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What if there was a way to prevent getting trapped in snares altogether? In Snare Part 4, our Worship Pastor, Andrew Muller, discusses a tactic to help us see snares for what they are while they're still far off.Kirjoittanut Andrew Muller

When Satan gets us stuck in a snare he quickly lays a second snare for us to get tangled up in. With this second snare Satan whispers - "Now that I have you stuck in my snare you'll be stuck here forever. This is the new normal. You are always going to struggle with this sin."In Snare Part 2, Doug talks about what to do what Satan lays this second …

One of the snares that the Bible talks about is actually other people. A bad influence can derail our relationship with God. So what do we do? How do we know if a friendship or a relationship is a snare? What steps do we take if it is? What about God's plan to use us to reach out to those who need Him? Doug answers these questions and more in Snare…

It's easy to forget that there is someone constantly opposing our relationship with God. Satan is constantly laying snares to trip us up. In Snare Part 1, Doug talks about Satan's "go to" snare and what we can do to find protection from falling prey to it.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

The world around us is all about the outward appearance. That mindset has unfortunately found it's way into the church too. In this one part message our Worship Pastor, Andrew Muller, talks about what really matters - the heart.Kirjoittanut Andrew Muller

Have you ever felt like all you can think about are your failures? Have you ever feared that those failures may keep you from a relationship with God? Have you ever thought that contrary to what you've been told about God, your sins aren't really forgiven? In this one part message our guest speaker, Will Pavone, helps us see the truth about where w…

When people hear the word "salvation" they tend to put themselves into one of two groups. The first group thinks they don't need salvation because they are good enough. The second group thinks they are ruled out from salvation because they are too bad. In this one part message, Doug does his best to clearly explain the Gospel and point both groups …

Whether we realize it or not we all have levels of brokenness in our heart. Some of us have more emotional brokenness than others, but we all need some pieces of our heart put back together. In Miracle Maker Part 6, Doug talks about what God wants to do with our emotional pain and brokenness.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

We don't normally think to ask God for a miracle when it comes to our sin struggles. We figure we'll try harder and eventually beat it ourselves. But sometimes we are stuck in such a pit of sin that our only hope is the Miracle Maker. In Part 5 of Miracle Maker, Doug talks about the times when we need God to lift us out of the pit of sin we've fall…

If you have a pulse you've experienced a broken relationship. It may be with your spouse, a child, a parent, a sibling or a friend. Broken relationships are incredible painful and normally irrepairable. What if the Miracle Maker can make a difference? In Miracle Maker Part 4, Doug talks about how God can breathe life back into broken relationships?…

It's amazing how easy it is to get into debt. Sometimes it's our own fault due to unwise spending, but sometimes debt comes as a result of medical emergencies, loss of a job or other things outside of our control. In Part 3 or Miracle Maker, Doug talks about some practical things we can do to avoid debt, but more importantly the hope we have in God…

When we think about approaching God to heal physically there are several things we trip over - the fakes, the frustrations, the formulas, the fatih and the failures. In Miracle Maker Part 2, Doug unpacks these 5 stumbling blocks and helps us learn how to approach the Miracle Maker with expectation.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

Every single one of us could use a miracle in some area of our life. There are many different types of needs - physical, financial, relational, spiritual, emotional. So often instead of going to God to do the miracle we just keep the issue to ourself. We often do this because of the times God has said no in the past, the length of the journey we've…

In the previous message Doug talked about the truth that our redemption will lead us to heaven, where all will be perfect again. What about our suffering here and now though? Are we supposed to just endure hell on earth while we wait for our redemption to be comlete? In Redeemed Part 5, Doug talks about the hope that we can find here and now when o…

What hope does our redemption offer us in the midst of our suffering? What does it look like when our suffering and our redemption insterect? In Redeemed Part 4, Doug answers these questions and more.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

In Redeemed Part 3, Doug talks about a topic that may surprise you when it comes to your redemption. Don't miss this important message that may do some deep things in your heart!Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

