Most of us had to read The Odyssey in high school. You may not remember much, but you probably remember the Sirens.

They did not attack ships.
They did not throw spears.
They did not create storms.

They sang. And their song was so beautiful that sailors would steer straight toward it, not realizing what waited beneath the surface, rocks, shipwrecks, death. No ship crashed because of waves. They crashed because of music. Odysseus survived not because he trusted his willpower, but because he didn’t. He built boundaries before he ever needed them.

That story has lasted thousands of years because it tells the truth about us: The most dangerous things in life rarely look dangerous. They look desirable.

Jesus says something very similar in Matthew 5. He teaches that sin does not just happen in our actions, it starts in our desires. And if we do not deal with disordered desires, they eventually lead to destruction.

“If your right eye causes you to stumble… cut it off.” (Matthew 5:29–30)

Not because God is harsh. But because God is serious about freedom.

This week we talked about this big idea:

Lust is desire that has been disconnected from love, commitment, and God’s design.

And the Bible is clear. Lust is not just sexual. It is any desire that starts to rule us instead of serve us.

You can lust for:

• Pleasure

• Money

• Comfort

• Approval

• Power

• Control

The problem is not that we want things.
The problem is when what we want starts to want us.

We looked at three traps that usually lead us there:

1. Isolation
Sin grows best in unwitnessed spaces.

2. Insecurity
We often forget who we are and more importantly whose we are, which leads to us becoming insecure.

3. Opportunity
You do not plan to fall.
You just fail to plan not to.

Then we talked about three ways out:

Accountability instead of isolation.
Identity instead of insecurity.
Boundaries instead of unmanaged access and opportunities.

But the most important part of the message was this:

You do not overcome sin by obsessing over sin.
You overcome sin by falling in love with Jesus.

Some of us are exhausted because we are trying to be our own savior.

Jesus says:

“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

You do not fight lust to become someone new.
You fight lust because in Christ, you already are.

Stop staring at the storm.
Start fixing your eyes on Jesus.

He is not ashamed of you.
He is not done with you.
And He is very, very good at saving people who cannot save themselves.

- Pastor Aaron Perry

Sunday we continued our series called Operation in which we are looking at Jesus’ words in Matthew 5 are very direct and uncomfortable:

"If your eye or your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off."

He is not calling us to self-harm. He is calling us to serious honesty. Some of us would rather look good than be good. We often choose comfort over Christlikeness. Pleasure over presence. Desires over deliverance.

Here is the warning we must not ignore:

What you refuse to cut off will slowly cut you off from God.

We talked about the SS Eastland disaster in 1915. The ship did not sink because of a storm or one terrible decision. It collapsed because it kept adding weight in the wrong places. Over time, it became top-heavy and finally rolled over while still tied to the dock.

Many lives do not collapse because of one big sin. They collapse because we keep adding things we were never meant to carry. At the root of this is pride. Pride is not first about ego. It is about authority.

It is the inward bend of the heart that replaces dependence on God with confidence in self. Pride puts us in God’s seat and pushes love out of our lives. Scripture is clear that pride always leads to a fall, but humility is the only thing that heals our pride. Pride is the inward bent of the heart that replaces dependence on God with confidence in self, and love for others with focus on self.

We said humility is not just bowing low. It is emptying your hands.

We framed humility with four simple practices:

1. SURRENDER – The Humility of Authority
Core question: Who is in charge?
Pride wants control. Humility gives God the seat He already deserves.
You cannot be healed by a God you refuse to obey.

2. SERVE – The Humility of Relationships
Core question: Who comes first?
Pride asks, “Who serves me?”
Humility asks, “Who can I serve?”
You cannot love like Jesus while insisting on being first.

3. SACRIFICE – The Humility of Cost
Core question: What am I willing to give up?
Pride protects comfort.
Humility chooses the cross.
You never know how deep humility goes until it costs you something.

4. SET DOWN – The Humility of Repentance and Release
Core question: What am I still carrying that I need to let go of?
Pride holds stones.
Humility opens hands.
You cannot be healed while you keep holding what is hurting you.

We ended with a choice that every one of us has to make:

Pride or humility.
Death or life.
Control or Christ.

One weighs you down.
One sets you free.
You cannot choose both.

Let me leave you again with this simple and searching line:

What you refuse to cut off will slowly cut you off from God.

My prayer is that this week we would not just feel conviction, but experience freedom. Freedom that comes when we surrender, serve, sacrifice, and set down what never should have been in our hands in the first place.

