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Ghost Stories

Humans have been telling ghost stories ever since there have been humans able to tell stories about unexplainable happenings. Evangelical Christians have not done well offering explanations for the paranormal except by saying: “Ghost aren’t real!” In this series we are looking into ghosts, the paranormal and the paranormal occurrences in the Bible along with general understandings of the Holy Spirit.

Passion – The Power of Love

By Dave Warner | March 17, 2024

We often confuse the love of power with the power of love. Jesus stood between two political powers that pulled him in the direction of power and yet he refused to take on political power to instead show the power of sacrificial love.

Passion – Warmed by the Enemy’s Fire

By Dave Warner | March 10, 2024

Following Jesus’ arrest, Peter followed at a distance until he got to the courtyard fire pit. There, he denied Jesus 3 times and didn’t even realize what he had done until a rooster woke him up. Following Jesus from a distance generally makes denying him easier, but Jesus always provides a way back, for Peter…

Passion – Not My Will

By Dave Warner | March 3, 2024

It was hard for the disciples to stay attentive and attune to Jesus praying in the garden and yet we see Jesus not wanting to do the thing God wanted for him to do. Jesus’ response was to go forward and say, “…nevertheless, not my will but thine. ” Join Reverend Rachel Billups in this…

Passion – Betrayed By a Kiss

By Dave Warner | February 25, 2024

We often want to be the hero of the story, we see ourselves as the one who does the right thing, that does the noble thing. In the tragic story of Jesus being betrayed by Judas we would like to think that we are the ones who are always betrayed, we are the ones who…

Passion – Jesus Eats with Everyone

By Dave Warner | February 18, 2024

At his final meal with he disciples, Jesus displayed patience and understanding, eating with even the person who was about to betray him. Jesus eats with everyone…who we exclude from our table says more about us than it does them. Join Sean Lennon as he challenges us to invite all to the table.

Catalyst – Lean into Difficult Things

By Dave Warner | February 11, 2024

Jesus came out of the wilderness after 40 days of fasting and praying and everything was going great! He was preaching and teaching and the people loved him! That is, until he went to his hometown and his home synagogue and read the scriptures and explained the meaning…and then everyone wanted to drive him out!…

Catalyst – Lean Into Your Weakness for Breakthrough

By Dave Warner | February 4, 2024

Zaccheaus used his greatest limitation – his short stature, to breakthrough and find Jesus. Join Pastor Reggie Byrd as he helps us understand that your weakness becomes you strength when God is in it.

Catalyst – Lean into Your Passion

By Dave Warner | January 28, 2024

It was the passion of Nehemiah that led him to restore the walls and doors of Jerusalem and provide safety for his people. But how can you know what your passion is?

Catalyst – Unity in Diversity

By Dave Warner | January 21, 2024

One of the greatest strengths of the church is that we can be unified in our diversity of backgrounds, skills, socio-economic status, gender, ethnicity and on and on the list goes. Jesus, the head of the body, bring equality to the variety of parts that make up the body. Our job is to put Jesus…

Catalyst – Lean into Your Identity

By Dave Warner | January 14, 2024

Most of the time the thing we need for breakthrough already exists inside of ourselves. We too often put other layers on, other peoples expectations, our own desires, roles that we would rather not fulfill…instead of leaning into our own identity. Join our friend, Tim Walk as he explores the story of David from the…