Audio Messages

When the angels appeared to shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus, it was a perfect example of the gospel. In this message for Christmas Eve, Pastor John explains how Jesus' birth really is good news for all the people.

We make room for many things. Some we consider to be important. Some are unwelcome and forced. Some are a pride and joy. Some feel good. Some are not good at all. But have you made room for what is most important in life? The birth of Jesus means that God made room for you. Will you make room for Jesus?

We speak tens of thousands of words a day, and yet it is possible to have no voice to give as a gift to those who are closest to us. In this message, Pastor John uses the words of Zechariah's song at his son's birth to explain how we can get our voice back that may have been lost through unbelief and sin.

It is quite easy to feel like a nobody whose prayers are not heard or is overlooked in this world. But when the world says you are a nobody, God says, "Noel" and reverses the world's negative outlook. In this message, Pastor John illustrates from the story of the birth of John the Baptist how when we look upward, we can see things as God sees them.

What does it mean to be made for more? It does not mean you were made for more stuff, not more power, not more money not more possessions. You were not born primarily for these things. Pastor John Stillman takes a deeper look into Psalm 122 to answer the question what were we made for.

Jesus’ church has been blessed and built up by a long and wonderful practice of sharing words of encouragement, direction, and praise. In this message, Pastor John provides a message to the church on how to commend the good in others while praising the glory of God.

What's holding you back from following Jesus? In this message, Pastor John looks at the story of a man who had been told lots of things that, before that moment, at least in his mind, kept him from making that kind of commitment. But then he hears of how Jesus came to remove the barriers that had kept him from a relationship with God.

A recent study found that Christians are not all that different from non-Christians when it comes to navigating their lives with compassion, understanding, mercy, and forgiveness. In this message, Pastor John gives a hopeful plan for having hard conversations that navigate towards unity.

We live in very polarized times. We might want to ignore hard conversations or try the ways that make sense to the world, but our aim is to honor Christ. In this message, Pastor John shares a Biblical perspective on how to have hard conversations.