Pastor Aaron

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Church Family,

This past Sunday we launched a new teaching series called “Operation” centered on Jesus’ challenging words in Matthew 5.

Jesus speaks plainly. If something causes us to stumble, it cannot simply be managed, it must be removed.

Many of us prefer looking good more than being good. Comfort over Christlikeness. Pleasure over presence. Desire over deliverance.

What we refuse to cut off will slowly cut us off from God.

This series explores the Seven Deadly Sins, not as a replacement for Scripture, but as a diagnostic tool for the heart. These patterns reveal where our loves are disordered and where healing must begin.

This week we focused on sloth. Sloth is not laziness. It is not rest. It is not burnout. Biblical sloth is a willful neglect of God-given responsibility. It is delayed obedience and resistance to purposeful effort.

Jesus’ parable in Matthew 25 reminds us that sloth is not the opposite of success; it is the opposite of effort. At its core, sloth is a stewardship issue.

To fight it, we are practicing three simple but intentional movements:

Leave
Some things do not need balance, they need burial.

Limit
If something dulls devotion, it deserves limitations.

Leverage
Freedom is not the absence of habits.
It is the presence of better ones.

Habits are not meant to make us holier than others.
They are meant to make us whole by God’s grace.

As we do this I have invited us to consider these three commitments. 

-Scripture before screens and schedules.
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-Commit To Christ-Centered Community 
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-Stay Focused on Mission 

We invite you to lean into this series with us.
Come ready to listen, examine, and respond.

Speaker: Pastor Cole Maxwell

End-of-Year Worship Service Recap

Church Family,

Yesterday we gathered for our end-of-year service with a strong focus on worship—creating space to reflect, respond, and remember God’s goodness together.

We were reminded of God’s faithfulness throughout the past year and how easy it is, in moments of stress or anguish, to forget all the ways He has never failed us. We talked about the danger of spiritual amnesia and the importance of intentionally looking back to see God’s steady hand at work in our lives.

As part of that reflection, we were challenged to write down a word from 2025—something God has spoken or revealed over the past year. From there, our focus turned forward as we were encouraged to look ahead to 2026 with expectation, trusting that God has good plans for what’s to come.

As we step into the new year, may we move forward with gratitude for where God has been and hope for where He is leading.

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Church Family,

In 2007, a world-class violinist named Joshua Bell stood in a Washington, D.C. subway station during the morning rush hour and played his Stradivarius violin for nearly forty-five minutes. More than a thousand people walked past him on their way to work. Most never slowed down, a few dropped spare change, and only a handful stopped to listen. Just days earlier, people had paid hundreds of dollars to hear the same musician play the same music in a concert hall.

The music was extraordinary, the musician was world-class, and the value was unchanged. What changed was the setting. Greatness was hidden in plain sight.

We often miss the love we are not looking for, and if we miss Jesus’ love, we miss everything. Advent reminds us that love is not sentimental or shallow. It is sacrificial, steady, and enduring.

Scripture tells us that love is patient and kind, that it protects and perseveres, and that it never fails. This kind of love is not rooted in emotion alone but in the very character of God.

Love did not arrive loudly when it entered the world. It came lowly, wrapped in humility, and it came looking for us.

In Luke 2, Simeon and Anna recognized what so many others overlooked. They were not drawn by spectacle or status; they were watching for promise. They waited faithfully, worshiped attentively, and when they saw Jesus, they knew God had kept His word. Love was found among the faithful, not the famous.

In Matthew 2, the Magi traveled from far away, drawn by a sign of power in the sky. They bowed in worship, offered their treasures, and returned home changed by what they had encountered.

The Magi saw power. Simeon and Anna saw promise. But love, revealed in Jesus, fulfilled both.

This story invites us to examine where we are looking for love. Love cannot be sustained if it is sourced incorrectly. If love comes from approval, it eventually fades. If love comes from success, it eventually collapses. But if love comes from Jesus, it remains.

That love is not only meant to be received but lived. Love reshapes our pace, softens our hearts, and gives us endurance. It changes who we are before it changes what we do.

And love is always meant to be shared. Loved people love people, not perfectly, but purposefully. Love does not terminate on us; it travels through us as grace, kindness, and witness.

You do not earn this love, and you do not manufacture it. You receive it. And once you do, you begin to look for it rightly, live it authentically, and give it freely.

Just because you cannot see the dawn does not mean the light is not rising. Hope sustains us, peace frees us, joy lifts us, and Jesus, in His love, saves us.

