Your mission is to be Jesus’ witnesses in Lafayette, and in all Greater Lafayette and Tippecanoe County, and to the ends of the earth. This week we cover two obstacles we face regarding this mission: (1) We feel spiritually inadequate for a spiritual mission like this, and (2) We feel like we …
091-03The Heart of Worship Part 03
Are you comfortable with extravagance in worship? Are you comfortable raising your hands, singing out loud, dancing?! Are those things really even appropriate? Listen in to some Bible stories of great extravagance in worship and reconsider your own approach! …
091-01The Heart of Worship Part 01
Pastor Jeff kicks off a new series called The Heart of Worship. In this sermon we learn the definition of Worship, and how we can apply God’s Word to our lives though meditation and devotion. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
090-05Year of Destiny Part 05
Each year, we take one Sunday to renew our commitments to God and to each other. Today is that day! Let’s celebrate by making our commitments public! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
090-04Year of Destiny Part 04
The fourth core metaphor in our church is “Water” and it largely comes from the passage in John 4 which Pastor Jeff explores with us today. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
090-03Year of Destiny Part 03
In this message, Pastor Jeff explains the third Core Value of our church by talking about how the presence of God is especially felt in the context of Christian Community. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
090-02Year of Destiny Part 02
Our second Core Value as a church is that we all have some growing to do. In this message, Pastor Jeff shows us why we need to welcome hardships in our lives and what God plans to do through them to make us more like Jesus. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
090-01Year of Destiny Part 01
Our first Core Value as a church is that God comes first, and if you would embrace it truly in your life, it can make 2013 a year of destiny for you! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
089-03A Blockbuster Christmas Part 03
What do BB Guns have to do with the true meaning of Christmas? You might be surprised. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
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089-02A Blockbuster Christmas Part 02
Did you know the story of Rudolph can reveal to us one of the main reasons Jesus came to earth as a baby!? It’s true. Listen to this message to hear Pastor Jeff unpack biblical truths in light of the lesson of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
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089-01A Blockbuster Christmas Part 01
In this first message of our Christmas series, Pastor Jeff explores the movie Elf and reveals to us some ways the movie can draw us closer to the true meaning of Christmas and ways the movie can pull us away. There’s a lot of funny stuff in the middle too! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: …
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088-02Bottle or Fork Part 02
So what’s the difference between a bottle-fed believer and one who understands how to use a fork? We continue the metaphor with this week’s lesson. You’ll be surprised at what the Bible calls “meat”! Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
088-01Bottle or Fork Part 01
We Christians have allowed ourselves to get lazy. We have grown accustomed to waiting around for others to feed us when we should have moved on to feeding ourselves. In this series, we explore the differences between baby Christians and mature Christians. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …
087-05f.i.g.h.t. Part 05
The most important conflict resolution principle is one that we find terribly difficult. The easiest thing to do in any conflict is to blame the problem on other people, on circumstances or on anything else than ourselves. However, no reconciliation can ever be truly accomplished without Principle …
087-04f.i.g.h.t. Part 04
In order to truly resolve conflict, there needs to be a free flow of ideas that goes both ways so that every relevant piece of information, fact, feeling, and opinion, is out in the open. But what happens if the other person doesn’t respond well? What happens if they turn to silence or …
087-03f.i.g.h.t. Part 03
In a conflict, do you clam up and shut down, or do you go on the attack? Many times we enter conflict with a fight-or-flight mentality, but what if there is a third option? What if it’s possible to say everything that needs to be said while being respectful in the process? In this message, …