is a reminder we can expect to experience life to the full through a relationship with Jesus 

Theme: Receiving life even though we deserve death - thanks to the events of Christmas 

Text: Job 19:25-27 / Isaiah 61:1-2 / Luke 4:14-21 / John 10:10

Christmas Advent 1 - Great Expectations - Grace

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Great Expectations - Grace 

Topic: Christmas is a reminder we can expect to receive God's grace through a relationship with Jesus Theme: Receiving grace even when we're sinners - thanks to the events of Christmas 

Text: 2 Samuel 7:11-17 / Isaiah 9:6-7 / Luke 2:10-12

International Mission

Leadership of International Mission - Angela Borges

Real - Community

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Real Community 

Topic: Responsibility of being a member of a community 

Theme: Design & purpose of community

Real - Social Action

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Real Social Action 

Topic: Social Action 

Theme: Justice/Injustice

Real - Environmentalism

Message - Chuck Keplar

Title: Real Environmentalism 

Topic: Gods direction for ever aspect of creation 

Theme: God's design for environmentalism 

Text: Genesis

Real - Money

Message - Dave

Title: Real Money 

Topic: Real Money 

Theme: God's design for money

Real - Marriage and Singleness

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Marriage and Singleness 

Topic: Gods design for marriage 

Theme: Understanding marriage and singleness as God designed them

Real - Youth

Message - Rob Williams

Title: Youth 

Topic: God's design for Youth 

Theme: Importance and relevance of our youth 

Text: 1 Tim. 4:12

Real - Sexual Intimacy

Message - David Lawson

Title: Real Sex 

Topic: Sexual Intimacy 

Theme: Understanding the Biblical design of sex 

Text: Genesis 1:26-27, Proverbs 5:15-20, 1 Corinthians 7:1-2, 8-9

Real - Men & Women

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Men & Women 

Topic: Design of surrendering the role of being a man and being a woman

Real - Work

Message - Rod Poepping

Title: Real Work 

Topic: the place of work in God's design 

Theme: Work is part of God's creative design and brings glory to God 

Text: Genesis 2:15

Worship

Message: Steve Smith
Title: Worship

Growth Spurts - Growing through Relationships - Ruth

Message - Dave

Title: Growing Through Relationships 

Topic: Growing in our relationship with God through our relationships with others 

Theme: Learning from others 

Text: Ruth 1-4

Growth Spurts - Growing through Leaps of Faith - Rahab

Message: Roy Andrews
Title: Stepping out in Faith
Topic: Story of Rahab
Theme: how we can grow by stepping out in faith
Text: Joshua 2

Growth Spurts - Growing through Obeying God - Moses

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Growing through obedience 

Topic: Moses' growth through obeying God 

Theme: God is with us as we obey Him 

Text: Exodus

Growth Spurts - Growing through Swimming in the Deep End - Timothy

Message - Chuck Keplar

Title: Swimming in the deep end 

Topic: Timothy 

Theme: Relying on God when we jump in the deep end

Growth Spurts - Growing through Forgiveness - Joseph

Message - Rob Williams

Title: Growing Through Forgiveness 

Topic: Joseph Theme: Growing in our relationship with God by showing the same love for others that He has shown us

Growth Spurts - Growing through Trusting God is in Control - Esther

Message - David Lawson

Title: Growing through Trusting God is in Control 

Topic: Believing in God's Sovereignty 

Theme: Growing through trusting God is active in our lives 

Text: Esther 4:14

Growth Spurts - Growing through Waiting - David

Message:  Paul Boehlke
Title: Growing Through Waiting
Topic: How trusting God's timing helps us to grow in our relationship with Him
Theme: Trusting God's Timing
Text: 1 Samuel 26

Growth Spurts - Growing through God's Word - Mary

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Growing through God's Word
Topic: How trusting God's Word helped Mary grow in her relationship with God--and how it can help us too
Theme: Trusting God's Word
Text: John 2:5

