This series sets out asking two questions. First, what does the Bible actually say about the Holy Spirit? And, are you really thirsty for the Holy Spirit in every part of your life? Pastor Jack explores both of these questions and shows how to bring balance into our understanding and experience and live in the richness of a Spirit-led life.
So, what does the Bible really have to say about the Holy Spirit? What is His role in heaven and on earth — and in us? Join us for the first message in this series as Pastor Jack begins in the upper room as the resurrected Jesus breathes on the disciples and says, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
If there were a super-secret council whose goal was to figure out how to slow the growth of the Church, slow the transformation of individuals and to do it without drawing much attention, what would they do? The answer may surprise you – and make all the difference in your own walk with the Lord!
Did you ever wonder why God made the first rule? I mean, it wasn’t about murder or lying or sex or drunkenness – it was about a piece of fruit. Doesn’t that seem a bit random? Well, yes. And yet, not at all. Pastor Jack explains.
Have you ever noticed what you tend to notice? What does your mind focus on? And how does that even matter to your life as a Christ-follower? Join Pastor Jack as he talks about these things and about how Paul was a hot mess!
So, is there a term for being in both decline and renewal at the same time? Turns out, there is. It’s call “the gray zone.” Pastor Jack talks about how to navigate the gray zone that Christ Followers often find themselves in, and shares encouragement you need to hear from the story of Gideon.
When Jesus was commanding us to love, He couldn’t possibly have been talking about people who view masks or vaccines or BLM differently than we do. After all, so much has changed, right? Well, turns out that some of the parables Jesus used to illustrate love have many similarities to what we face today. Pastor Jack takes a look at how some things never change. Including the command to love.
An important part of Christian experience, but one largely overlooked in many of today’s churches, is seeking to be filled repeatedly by the Holy Spirit—to have your soul shaken by Him. On this Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Jack looks at the prayers of Peter and John in Acts, explains why they prayed as they did, and reminds us that we all need to have our souls shaken.
As we have been talking about the Holy Spirit, Pastor Jack has spent the last few weeks looking at the explosive beginnings of the Church in the first 4 chapters of Acts. This week, chapter 5 presents us with the difficult account of Ananias and Sapphira. Join us as we look at this story and talk about one prayer it should lead us to.
Okay, so does this sound familiar? You have a renewed dream or a vision of where God may be leading you, but things haven’t always turned out so well in the past. And now the future seems foggy and you wonder if you even want to try again (especially now that we’ve all been so freshly reminded of how quickly circumstances can change). Today Pastor Jack talks about renewing our hope for the future and trusting God to give us signposts into the fog. And then trusting Him—really trusting Him—to lead us through it.
Lately we’ve come to realize that community is critically important. We need each other now more than ever. Not only that, Scripture tells us to think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works (more stuff we really need!). In this message, Pastor Jack inspires us in desiring community, and thinking of ways to motive and encourage one another in an age of isolation, criticism and suspicion.