Wise Business Greg Hochhalter business culture generosity leadership pride purpose wisdom work Wisdom and wealth have a conflicted relationship, so for entrepreneurs and business leaders, there’s a fine line between planning in a posture of prayer and planning in the posture of presumption.Kids Weekly Lesson
Message Wise Business December 10, 2022 business culture generosity leadership pride purpose wisdom work Wisdom and wealth have a conflicted relationship, so for entrepreneurs and business leaders, there’s a fine line between...
Message Wise Faith October 15, 2022 anxiety following jesus grief hope infertility patience promises purpose spiritual growth struggles suffering trust wisdom The challenges we experience are not necessarily God’s doing but often they’re opportunities for us to grow in...
Message Wise Basics October 22, 2022 discipleship following jesus guilt repentance restoration shame spiritual growth struggles temptation When it comes to temptation, God is not the problem. We are. The second basic lesson from James...
Message Wise Doers October 29, 2022 bible calling discipleship following jesus hospitality identity obedience serving visible love worship To hear God is to grasp Him speaking to us in Christ, by His Spirit, and through the...
Message Wise Discernment November 5, 2022 calling community compassion culture disability following jesus friendship groups hospitality humility ministry pride racism relationships unity visible love Turn from prejudice to mercy. Treat the poor and the rich as equally loved and valued brothers and...
Message Wise Works November 12, 2022 calling compassion culture discipleship following jesus friendship generosity giving hospitality love ministry obedience reconciliation serving visible love Wise faith is merciful faith. Faith without mercy is not faith...
Message Wise Wisdom November 26, 2022 church community connect culture friendship humility mentoring peace It takes a lifetime to become wise. Those dedicated to growing in wisdom are not on an ambitious...
Message Wise Power December 3, 2022 abuse anger compassion culture humility leadership love politics relationships wisdom work When handled with wisdom, power becomes power for and power with and not power over. Power for empowers...
Message Wise (Final) Instruction December 17, 2022 church culture deconstruction Elders faith healing honesty ministry prayer relationships struggles The Wisdom of James – final thoughts and instructions.
Message Wise Words November 19, 2022 anger bible honesty humility love obedience patience pride reconciliation relationships social media speech words Speech is the far frontier and fiercest opponent in our fight to subdue sin.
Message Series Living Life Backward bible death following jesus generosity purpose wisdom Life is short. We do the same things over and over and over again in a world repeating...
Message Series Testimonies of the Young Teachers church struggles work This weekend, we are going to pause from the current regular series, Teach Us To Pray, with Testimonies...
Message Deborah July 4, 2021 bible faith leadership women The story of Deborah in the bible is one of audacious faith. About great confidence in a God...
Message Barnabas August 1, 2021 church generosity grace relationships Barnabas was a generous, kind man who was full of grace and became known as the 'Son of...
Message Gideon July 11, 2021 bible doubt leadership Do you ever feel inadequate? In over your head? We've all been there. We have moments when we...
Message Part 2 May 23, 2021 bible relationships wisdom There are lots of voices, some good and some dangerous. Have you decided which voice is going to...
Message Testimonies of the Young Teachers January 24, 2021 church struggles work Get to know the "young" teachers and their hearts. These pastors teach in various settings within the church,...
Message Hark! The Herald Angels Sing December 13, 2020 christmas following jesus humility identity pride Jesus gave up all his rights and priviledges as God to enter our world, and the New Testament...
Message Stop Pretending September 20, 2020 death materialism purpose wisdom work If we won't live forever, or even long enough to make a lasting difference in the world, how...
Message Find Joy in Little Things September 27, 2020 death joy materialism purpose work Facing death can radically enable us to enjoy life. By relativizing all that we do in our days...
Message Look to Then October 4, 2020 death hope justice wisdom Life is full of good times and bad times that we cannot control, but we can pattern our...
Message Smile More, Talk Less October 18, 2020 bible death wisdom Listen. The ear is the Christ-followers primary sense organ. LISTENING to what God has said and is saying...
Message Pursue Wisdom over Escapism October 25, 2020 death friendship generosity relationships wisdom The invitation of the Teacher is to be a wise person – someone who realizes that living a...
