The 7 Characters of Christmas

Guest speaker Dr. Terry Duvall shares about some of the fascinating characters of the first Christmas and what we can learn from each.  Dr. Duvall is a retired pastor who served for over 40 years at the wonderful Macedonia Baptist Church (Gaffney, SC).

Firepit Ranch

You will be blessed as Father/son team Seth & Jacob Buckley (both from our Life Group) share about the crying needs of at risk young men in our schools and the incredible opportunities for ministry with Firepit Ranch that is speaking so powerfully into those lives.

In this special “thanksgiving” lesson, we look at what makes us thankful, and how we should worship the Lord with thanksgiving.

We conclude our 10-part series on HEAVEN: What the Bible Has To Say About Eternity with a wrap-up of questions members of our Life Group have submitted during this series.

HEAVEN Series-Hell: The Alternate Destination

Unfortunately, there is an alternate destination which far too many will choose instead of Heaven.  The real tragedy is, it is not only an “alternate” destination, it is the “default” destination for all mankind apart from accepting the finished work of Christ on our behalf.

One of our Life Group members and retired pastor, shares a special lesson full of insights on the discipline of prayer

Along with the New Heaven and New Earth, we will live and reside in the New Jerusalem here on the New Earth…and what awaits there will amaze you!

We’ve looked at what we will be like in Eternal Heaven, what our relationships will be like there; and we wrap up this focus with what it is we will do (and not do!) in Heaven.

In this week’s session, we look at what our relationships will be like in Eternal Heaven…will we marry, will we have families, what about friendships?  Join us as we look at what the Bible has to say about this aspect of Eternity!

This session begins our look at what the future Eternal Heaven will be like; the first of a two-part lesson.

The answer is…the New Heaven and New Earth!  We begin our in-depth look at what these two spheres will look like in this session.

Everyone has questions about what it is like in Heaven today…can friends and loved ones that are already there see us here, do they recognize each other, etc.  We address several questions about what it’s like in Heaven today in this 3rd lesson in our series.

The statistics on death are impressive (100% of us will die!); so what happens when that occurs.  The Bible is far from silent, and the answers have eternal consequences!

HEAVEN Series-Introduction

We launch our Fall series with this introductory lesson that serves to give us a sense of what Heaven will be like with those we know and love from our lives on earth.

For our Labor Day Weekend - we have a very special treat. Seth Buckley stops by with a really great message. 

This is an unusual session as we celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of a couple from our Life Group with a ceremony of them renewing their vows to each other.  It presents a beautiful testimony/picture of our need to renew our vows to the Lord; our Savior who died to make us His bride!  We wrap up with an application of this for our lives today.

We wrap up our Summer series with an important lesson on the “restoration” encounter between Peter and Jesus after the Resurrection; based on John 21.

What happens when the miracle you’ve asked God for, and counted on coming, dies in the end?  John 11 reminds us that it’s not “over” until God says it’s over; as the story of Lazarus illustrates. 

Jesus heals a blind man in John 9, and not only gives sight to a man “born blind”, but also gives us incredible insight into our own spiritual blindness and the need for His miraculous touch in our lives as well?

One of the most fascinating encounters Jesus had was with a woman who was “caught in the very act of adultery”.  What can we learn of Him from his reaction and response to this woman and this situation?

One of the most familiar (and amazing!) stories from the life of Christ is when He was joined in walking on water by one of his disciples.  We take a “deep dive” into this story in this week’s session.

JESUS IS NEAR…When Your Need Seems Greater Than Your Resources

Guest teacher Shawn Parker leads our study of the feeding of the 5,000(+) from John 6 as we see how Jesus is near when we think our need outstrips our resources.

JESUS IS NEAR…When You’ve Lost Hope That Things Will Change

John 5 contains the story of a man who had struggled with a malady for almost four decades; but his life was miraculously changed one day by the Pool of Bethesda.

JESUS IS NEAR…When You Feel Doomed By Your Past

We examine the exchange between the woman at the well and Jesus from John 4; and what it means for both those “lost” and for disciples as well.

JESUS IS NEAR…When You Aren’t Sure Where You Stand With God

We’ll dive in John 3, and one of history’s most significant conversations, as we look at Jesus’ words to a religious man who thought he could earn his way into Heaven.

