Episodes
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Revelation 4: God Is In Control
When life feels uncertain, it can be easy to question whether God is truly in control. But Revelation 4 gives us a glimpse into heaven, where we see a glorious reminder that God is seated on His throne, reigning sovereignly over all creation. Through John's vision, we are reminded of three...
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Revelation 3:14-22: Calling Us Back
In Sunday's sermon over Revelation 3:14–22, we see how comfort and self-reliance can hide our need for Christ. His words to Laodicea challenge us to place our hope in Him rather than our circumstances, share that hope with others, and turn toward Him when life is hard. His correction is an...
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Revelation 3:7-13: Kept By Christ
In Revelation 3:7–13, Jesus reminds the church in Philadelphia that faithfulness does not mean a life free from hardship. Though trials and suffering are inevitable, Christ promises to preserve His people through them. Unlike Adam and Eve, who were cast out of Eden, those who belong to Christ are...
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Revelation 3:1-6: Wake Up Church
Jesus' message to Sardis challenges us to ask: Are we spiritually alive, or simply going through the motions? This episode explores His call to wake up, remember the gospel, and repent—renewing our dependence on the Holy Spirit. Even a church near death is not beyond Christ's power to restore.…
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Revelation 2:18-29: True Significance
In Revelation 2:18–29, Jesus reminds the church in Thyatira that ministry success is not the same as faithfulness. While false teaching promises influence and significance, Christ calls His people to hold fast to the truth. True significance isn't found in our accomplishments, but in Christ and…
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Revelation 2:12-17: Cultural Christianity
In Revelation 2:12–17, Jesus commends the church in Pergamum for holding fast to their faith in a culture hostile to Christ, yet rebukes them for tolerating compromise within the church. Pastor Matt challenges us to consider where we may be trying to live in two worlds—following Christ while...
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Revelation 2:8-11: Do Not Fear
In Jesus' message to the church in Smyrna, he does not promise a life without suffering. He tells them, "I know," calls them to remain faithful, and promises the crown of life. Their hardship is real, but it will not have the final word. This sermon explores how fear often reaches deeper than...
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Revelation 2:1-7: Theological Thugs
In Revelation 2:1–7, Jesus commends the church in Ephesus for its sound doctrine, patient endurance, and commitment to truth, yet confronts them for abandoning their first love. This passage reminds us that there is a difference between knowing about God and truly knowing and loving Him. We can…
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Revelation 1:17-20: Fear Not
In Revelation 1:17–20, John falls before the glorified Christ in fear, but Jesus responds with words of comfort: "Fear not." Our confidence is not simply that we know how the story ends, but that we belong to the One who is sovereign over the story itself. Jesus is the First and the Last, the...
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Revelation 1:9-16: Christ Is With Us
In Revelation 1:9–16, John reminds us that belonging to Christ's kingdom does not mean escaping tribulation—it means enduring through it with Christ. In the midst of the lampstands, John sees Jesus: our great High Priest who knows our weakness, cares for His church, and remains present with His...
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Revelation 1:4-8: The Church Called To Do, Not Just To Be
In Revelation 1:4–8, John reminds the church that our hope rests in the God who is, who was, and who is to come. He is the God of all history—never caught off guard, never forced to improvise, and always working according to His redemptive purposes. Through the resurrection of Jesus, the dawn of...
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Revelation 1:1-3: The Joy of Reading, Hearing and Keeping
In the opening verses of Revelation, we are reminded that this book is not meant to leave the Church fearful or confused, but hopeful and faithful. God has revealed the end so that His people can trust Him through every trial, knowing that suffering is real but it is not the end of the story. In...
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Genesis 50: God Will Accomplish All That He Says
As Genesis comes to a close, Joseph looks back on a life marked by both suffering and flourishing and declares with confidence that God has been at work through it all. What others meant for evil, God meant for good—and nothing was wasted. In Genesis 50, we're reminded that God will accomplish…
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Genesis 48-49: We Are A People Of Seconds
In Genesis 48–49, Jacob's blessings reveal a recurring pattern in God's redemptive plan: the second is placed before the first. From Abel and Isaac to Ephraim and Manasseh, these reversals point beyond themselves to the hope of a better life through Christ. Jesus, the promised Lion of Judah, is…
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Genesis: 46-47: Looking To The Resurrection
Today on our Genesis series, we follow Jacob's journey into Egypt as God fulfills His promises in unexpected ways. Though Jacob settles in the best land Egypt has to offer, he never forgets that it is not his true home. In this episode, Pastor Matt explores how the life of faith is marked by…
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Genesis 42-45: Mercy Overcomes Judgement
Genesis 42–45 shows Joseph's brothers confronting their sin, Judah offering himself in sacrifice, and Joseph extending mercy instead of judgment. Their story points us to Christ, whose sacrifice brings forgiveness and reconciliation to guilty sinners.