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Church Family

Last week we talked about peace, the kind of peace that is not dependent on calm circumstances but on a steady anchor. This week, we turn our attention to joy, which works much the same way. Joy from the wrong source can vanish in an instant, but joy from the true source can last for an eternity.

True joy cares little about circumstances, because it is rooted deeper than what is happening around us. As we said before, joy is often killed not by our circumstances, but by our concentration. Joy, biblically speaking, is a settled gladness rooted in God’s presence, promises, and purposes, not in outcomes or control.

The Bible tells one long story of people searching for joy, often in the wrong places. In the beginning, joy was simple. God walked with us, and nothing was missing. But humanity reached for control, and joy shattered. Later, God rescued His people from slavery with power and miracles, yet joy faded quickly in the wilderness. They trusted idols they could see, kings who could fight, and strength they could measure. Each time, joy slipped through their fingers, not because joy was wrong, but because it was misplaced. Joy was never found by reaching. It was always found by remaining.

Then, in the quiet of a Bethlehem night, joy arrived in an unexpected way.

Not in a palace.
Not to rulers.
But in a manger, and first announced to shepherds.

“I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.”
Luke 2:10

The shepherds went to see. They found the child. And they could not keep the joy to themselves. Our natural response to true joy is telling others where we found it. Joy is not meant to be hoarded; it is meant to be heralded.

Three Invitations for the Week

Check your source.
False wells always run dry, but Jesus never does.
Jeremiah 2:13

Check your perspective.
Joy grows when our eyes stay fixed on Jesus, even in trials.
James 1:2

Commit your heart.
Joy deepens where obedience and closeness to Christ take root.
John 15:9–11

Remember this week that, Joy has a name, and He stepped into our night. Joy did not avoid the darkness; He was born into it.

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Church Family,

I hope you stayed safe and warm during yesterday’s winter weather. Since we were not able to gather in person, we recorded a short devotional that you can watch through the link below. It introduces our Advent series, Waiting Witnesses, and sets the foundation for the weeks ahead.

This series invites us to wait with holy expectation to see God move, and to live as witnesses to the wonder of Jesus as we share the Good News.

Below are the key take aways from Week 1’s Message about Zechariah 

-God’s silence is never God’s absence.

 There are seasons when we hear nothing and feel nothing. It can create fear, confusion, and doubt. Scripture shows that silence often means God is preparing something deeper than we     can see.

-Name your night.
   Honesty is the first step toward hope. When you name the darkness you are facing, you give God room to meet you in it.

-Stay faithful in the shadows.
   Faithfulness grows strongest when life feels unclear. You keep showing up. You keep praying. You keep trusting that God is still working.

-Make room for the unexpected.
    God often moves in ways we do not predict. Peace grows when we hold our plans loosely and make space for God’s better story.

- Just because you cannot see the dawn does not mean the light is not rising.
    God often works before we notice. The first signs of light are small, but they announce that hope is already on its way.

As we move toward Christmas, may these truths guide us, steady us, and help us look for the light that is already breaking in.

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Church Family,

I hope you stayed safe and warm during yesterday’s winter weather. Since we were not able to gather in person, we recorded a short devotional that you can watch through the link below. It introduces our Advent series, Waiting Witnesses, and sets the foundation for the weeks ahead.

This series invites us to wait with holy expectation to see God move, and to live as witnesses to the wonder of Jesus as we share the Good News.

Below are the key take aways from Week 1’s Message about Zechariah 

-God’s silence is never God’s absence.

 There are seasons when we hear nothing and feel nothing. It can create fear, confusion, and doubt. Scripture shows that silence often means God is preparing something deeper than we     can see.

-Name your night.
   Honesty is the first step toward hope. When you name the darkness you are facing, you give God room to meet you in it.

-Stay faithful in the shadows.
   Faithfulness grows strongest when life feels unclear. You keep showing up. You keep praying. You keep trusting that God is still working.

-Make room for the unexpected.
    God often moves in ways we do not predict. Peace grows when we hold our plans loosely and make space for God’s better story.

- Just because you cannot see the dawn does not mean the light is not rising.
    God often works before we notice. The first signs of light are small, but they announce that hope is already on its way.

As we move toward Christmas, may these truths guide us, steady us, and help us look for the light that is already breaking in.

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Church Family,

This Sunday we wrapped up our How to Deal with How You Feel series with a message on two emotions that quietly shape much of our spiritual life: surprise and anticipation. This final week reminded us that emotions are great indicators but terrible dictators, and that God invites us to surrender what we feel instead of suppressing it.

