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January 22, 2023
Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
Scriptures: Proverbs 10:4, 14:23, 19:15, 21:13, 22:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12; James 1:27; Leviticus 23:22; Matthew 25:31-46; Deuteronomy 15:7-11; 1 John 4:19-21
Have you ever heard the phrase, “God helps those who help themselves”? If so, do you know where it originated? Despite what many people believe, it did not originate in the Bible. In this message, we will explore where this phrase gets things right and where it gets them wrong.
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January 22, 2023
Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Proverbs, Passage(s): Proverbs 10:4 Series: Half Truths
January 15, 2023
Half Truths: Everything Happens for a Reason
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): John 3:16-17 Series: Half Truths
December 25, 2022
Unto Us A Child is Born: Week Five
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke, Passage(s): Luke 1:46-55 Series: Unto Us A Child is Born
December 18, 2022
Unto Us a Child is Born: Week Four
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): John 1:1-5 Series: Unto Us A Child is Born
December 11, 2022
Unto Us A Child is Born: Week Three
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Isaiah 7, Passage(s): Matthew 1 Series: Unto Us A Child is Born
December 4, 2022
Unto Us A Child is Born: Week Two
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Matthew 1:18-21 Series: Unto Us A Child is Born
November 27, 2022
Unto Us a Child is Born: Week One
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke 2:8-15 Series: Unto Us A Child is Born
November 20, 2022
November 13, 2022
Greater Things: Week Four
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Phillippians 2:5-8 Series: Greater Things
November 6, 2022
October 30, 2022
October 23, 2022
October 16, 2022
October 9, 2022
October 2, 2022
September 25, 2022
September 18, 2022
September 11, 2022
August 28, 2022
#Better: Week Three
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Exodus, Passage(s): Exodus 3-15 Series: #Better
August 21, 2022
August 14, 2022
August 7, 2022
Moses: Final Blessings
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Deuteronomy 32:48-34:12 Series: Moses: Wisdom from the Wilderness
July 31, 2022
July 24, 2022
Moses: The Choice
Speaker: Rachel Freeny Passage(s): Deuteronomy 30 Series: Moses: Wisdom from the Wilderness
July 17, 2022
Moses: A Little Help, Please
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Exodus 16-18 Series: Moses: Wisdom from the Wilderness
July 10, 2022
Moses: Standing Still
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Exodus 14 Series: Moses: Wisdom from the Wilderness
July 3, 2022
June 26, 2022
Moses: The Exodus
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Exodus 3-15 Series: Moses: Wisdom from the Wilderness
June 19, 2022
June 12, 2022
Moses: Philoxenia
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Exodus 1:1-2:10 Series: Moses: Wisdom from the Wilderness
May 29, 2022
Holdfast Hope: Hope Lives
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 2 Kings, Passage(s): 2 Kings 4:8-37 Series: Holdfast Hope
May 22, 2022
Holdfast Hope: Keep Pouring
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 1 Kings, Passage(s): 1 Kings 19:19-21, Passage(s): 2 Kings, Passage(s): 2 Kings 2:1-18, Passage(s): 2 Kings 4:1-7 Series: Holdfast Hope
May 15, 2022
Holdfast Hope: Dangerous Hope
Speaker: Corey Miller Passage(s): Acts, Passage(s): Acts 16:16-40 Series: Holdfast Hope
May 8, 2022
Holdfast Hope: Small Signs
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 1 Kings 18:41-19:18 Series: Holdfast Hope
May 1, 2022
Holdfast Hope: A Warning, A Wadi, A Widow
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 1 Kings 17 Series: Holdfast Hope
April 17, 2022
Gospel of the Nobodies: The Women at the Tomb
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke 24:1-12 Series: Gospel of the Nobodies
April 10, 2022
The Gospel of the Nobodies: The Thief on the Cross
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke 19:28-44, Passage(s): Luke 23 Series: Gospel of the Nobodies
April 3, 2022
The Gospel of the Nobodies: The Invisible Woman
Speaker: Rachel Freeny Passage(s): Luke 7:36-50 Series: Gospel of the Nobodies
March 27, 2022
The Gospel of the Nobodies: The Least of These
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke 10:25-37, Passage(s): Matthew 25:40 Series: Gospel of the Nobodies
March 20, 2022
Gospel of the Nobodies: The Demon Possessed
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke 8:26-39 Series: Gospel of the Nobodies
March 13, 2022
Gospel of the Nobodies: The Sick and Disabled
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Leviticus 13:45-46, Passage(s): Luke 4:16-30, Passage(s): Luke 4:18-19 Series: Gospel of the Nobodies
March 6, 2022
Gospel of the Nobodies: The Nightshift Workers
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke, Passage(s): Luke 1-2:20 Series: Gospel of the Nobodies
February 27, 2022
Finding the Promised Land: Facing Giants
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 1 Samuel 17 Series: Finding the Promised Land
February 20, 2022
Finding the Promise Land: Disputable Matters
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Romans 10:9, Passage(s): Romans 14 Series: Finding the Promised Land
February 13, 2022
Finding the Promise Land: Unthinkable!