Message Own Cluelessness November 8, 2020 death generosity kingdommentality wisdom You don’t know what disaster will strike or when it will strike, so be as prepared for it...
Message Be a Beautiful Old Person November 15, 2020 death happiness joy purpose It's possible to live so as to make old age very sad, and then it is possible to...
Message Know Your Why November 22, 2020 bible death discipleship purpose wisdom Every duty or responsibility we have toward anyone or anything else, we have toward our God first and...
Message Series You Give them Something blessing calling church community connect following jesus generosity giving hospitality humility kingdommentality love ministry missions obedience purpose serving visible love volunteering Few things cause us to depend on God more than pushing through fears, excuses, or perceived inadequacies in...
Message You Give Them Something September 5, 2021 blessing calling church community connect following jesus generosity giving hospitality humility kingdommentality love ministry missions obedience purpose serving visible love volunteering Few things cause us to depend on God more than pushing through fears, excuses, or perceived inadequacies in...
Message No More COMPARING! September 19, 2021 anger depression following jesus freedom happiness health humility identity idolatry jealousy joy pride relationships self worth thankfulness When I compare myself to others, if I sense I’m doing better than someone, I feel superior and...
Message No More COMPLAINING! October 3, 2021 anger anxiety contentment courage depression doubt faith freedom generosity happiness joy social media thankfulness trust There’s two ways to quit complaining. One is to change your external world so there’s no circumstance left...
Message No More DISTRACTION! September 26, 2021 addiction connect culture following jesus friendship hospitality love relationships social media unity visible love wisdom It’s likely that our generation experiences more distraction than any other generation in history. We touch our smart...
Message Priscilla & Aquila August 8, 2021 hospitality kingdommentality leadership mentoring serving Priscilla and Aquila are a power couple from the pages of the New Testament. There isn’t lots written...
Message Series Malachi bible culture doubt faith fear gospel hope restoration Some parts of the Bible are weird! Yes, the Scriptures are full strange stories and characters but in...
Message No More WORRYING! October 10, 2021 anxiety bible courage culture death depression doubt fear freedom happiness health hope money promises stress trust worry In a culture gripped by anxiety and fear about the future, Jesus presents a prescription for worry that...
Message No More HIDING! October 17, 2021 depression fear freedom gospel grace guilt honesty humility identity pornography pride repentance restoration self worth sex shame social media We’re created to be fully known, and fully loved. But infatuation with image management and fear of exposure...
Message No More RELIGION! October 24, 2021 atheism bible compassion culture doubt evangelism faith following jesus forgiveness gospel grace hope jesus legalism love reconciliation religion salvation trust Nobody is in a more danger from religion, than the religious, because religion is often toxic. Religion is...
Message Still Loved October 31, 2021 bible culture doubt fear gospel grace hope love obedience reconciliation religion repentance restoration visible love We say all the time: ‘God is loving,’ ‘God is love.’ Yet, doesn’t the general tone and tenor...
Message Going Through the Motions November 7, 2021 addiction anxiety boldmoves connect following jesus freedom happiness prayer restoration social media stress wisdom worship A lot of religious people talk about worship as this great experience...for some, it’s tough. It feels unnatural,...
Message A Toxic Combination November 14, 2021 adultery bible culture divorce family forgiveness grace guilt idolatry legalism love marriage promises relationships remarriage shame women In the Christian community some see divorce as among the worst sins, the mark of failure, a pathway...
Message Help Is On The Way November 21, 2021 advent bible christmas compassion culture doubt forgiveness gospel grace hope jesus love patience promises restoration trust Why doesn’t God fix the world that is and make it more like He intended to be –...
Message Coming Back November 28, 2021 blessing church discipleship faith generosity giving guilt idolatry kingdommentality legalism materialism money obedience promises religion tithing worship Is the Old Testament standard of tithing 10% of everything still applicable to Christ-following people today?
Message Remember December 5, 2021 anxiety bible courage doubt faith health hope peace promises stress thankfulness trust wisdom Past performance is the best indicator of future performance. When we wonder what God is up to and...