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Genesis 40-41: Remember the Gospel
This Sunday, we continued our journey through Genesis in chapters 40–41 as we followed Joseph from the prison to Pharaoh's palace. Through forgotten promises, unexpected delays, and God's perfect timing, we are reminded that the God who determines the end also directs every step along the way....
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Genesis 39: It Is Well With My Soul
This Sunday, we landed in Genesis 39 and looked at Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Even when Joseph's life did not seem to be unfolding positively, he responded to the goodness of the Lord with faith. In the same way, Christ was faithful in both abundance and suffering so that His righteousness might...
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Genesis 37 & 38: The Suffering Brother Who Became Our King
Yesterday, we landed in Genesis 37–38, covering the accounts of Joseph being sold into slavery and the story of Tamar and Judah. These texts remind us that even when we cannot see God at work, He is still working. In both the life of the sufferer, Joseph, and the life of the guilty, Judah, we see...
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Genesis 35: What is True Worship
This Sunday, we were in Genesis 35, where the text expands on Jacob's name being changed to Israel. In this passage, we see that God calls us to worship Him on His terms, not our own. People often seek peace while refusing repentance, but God calls us to surrender our idols. It is in giving up...
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Genesis 34: The Redemption Of Our Worst Things
Genesis 34 is one of the darker passages in Scripture. In this chapter, Dinah, Jacob's daughter, is defiled by Shechem. When Jacob's sons find out, they respond with deceit and violence, destroying Shechem and his people. So how does a passage like this apply to our lives today? Listen as Pastor...
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Genesis 32-33: Limping Forward
Pastor Stephen taught through Genesis 32–33, where Jacob's life reminds us that Christians often move forward with a limp—marked by weakness, yet sustained by God's grace. Even in our struggles, we hold fast to the hope we have in Christ, our sure and steadfast anchor, who faithfully carries us…
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Genesis 30:35-31:42: Puny gods
Yesterday, we studied Genesis 30:35–31:42, focusing on the growing conflict between Jacob and Laban as Jacob seeks to leave his father-in-law. In this passage, we see the futility of relying on our own schemes, manipulation, and false sources of security. Listen as we explore how often we try to...
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Genesis 29-30:22: Despised and Rejected
This week we arrive at the account of Jacob marrying Leah and Rachel. Through Leah's story, we see the contrast between the "City of Man," which values outward beauty and worldly desirability, and the "City of God," which looks upon a heart that loves and trusts the Lord. In this passage, we are...
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Genesis 28: The Stairway to Heaven
Today we continued our study through Genesis 28. In this passage, Jacob walks in obedience to Isaac while Esau continues in disobedience. As Jacob journeys on, the Lord meets him in a dream and reaffirms His covenant promises — that Jacob would be blessed, his offspring multiplied, and that God...
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Genesis 27: Don't Trade It Away
In Genesis 27, we walk through one of the most dysfunctional moments in Isaac's family and yet still witness the unstoppable sovereignty of God. From Isaac's spiritual blindness and Esau's cravings, to Rebekah and Jacob's manipulation and deception, every person in the story attempts to seize...
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Genesis 26: The Promise Survives
In Genesis 26, we see the faithfulness of God on full display — not because of Isaac's perfection, but in spite of it. Just as with Abraham, Isaac stumbles, fears, and falls into familiar patterns. Yet God's promises do not falter. What the Lord has spoken, He will surely bring to pass. This...
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Genesis 25: Undeserved Grace
Sunday morning, we walked through Genesis 25 and saw the depth of God's undeserved grace on display. From the end of Abraham's life, to the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah, to the birth of the twins—Jacob and Esau—and the birthright given to Jacob, we see God's sovereignty and His promises…
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Genesis 24: The Women At The Well
In Genesis 24, Rebekah is set apart as a bride through her encounter at the well. Throughout Scripture, this theme unfolds again and again—Rebekah with Jacob, Moses meeting his wife, and even the Samaritan woman's interaction with Jesus. Each account points us to a greater reality: we, the…
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Genesis 23: Buying Graves
Today's sermon from Genesis 23 reminds us that the people of God set their hope on foundations that endure. Even in death, Abraham's actions reveal a deep trust in God's promises. While the world invests only in what is temporary, believers live with eternity in view—making even our earthly...
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Genesis 22: The Mountain of Sacrifice, The Mountain of Promise
Happy Resurrection Sunday! Today we rejoiced in our risen Savior as we continued our journey through Genesis. In Genesis 22, we find Abraham and Isaac ascending the mountain of sacrifice—a moment marked by deep trust in the Lord. Though the situation appeared grim, Abraham believed that God would...
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Genesis 21:22-34: We See The Seed
Yesterday we considered Genesis 21:22–34, where we see that the presence of God distinguishes His people. As the Lord was with Abraham, even the nations recognized it. The life of faith is never hidden—God's work in His people is made visible. As His promises take root in ordinary life, His...
