Work is where most of us spend the majority of our waking hours. It is where we face deadlines, navigate difficult relationships, and wrestle with questions of purpose and identity. Yet for all the time we invest in our jobs, few of us think of the workplace as a spiritual arena. What if it is?The apostle Peter, writing to believers scattered across the ancient world, had something to say about ex...  Read More

DISCOVERY HOUR CLASS  //  8:45AM"Major Biblical Themes"Location: 4th/5th grade classroomWORSHIP SERVICE  //  10:00AM1 Peter 2:13-17 - "Thriving Together" - Pastor Craig BabcockYOUTH GROUP  //  10:00AMLocation: Upstairs after worshipYOUNG ADULTS GROUP  //  6:30PMLocation: At the church (4th/5th grade classroom) MARS HILL (APOLOGETICS GROUP)  //  6:00PMLocation: 4th/5th grade classroom1 Peter 3:15 s...  Read More

Well, it’s time. The school year for the kids has been in motion for some time now and probably feels like a solid part of our routine. Unlike last year, the warm weather has finally gone. The leaves are changing. The pumpkins outside are rotting, and the Halloween costumes and candy have been put away. And now it’s time for the “most” wonderful time of the year.THE HOLIDAYS!Even though Thanksgivi...  Read More

Few topics stir more debate among believers than the relationship between faith and government. It is easy to have strong opinions about politics, leadership, and national identity. But what does Scripture actually say about how followers of Christ are to engage with governing authorities? The answer may be more nuanced, more demanding, and more hopeful than most of us expect. In 1 Peter 2:13-17,...  Read More

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Take a moment to thank and encourage the pastors who faithfully teach, pray, lead, and care for our church family. Write a card, send an encouraging message, share how their ministry has impacted you, or simply say thank you. Most importantly, remember to pray for them! DISCOVERY HOUR CLASS  //  8:45AM"Major Biblical Themes"Location: 4th/5th grade classroomWOR...  Read More

There is something universally relatable about the desire to grow up. As children, we could not wait to be older, stronger, more capable. We drank our milk, took our vitamins, and counted the days until we felt like we had finally arrived. But growing up, as most of us have discovered, is rarely as clean or as fast as we imagined it would be. It takes time. It can be uncomfortable. And sometimes, ...  Read More

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Take a moment to thank and encourage the pastors who faithfully teach, pray, lead, and care for our church family. Write a card, send an encouraging message, share how their ministry has impacted you, or simply say thank you. Most importantly, remember to pray for them! DISCOVERY HOUR CLASS  //  8:45AM"Major Biblical Themes"Location: 4th/5th grade classroomWOR...  Read More

There is a tension at the heart of the Christian life that most of us feel but rarely name out loud. We want to grow. We want to thrive. We want to experience the fullness of what it means to follow God. And yet, almost every time we pursue those things, we find ourselves circling back to the same obstacle: ourselves.It is not a comfortable admission. But it is an honest one.The first chapter of 1...  Read More

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Take a moment to thank and encourage the pastors who faithfully teach, pray, lead, and care for our church family. Write a card, send an encouraging message, share how their ministry has impacted you, or simply say thank you. Most importantly, remember to pray for them! DISCOVERY HOUR CLASS  //  8:45AMIn this fourteen-week study we will look at seven major Bib...  Read More

There is a word that carries tremendous weight in the life of every believer, and it is a word we often rush past without fully grasping its depth. That word is transformation. Not the surface-level kind that comes from a change in habits or circumstances, but the kind that reaches into the core of who you are and fundamentally remakes you from the inside out.The apostle Paul captures this reality...  Read More

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Take a moment to thank and encourage the pastors who faithfully teach, pray, lead, and care for our church family. Write a card, send an encouraging message, share how their ministry has impacted you, or simply say thank you. Most importantly, remember to pray for them! DISCOVERY HOUR CLASS  //  8:45AMIn this fourteen-week study we will look at seven major Bib...  Read More

Daylight will fade away, despite the misnomer of “Daylight Savings Time.” There will be Oktoberfest, pumpkin spice lattes, skyrocketing candy sales, corn mazes and pumpkin patches, trips to the mountains to see the beautiful changing of the aspens, prepping of skis and snowboards, and of course, the annual event of the raking of the leaves as we prepare for the ensuing winter.For those of us who l...  Read More