Audio Messages

According to U. S. census data, more Americans are living in “step-family” arrangements than in the “traditional nuclear” family. Blended families can have unique difficulties, but they are not beyond hope - particularly when God becomes involved.

For many adults, becoming a parent brings feelings of joy. And pride. And responsibility. And hope. And a surprising sense of fear. In this message, Pastor John shows how God’s Word can help us combat our fears about parenting with the truth.

Society says, “Everyone has a little dirty laundry.” God’s word says, “True, everyone does have dirty laundry. But you don’t have to wear it. Change your clothes.”

Nearly 100 images for the Church have been identified in the pages of the New Testament. The great number and variety of those images point to a great affection that Jesus has for His Church. In this sermon, Pastor John introduces us to the Bride of Christ as we begin our series: Jesus Loves His Church

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.