This Christmas, there is one gift that nearly everyone hopes they will experience, PEACE. This is a central message of the Bible. The word peace is used over 325 times throughout the Scriptures and is a key theme of the Christmas story. One of the prophetic lines used 700 years before the first Christmas is […]
This Christmas, we can experience the outrageous love of God given to us through the miraculous birth of Jesus. Why outrageous? Outrageous because of the virgin birth, the wise men coming from the east following a star, hundreds of year-old prophecies fulfilled, and…Emmanuel (God with us). All other religions claim we must earn our way […]
In today’s message Pastor Nate talks about how the Holy Spirit will empower us to grow in generosity. This is one of the more overlooked roles the Holy Spirit has in the life of a believer. Most Christians can repeat the fruit of the Spirit, they can list some of the gifts of the Spirit, […]
In Matthew 6:19–33 Jesus tells us to not store up treasures on earth because it is temporary. He tells us to store up treasures in heaven because it cannot be destroyed or taken away. Your heart will be found in what you treasure and this passage makes it clear that we cannot serve both God […]
In Acts chapter 2 we see the birth of the Church. People who responded to the Gospel and gave their lives to Jesus came together to become the body of Christ. One of the most stunning attributes of the early Church was how they joined together. They ate together, prayed together, worshipped together, and lived […]
In this series, we have defined speaking life as aligning our words with God’s Word. In this message, Pastor Nate talked about our words being so powerful that they actually determine the direction of our lives. The Children of Israel sent twelve spies into the promised land. There were ten who said they could not […]
We have all said words that we regret. We wish we could go back and just not say anything at all. The problem is, we can’t. So how can we move forward? We must recognize that the words we speak are revealing the condition of our heart. They reveal what we believe and whom we […]
We have all said words that we regret. We wish we could go back and just not say anything at all. The problem is, we can’t. So how can we move forward? We must recognize that the words we speak are revealing the condition of our heart. They reveal what we believe and whom we […]
One of the greatest challenges to speaking life is agreeing with whom God says we are. If we don’t believe the truth about our identity as sons and daughters of God, we will default to death talk. This message reveals how important it is for us to discover our identity, reject the lies about ourselves […]
We find ourselves in a culture that confuses authenticity with being unfiltered. In an effort to “say it like it is” or “I am just being real” many Christians have forgotten that our words are like bricks. You can build up or crash down… it’s how they are used that matters. Psalms 34 teaches us […]
You can change what you reap by changing what you sow.
All of us have missed the target in our lives. When we do, we have a tendency to withdraw, pull back, and make life all about us. The arrows of our life just come back in. That may be the natural tendency, but that is not how God has called us to live our lives. […]
This series is spurred by one question: What would it look like to have overflow in our everyday life? Jesus offers, to all who believe, a “living water that will never run dry”. This overflow comes from the power of the Holy Spirit by which we are empowered to be BOLD witnesses for Jesus. Our […]
We are finishing our series Moving Forward, with a sermon on “Empowerment”. The truth is, no one likes to feel disempowered, yet so many people feel like they are unqualified to be used by God. In the message we learn that God desires to empower us, however, he does not force us into it. We have […]
In John 4, Jesus is talking to a Samaritan woman. This was seen as improper for two big reasons. Jews don’t talk with Samaritans and a Rabbi would not be alone talking with a woman. Yet Jesus shows His love for this woman and for all of us by revealing what true worship looks like. […]
The church is at its best when it gives itself away.
We were designed to live in freedom. Jesus died and rose again to set us free. In the scripture this week we read about a woman who was set free by Jesus. With all of this freedom available to her and to us in Jesus, why do so many believers struggle with staying free? How […]
One of our greatest challenges is learning to trust God with our generosity. Even though we know it all belongs to Him, there are still parts of our heart that must be softened to the idea that we can be generous with no strings attached. We are generous because He is generous and He is […]
This week’s message taught us the value of every generation. We believe people are the prize, but honoring and investing in every generation can be challenging. With different perspectives, priorities and experiences. It takes the love of God and intentionality to reach every generation with His love. At PCC, we will partner with the Holy […]
Moving forward…God’s Word is our foundation. God’s Word moves us forward by illuminating our path.
This Sunday’s message taught us that as we move forward, many essential items must be considered in order to be successful. However, we learn from Moses that there is one essential component that we will refuse to go on without.
Pastor Nate finished his series of talks with living love. He has taught on living hope, living faith and finished with living love. As believers, it is critical to understand that we serve a living God who empowers us to have hope, faith and love that is alive and powerful inside of us. In today’s […]
All believers are designed to have living faith. How? We serve a living God. The more we focus on who He is and what He said he would do the more our faith comes alive. Yet, many believers struggle with faith. Today we find encouragement from an unlikely person in scripture… a Roman Centurion who […]
One of the most important aspects of the Christian life is prayer. It is truly a privilege for every believer. James closes out his practical and powerful book by talking about the practice and promises of prayer. It is helpful to read and apply the guidance that James gives.
Being born, living, and dying for “the Cause” is what we will discover together as we base our understanding on the Word of God. “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” Romans 11:36