In the second parable of the series, we find a women who has lost one of her 10 silver coins, and her desperate attempt to find it. While the message is similar to the lost sheep, we need to dig into a little context as to the importance of value in these coins. God sees us as incredibly valuable and we need to understand the value of others. We do not create the value, only recognize it.

Jesus used parables 40 times in the gospels to illustrate biblical and spiritual principles. Three parables in the book of Luke describes something that went missing and the owners/families desperate attempt to get it back. Have you gone Missing in Action and is Christ desperately seeking you out?

Our motives determine our worship. When you choose to do something as a Christ follower, ask yourself a question. Why do I do what I do? If the answer is anything other than, for God's glory, you need to check your motives!

After three weeks into 2016, many of us have already lost sight of our New Year Resolutions. Maybe this year you resolved to grow closer to God, only to begin losing sight of His work in your life. Good news, you are in good company. Jesus' parent once lost sight of Him and what they did gives us a blue print of how to find Jesus and His work once again in our life.

We are living in a culture that we don't belong. Much like Daniel who uprooted from his home and forced into a completely different world, we face the same. If we have a relationship with Christ then our home is in heaven. Because of this, we need to learn how to not conform to a culture that is against what God wants from us. We need to be in the world and not of the world.

Assistance Chief of Police Brian Nugent brought us a message on how the decisions we make today can impact the rest of our lives. We make 35,000 decisions a day and we may not think that most of them are important. however, one single decision made out of 35,000 could determine the rest of your life.

In the midst of a new year we are presented with the opportunity to open a new chapter in our lives. This chapter is what allows us to turn the page on what was last year, and move into what this year can be. It is our opportunity to make 2016 the best year ever by following God's leading.

Christ is the reason for the season; and while there are so many fun things about Christmas it is imperative that we don't skip over the whole point of this time of year. Jesus stepped out of heaven and onto earth to take a punishment that we all deserve. That is why we celebrate, not just once a year, but all year long...Christmas.

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Pastor David Anderson brings us a message of the importance of communication in all relationships and especially in our relationship with Christ. You've heard of the Lords prayer but have you truly thought about the meaning behind that prayer you may recite?

Who are they? What do they believe? What is our responsibility as Christians?

We all have a group of friends that we do life with, a squad. In Jesus' day He had a group of people that He did life and ministry with as well. We want to look at some of these people and compare them to some who may be in our squads today.

We all have a group of friends that we do life with, a squad. In Jesus' day He had a group of people that He did life and ministry with as well. We want to look at some of these people and compare them to some who may be in our squads today.

If God were to describe our relationship with Him in one word, based solely on our actions today what would He say? My initial thought would all be negative words. But in order to become a completely committed follower we have to shift our mindset, from God the boss, or judge whose only our to give us rules and punish us for breaking them; into, realizing He is our Heavenly father who thought we were worthy enough to die for us. Fans usher change from the outside, so that others will see, followers understand meaningful change comes from the inside.

Switching from fandom of Christ to following Him, can seem difficult. Some of the reasons we resist doing so may even be legitimate. In the book of Luke we see three potential followers and how they responded to the invitation. Until we can recognize that we may be making the same excuses, we may be stuck in the fan-zone forever!

During a quick encounter between Jesus and a tax collector named Levi, we see a unique situation. Jesus utters the two words, "Follow Me," and we see Levi get up and leave his life behind, no questions asked. What if we did the same? What an incredible difference we could make for the kingdom of God if we were only willing.

Jesus has never asked us to be "enthusiastic admirers" of Him. He left us with a simple command, "Follow me." The problem is that we have taken the movement out of this command. We follow Him, by sitting in church, by singing worship songs, by not cursing around other Christians. Following Jesus in the American culture generally does not cost us anything. So we are challenged with this question, are you a fan or a follower of Jesus?

Zombies are almost a religion these days. It seems as if you can't turn on a tv or go to a movie without seeing the undead. But did you know that zombies are not a new fad, in fact did you know their is a zombie story in the bible? As we discover through Ezekiel, how God can restore life in the dead, we need to be aware of the Walking Dead within our lives!

Our mission in life is and has always been to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; Yet it is something that has completely fallen by the wayside. Why is this? We don't understand the urgency to reach the lost because we don't listen to the call of God on our lives. SO our issue is selective hearing. Are you ready to remove all obstacles in your way of going all in for Christ? Are you ready to reach your tipping point?

Pride is the backbone to American culture. We take pride in our house, our cars, our families, our money, we find pride in football teams, musical abilities, and even our church buildings. Pride is a tricky beast. Once elevated above God, pride becomes an idol that we worship. We find out this week what someone who has every reason to feel pride, feels in the end; Empty and dissatisfied.