JOHN

The book of John is a firsthand account from one of Jesus’ closest friends—someone who walked with Him, heard His voice, saw His miracles, stood at the cross, and ran to the empty tomb — so that “you may believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (John 20:30). At its heart, the Gospel of John invites us not only to know the facts about Jesus but to encounter His love in a way that changes how we see ourselves, our purpose, and the world around us.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: The Word Made Flesh

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Week 2: John the Baptist

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Week 3: Follow Me

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Week 4: Water into Wine

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Week 5: Cleansing the Temple

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Week 6: You Must Be Born Again

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Week 7: The Women at the Well

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Week 8: The Pool of Bethesda

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Week 9: The Bread of Life

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Week 10: The Jesus Dilemma

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Week 11: The Light of the World

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Week 12: The Man Born Blind

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Week 13: The Good Shepherd

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Week 14: Lazarus & Resurrection Life

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Week 15: The Escalation

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Week 16: The Triumphal Entry

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Advent Guides

Advent is the season of anticipation in the church calendar—a time to prepare our hearts to celebrate the arrival of Jesus, the promised Messiah and Light of the World.

This digital Advent guide is designed to help you engage with Scripture daily, reflect, and pray, either on your own or as a family. It includes a daily Scripture reading plan along with a Family Advent Wreath/Candle Lighting Guide.

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• “Knowing the Bible: John” from The Gospel Coalition

• The Gospel according to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary) by D.A. Carson

Jonah | The Really Bad Prophet

The book of Jonah has captivated and perplexed audiences for generations. It’s often understood as “that story about a guy who got swallowed by a whale.” But truth be told, there’s so much more going on than that. At its core, Jonah is a story about a prophet who calls others to repent but refuses to repent himself. And ultimately, about a God who will go to extreme measures to try and change that about him.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: You Can’t Outrun God

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Week 2: The Pit and the Promise

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Week 3: Overthrown By Mercy

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Week 4: The Scandal of Grace

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Ecclesiastes | And the Power to Enjoy

In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon pulls no punches. Though he has access to more wealth, prestige, experiences–though he has more accomplishments than most humans ever will–he finds the end result of them all severely lacking. “Vanity,” he says. Meaningless. A striving after the wind.

In chapter 5, he notes there is a difference between having wealth and possessions and “power to enjoy them” (Eccl 5:19). The whole book seeks to answer the question, how do we, as finite humans who all face the certainty of death, get the power to enjoy the imperfect lives we have? 

The only answer, which we’ll trace through the major movements of the book, is to live with a perspective that is beyond the sun, rather than under the sun. To have our eyes set on the eternal, not the earthly.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Is This It?

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Week 2: That Won't Fix You

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Week 3: Toil, Vexation and the Gift of Joy

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Week 4: Everything In Its Season

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Week 5: Two Are Better Than One

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Week 6: The Disease of More

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Week 7: Keeping the End in Mind

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Week 8: The End of the Matter

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After the Cross of Christ

Because of Jesus' resurrection, everything has changed. 

In our previous sermon series, we unpacked the significance of Jesus' atoning death on the Cross. For this series, we're shifting our focus to a short period immediately after Jesus' death and resurrection, and all that entails for us as we grow in following Jesus together.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Breakfast on the Beach

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Week 2: The Road to Emmaus

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Week 3: The Ascension

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Week 4: Pentecost

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Stand-Alone | Easter 2025

Sermon by Michael Bailey on April 20, 2025.

Our church family spent Easter Sunday together, celebrating our Risen Savior! Baptism videos from the Easter Gathering and this week's LifeGroup Guide are below.

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The Cross of Christ

It has been said that the Atoning work of Jesus is like a multi-faceted diamond. What Christ accomplished on the cross is massive, and its window into the heart of God is grand. In this series, we study the many things Jesus’ death and resurrection achieved as we prepare our hearts and minds for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Substitution

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Week 2: Expiation

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Week 3: Redemption

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Week 4: Adoption

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JAMES

To faithfully follow Jesus, our faith must be marked by action. Our belief should lead us into good works and obedience. In the book of James, we are challenged by the brother of Jesus to examine the authenticity of our faith and to ensure that it fills each area of our everyday lives.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Consider it Joy (James 1:1-12)

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Week 2: When He Is Tempted (James 1:13-18)

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Week 3: Be Doers of the Word, and Not Hearers Only (James 1:22-2:13)

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Week 4: Is It Faith? (James 2:14-26)

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Week 5: Taming the Tongue (James 3:1-18)

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Week 6: What Causes Quarrels Among You? (James 4:1-12)

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Week 7: You Are a Mist (James 4:13-5:6)

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Week 8: Establish Your Hearts

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Known and Loved

“Known and loved.” That’s a powerful phrase. 

At some level, all of us are looking for places in life where we feel known and loved. Some of us have that, and some of us don’t. Others of us are looking for that in family, romance, friendships, or any number of things - and have felt hurt or betrayed in the process. 

And yet, the beauty of Scripture says this is what Jesus offers us when we follow Him.

For this series, we’ll spend three weeks looking at how Scripture calls us to be known and loved by God, known and loved by each other, and making Jesus’ love known to our neighbors.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Known and Loved by God

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Week 2: Known and Loved by Others (1 John 4:7-12, 19-21)

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Week 3: Knowing and Loving Our Neighbors

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