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  • Jesus – The Bread of Life

    Jesus – The Bread of Life

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    <p class="first">This is the first sermon in the 7-part series entitled "I AM: How Jesus Answers Life's Deepest Longings." This message considers the first of Jesus' seven I AM statements found in the gospel of John. The first I AM declaration by Jesus is recorded in John <a class="video_time" data-time="395">6:35</a>, where Jesus says, "I am the bread of life." Here, Jesus is saying that He is the only one that can satisfy our soul's deepest need for eternal life.</p>

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  • What God Cares About

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    <p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs concludes the sermon series through the book of Jonah with this message about what God cares about. We often get wrapped up in our own kingdom, our own comfort and our own stuff and neglect to care about what God cares about. This message shows us how to recognize what God cares about.</p>

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  • Getting a Fresh Start

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    <p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs continues the sermon series through the book of Jonah with this message about how God gave Jonah a second chance to answer His call. We can understand how God wants to give us a second chance, a fresh start. This message shows how we can receive a fresh start from God.</p>

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  • Prayers from the Pit

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    <p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs continues with part two of the JONAH series with this message entitled "Prayers from the Pit." In Jonah chapter two, Jonah cries out to God from the belly of the fish and repents of his sin and God hears and answers him. God hears the prayers of the one who has a heart of humility, seeking His face and repentance.</p>

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  • Running From God

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    <p class="first">Pastor Gary Combs begins a new 4-week sermon series through the book of Jonah with this message from chapter one entitled "Running from God." Have you been running from God? Has God called you and you're concerned that it's too late to follow? Perhaps you've messed up and don't think God can use you now? This message will encourage those who have run from God's call.</p>

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  • The Gospel is About Surrender, not Self-Improvement

    Pastor Gary Combs concluded the sermon series EVANGELIUM with this message from Mark 10 about the encounter of the rich young ruler with Jesus. The gospel is not a call to add something on to your life, but a challenge to let go and leave behind. It is a call for your complete and total…

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  • The Gospel is About Receiving, not Earning

    Pastor Gary Combs continues the EVANGELIUM series with this message from the book of Ephesians about receiving the free gift of God's grace, which is salvation. This message emphasizes that the receiving of this grace is not just the ABCs of being a Christian, it is the "A to Z" of being a follower of Christ. We never outgrow our need for the gospel. In fact, we can't continue growing without a deeper and deeper understanding of its message.

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  • The Gospel is About Relationship, not Religion

    Pastor Gary Combs continues the 4-week series "Evangelium: What the Gospel Is… And Isn't" with this message from John 3. This message shows how the encounter between the religious Pharisee named Nicodemus and the Lord Jesus reveals the distinctive nature of the gospel contrasted with religion. Because while religion attempts to work from the outside-in, the gospel does its work from the inside out. Or as Jesus told Nicodemus, "You must be born again."

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  • The Gospel is Good News, not Good Advice

    Pastor Gary Combs begins a new 4-week sermon series on Easter weekend entitled Evangelium: What the Gospel Is… And What It Isn’t. This message is taken from 1 Corinthians 15 and and discusses the importance of recognizing that the gospel is the good news about Christ’s resurrection for us to believe, not advice for us…

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  • Telling God’s Love Story

    Pastor Gary Combs concluded the 6-part sermon series entitled “Loving Our Jerusalem” with this Palm Sunday message from John about how to tell the story of God’s love. This message is a powerful explanation of the gospel for the one seeking to believe. It is also an excellent training message for those who would learn…

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