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Acts 10-11:18, Passage(s): Deuteronomy 7:6 Series: Finding the Promised Land
February 6, 2022
Finding the Promised Land: A Promise Kept?
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Deuteronomy 34, Passage(s): Exodus 3:7-8 Series: Finding the Promised Land
January 30, 2022
Noah: An Eternal Reminder
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 1 Peter 3:18-22, Passage(s): Genesis 8:21-22, Passage(s): Genesis 9:12-16 Series: Noah: The Story Behind the Storm
January 23, 2022
Noah: And the Rains Came…
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Genesis 6:5-13 Series: Noah: The Story Behind the Storm
January 16, 2022
Noah: The Man at the Center of the Storm
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Genesis 6-10:1 Series: Noah: The Story Behind the Storm
January 9, 2022
Noah: Fact or Fiction?
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 1 Peter 3:18-22, Passage(s): Genesis, Passage(s): Genesis 6-10:1 Series: Noah: The Story Behind the Storm
January 2, 2022
December 5, 2021
Advent: PEACE
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): John 14:27, Passage(s): Matthew 2:13-14, Passage(s): Matthew 2:16 Series: Advent
November 28, 2021
Advent: HOPE
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 3-5, Passage(s): Isaiah 40:1, Passage(s): John 1:1-5 Series: Advent
November 21, 2021
All In: Promises Fulfilled
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Malachi 3:8-12, Passage(s): Psalm 100 Series: All In
November 14, 2021
All In: The Choice is Yours
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Passage(s): Genesis 12:1-3 Series: All In
November 7, 2021
October 31, 2021
Bottom of the 9th: Game Over
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Acts 6-8, Passage(s): Romans 8 Series: Bottom of the 9th
October 24, 2021
Bottom of the 9th: Teammates
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke 5:17-26, Passage(s): Mark 2:1-12 Series: Bottom of the 9th
October 17, 2021
October 10, 2021
Bottom of the 9th: There is Always Hope
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Matthew 19:16-30 Series: Bottom of the 9th
October 3, 2021
Starting Point: Who Do You Say That I Am?
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Matthew 16:17-18 Series: Starting Point
September 26, 2021
Starting Point: Something to Believe In
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Hebrews 11:1 Series: Starting Point
September 19, 2021
Starting Point: Resurrection
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Ephesians 1:8-9 Series: Starting Point
September 12, 2021
Starting Point: Ultimate Sacrifice
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Colossians 2:13-15, Passage(s): John 8:34 Series: Starting Point
September 5, 2021
Starting Point: The Role of Rules
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Exodus 20:1-2 Series: Starting Point
August 29, 2021
Starting Point: Trusting the Promises
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Genesis 12:1-3, Passage(s): Genesis 15:6, Passage(s): Romans 10:9 Series: Starting Point
August 22, 2021
Starting Point: Coming to Terms
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): John 3:17, Passage(s): Matthew 5:20-22, Passage(s): Matthew 5:27-28 Series: Starting Point
August 15, 2021
Starting Point: Something Happened
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Acts 17:16-33 Series: Starting Point
August 8, 2021
Being Church: Ambassadors for Christ
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): 2 Corinthians 5:16-20 Series: Being Church
August 1, 2021
July 25, 2021
July 18, 2021
July 11, 2021
Being Church: Radical Commitment
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Acts 2:42-47 Series: Being Church
July 4, 2021
Being Church: What is Church?
