Most of us have been impacted by the ripple effect from divorce. Your parents may have been divorced, you might have been divorced, you might remember when your best friend's parents got a divorce. Sometimes parents can be loving in the midst of the battle, and other times it gets ugly. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson opens the Bible to Proverbs 5 and looks at what Solomon has to say about adultery. Solomon does a fantastic job explaining how adultery starts with conversations, wandering eyes, and neglecting your home. From his words we learn that marriages thrive when couples are committed to being honest, faithful, and vulnerable.
Solomon was known as the wisest man to ever walk the earth. During his time as king he longed for his children to follow the path of wisdom. In Proverbs 4 he writes three points of instruction for his son to follow. The last point is so important that he asks his son to pay attention, just in case he had forgotten about the importance of his words. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches about the urgency of gaining wisdom and how Scripture will guide our life.
Guest speaker, Steve Ross, continues our Wise Up sermon series with a message from Proverbs 3. Listen in to learn how the pursuit of wisdom can bless your life.
Much of our lives hang on the words we speak and the words spoken to us. In Proverbs 2, the entire chapter hangs on one small word, “if”. If we listen to wisdom, if we call out for wisdom, if we cry aloud for understanding, if we will seek wisdom. Solomon continues to share the benefits that wisdom will have in our life such as saving us from criminal activity and adulterous relationships. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson shares how wisdom will protect us if we allow it to.
When we think about summer we often think about adventures, travel, and getting outside. Summer can bring memories of long days of fishing, camping in secluded sites, laying poolside, or running around the neighborhood with a loaded water gun looking to spray your "enemy." Summer can be a time where people take a break from things - including growing spiritually. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson kicks off our brand new summer series through the Proverbs, and commit to growing spiritually with us during this season.
In the middle of the Gospel of Matthew we glimpse Jesus investing in the lives of those closest to Him as they travel together up a mountain. There they witness Jesus' transfiguration and watch as He has a conversation with Moses and Elijah that culminates with encouragement from God the Father. This account in Matthew 17 teaches those us of who are fathers how to interact with our children. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches about how submission to Jesus leads to spirit-empowered parenting.
Everyone loves a happy ending, and the book of Ruth does not disappoint. Listen in as Pastor Joel teaches about God's redemptive plan in a message entitled, Heart Full, Hands Full.
The drama in the love story of Ruth is about to thicken. While grabbing dinner one night, Naomi essentially tells Ruth it’s time to stop mourning the loss of her husband and move on with her life. Typical of Ruth, she is obedient and does all Naomi asks her to do. This leads to a night-time proposal in one of the most unlikely locations of all! But the tension isn’t over! Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches about how God blesses our obedience from Ruth 3.
No matter how dark your life is today, God can provide for your needs, and no matter how destitute you feel, God can restore the hope you've lost. Ruth chapter 2 is an study on the character of God and His heart for those in need as seen through Boaz’s concern for the poor. His example should prompt us to also have a heart for the poor. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches on how God guides us even when we don’t perceive it.
We’re launching a brand new sermon series on the book of Ruth. There are two ways to approach this book; we could read the book in one sitting or take four weeks to walk through it. This time we’re going to take four weeks so we can really study this story of redemption. The book of Ruth is one of two books in the entire Bible that are named after women. If you feel like God has forgotten you today, I invite you to open your heart to the Lord. Allow the Savior to whisper His love story in your ear. This book is proof that God never forgets about His people. Our story might not go how we want it to, but God doesn’t forget about us. Listen in as Pastor Neal Benson teaches from Ruth 1 on how God offers us companionship in times of bitterness.