Surprise is the brain’s rapid attention switch. It disrupts our plans and forces us to respond. Some surprises feel like warning lights; others feel like gifts. All of them become invitations to trust God in ways we did not plan. Scripture shows again and again how God works through holy interruptions, unexpected moments, and divine detours.

Anticipation prepares our hearts for what has not yet happened. It can move us toward hope, faith, and readiness, or drift toward worry and anxiety when we try to control outcomes. Anticipation becomes healthy when it leads us to abide, not strive. Anticipation has the opportunity to turn into anxiety or abiding.

This week we considered these truths:

• A life without surprise leaves little room for faith to grow.

• Anticipation is not passive waiting; it is active pursuit of the Lord’s plans.

• Genuine faith makes room to anticipate God moving and to be surprised by His grace.

• When surprise hits, surrender the moment. When anticipation stirs anxiety, surrender the outcome.

We also practiced a simple way to navigate any emotion:

Pause.
Process.
Proceed.

As we finish this series, my hope is that you feel more equipped to recognize what you feel, surrender it to God, and walk with Him in both the unexpected moments and the waiting seasons.

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Church Family,

Smell is the fastest route to emotion and memory.
It’s the only sense that connects directly to the brain’s emotional center — meaning a single scent can trigger trust, comfort, or warning before we even think.

That’s why the smell of rain, a favorite meal, or even a church sanctuary can make us feel at home. Smells—like emotions—teach us when to trust and when to turn away.

This week in our How to Deal With How You Feel series, we explored trust and disgust — two emotions that shape how we draw close to what is good and turn from what is harmful.

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” — Romans 12:9

Trust builds connection, intimacy, and hope.
Disgust protects boundaries and convictions.
Both are gifts from God — when guided by His Spirit.

We learned:

• Disgust helps you reject what harms you.

• Trust helps you receive what heals you.

• Mature faith knows when to turn away — and when to draw near.

This week, try to:

• Learn it: Know what to trust and what to reject through Scripture.

• Live it: Trust the Savior, reject the sin.

• Give it: Show and tell others the Way.

As Ephesians 5:2 reminds us, “Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering.”

So, here’s the question: Do you smell like your Savior?

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

Some emotions are like bombs. We think if we bury them, we’ll be safe — but eventually, they explode.

This week in our How to Deal With How You Feel series, we’re talking about fear and anger — two powerful emotions that often hide beneath the surface.

Fear asks, “Am I safe?” and anger often answers from a place of pain. Both can either push us away from God or toward Him.

“Do not fear, for I am with you.” — Isaiah 41:10
“In your anger, do not sin.” — Ephesians 4:26

Following Jesus does not eliminate our fears — but it does free us from them.
Following Jesus does not rid us of anger — but it redirects and redeems it.

Fear hides.
Anger hurts.
But Jesus heals.

This week, take a moment to:

• Name it — Bring what you’ve buried into the light.

• Reframe it — See it through the lens of grace.

• Tame it — Surrender it to God’s authority.

• Reclaim it — Let God use it for good.

• Share it — Your story might set someone else free.

Because when we allow Jesus into the places we’ve buried our emotions, He doesn’t just defuse the bomb — He brings peace.

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

This past Sunday was one of the most powerful and hope-filled days of the year—Recovery Sunday. Every year Chuck McCoskey our Recovery Ministry Director and this crew lead our service in a powerful way, sharing stories of vulnerability and victory. 

This year we had the privilege of hearing from Tim, Shelby, and Jesse, three incredible individuals who shared their stories of recovery and how God has used our recovery ministry to bring healing, freedom, and new beginnings in their lives. Their honesty and courage reminded us that no one is too far gone and that God is always writing a story of redemption.

We are so incredibly inspired and grateful for this important ministry in our church and our community. If you missed it or want to be inspired again you can catch their stories and the full service below. 

If you want to know more about our recovery ministry you can click here for more info.

Speaker: Recovery Speakers

This past Sunday we kicked off our new series, “How to Deal with How I Feel.”

We talked about something we all experience — emotions. They’re a powerful part of being human. They can be beautiful indicators of what’s happening in our hearts… but sometimes terrible dictators when they take control.

Just like the dashboard lights on your car, your emotions are signals — not steering wheels. They’re meant to alert you, not drive you.

Our culture tells us, “Follow your heart” and “Do what feels right.” But Scripture reminds us that what feels right isn’t always what is right. Proverbs says, “There is a way that seems right to a person, but in the end, it leads to death.”

