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Home Work | Part 4 - Sex Ed: God’s Design vs. Cultural Narrative
Since the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, it may seem that our society has become increasingly sexually promiscuous. However, we’ve probably just become more open about the promiscuity that has always existed. The early church faced a...
Home Work | Part 3 - Study Buddies: How Marriage Points to God
The most intimate of all human relationships is the bond between a husband and wife. That makes marriage the most fulfilling, and potentially the most damaging, of all relationships. When God created man in His image, He said it was not good fo...
Home Work | Part 2 - Passing the Test: The Beauty in Blessing
Families share more than DNA; they share traditions, habits, and patterns — some good, some not. The way we view and live our lives is often shaped by our families. What if we were intentional in building rhythms of blessing, planting seeds of ...
Home Work | Part 1 - Family Systems 101: Breaking the Cycle
Families share more than DNA; they also share traditions, habits, and patterns—some good, some not. The way we think about sex, money, marriage, work, and many other things has been shaped by our families of origin. Patterns of abuse, addiction...
Easter Sunday | So What?
Easter is more than just a tradition or a sentimental story — it is based on the bold claim that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. If that claim is false, Christianity collapses; but if it is true, it changes everything. In So What?, we’ll...
The Servant Songs | Song 4: Wounded for Us
What if the moment that looked like defeat was actually the greatest victory in history? In the final Servant Song, Isaiah describes a figure so disfigured that He is barely recognizable — yet through His wounds, many are healed. Rejected, crus...
The Servant Songs | Song 3: Like Flint
What does the Servant of the Lord do when obedience brings opposition and faithfulness brings suffering? In the third Servant Song, Isaiah presents a Messiah who listens humbly, suffers willingly, and remains unshaken in the face of injustice. ...
The Servant Songs | Song 2: Mothers and Tattoos
What do you do when you believe God’s promises but still feel forgotten? In the second Servant Song, Isaiah reveals a salvation so vast it reaches the ends of the earth. Yet in the middle of that promise, God’s people cry out, “The Lord has for...
The Servant Songs | Song 1: Behold My Servant
What kind of king brings justice without force, power without coercion, and victory through suffering? In the first of Isaiah’s Servant Songs, God introduces a ruler unlike any the world has known -- a servant who restores what is broken not by...
More | Patrick Coats
Paul’s doxology reminds us that God does more than we ask, think, or imagine ... not because of who we are, but because of who He is.
The Digital Dilemma | Part 4: The Digital Rule of Life
As the Digital Fast nears its end, the question is no longer what we will give up but what we will carry forward. In this message from 1 Peter 5, we are reminded that the Christian life is lived amid a spiritual battle -- and distraction is one...
The Digital Dilemma | Part 3: The Joy of Missing Out
In a culture driven by constant connection and endless updates, missing out feels like failure. But what if it’s actually freedom? In this message from Romans 12:2, we discover how con...
The Digital Dilemma | Part 2: We Were Made for Limits
From the very beginning, God created humanity with limits -- not as a punishment, but as a gift. In this message from The Digital Dilemma series, we explore how the first temptation in the garden was an invitation to live without limits -- to b...
The Digital Dilemma | Part 1: The Price of Your Device
In the first week of The Digital Dilemma, we reveal the hidden spiritual battle behind our screens. Drawing from Jesus’ warning in John 10:10, we see how the digital world quietly st...
The Jesus Road | Part 3: Live His Life
In the final message of The Jesus Road, we examine Jesus’ claim to be ‘the Life.’ Eternal life is not just the reward of heaven but also the present reality of knowing God through Jesus Christ. This life starts now, develops as our desires are ...
The Jesus Road | Part 2: Know His Truth
In a world overflowing with data yet starving for meaning, Jesus makes a powerful claim—not that He teaches the truth, but that He is the Truth. In part two of The Jesus Road, we explore the difference between facts and truth, between informati...
The Jesus Road | Part 1: Walk His Way
At the start of His ministry, Jesus didn’t deliver a lecture, creed, or doctrinal checklist. He extended an invitation: “Come and see. Follow Me.” In this opening message of The Jesus Road, we explore what Jesus meant when He said He was “the W...
For Unto Us | Reflections
Who—or what—are you becoming? The Apostle John reminds us that we are children of God, being shaped into His likeness by what we focus our hearts and minds on. Just as a mirror reflects whatever stands before it, our lives mirror whatever captu...
For Unto Us Part 4: Love | The Righteous King
In a world weary of corrupt leaders and broken systems, Isaiah promised a righteous King—a ruler whose love would make all things right. From the stump of Israel’s failure, God would raise a new branch to bring justice for the poor, peace to cr...
For Unto Us Part 3: Joy | God with Us
In a world where fear often drowns out gladness, Isaiah promised a sign: “Immanuel — God with us.” Joseph faced scandal, Mary faced uncertainty, yet both discovered that joy is not found in circumstances but in God’s presence. Part three of For...
For Unto Us Part 2: Peace | The Promise of Peace
In a world torn by conflict, Isaiah shares a stunning vision of swords turned into plowshares and nations streaming to the mountain of God. That vision became reality in Bethlehem when the Prince of Peace arrived to dwell among us. Peace is not...
For Unto Us Part 1: Hope | A Child is Born
Long before Bethlehem, Isaiah saw Christmas coming. In a world of gloom and darkness, he promised a great light. That hope didn’t arrive through armies or politics but through a child—a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and P...
Here Am I | Part 4: A Light in the Darkness
In a world that often silences truth and mocks faith, Isaiah shows us what it means to follow God into the darkness. Built through years of listening and obedience, the prophet learns to trust the Lord when the journey becomes painful. His word...
Here Am I | Part 3: Fear Less
In a world ruled by fear and fueled by endless headlines, God’s people are called to live differently. When the kings of the earth trembled, Isaiah heard a counter-cultural command: “Do not fear what they fear. The Lord Almighty is the One you ...