Message Doomsday Hope December 12, 2021 advent atheism bible culture death doubt eternity evangelism faith fear gospel grace heaven hell hope legalism religion restoration What do we do with the religious sense that some people are ‘in’ and some are ‘out?’ The...
Message Series Priority One discipleship faith following jesus obedience peace prayer purpose Pray first. Prayer is a priority in the life of a believer, and of any community of faith.
Message Questions Wise People Ask: Am I Behaving Like a Fool? May 20, 2018 wisdom Proverbs 7; Proverbs 26:11; Proverbs 1:20-33
Message Questions Wise People Ask: Do I Need the Wisdom of Others? May 13, 2018 mentoring wisdom 1 Kings 3:1-14; Various Proverbs
Message Questions Wise People Ask: How Can I Honor God With My Body? May 6, 2018 wisdom 1 Corinthians 6:18-20; John 8:1-11
Message Questions Wise People Ask: Where Should I Invest My Time? April 29, 2018 wisdom Job 14:5; Ephesians 5:8-17Seniors Wisdom
Message Questions Wise People Ask: Is My Money My God? April 15, 2018 money wisdom Luke 16:13-14, 19-28; 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Message Questions Wise People Ask: What’s the Wise Thing to Do? April 8, 2018 wisdom Ephesians 5:8-17
Message Appendix December 19, 2021 atheism bible compassion culture doubt evangelism faith following jesus forgiveness gospel grace hope jesus legalism love reconciliation religion salvation trust The grand narrative of the Bible is Good News, not bad. The story of the Bible is NOT...
Message Priority One January 2, 2022 discipleship faith following jesus obedience peace prayer purpose For centuries church leaders have taken their priority cues from the book of Acts. On the first weekend...
Message Where It Really Begins January 9, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom The Bible as we have it doesn’t begin in the beginning, the story of the Bible begins toward...
Message Where Ours Begins January 16, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom If you’ve ever had questions about the Old Testament or been confused about why the God of the...
Message The Really Jewish Part January 23, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom Everything you need to know about the Old Testament in one sermon. Maybe.
Message The Most Important Part February 6, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom The Bible contains the ultimate ethic and is the guiding light for all Christian behavior, and in that...
Message Series The B-I-B-L-E bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom Knowing the Story OF the Bible In Order to Embrace The Story IN the Bible
Message The Time Has Come March 6, 2022 bible easter faith following jesus jesus kingdommentality purpose religion spiritual growth trust It’s possible to live every single day of your life with the assurance that God is near.
Message Uncomfortably Comfortable March 13, 2022 bible calling easter following jesus jesus kingdommentality purpose religion spiritual growth Jesus was unlike the other rabbis. He ignored religious protocols. He claimed to be able to forgive sin....
Message Whitewashed Tombs March 20, 2022 bible calling easter faith following jesus jesus kingdommentality purpose religion spiritual growth trust If you don’t like religious hypocrites, you have something in common with Jesus. He didn’t care for ‘em...
Message How to be Great March 27, 2022 bible calling compassion culture discipleship following jesus humility jesus leadership peace serving visible love Anyone who wishes to live and lead like Jesus will need to learn to leverage power and resources...
Message The Mindset April 23, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships hinges on our minds remaining open to restoration.
Message The Humility April 30, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships hinges on someone’s willingness to make the first move.
Message The First Step May 7, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships starts with sober, self-assessment.
Message The Art May 14, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships requires committing to the art of reconciliation.
Message Lives Well Lived May 21, 2022 bible community faith following jesus forgiveness grace hope peace prayer promises thankfulness wisdom Never has there been more information available to tell us how to live well. Podcasts. Blogs. Self-help books....
Message The Battle of the Gods May 28, 2022 atheism bible church courage culture discipleship eternity evangelism faith heaven idolatry jesus obedience religion God of the bible, is better than the god of thunder.
Message The Lie you live June 4, 2022 bible church community culture discipleship following jesus grace jesus obedience repentance struggles Gospel belief should result in a new way of living. When it doesn’t, then what’s the point?