We've probably all heard what we've been redeemed FROM - things like sin, death, separation from God and so on. Have you ever stopped to think what you've been redeemed TO? In Part 2 of Redeemed, Kelly talks about what God has redeeemed us TO.Kirjoittanut Kelly Jansson

The word "redeemed" should be a word that amazes us when we hear it. The truth is, in many of our lives that word has lost it's power. It's probably because we forget how much our redemption cost, who had to pay the price and most importantly HOW BADLY WE NEEDED IT! In Redeemed Part 1, Doug walks us through a story that should get us excited about …

We don't often think about the truth that when we unplug from God we miss out on the most amazing, beautiful, captivating thing in all existence - God! In Part 4 of Plugged In, Doug talks about what a bad trade we make when we exchange God for things that won't satisfy us like He can.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

Every one of us struggles sometimes with doing what is right. Some of us struggle when it comes to our will. We honestly don't have the will or desire to do the right thing. Others of us struggle when it comes to our actions. We desire to do the right thing, but can't seem to do it.In Plugged In Part 3, Doug talks about the difference that plugging…

It's easy to forget that there is someone who is constantly trying to destroy our relationship with God. Satan is doing all he can to trip us up and make us fall. In Plugged In Part 2, Doug talks about why staying plugged in to God will make all the difference.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

We are often told how important it is to live our lives plugged in to God. We are told we need to plug in to Him by praying, reading His word, staying God conscious through out our day among other things. But why is it so important to stay plugged in to God? What do we miss out on when we unplug?In part one of this new four week series, Doug helps …

We search for hope in many different places - relationships, careers, bank accounts and so on. When we've chased those things for a season we realize they can't deliver. In this one part message, Andrew encourages us to chase one ultimate treasure that will truly bring hope.Kirjoittanut Andrew Muller

One of the reasons the church has been inneffective at reaching our culture is that we care more about being right than being a light. So often we are more concerned with making a point and winning an argument than we are with pointing people to Jesus.In Part 5 of Cultured, Doug challenges us to interact with culture like Jesus did - with incredibl…

As we've talked in this series about lovingly engaging culture and yet not watering down our faith, there are all kinds of fears that get stirred up in our heart. What could it cost us to stay true to God's Word? Will we lose relationships? Will things get uncomfortable in our office or at school? Will we have what it takes to obey God rather than …

In last week's message Doug challenged us to come to the conclusion that we must obey God rather than man. When culture tries to get us to do things their way we must do things God's way. But you may be wondering WHY we have to do things God's way. Why does God get to tell us what's right and wrong? What would happen to our culture if everyone just…

It's amazing how people's opinions sway us. We can feel incredible passion and conviction about something and then when those convictions are challenged we are tempted to back down. In Part 2 of Cultured, Doug helps us answer the question, "Since culture disagrees with us should we water down our Christianity?"…

It seems as though culture and Christianity are becoming more and more at odds. What do we do with that? Do we water down our Christianity? Do we stop engaging culture? In Part 1 of Cultured, Doug talks about the first step we need to take.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

In this one part message, Doug sat down with John Contes and discussed the question, "Who Are You When No One Is Looking?" John was absolutely phenomenal in his responses. This conversation will challenge and encourage you in big ways.Kirjoittanut John Contes and Doug Jansson

Everyone wants things like love, joy and self control in their life. So often we try to produce these things by ourself, but get frustrated when we fail. In Part 4 of The Helper, Doug talks about how the Holy Spirit wants to consistently produce these things in us.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

In last week's message Doug talked about the fact that God wants to use us to help others experience Him and be built up in their faith. We often think that only certain people with certain types of gifts can do that. In Part 3 of The Helper, Doug talks about some of the ways God has gifted us that we may have never realized were gifts from Him.…

God really wants people to experience Him and be built up in their faith. Imagine if He wanted to use you and I in this process? Wouldn't it be awesome if someone experienced God and was built up in their faith because of the way God used us in their life? In Part 2 of The Helper, Doug talks about the tools the Holy Spirit has given us to be used b…