We learned that your emotions are real, but they’re not always right — and that’s okay. God isn’t asking you to ignore them. He’s inviting you to bring them to Him. Healing often happens not in hiding, but through process, people, and God’s presence.

As we begin this journey, here are three challenges to take with you this week:

1. Slow Down and Notice the Lights – Take time each day to ask, “What’s flashing on my dashboard?”

2. Talk to Someone — Don’t Walk Alone – Let trusted people in on what’s really going on.

3. Let Scripture Speak Louder Than Your Feelings – Remind yourself of what’s true when emotions get loud.

Your emotions are real—but they’re not the boss.

This week let’s invite God to do what only He can do: turn what we feel into something He can heal.

Speaker: Pastor Cole Maxwell

We kicked off our new series, “How to Deal with How I Feel.”

We talked about something we all experience — emotions. They’re a powerful part of being human. They can be beautiful indicators of what’s happening in our hearts… but sometimes terrible dictators when they take control.

Just like the dashboard lights on your car, your emotions are signals — not steering wheels. They’re meant to alert you, not drive you.

Our culture tells us, “Follow your heart” and “Do what feels right.” But Scripture reminds us that what feels right isn’t always what is right. Proverbs says, “There is a way that seems right to a person, but in the end it leads to death.”

We learned that your emotions are real, but they’re not always right — and that’s okay. God isn’t asking you to ignore them. He’s inviting you to bring them to Him. Healing often happens not in hiding, but through process, people, and God’s presence.

As we begin this journey, here are three challenges to take with you this week:

1. Slow Down and Notice the Lights – Take time each day to ask, “What’s flashing on my dashboard?”

2. Talk to Someone — Don’t Walk Alone – Let trusted people in on what’s really going on.

3. Let Scripture Speak Louder Than Your Feelings – Remind yourself of what’s true when emotions get loud.

Your emotions are real—but they’re not the boss.

This week, let’s invite God to do what only He can do: turn what we feel into something He can heal.

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Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

We wrapped up our Bless series with a powerful reminder: your story matters.

What if the best argument for the Gospel isn’t data—but devoted people?
What if the thing that helps someone find Jesus isn’t Scripture first—but your story?

Jesus told His followers, “You will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8).
Witnessing isn’t about pointing out how wrong others are—it’s showing how right Jesus has made you.

Every believer has a story to tell. The man freed from demons in Luke 8 wanted to follow Jesus, but instead Jesus said, “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” And he did—his life became the sermon.

You don’t have to know every verse to make an impact. You just have to share what God has done in you. Because the life of a changed person can help change the lives of many people.

Here are five ways to know when and how to share your story with someone else:

1. Pay Attention for the Invitation – Notice when someone opens a door through their story or struggle.

2. Paint a Picture with Your Problem or Pain – Be real about where you’ve been.

3. Point to How God Showed Up – Share how His presence or power made the difference.

4. Propose How God Can Show Up for Them – Offer hope, not pressure.

5. Practice the Way of Jesus – Live in a way that makes people curious about Him.

As we close the Bless series, remember, God’s story continues through you. Who might He be inviting you to share it with this week?

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Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

In our Bless series, we focused on what it means to Serve with Care — because serving isn’t just a part of the Christian life, it is the Christian life.

Jesus said, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” (Matthew 20:28) True greatness in God’s kingdom looks like compassion, humility, and Christlikeness. Serving isn’t about comfort; it’s about caring for others the way Jesus cares for us.

In Matthew 25, Jesus reminds us that when we serve others, we are really serving Him. Meeting a need can often open the door for someone to meet Jesus and a grateful heart is often an open heart. Serving helps us back up our beliefs and makes our faith visible.

When we choose to serve, we’re allowing God to set us apart — that’s what sanctification means. A sanctified people can help save people. As we become more like Jesus, our actions point others toward Him.

As Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Let’s keep being a church known not just for what we believe, but for how we love and serve — with care, compassion, and the heart of Christ.

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Love isn’t just a feeling—it’s a call to action. Jesus didn’t transform the world with power or position but through relationships, often beginning at a table.

Scripture reminds us:

• “Always be eager to practice hospitality.” (Romans 12)

• “Above all, love each other deeply… Offer hospitality without grumbling.” (1 Peter 4)

The table is more than a place to eat—it’s a place of transformation. When Jesus sat with Matthew the tax collector, or invited Himself into Zacchaeus’ home, lives were changed. Others may have judged the optics, but Jesus wasn’t concerned with appearances. He chose to love people where they were, and in doing so He opened the door for healing and salvation.