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Matthew 16:18-19 Series: Being Church
June 27, 2021
How to Get What You Really Want: New Life
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Romans 12:1-2 Series: How to Get What You Really Want
June 20, 2021
How to Get What You Really Want: Keep the End in Mind
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Galatians 5:19-26 Series: How to Get What You Really Want
June 13, 2021
How to Get What You Really Want: Values Matter
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Romans 7:15-20 Series: How to Get What You Really Want
June 6, 2021
How to Get What You Really Want: Careful What You Want For
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): James 4:1-3 Series: How to Get What You Really Want
May 30, 2021
How to Get What You Really Want: Time for a Reset
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Luke 18:18-23 Series: How to Get What You Really Want
May 23, 2021
Diverse by Design: It’s Up to You
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Romans 12 Series: Diverse by Design
May 16, 2021
Diverse by Design: Grace Matters
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): John 13:18-30 Series: Diverse by Design
May 9, 2021
Diverse by Design: Words Matter
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Matthew 15:10-11 Series: Diverse by Design
May 2, 2021
Diverse by Design: Truth Matters
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Colossions 3:9 Series: Diverse by Design
April 25, 2021
Diverse by Design: Who is Your Neighbor?
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Matthew 22:37-40 Series: Diverse by Design
April 18, 2021
Diverse by Design: Centered on Christ
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): Matthew 22:37-40 Series: Diverse by Design
April 4, 2021
The God Story Part 7: Easter Sunday
Speaker: Brian Gerard Passage(s): John 20:1-16 Series: The God Story
March 28, 2021
March 21, 2021
March 14, 2021
March 7, 2021
February 28, 2021
February 21, 2021
January 24, 2021
January 17, 2021
The Parables of Jesus: Part 1
Speaker: Corey Miller Passage(s): Luke 15 Series: The Parables of Jesus
December 13, 2020
December 6, 2020
August 9, 2020
July 5, 2020
June 21, 2020
June 14, 2020
June 7, 2020
The Boundary-Breaking God Part 7
Speaker: Corey Miller Passage(s): Revelation 21:1-5 Series: The Boundary-Breaking God
May 31, 2020
The Boundary-Breaking God Part 6
Speaker: Corey Miller Passage(s): Ezekiel 37:1-14 Series: The Boundary-Breaking God
May 24, 2020
May 17, 2020
The Boundary-Breaking God Part 4
Speaker: Corey Miller Passage(s): Mark 15:38-41 Series: The Boundary-Breaking God
May 3, 2020
April 26, 2020
The Boundary-Breaking God Part 1
Speaker: Corey Miller Passage(s): Genesis 22:1-19 Series: The Boundary-Breaking God
April 12, 2020
March 8, 2020
October 20, 2019
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Speaker: Rachel Freeny Passage(s): Matthew 5:9 Series: Sermon on the Mount
June 2, 2019
Does This Sermon Title Matter?
Speaker: Corey Miller Passage(s): James 3:1-12 Series: Faith That Works
February 17, 2019
Snapshots of Jesus: Teaching
Speaker: Rachel Freeny Passage(s): Luke 4:14-30 Series: Snapshots of Jesus
December 9, 2018
The Songs of Christmas: Zechariah’s Song
Speaker: Rachel Freeny Passage(s): Luke 1:67-79 Series: The Songs of Christmas
September 2, 2018