Many people are turned off by the idea of the Holy Spirit. Even Christians tend to keep the Holy Spirit at arms length because we just don't know what to make of it all. Some Christians are fine with the Holy Spirit but tend to ignore or forget about Him.In Part 1 of, The Helper, Doug talks about why keeping the Holy Spirit at arms length or forget…

All kinds of people have claimed to know the truth about life, God and eternity. But Jesus stands apart from all of them. In this message, Doug talks about what separates Jesus from every other option out there.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

We all have different patterns that we fall into during the Christmas season - some of us get stressed, others of us get depressed. Some of us are so busy during Christmas time that we end up completely ignoring the One who came to save us.In Part One of Christmas Time, Doug talks about the one thing we need to focus on through the holiday season s…

Here is the single the Collision Band released a few years ago. Enjoy!Kirjoittanut Collision Band

Many of us feel stuck in our difficulties. Either we've been stuck in one really long difficulty, or we've been stuck in difficulty after difficulty.In Part 6 of Difficulties, Doug talks about how we make it through lengthy seasons of suffering with joy and without giving up on God.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

When we suffer, we often think that the difficulties we are going through will destroy our hope in God.In Difficulites 5, Doug helps us see that God is using our difficulties to accompish something awesome.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

When going through difficult times in our life, it's easy for us to wave our fists at God and feel like He can't relate to us. What does God know about being tempted, feeling physical pain, and feeling rejected? In part 4 of Difficulties, Doug talks about why God can relate to our difficulties more than we thought.…

Sometimes when we go through difficulties we get offended with God. We may get offended at how He acts, what His Word says or what His followers do. When we go through these times it becomes easy to run from God.In Difficulties Part 3, Doug talks about what to do in those moments when we want to run from God.…

When God tests us, when we suffer and when it feels like God has abandoned us, we struggle to see what He's up to. Sometimes we get angry. Sometimes we give up on Him. Sometimes we can't imagine God's up to anything at all!In Part 2 of Difficulties, Doug talks about something amazing that God is setting up for us as we walk through difficulties.(So…

When difficulties show up in our lives we are usually tempted to think that God's not there, He's not good or He's not doing His job. We tend to think that we deserve good things from God and we have a hard time wrapping our minds around the bad things.In Part 1 of this new message series, Doug talks about what we really deserve from God and the am…

We've spent four weeks talking about how God is better than our sin. Now that we've seen sin for what it is and God for who He is, how do we actually overcome the sin in our lives? What will work? In the last part of this message series, Doug talks about the best way to choose God over our sin.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

One of sin's lies to us is that it will make us really alive! Sin tells us that we aren't really living unless we're sleeping around, lying, taking revenge, partying, gossiping and so on. In part four of God Is Better Than My Sin, Doug examines sin's claims to bring us life.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

One of the things sin tells us to do is conceal it. Sin tells us to cover up the ugly places in our heart and not let anyone - most of all God - see what's really going on. In Part 3 of, God Is Better Than My Sin, Doug talks about why concealing sin always leads to brokenness and why doing things God's way is always best.…

Sin promises to bring us joy. It also tells us that God is out to ruin our fun. God says that sin will lead to sadness and brokenness, and that He alone gives real joy. In Part 2 of, God Is Better Than My Sin, Doug talks about where true joy can be found.Kirjoittanut Doug Jansson

(There's an important announcement before the message!)Both God and sin are fighting for our affection. They both tell us they are better than the other. They both promise to satisfy us and free us. But which one is telling the truth?In part 1 of, God Is Better Than My Sin, we take a look at God for who He really is and sin for what it really is.…

In Part 4 of our family series our Youth Pastor, Joey Leuci, wraps things up talking to kids about their relationship with their parents. This is a powerful message that has the potential to change a lot in your home!Kirjoittanut Joey Leuci

Marriage can be really great, but it can also be really hard. Many people are misereable in their marriage and many others choose to end it. Is there a better way? We think so! In Family Part 3, Doug and Kelly talk about one of the keys that God gave us to having a great marriage. (The audio in this recording is a tad askew. We apologize)…