PAUL SADLER | MARCH 16, 2025
In a world that preaches self-assurance, it’s easy to assume that we have all the answers. This message challenges that mindset, exploring the humility that’s needed to avoid self-deception.
1 Corinthians 3:18-4:5
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PAUL SADLER | FEBRUARY 23, 2025
It can feel as if kids require more of us than we have to give. And when it does, our stress and anxiety gets passed on to our children. This message looks at how to approach parenting in a way that expresses trust in God and invites His help in our families.
Psalm 127:1-5
PAUL SADLER | FEBRUARY 9, 2025
Spiritual wisdom isn’t something you get with education or connections. It’s something that God is pleased to reveal to those who seek it. This message looks at how to receive the wisdom you need to live the life that you want.
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
PAUL SADLER | FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Our world is dominated by the rich, powerful, and beautiful. It’s hard for regular people to not feel discouraged by their inadequacies. This message considers how God deliberately uses our weaknesses for His glory.
1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5
PAUL SADLER | JANUARY 19, 2025
Stephen Hawking was a brilliant thinker who was revered for his ideas, but he consistently rejected any notion of God. Is it foolish to believe in Jesus? If not, how should we understand it when intelligent people deny Him?
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
PAUL SADLER | NOVEMBER 24, 2024
When life feels overwhelming, it’s easy to question God’s decisions or imagine we could do better. This message looks at how God confronts that attitude in Job and helps us to step back, see our limitations, and prepare for the day when we’ll meet Him ourselves.
Job 40:1-9; 42:1-6
PAUL SADLER | OCTOBER 13, 2024
When tragedies hit, sometimes religious people offer simplistic remedies that only add to our pain. This message looks at how we can avoid the dangerous counsel we’re tempted to cling to when difficulties come.
Job 8:1-10
GUEST SPEAKER: DR. WAYNE BAXTER | AUGUST 18, 2024
The Christian life is a lifelong marathon with plenty of ups and downs. The opening of the Letter of James offers us instruction for running and finishing this race.
James 1:2-12
GUEST SPEAKER: WAYNE BAXTER | AUGUST 13, 2023
It’s hard to live life well without making plans: what career path to take, who to marry, where to live. People make plans all the time; but what does God have to say about that? Our text speaks specifically to this part of our lives.
James 4:13-17
PAUL SADLER | JULY 23, 2023
We all have questions about life, and there are many voices in our world offering answers. This message looks at how to discern wisely and know whether the people we’re following and the answers we’re getting are going to help of hinder us.
James 3:13-18
PAUL SADLER | JUNE 11, 2023
We all face trials, and it can be frustrating when God doesn’t take them away. This message looks at how God uses suffering in our lives and what we can do to partner with Him.
James 1:1-18
Events in Moses’ early adult life show that he has the makings of a great leader, but that isn’t enough. He’s been raised in privilege, and he has a passion for justice, but pride and self-sufficiency must be rooted out of him before he can be used by God.
Exodus 2:11-25
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We live in the information age where keeping up with the latest is everything and no one has time for God’s ancient truth. But we lack wisdom as a result and can hijack our happiness and sabotage God’s blessings. This message looks at the power of wisdom and how to pursue it.
Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 // [outline]
It’s easier than ever to live in denial of the unpleasant realities of life. But a life of denial makes life’s painful realities almost unbearable when they hit. This message teaches us how to see life as it is when we’re tempted to look away and shows us the benefits that we receive when we do.
Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 // [outline]
We all long to be happy, but often happiness feels beyond our reach. This message looks at a person who made the pursuit of happiness an extended research project and considers the wrong paths and ultimate direction of the joy that we all seek.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 // [outline]
Prayer is a universal phenomenon that can be seen in almost every culture. Even many atheists pray. The question is how? How should a Christian’s prayers differ from the world? This message looks at principles to guide our prayers from the Apostle Paul’s prayer for the Colossians.
Colossians 1:1-14 // [outline]
Jesus Christ is the hero of the world, but who are the villains? In this sermon, we unpack who the true enemies of God's people are, what they want, and how they plan to get it. By the end of it, we will understand how to recognize the enemy, how to respond to their attacks, and why we have cause to hope in the midst of their opposition.
Revelation 13:1-18 // [outline]
Many people find the Bible’s teachings about the Holy Spirit confusing. The command to be filled with the Holy Spirit is at the heart of how we are to live the Christian life, but it is a command that is often misunderstood. This message looks at how to be filled with the Holy Spirit and what you can expect to see when you are.
Ephesians 5:15-21 // [outline]
Intelligence and know-how is rewarded in our society. But when people start to applaud our contribution, we can use our wisdom selfishly and lose sight of who we are and what we’ve been created to do. This message, focused on the Queen of Sheba’s famous visit to King Solomon, gives us 3 questions to ask when people start to applaud.
1 Kings 10:1-13 // [outline]
People who are skilled in organization and administration are critical to the blessing and effectiveness of the church. But they’re often misunderstood and face unique temptations. This message looks at what we can learn by understanding Solomon’s skills as a leader and the blessings and inclinations that accompanied them.
1 Kings 4:20-34 // [outline]