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Next Steps || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || February 2, 2025

As we close our series on freedom we have found ourselves leaning more towards how to stay in step with the Spirit. We recognize that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So we have to lean in and grow in spiritual disciplines if we want to be spiritually growing… the only question that remains is… HOW?! How do we take steps, big and small towards fostering growth with Jesus. Ps. Lukas gives us both baby steps and big challenges to fight the cultural peer pressure to fold in our faith and gives us practical steps to grow in our faith.

Freedom Week 5 || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || January 26, 2025

To walk in freedom means to walk with and be consistently filled with the Holy Spirit. So let’s get right into it.. how do we practically live and walk with the Holy Spirit? How do we cultivate a relationship with Jesus? At the end of the day, we can try and use all the spiritual hacks, quick fixes, easy devo plans, but the truth is we are called to steward our walk but enjoying the spiritual disciplines. In this sermon Ps. Lukas breaks down the spiritual disciplines and how to shift your perspective from “having to” do them, to feeling free to delight in them.

Freedom Week 4 || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || January 19, 2025

In the last three weeks we have talked that God wants us to have freedom from the past wounds, current battles, and from the enemies attack. Yet we know, even though we can experience freedom from many aspects of our life, living daily in freedom takes the right posture and right practices. Freedom isin’t a one time experience but the beautiful journey of sanctification and it takes the proper posture and preparation to walk in freedom with Jesus.

Freedom Week 3 || Pastor Steve Harris || January 12, 2025

Freedom Week 2 || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || January 5, 2025

When it comes to freedom the question we all have is, If I am saved and belong to Jesus, why do I still struggle with sin? The truth is, we all struggle, but we can have victory over our flesh. We will never live in freedom over sin, if we do not walk and choose a mindset that comes from the Spirit. Paul tells us, we must consider ourselves dead to sin and alive to Christ, but he never said there wouldn't be a battle. If we can put our mindset on Christ, and walk in the Spirit we will find ourselves walking out daily victory not daily battles.

Freedom Week 1 || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || December 29, 2024

In week one of our sermon series on freedom, Ps. Lukas helps us understand despite being saved and made new in Christ we are still learning to be set free in our body, mind and soul. Even the apostle Paul struggled in his battle with his earthly flesh but if we want to fully live in the freedom and life that Jesus has for us, we need to learn and fight for our freedom in Christ and it all starts with healing from our past, and pressing on towards what is ahead.

A Weary World Rejoices Week 4 - Love || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || December 22, 2024

It’s Christmas Sunday and as we wrap up our series on advent we conclude our series talking about the most powerful aspect of any christians life, the love of Christ. It’s hard to fully understand and grasp just how incredible the love of God is. The Christmas story is almost lost on us, and we’ve heard it so many times we almost forget the truth, that God himself came in the form of a baby to be with us, knowing full well he would not just be with us, but also give His life for us. If we fully grasped this story, I think our lives would look radically different, not just at Christmas but for our entire lives.

A Weary World Rejoices Week 3 - Joy || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || December 15, 2024

"I got joy joy joy joy down in my heart… down in my heart… down in my heart…” Come on, we’ve all sang it, we’ve all heard it, the question is, do I? Do we? It seems as though our weary world struggles to rejoice in the time and day we live in. The beauty of Christmas is that upon Jesus’ arrival we now all have a reason to sing, a reason to rejoice, The messiah has come! We should be rejoice! We truly believe we have a reason to be grateful, and in this sermon Ps. Lukas wants to give you a few thoughts on how to get your joy back.

A Weary World Rejoices Week 2 - Peace || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || December 8, 2024

Why is peace SO hard to have? Are we living in some sort of continual paradox? Striving so hard to find simplicity. Pushing through the chaos to find peace? Why does it feel like as soon as we have it leaves? The reality is, if our peace is predicated on our ability, our power, our control, peace will always be hard to grasp. The Prince of Peace comes to us, and gives us a way to have peace and maintain peace no matter our situation. This Christmas season, we are praying that we would be people with an abundance of peace because we know whom has it and can give it to us.

A Weary World Rejoices - Week 1 - Hope || Pastor Lukas Bonnett || December 1, 2024

Every year Christmas comes and every year our emotions go on a massive roller coaster. Excited for the season but overwhelmed with the to-do list, ready for joy and laughter but bogged down with perfection. Trying to strike the balance between enjoying the Christmas season and the chaos of materialism and busyness. The truth is, God sent his son to be with us, Jesus came into a time that was heavy, scary, chaotic and messy and thats why we can always have hope, joy, love and faith. Our world may look heavy, weighed down and weary, but we can always rejoice, because Jesus has come, he has entered into the mess with us.