Our culture sends all sorts of messages to women telling them who they should be. But for many women, it all just feels like a ton of pressure. The pressure to be, to perform, to meet some sort of spoken or unspoken standards. In this message we will look at some of those messages that are sent to women and then look at the original woman--Eve--to see God’s original design and intention for women.
07.14.19 - Invest it!
Where should you invest your money?
There are plenty of programs designed to help you answer that question. What Jesus taught in the ancient world was that people of God should think bigger about investment, and start thinking eternally about where their money goes. In this message, we will look at a very challenging parable Jesus told with a surprise ending and see what we can learn about investing money.
07.07.19 - Save it!
Our culture constantly tries to convince us to spend more than we have on things that we don't need. It doesn't really matter how much you earn, it never feels like "enough". In this week's message, we talk about the wisdom of saving and planning for the future and how to be good stewards with the resources we've been given.
06.30.19 - Spend it!
One of the biggest things we do with money is spend it. There are things that we need to buy and things that we want to buy. In this week’s message we will look at ancient wisdom from Solomon and Jesus about how we can spend our money and we will look at some practical steps we can take to get into a healthy place with our finances.
06.23.19 - Own it!
In this series we are going to take a look at money and how it has the power to influence our hearts. The upcoming messages will look at Biblical principles for money management and will consider ways we can live wisely in regards to our finances. In this first message, we look at the one shift we need to make in regards to our mindset around money.
06.16.19 - Six Types of Fathers
What good is a dad in society these days? What is the point of fatherhood? In this message, we will look into the roles a dad plays in his family, what the scripture teaches about the responsibility men have as fathers, and how to lean on our heavenly Father when our earthly fathers disappoint us.
06.09.19 - The Hardest Part
Friendships are hard to form and hard to keep. But what is the hardest ingredient in friendship? In this message we will look at the one crucial piece of friendship that must exist for our relationships to be real and rewarding.
06.02.19 - Reconciliation
Having real, authentic friendships in our digital age is hard enough, but how to we even begin to reconcile a friendship that is broken or lost? In this week's message, we will look at how to restore these tenuous relationships and what truly loving one another with the love of Christ looks like in our every day lives.
05.26.19 - Who Do You Follow?
We all have a few lingering unhealthy relationships that we know are pulling us farther from our relationship with Jesus, but we don't necessarily know how or when to click the "unfollow" button on the friendship. This week, Topher & Rachel talk about how maintaining healthy boundaries helps us grow closer to our friends and to God.
05.19.19 - #nofilter
Sometimes it's easy to put a filter on your social media presence. When you only show people the good things in your life, it's easy for others to assume that life is great and you have your act together. But what do we do when life gets tough and that filter gets hard to maintain? In this week's message, we'll talk about what it means to be honest with others about where we are at, and how to treat one another with a balance of both grace and truth.
05.12.19 - Choose Your Friends Wisely
People say that you are the average of your five closest friends. If that is true, then it is imperative to your growth to pay attention to who gets into that friend circle. In this message, we will look at Jesus’s friendships, how he chose them and maintained them, and learn some lessons for how we can do the same.
Note: Due to a technical error with the sound board, the first 2-3 minutes of the audio is missing. The audio picks up just after Chris launches into the sermon, so no necessary content for understanding the message is missed.
05.05.19 - You've Got A Friend In Me
In this digital age, we are more connected than ever before. Study after study shows that for all this connection we are as lonely as ever. We all long for connection and to build lasting friendships. But how do we do that well? In this series, we will look at what the scripture teaches about friendship and learn how we can build deeper relationships in our lives.
04.27.19 - The Aftermath
Perhaps you’ve heard the Easter story - that Jesus Christ died and came back from the dead. But what difference did that make to those who were his followers? Where did the movement go from there? In this message, we look at the aftermath of the resurrection and see what can change in us because of it.
04.21.19 - The Resurrection
What do you do when you’ve given up and thrown in the towel? Where do you go from there? How do you keep going forward? In this special Easter message, we looked at what happens when we feel that hope has died and there is no way forward by looking at how Jesus triumphed over death.
04.14.19 - The Trial
In the final days of his earthly ministry, we see how Jesus deals with extreme stress, violence, unfair accusations, and injustice. How can we, like Jesus, handle the most difficult aspects of life with patience, grace, and humility?
In this week's message, we discover the truth about how Jesus leads his people, and how we can faithfully follow him through some of the most painful moments of our lives.
Lent | Week 6: The Trial
Join us this over the next eight weeks as we celebrate the season traditionally called Lent. At Area 10, we are celebrating Lent through this guided study through the last week of Jesus’ life alongside our message series, The Final Week.
Here is our third week of devotions, running from Sunday, April 7th to Saturday, April 13th:
The Trial
This week we are looking at the trial of Jesus unfolding. Why do you think there is such a stark difference between the accusations thrown at Jesus and how Pontius Pilot reacts to his case?
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04.07.19 - The Meal
Jesus gave his followers a very specific way to remember him always. But what did it mean in his day? What does it say for us now? In this message, we will look at the last meal Jesus had with his followers on a very tense night before he was betrayed and arrested.
Lent | Week 5: The Meal
Join us this over the next eight weeks as we celebrate the season traditionally called Lent. At Area 10, we are celebrating Lent through this guided study through the last week of Jesus’ life alongside our message series, The Final Week.
Here is our third week of devotions, running from Sunday, March 31st to Saturday, April 6th:
The Meal
This week we are meditating on the story of Jesus’ last meal with his disciples before the crucifixion. What do you think the disciples were thinking or feeling during this moment? What would you do if you were present in this moment?
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Lent | Week 4: Washing Feet
Join us this over the next eight weeks as we celebrate the season traditionally called Lent. At Area 10, we are celebrating Lent through this guided study through the last week of Jesus’ life alongside our message series, The Final Week.
Here is our third week of devotions, running from Sunday, March 24th to Saturday, March 31st:
Washing Feet
This week we are meditating on the story of Jesus washing the disciples feet at the Last Supper. What do you think the disciples were thinking or feeling during this moment? What would you do if you were present in this moment?
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03.24.19 - Why Faith Matters
We live in a culture that values style over substance. However, Instinctively, we all know there is something broken in that. We appreciate people of character and people of substance at work, at home, or in school.
In this week's message, we look at one of the strangest miracles Jesus ever performed and see what it means for us to be fruitful and make something of our time on earth.