The Bible explicitly teaches that suffering is to be expected in the Christian life Today's text Peter says Beloved do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you as though something strange were happening to you So why are we so often blind-sided when hardship and hurt come our way Pastor RIch answers this question in today's message titled Suffering is not Strange Listen as Rich contrasts our natural response to suffering to a response hinged on God's self-disclosure [... more]

Today's episode is a Best Of for Finding Purpose Pastor Russ takes us through the book of Luke [... more]

How does the freedom Christ bought for us change the way we face hardship Genuine faith in Christ endures through trials [... more]

As Pastor J D kicks off a new series called Staying Faith we're learning how to persevere to the end in the race of faith [... more]

Today special guest speaker Jim Briggs shares with us another great lesson in Luke Chapter in episode [... more]

We came together for our Sunday morning church service with joy and anticipation Although we were spatially distanced because of the coronavirus pandemic we welcomed the opportunity to celebrate Gavin and Tijana rsquo s wedding Our technologically gifted Iranian friends broadcast the service to friends and family spread out geographically mdash including in Spain Poland and Serbia This creative approach helped us overcome the constraints as we rejoiced in the covenant of marriage God rsquo s Spirit united us and gave us joy That Sunday morning with our wonderfully multinational congregation was a small taste of the glory to come [... more]