We live in a world that's always busy. Sometimes it feels like there just isn't enough time for the people around us. We can even begin to see them as interruptions instead of opportunities. Or worse, we see them as projects--someone to fix, persuade, or improve. Jesus didn't operate this way. No matter how busy, tired, hungry, or worn, He took time for people. This is never seen more clearly. than with the woman at the well. Jesus made her a priority, not a project.

When Solomon dedicated the temple, he prayed that God would give Israel a place they could turn to in order to seek His face. He didn't ask for unfailing strength or that God would keep them from ever falling. He prayed that God would give them a way to return to Him if or when they fall. Here's the truth that Solomon understood: The hope of a nation is not their resolve through crisis but their response to Christ.

Thank you for joining us today! Our prayer is that you leave this service encouraged by the music and challenged by God's Word. This message will teach you how to experience transformation into Christ's image rather than conforming to the image of the world.

Thank you for joining our summer nights series on the parables of Jesus led by Tim Pemper. If you're interested in joining us in person, services start at 7:00pm. While this series will be on the livestream each week, we have other classes on campus as well. Our children will be studying the parables with practical, fun learning tools such as music, legos, cooking, and crafts (check-in at 6:30). Our teenagers' summer theme is Real which begins with a hangout time at 6:00 and service at 7:00. We have a ladies class called Encountering God and another coed class called the Foundations of a Nation both beginning at 7:00. Please reach out to our front office if you have any questions. We would love to have you join us!

David was called a man after God's own heart. There are moments in his life where he serves as a remarkable picture of Christ. The story of David and Mephibosheth is one of those moments. David pours out the love of God on someone who didn't have anything to offer in return. But this was a love that he had received from God over and over. He teaches us that we give from what we have been given. Not what man has given us, but what God has given us.

Thank you for joining our summer nights series on the parables of Jesus led by Tim Pemper. If you're interested in joining us in person, services start at 7:00pm. While this series will be on the livestream each week, we have other classes on campus as well. Our children will be studying the parables with practical, fun learning tools such as music, legos, cooking, and crafts (check-in at 6:30). Our teenagers' summer theme is Real which begins with a hangout time at 6:00 and service at 7:00. We have a ladies class called Encountering God and another coed class called the Foundations of a Nation both beginning at 7:00. Please reach out to our front office if you have any questions. We would love to have you join us!

In a world obsessed with notoriety, fame, and fortune, we often feel like success is determined by our followers. John the Baptist had a great following for a time but in today's passage we read about a moment when he watched his popularity and influence begin to fade. What was his response? How did he calm his anxious disciples? He taught them a better philosophy for living: More of Him, less of me.

Nicodemus was a renowned teacher and religious leader in Israel. When people had questions, they went to him. When they were afraid, they went to him. When they were confused or seeking a word from God, they went to him. What they didn’t realize was that Nicodemus had questions, fears, and confusion of his own. Where do you go when you have concerns that keep you up at night? What do you do when you look around and see the evidence stacked against you? When you know you stand condemned? Well, Nicodemus brought those to Jesus and he learned that God has compassion for the condemned.