JESUS IS NEAR…When You Need Replenishment For What Life Has Taken From You

We begin our new “Summer series” based in the Gospel of John as we look at a series of events from the life of Jesus where His Presence made all the difference in a situation of life.

Kentucky Missions Group…and Remembering D-DAY

A very special group of our youth will be joining us today to share about their upcoming mission trip to the hills of Kentucky, and then an abbreviated lesson time following as we remember the significance of this Sunday’s date in history (D-Day, June 6, 1944).

We wrap up our study series with a look at Daniel’s prophecy of the 70 weeks (Daniel 9); what many theologians designate as “history’s greatest prophecy”!

We’ll look at two great challenges to us all from one of the most familiar stories in all of the Old Testament.

History's greatest sin literally drove a powerful king in Daniel's day insane. Don't let it happen to you, because it is a sin we all commit.

The Daniel Dilemma #5: Worth Dying For

We’ll look at six lessons we can learn from one of the most familiar (and dramatic!) stories in the Old Testament, from Daniel 3

In two of the most notable stories from the Book of Daniel, we can see illustrated how Daniel and his three Hebrew friends responded to what many consider to be “history’s greatest test” or the ultimate question of the ages.

As culture shifts, tests will come to those who follow God and His Word.  Passing those “tests”, will ultimately result in a “test-imony” to culture, and lives will be impacted.

In this lesson, we look at how we, as believers, should respond to a culture that attempts to disregard and even attack our values and beliefs.

We begin a new series based on the best-selling book, The Daniel Dilemma: How to Stand Firm & Love Well In a Culture of Compromise.  In this initial installment, we look at the not-so-subtle attempts of culture to redefine who we are.

How Did Jesus Spend His First Easter Sunday?

There is tremendous promise and power in the scriptural truth of what Jesus did on (and where He spent) that very first Easter Sunday.  You’ll find great encouragement when you understand, what happened with Jesus between His early morning meeting with Mary near the garden tomb, and that evening when He appeared to His disciples!

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We begin our look at Passion Week by examining why Jesus had to suffer so, and what His suffering brought about for us as His followers.

We wrap up our look at Hebrews 12:1-3 as we examine why Jesus was willing to “endure the cross, scorning the shame”.  It was all because of His love for you!

In the 2nd installment of 3 on the passage from Hebrews 12:1-3, we examine "fixing our eyes on Jesus" so we can finish the race

We continue with our series on encouragement with the first of three weeks of diving into the passage from Hebrews 12:1-3 on the supremacy of Christ.

In today’s session, we look at the encouragement we have because God’s gift of the Holy Spirit resides in every believer.

In this session, we take a look at how fellow members of the family of God are used to support, strengthen and encourage us when the day is long, the burden is heavy and we grow weary.

We begin a new series on encouragement today with our first session looking at where our hope comes from and where our focus needs to be.

Former Congressman, attorney and author, as well as devoted church member, Trey Gowdy, addresses questions how believers should respond to the current political climate and our culture moving forward.

You Are Here…Where Are You Headed?

We take a deep dive into Jesus’ parable of the sower and the seed, and use it to help us ascertain where we are spiritually, and where we want to go next.

Praying Under Pressure-Part 2

We continue our study of Jesus’ prayer for His disciples from John 17, as we examine six prayer requests Jesus prays for us in this great prayer.

Praying Under Pressure

In John 17, we find the longest recorded prayer of Jesus with His Father.  It is a prayer that was prayed under the immense pressures of the night He was betrayed and arrested.  In this session, we’ll look at several things we can draw from Jesus’ opening words of this powerful prayer.

How To Handle the Hard Stuff

Life is hard, and to many, it is seeming to get harder and harder.  Jesus told us (2,000 years ago!) it would be this way…but that He had it covered.  Discover what He had to say about this topic in this Life Group lesson.

How To Deal With Disappointments

Maybe the last year didn’t work out the way you hoped it would…maybe the New Year has not started out as you’d hoped.  Regardless, God’s Word gives us great instruction on how to deal with life’s disappointments, and we examine these teachings in this Life Group session.