Fullness of JOY
Our culture seems obsessed with pursuing happiness, and yet it seems more and more out of reach. In John 15, Jesus promised His disciples a “fullness of joy.” Is there a difference between “happiness” and the “joy” that Jesus promised?
God’s Two Books
God communicates with us through two books: His creation and His written Word, the Bible. Pastor Donnie says we need to pay attention to both to get a fuller idea of who our God is, and what He is like.
God Meant It for Good, Pt. 4
Forgiving wrongs done to us, shedding that weight of unforgiveness, can transform our lives, says Pastor Donnie Johnson in this final part of his 4-week study of the life of Joseph. But how?
God Meant It for Good, Pt. 3
We should remember two things whenever we’re going through difficulties in life: First: God is good. Second: God has a plan. Nowhere are those truths more obvious than in the Bible story of Joseph. Today Pastor Donnie shows Joseph’s meteoric ascension from a prison cell to the Pharoah’s court in a single day.
God Meant It For Good, Pt. 2
Do you tend to run toward or away from God when suffering comes into your life? Pastor Donnie looks at how God was with Joseph during his many trials and suffering as a slave in Egypt, and though Joseph couldn’t have known the specifics of how God would bring good out of terrible circumstances, He did … and God always will bring good out of suffering for His children.
God Meant It for Good, Pt. 1
“God Meant it For Good.” These words come from the powerful story of Joseph recorded in the Book of Genesis, the focus of our new Sunday series. Pastor Donnie introduces Joseph and begins to address some of life’s biggest questions like “Where is God when we are suffering?”
Book of Romans: Grace Changes Everything, Pt. 25
Pastor Donnie finishes our verse-by-verse study of the Book of Romans by teaching through chapter 16.
Book of Romans: Grace Changes Everything, Pt. 24
The word “hope” is repeated many times by the Apostle Paul in Romans 15:8-33, and here Pastor Donnie unpacks what is meant there, and how desperately our world today needs the hope that only God can provide.
Book of Romans: Grace Changes Everything, Pt. 23
Pastor Donnie teaches through Romans 14:1-15:7.
Book of Romans: Grace Changes Everything, Pt. 22
How are Christians to regard human governments and authorities? Pastor Donnie teaches through Romans 13:1-14 where the Apostle Paul answers that question.
Book of Romans: Grace Changes Everything, Pt. 21
If you had to sum up what Jesus has done for us in one word, what would it be, asks Pastor Donnie Johnson? His favorite one-word response is “love,” and the kind of love the Apostle Paul describes in Romans 12:9 as “genuine love.” What does that look like and how can we express that?
Book of Romans: Grace Changes Everything, Pt. 20
Craig Schafer teaches on Romans 12:3-8 and how Paul described the relationship of believers to each other in the body of Christ.