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Genesis 21:8-21: Releasing Ishmael, Receiving Isaac
This Sunday's sermon covered Genesis 21:8–21, where Abraham is called to release Ishmael. The passage reminds us how easy it is to hold on to what is familiar—even when it isn't what God has promised. Until we release what we've built in our own strength, we won't fully walk in what God has...
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Genesis 21:1-7: Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Yesterday we walked through the beginning of Genesis 21, where Sarah gives birth to Isaac and rejoices as the Lord fulfills His long-awaited promise. This passage reminds us that the Lord is always faithful to what He has said, and we can trust Him completely. We invite you to listen to…
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Genesis 20: Our Efforts Cannot Make Us Born Again
This Sunday we studied Genesis 20 and were reminded of how easily we can fall back into old patterns instead of living in the sure hope we have in Jesus Christ. Abraham's righteousness was not rooted in his actions, but in God's promise to him. In the same way, our hope rests not in our...
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Genesis 18-19: Leading Out Of A Wicked Life
As we walked through Genesis 18 & 19 this Sunday, we saw that the Lord, in His patience, allows the wicked to remain for a time so that His righteous ones might be saved. Like Lot, our deliverance does not rest in ourselves, but in the intercession of Another. Jesus Christ—born of an impossible...
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Genesis 17: Future Hope
Listen as Pastor Matt walks through Genesis 17 and shows how Abraham longed for God to fulfill His promises through Abraham's own past efforts—efforts he had grown to trust and love—but which ultimately fell short of God's greater plan. This passage reminds us that the Christian life is not...
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Genesis 16: Give Up Control, Have Faith In Christ
This week, we were in Genesis 16, walking through the account of Sarai and Hagar. This passage reveals that the more we try to make ourselves righteous—to earn God's love through our own efforts—the more we actually live in slavery. When we believe God's love is based on our performance, our…
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Genesis 15: Do Not Fear
This Sunday we landed in Genesis 15 as Pastor Joe Etter walked us through God's covenant with Abram. In the middle of Abram's questions and fears, the Lord met him with a simple promise: "Do not be afraid." God didn't just make a covenant — He guaranteed it Himself. A powerful reminder that our...
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Genesis 13-14: The City Of God And The Unseen Promises
This week we landed in Genesis 13–14 as Abram and Lot return from Egypt and settle in the land. When given the choice, Lot chose what looked best to his eyes—the fertile Jordan Valley—while Abram trusted to go to the place God called him to, depending fully on the Lord to provide. There, Abram...
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Genesis 12: Live For The Unseen
Yesterday, Pastor Matt walked us through Genesis 12 and the promise that all nations would be blessed through Abram's seed. Because God always remembers His promises and fulfills His purposes, we have been brought out of darkness and into His light. So the question for us is this: Are we willing…
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Genesis 11: The City Of Man
We're back in Genesis! This week we land in Genesis 11 and the story of the Tower of Babel. Follow along as Pastor Matt explains how our attempts to build the perfect life without the Lord always end in confusion and dissatisfaction.
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Romans 12:1-8: Gifts for the Church
In this episode, we reflect on Romans 12:1-8. There is a better life than one lived in isolation. God has designed us with deep longings for community, and He has also equipped each of us to serve within that community—the local church. Join the conversation as we explore why life together…
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Matthew 18: God's People
As we begin 2026, we're taking a brief pause in our Genesis sermon series to focus on the importance of biblical community. In today's message, we encourage our church to pursue life together and explore why Scripture places such a strong emphasis on belonging, fellowship, and walking faithfully...
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Genesis 5-10: The Flood
For our final sermon of the year, we returned to Genesis as our Student Minister walked us through the flood narrative, highlighting how God's justice, mercy, and grace are woven throughout the text.
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Joy To The World: Advent Week 4
This Sunday marked the close of our Advent season as we glory in Christ's righteousness, behold the goodness of His work, and marvel at the love of God—seen now in part, but one day fully revealed. Christ has come, and He will come again.
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Angels From the Realms of Glory
The birth of Christ is a redemptive act so profound it stands alongside creation itself in God's work in history. In the manger lies the Lamb of God—the true Passover Lamb—God in human flesh, born to take our place. Because of His finished work, justice lifts its sentence, inviting us to leave…
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Advent Week 2
This second week of Advent draws our attention to the hymn "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," as heaven announces the arrival of the long-awaited Seed of the Woman. God has come near—born to live with us that we might live with Him. What we desire most is not found in circumstance or possession, but...
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Let Heaven & Nature Sing: Advent Week 1
For more than 2,000 years, Christians have gathered to lift their voices in song. But have you ever stopped to ask why we sing? As we enter a season when music fills every corner of our lives, there's no better time to reflect on the role of singing in the Christian life. This Christmas, let's...
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Genesis 4: The Seeds of Eve
This Sunday we continued in Genesis 4, where Scripture introduces us to the offspring of the woman and the offspring of the serpent. We see the seed of the serpent in Cain, whose heart turns toward loving creation more than the Creator. And we see the seed of the woman in Abel, who worships God...
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