Hospitality does the same for us. Sharing a meal, a coffee, or even a simple walk has the power to break down walls and open hearts. When we open our lives to others, people often let down their guard and experience God’s love in fresh ways.

This week, who could you share your table with? A neighbor, a co-worker, a friend you’ve lost touch with? Love becomes real when it’s practiced.

Let’s not just look good for others—let’s truly love others, the way Jesus did.

-Pastor Aaron Perry

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Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

We continued our bless series by looking at how we listen with love. Everybody wants somebody to notice them and care about them.

Dallas Willard once said, “The first act of love is always the giving of attention.” Attention builds connection. And connection begins when we slow down enough to truly listen.

James 1:19 reminds us:
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”

Dave Ferguson put it this way: “When the people in our lives feel unheard and unknown, it ultimately leaves them feeling unloved.”

Jesus showed us this in His ministry. When a blind man cried out to Him in Luke 18, Jesus didn’t ignore him. He stopped. He noticed. He listened. And then He loved—restoring the man’s sight. Over and over again—whether with the woman at the well in John 4 or the woman who touched His robe in Luke 8—Jesus paid attention to people others overlooked.

Here’s a simple way we can love others well: ask questions that show you care.

• History: “Tell me your story. Where did you grow up?”

• Heart: “What’s your favorite team, restaurant, or vacation spot?”

• Habits: “What do you enjoy doing in your free time?”

• Hurts: “How are you really doing with what you’re going through?”

Do you listen to understand—or just to respond? It’s hard to love people you never listen to, and it’s hard to love from a distance.

Whenever someone opens up to you, it’s an opportunity from God to love them. Most people don’t need correction when they share; they need care.

Loved people. Listen to people.

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Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

We just launched a new series called Bless. It’s all about how Jesus has called us to live as people who don’t just talk about the Gospel—but embody it.

From the very beginning, God’s plan was that His people would be a blessing to the world. He said to Abram:

“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing… and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
(Genesis 12:2–3, NIV)

And the apostle Paul reminds us in Galatians that this promise extends to us:
“All who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.” (Galatians 3:9, NLT)

In other words: Loved people, love people. Blessed people, bless people.
We are blessed to be a blessing.

The Best Way to Bless

The best way you can bless another person is to share the Good News of Jesus—through your words, your actions, your attitude, and your example.

Jesus gave His followers this commission:

“Go and make disciples of all the nations… And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19–20)

And He promised His Spirit to empower us:

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses… to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)

Did you know?

96% of practicing Christians say that being a witness for Jesus is part of their faith.

79% of unchurched people say they don’t mind talking about faith if it’s something their friend really values.

The harvest is ready. People are more open than we sometimes think—they just need us to show up with love and authenticity.

What if sharing the Gospel looked a lot like being a friend?

Here’s the framework we’ll be practicing together during this series:

• Begin with Prayer

• Listen with Love

• Eat with Intention

• Serve with Care

• Share Your Story

These rhythms are simple, but they’re powerful. They help us reframe everyday interactions as opportunities to love, serve, and share Jesus.

What if we saw obstacles as opportunities to bless? What if we stepped out in faith, trusting that small acts of obedience could lead to big outpourings of transformation?

If we want to see God move in our community, it begins with us going out and blessing others.

Because our actions have eternal consequences—not just for us, but for the people God has placed in our path.

Let’s be a church that lives this out.
Let’s be blessed to be a blessing.

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Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

W e wrapped up our teaching series, “Schooled By Wisdom: Lessons from Proverbs.” Over the past several weeks, we’ve been on a journey through God’s Word, discovering that wisdom isn’t just about knowing the right things — it’s about living them in the everyday moments of our lives.

Here are just a few of the key takeaways we’ve learned together:

• Our words carry power. They can bring life or death. When we slow down, listen, and speak with grace, we reflect the heart of God.

• Contentment brings peace. True satisfaction isn’t found in chasing more — it’s found in trusting God as our provider.

• Community sharpens us. Healthy, godly relationships help us grow, hold us accountable, and remind us we’re not alone.

• Work is worship. Whatever we do, when we do it for the Lord, it carries purpose and eternal value.

• Control is surrender. Life is never truly “in control” until we hand the reins over to God, trusting Him to guide our steps.

Proverbs reminds us that even the smallest decisions can have a big impact — for good or bad. Every step we take in wisdom shapes us into the people God is calling us to be.

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
-Proverbs 4:23 

May we walk in wisdom this week!