"Prayer is using what you know, but never settling for the way it is."Pastor Brian Hofmeister (Lakepoint Church) helps us understand the power of intercessory prayer, the prayers in the middle. Brian reflects on his own life, his own ki...

"When you feel like giving up, God gives you rest and restores your soul"Even in our lowest moments, when we feel exhausted, afraid, and alone like Elijah, God meets us with gentle care, restores our strength, and reminds us that we sti...

“You can be effective and still hurting.”Jonah chapter four wrapped up our series with drama, frustration, and God’s mercy. Pastor Mike Francisco suggested Jonah 4:12… the verse that isn’t there may be the most important verse in the ch...

“God calls back and gives second chances”Mike Francisco unpacked Jonah chapter three and the power of God’s second chances. After running from God and experiencing the consequences, Jonah receives the Word of the Lord a second time and ...

“Stop wasting the wait time, start practicing prayer and praise”Jonah was swallowed by a huge fish, helpless, and alone but he prayed, and God heard him! Pastor Mike Francisco reminded us that even when life is messy, God provides in wa...

“Stop being okay with running from God”Pastor Mike Francisco kicked off our Jonah series and explored what happens when we run from God. Jonah tried to escape God’s call to preach to Nineveh, and his disobedience caused a storm; not jus...

"The Gospel turns off the dark for good."Mike Francisco talks about hard things because we all experience them. Sometimes it feels like dying, decay and darkness steal our hope, take our joy, and leave us feeling ready to call it quits....

"The Gospel is more than good news, it's the greatest love story."We love a good love story. They draw us in, captivate our imaginations, give us hope, and leave us feeling warm and fuzzy inside. The greatest love stories that we can th...

"The ideal Christian is moved by obedience to live out love, hospitality, and service."Pastor Mike Francisco works through what baseline obedience should look like for a Christ follower. Using the words of Peter to the Jew and Gentile C...

"God's grace births your holiness journey" Mike works to identify what most people think the "ideal Christian" looks like while acknowledging that we'll fail to meet the standard every time. In fact, no matter how hard we strive, t...

"The clearest Gospel is seen before it's heard"Pastor Mike Francisco recaps Titus chapters 1 & 2 before unpacking the vision Paul has for the Cretan church and it's impact on society. Paul envisions a church where maturing, changed,...

"The grace you've experienced should cause you to live differently"Pastor Mike Francisco works through Titus chapter 2 while reflecting on the local flooding that has left many people in need. As Paul writes to his friend Titus he tells...

"The Church can only be as healthy as her people."Pastor Mike Francisco begins a three part look at the book of Titus in a series called "Spot The Difference". This short book is a letter from Paul to his friend and co-worker Titus who ...

Pastor Troy Cotton Jr closes out the Kingdom People series with a trip down the narrow road. Jesus tells us that the life of a kingdom person is a hard road to travel, a narrow path that few will take. Troy shares from his personal life and the...

"Kingdom People lead with love and extend extra grace to all."Pastor Colleen Francisco looks at Jesus' words on judgment in the Sermon on the Mount. Colleen references current events and major stories where we passed judgment and challe...

"Kingdom People fully trust that God is enough"Mike reflected on the real life worries that get to us. From things like wars and legislation, to natural disasters, violence and our kids. There's a lot to worry about in life but Jesus te...

“Kingdom life is about becoming (people who are) good news.”Pastor Mike Francisco breaks down the next section from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 6. As Mike unpacks who Jesus was talking to and what he was challenging, h...

“Life in the Kingdom isn’t about rules, it’s about becoming more like Jesus.”Church Planter and friend, Troy Cotton Jr, explores the next section of Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount”. Ultimately, Jesus wants us to be true disciples. Troy chal...

“Kingdom People stand out, bring hope, and love our enemies.”Pastor Mike Francisco explored the qualities of Salt and Light and what Jesus was asking of Kingdom People when he commissioned them to like salt and light in the world. Ultim...

“A Kingdom person lives by a different set of values.”Mike Francisco worked through the first part of Jesus’ sermon on the mount where he outlines who will be blessed and inherit the kingdom of heaven. The blessings Jesus outlines don’t...

“Kingdom People are led by Jesus, shaped by grace, and moved by love”Mike kicked off our summer series called Kingdom people by examining the context of Jesus’ announcement that the kingdom of heaven had come near. Jesus is about to giv...

Pastor Mike Francisco looks at the competitive history between faith and science and asks us to consider that maybe they are actually collaborative. Maybe science helps us understand our faith?

“Your future is an exclamation point in God’s redemptive work”Pastor Colleen Francisco brought a Mother’s Day message not just for moms but for anyone that has a past. If you’ve ever felt like your history is too far gone, you’ve made o...

“Put your faith in Jesus rather than his followers”Pastor Mike Francisco shared a very personal reflection about being let down by a Jesus follower. He shared about the doubts, questions, feelings, and emotions that followed. And in the...

“God loves to use those who are overlooked.”On Sunday morning Pastor Mike Francisco shared about his own feeling of being an imposture and how that impacts his faith. He’s not alone in that feeling though as he showed us throughout Scri...