Growth Spurts - Growing through Humility - Paul

Message - David  Lawson

Title: Growing Through Humility 

Topic: Humility Theme: humility is essential to spiritual growth 

Text: 1 Cor 15:9 / Eph 3:7-8 / 1 Tim 1:15

International Mission - The Power of Partnership

Message - David Lawson

Title: The Power of Partnership 

Topic: International Missions 

Theme: Working with others to fulfill the Great Commission 

Text: Matthew 9:35-38

BELIEVE: Know Jesus Intimately/ Father's Day

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Know Jesus' Intimately
Topic: Jesus restores Peter over breakfast
Theme: Full devotion
Text: John 21:1-25

BELIEVE: Know Jesus' Suffering

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Know Jesus' Suffering
Topic: Jesus death and burial
Text: John 19:17-42

BELIEVE: Follow Jesus Confidently

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Follow Jesus Confidently
Topic:  Jesus prays for disciples and believers
Text: John 17:1-26

BELIEVE: Follow Jesus in Spirit

Message: Dave Lawson

Title: Follow Jesus in Spirit

Topic: Holy Spirit promised / Jesus predicts death

Text: John 16:5-33

BELIEVE: Follow Jesus Closely

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Follow Jesus Closely
Topic: Our relationship with Jesus
Text: John 14:1-15:11

BELIEVE: Follow Jesus Together

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Follow Jesus Together
Topic: Our relationship with Others and the World
Theme: Unity
Text: John 15:12-16:4

BELIEVE: Follow Jesus Authentically

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Follow Jesus Authentically
Topic: Jesus’ parting words
Text: John 13:18-38

Easter Service - God Has A Plan

Message - David

Title: God Has A Plan 

Topic: Easter 

Theme: God has a plan for your life

Text: Mark 15:22-39

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Ultimatum

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Consider Jesus' Ultimatum
Topic: Jesus’ Triumphal Entry and Teaching
Text: John 12:12-50

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Enemies

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Consider Jesus' Enemies
Topic: The Pharisee’s Plot 
Text: John 11:45-12:11

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Straight Talk

Title: Consider Jesus' Straight Talk
Topic: Jesus declares 'I am the Good Shepherd' / Once saved always saved?
Theme: Once saved always saved. Putting confidence in God rather than yourself
Text: John 10:1-42

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Straight Talk

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Consider Jesus' Straight Talk
Topic: Jesus declares 'I am the Good Shepherd' / Once saved always saved?
Theme: Once saved always saved. Putting confidence in God rather than yourself
Text: John 10:1-42

Church Planting

Guest: Paul & Kristine Boehlke
Message: Paul Boelke

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Gift of Sight

Message: Dave Lawson
Title: Consider Jesus' Gift of Sight
Topic: Jesus heals the blind man and is rejected
Text: John 9:1-41

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Truth

Message - Roy Andrews

Title: Consider Jesus' Truth 

Topic: Jesus speaks to the Jews 

Text: John 8:31-5

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Grace

Author: Dave Lawson
Title: Consider Jesus' Grace
Topic: Jesus and the adultery trap
Theme: Grace as the third way between judgment and merely overlooking sin
Text: John 8:1-11

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Grace

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Consider Jesus' Grace 

Topic: Jesus and the adultery trap 

Theme: Grace as the third way between judgment and merely overlooking sin 

Text: John 8:1-11

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Identity Crisis

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Consider Jesus' Identity Crisis 

Topic: Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles 

Theme: Jesus was rejected but He accepts us even when we doubt 

Text: John 7:1-52

BELIEVE: Consider Jesus' Teaching

Message - Dave Lawson

Title: Consider Jesus' Teaching 

Topic: Jesus teaches in Synagogue

Theme: Full devotion for God 

Text: John 6:16-70

Believe - Consider Jesus' Purpose

Speaker: Dave Lawson
Title: Consider Jesus' Purpose
Topic: Jesus feeds 5000
Theme: God's Purpose is Building His Kingdom
Text: 12. John 6:1-15

Vision Sunday

Vision for local church with Dave Lawson and Randy Shaw.