“I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.” I. Why study the Apostles Creed? Clarity – It summarizes the biblical storyline in a succinct way. Unity – Jesus prays that all his followers will be “one” (John 17:21ff.). Believers are unified around the “core” or central elements of the Christian faith, […]
David Fields, May 17, 2020 I. What Marriage Isn’t: Not A Consumer Relationship Why the legal marriage, the ‘little piece of paper’, isn’t our love enough? My answer begins with two questions: 1. What do you mean by ‘love’? And 2. Enough for what? We instinctually want to make promises of committed life-long love when […]
May 10, 2020 – Dave Fields Today we’re looking at the power for any thriving relationship and the pattern set by Jesus in how to live it out. I. Overview of the Household Code in Context Ephesians 5 contains the longest, sustained description of marriage in the Bible – but there are some really key […]
Bold As Love Pt. 2 Outline & Small Group May 3, 2020 Staying Steady in a Skip-A-Beat World Colton Conrad Gen. 2:24, Eph. 5:25-33, 1 Cor. 7 Only when we look to Jesus and are filled with His steadfast love, can we love steadfastly in singleness and marriage. I. Christ and the Church 21 Submit […]
April 26, 2020 – Dave Fields I. Lovers In A Disrupted Time “Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers […]
Easter 2020 – Sermon notes and Life Group Study I. Hope Needed “We have this hope an anchor for the soul, firm and secure” – Hebrews 6:19 “When we have overcome absence with phone calls, winglessness with airplanes, summer heat with air-conditioning – when we have overcome all these and much more besides, then there […]
(I originally preached this message as part of our “God Question” series in October, 2018) Every October is bitter sweet for me. In 2009 I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer, when he was only 59. Though I grieved the loss of dad following his death, it wasn’t until October of that year that it […]
I. We Know God Most Clearly Through His Son Jesus “In the past God has spoken to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made […]
Anchored: Part One – Firm Footing For A World in Flux Hebrews 13 I. Learning to Pivot The Church has always had to adapt and seek ways to love through all kinds of challenging circumstances. This situation may be unique in our time, but it is not unique to the church. During the plagues of […]
Cancelation of Church Events To our church community of Summit Drive, Jesus says to his followers: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27) I can understand the […]