Message Make Grace Amazing Again June 11, 2022 bible church community culture discipleship evangelism forgiveness gospel grace holy spirit hope jesus restoration salvation Transformation is only possible, through the Grace of Jesus, and the work of his spirit.
Message A Summer in the Psalms - Introduction June 25, 2022 bible faith following jesus hope prayer promises protection struggles suffering thankfulness trust wisdom The Psalms are God’s words to us, and our words to God.
Message Psalm 23 July 2, 2022 bible faith following jesus hope prayer promises protection struggles suffering thankfulness trust wisdom There’s a path to peace and contentment, even in the face of darkness and difficulty.
Message A Summer in the Psalms - Conclusion August 27, 2022 bible faith following jesus hope prayer promises protection struggles suffering thankfulness trust wisdom The Psalms are God’s words to us, and our words to God.
Message Stop Going To Church (Part 1) September 3, 2022 calling church community connect culture discipleship faith following jesus friendship giving happiness hospitality identity kingdommentality ministry purpose relationships serving visible love volunteering Full participation in a church is a way of rebelling against consumer desire becoming the center of your...
Message Stop Going To Church (Part 2) September 10, 2022 church community connect culture discipleship following jesus friendship groups happiness hospitality inviting mentoring relationships spiritual growth unity Full participation in a church includes committing to a small circle (that you don’t necessarily choose) therefore demonstrating...
Message The Ethic of Love September 17, 2022 anger children family grace hope kids kindness love mentoring parenting patience relationships students vision wisdom Parent’s behaviour (not their advice or instruction) is a dominant factor in determining whether children will want to...
Message Purposeful Discipline September 24, 2022 anger children discipline family grace hope kids kindness love mentoring parenting patience relationships students vision wisdom Punishment shouldn’t be the goal of discipline. Biblically speaking, restoration and the preservation of the relationship is always...
Message What Matters Most October 1, 2022 anger children discipline family grace hope kids kindness love mentoring parenting patience relationships students vision wisdom Most parents, whether they’ve expressed it or not, have something of a ‘true north’ when it comes to...
Message Wise Faith October 15, 2022 anxiety following jesus grief hope infertility patience promises purpose spiritual growth struggles suffering trust wisdom The challenges we experience are not necessarily God’s doing but often they’re opportunities for us to grow in...
Message Wise Discernment November 5, 2022 calling community compassion culture disability following jesus friendship groups hospitality humility ministry pride racism relationships unity visible love Turn from prejudice to mercy. Treat the poor and the rich as equally loved and valued brothers and...
Message Wise Works November 12, 2022 calling compassion culture discipleship following jesus friendship generosity giving hospitality love ministry obedience reconciliation serving visible love Wise faith is merciful faith. Faith without mercy is not faith...
Message Wise Words November 19, 2022 anger bible honesty humility love obedience patience pride reconciliation relationships social media speech words Speech is the far frontier and fiercest opponent in our fight to subdue sin.
Message Wise Wisdom November 26, 2022 church community connect culture friendship humility mentoring peace It takes a lifetime to become wise. Those dedicated to growing in wisdom are not on an ambitious...
Message Wise Power December 3, 2022 abuse anger compassion culture humility leadership love politics relationships wisdom work When handled with wisdom, power becomes power for and power with and not power over. Power for empowers...
Message Wise (Final) Instruction December 17, 2022 church culture deconstruction Elders faith healing honesty ministry prayer relationships struggles The Wisdom of James – final thoughts and instructions.
Message New Years Day - 2023 January 1, 2023 calling church compassion culture discipleship following jesus groups obedience prayer purpose spiritual growth Following Jesus isn’t about trying harder to be good. It’s about listening better to the Voice ...
Message Money Is The Root Of All Evil January 29, 2023 bible culture debt generosity jealousy materialism money thankfulness trust Money is not the root of ALL evil, but greed, love of money, CAN become evil if we...
Message Love The Sinner, Hate The Sin February 12, 2023 bible church discipleship following jesus grace guilt humility obedience pride repentance shame We ought to love all people, and hate all sin...especially our own.