Pastor Rich Nathan continues in the series called Just Pray, and looks at the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. Pastor Rich focus is on the phrase, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.” Pastor Rich also talks about what God promises us when we pray for his kingdom to come. For the depressed it means celebration, and for the guilty it means forgiveness.
Pastor Rich Nathan delivers a powerful message on learning through a personal relationship with Jesus.
Pastor Rich Nathan delivers a message entitled "How to Know that You're a Child of God." Pastor Rich helps us to explore what it means to be a child of our Father. How do we know that we are “Children of God”?
Pastor Rich Nathan kicks off our new series with an introduction to the Holy Spirit in his sermon The Holy Spirit I Never Knew. Pastor Rich talks about confusion people have about the Holy Spirit and the various ways the Holy Spirit is pictured in Scripture. It is symbolized as a dove, as wind, and as a helper. What do these things mean? The Bible says the Spirit is God’s right hand. We can experience the touch of God through the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Rich Nathan preaches from the thought of living a good and meaningful life. The author of Hebrews teaches us in Hebrews 12 that life is a strenuous journey. We will endure suffering and suffering will produce in us growth and gratitude. We must be careful not to be trapped in bitterness when we suffer. We need to learn to forgive and continue on in our journey.
Pastor Rich Nathan continues with our Never Give Up sermon series with a message entitled "What’s So Great About Faith?" He will be defining faith, looking at the examples of faith from Hebrews 11, and pointing out where is there room for doubt. Faith is not something we have just in the beginning of our walk with the Lord, it’s something we must continue to nurture throughout our lives. And for those who haven’t yet started on a journey of faith, this is a good time to begin.
One of the troubling trends in America, mostly among young adults, but by no means confined to young adults, is the continuing movement of people away from church and away from Christian faith. Slightly more than one-third of all Millennials (ages 18-38) are unaffiliated with any faith. Now, that’s the highest percentage among any age group. The focus of this message is not on the failure of the church – what can the church do better to retain our people or to retain the young, but it really focuses on the responsibility of individuals for our own faith. What do you and I need to do to personally stay connected to faith and fellowship?
Pastor Rich Nathan continues into the sermon series "Never Give Up." Have you ever been in a situation where you doubted God's faithfulness? Pastor Rich talks about how to overcome your doubts whether you are new to Christianity or you're a long-time believer.
Pastor Rich Nathan kicks off a new sermon series titled Never Give Up. This summer-long series is a verse-by-verse preaching through the entire book of Hebrews. Rich starts by giving some background information about the book of Hebrews. This letter was addressed to Jewish believers who were being significantly persecuted. The great temptation for the Jewish believers was to slide back into their old ways to avoid persecution. A modern-day example of this same type of persecution are churches in China. There is huge pressure economically and socially to pull out of the church. The author of Hebrews holds up Jesus as the One to whom all Scripture points. How do we hold on? By lifting our eyes up to Jesus!
Pastor Rich wraps up the Overcomers series with his sermon titled Never Forget! 166 times in the Bible we’re told to remember. A fundamental problem in our lives and in the Bible is forgetting. In the Bible, Passover (in the Old Testament) and Communion (in the New Testament) are both wonderful examples of remembering. The way we grow spiritually is to remember the pain of sin and remember the grace of God.
Pastor Rich Nathan continues the Overcomers series with the sermon about overcoming our past. He interviews Nicole Bromley about being abused by her stepfather and how she overcame her circumstances to help others in similar situations.
Pastor Rich Nathan interviews Bill Pelke for the "Overcomers" series. Bill’s grandmother was brutally murdered by 4 teenagers in the late 80’s. Bill felt the Lord's call for him to radically forgive and work to help the 15-year-old girl who ended up on Indiana’s death row. Bill tells his story of radical forgiveness and Rich follows up with a short message about how and why God calls us to forgive.
Pastor Rich Nathan preaches an Easter message called "How to Ensure That You Will Never Die."
Have you noticed that America is really schizophrenic about death? Entertainment offers a lot of death and blogs are self-indulgent about letting others watch their death (of cancer, etc.) creating a virtual world of death. But in our own families, we often don’t talk about death. This Easter weekend, we will look through John 11 and explore a Christian view of death. Jesus says, “Whoever believes in me will never die.” Why should we believe that?
Pastor Rich Nathan talks about the expression of God’s faithfulness, which has been calling us, preserving us, and fighting for us over the years. We can respond to God with loyalty and commitment back to him.
Pastor Rich Nathan shares a message on the biblical foundation of what it means to be generous in giving, whether it is through finances, spirituality, kindness, or love.
Pastor Rich Nathan talks about risky faith and how to step into something when you are really fearful, and then he will relate it to stepping out in this campaign. What gave David courage to face his fears? Let’s find out together!
Pastor Rich Nathan continues The Story Continues campaign series with “Passing the Torch to the Next Generation.” We look at how Moses passes the torch to Joshua as the leader of the children of Israel in Numbers 27:12-23.
Pastor Rich continues with "The Story Continues" campaign series with his next sermon entitled, “Preparing for a Miracle." He’ll take a look at the feeding of the 5,000 story in John 6:1-15 and talk about the belief in miracles in Jesus’ time and in the life of the church today.
Pastor Rich Nathan gives the overall structure of the campaign and talks about discipleship and being part of God’s big story. He also talks about the elements of a great story, the big elements in God’s big story including Creation, making people in the image of God, and conflict resolution.
Pastor Rich Nathan continues the Family Matters sermon series with a sermon called “How to Overcome Family Mess.” Our text is the story of Joseph and his brothers from Genesis 42:1-13; 45:1-7. Our families have problems – addiction, abuse, lying, etc. When we become a new creation in Christ, we don’t magically get healed of our problems, but when we allow God into those problems he can heal us. And we have a new family – the church – to walk alongside us in our journey.
Pastor Rich starts a new sermon series “Family Matters”. What are families for? How is marriage supposed to work? How do I get along with my parents? Is childraising designed to make parents crazy? What if I’m single? Does it matter that I’ve spent my whole life in a family and still don’t know how “normal” families are supposed to function? If you have any of these questions, God has answers! Join us as we focus on family matters and most importantly why family matters to God. In his sermon, Pastor Rich talks about the roles men and women play in marriage and how Christ needs to be the center of marriage for it to be successful.
Rich Nathan wraps up the series “The Challenge of Change” with a sermon entitled “The Courage of Change.” Rahab shows up in the New Testament repeatedly even though she was a fairly obscure figure in the Old Testament. Pastor Rich talks about her courage to overcome her past and courage to overcome her culture.
Pastor Rich Nathan continues in his sermon series this weekend preaching from Hebrews 11:24-28. Rich talks about people of privilege who give up that privilege for others, like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr.
You have probably heard it said that the only thing that is constant in life is change. But what do you do when one season ends and another one begins? Life changes can be stressful and challenging because we do not know what comes next. So, how do you navigate life’s biggest transitions? And how do we, as a church, navigate changes in our church life together?
Senior Pastor Rich Nathan kicks off a new sermon series entitled "The Challenge of Change" by looking toward the future with his sermon titled "The Call to Change." He will use the text from Hebrews 11:8-10. Rich also discusses his succession plan with an announcement during the sermon.