Join us for a special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This special service will be packed with Christmas-focused worship, a special Christmas message, and a time singing Christmas hymns by candlelight. This will be a family-style worship service (no Kid's Ministry offered—please plan accordingly).

​It’s essential for every disciple of Jesus who sows the good seed of the Gospel to acknowledge the reality of just judgment found in the Old Covenant as well as the reality of redemption found in the New Covenant.

But too often, the Good News is overemphasized without providing the reality of the bad news. People are invited to be saved without truly understanding what they are saved from.

The Good News is good only if the bad news is understood. As sowers of God’s Word, we must faithfully share the whole gospel in love with all who have ears to hear. Watch our study of Matthew 13:47-52 as we consider the whole Gospel.

​The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. 
The Parable of the Mustard Seed. 
The Parable of the Leaven. 

Each parable addressed the abnormal growth initiated by the enemy of our souls. 

Each parable given by Jesus to those who have ears to hear. 

Each parable with a revelation given to those who would linger longer and seek after Him—genuine disciples that Jesus wanted to be wary of the leaven of the Pharisees, the reality of Satan’s emissaries, and the presence of counterfeit Christians. 

Do you have ears to hear what Christ is communicating to those who would deny self, pick up their cross, and follow Him? 

​In Matthew 13, the day that began in Matthew 12 continues. Rather than teaching clearly, Jesus preaches in parables concerning the enemy sowing counterfeits who are full of hypocrisy and duplicity. They play the part of a believer for their own personal gain—with a smile on Sunday, only to start an evil whisper campaign on Monday.

In our previous study, we considered the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. But between that parable and the explanation, there are other short parables with meaning hidden within and explained to those who had ears to hear.

Watch our study in Matthew 13 as we consider these parables and listen with ears to hear that we might understand.

​We are grateful for all that God has done and continues to do in and through His church. Week after week, He transforms lives, strengthens families, and draws the hearts of His followers closer to Himself. God has been and continues to be so faithful!

We have an extraordinary opportunity to take a bold step of faith together. As many of you know, we are pursuing the purchase of the building where we currently worship. We believe that securing this space is a vital step for the long-term health and growth of our ministry. Ownership of the building will allow us to expand our outreach, invest in future generations, and continue serving our community.

We are seeking to raise a total of $3.5 million. This is a significant goal—but we believe God can do exceedingly and abundantly more than we can ask or imagine. And we believe He will do it through the faithful generosity of His people.

Would you prayerfully consider making a gift toward our building fund? Every gift, no matter the size, brings us closer to our goal. Your generosity is more than a contribution—it’s an investment in the Kingdom as we continue to be a place of worship, discipleship, and evangelism for decades to come.

​Join us for a special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This special service will be packed with Christmas-focused worship, a special Christmas message, and a time singing Christmas hymns by candlelight. This will be a family-style worship service (no Kid's Ministry offered—please plan accordingly).

​Imagine sowing good seeds in hopes of a fruitful crop. But as you observe the first seedlings, you notice something: though all the sprouts look similar, some are weeds. The crop is compromised because an enemy secretly sowed bad seeds within your field. And it’s too late to do anything about it now. The roots of the weeds are intertwined with the wheat you planted.

Satan secretly sows counterfeits that are harmful and destructive to the good seed. Even though we know it’s happening, yanking the weeds out will harm the crop. And so, the weeds grow along with the good seed.

This reality can be discouraging and disheartening for those who sow the good seed of God’s Word. Scattered among believers are counterfeit Christians who harm genuine Christians—entangling their roots, leeching nourishment, and causing chaos. But Jesus tells us not to rip out the weeds, or genuine Christians would be harmed too. 
So what can be done? Wheat with strong roots will prevent the weeds from thriving. One day, the weeds will be dealt with. But until then, caring for and nurturing the growth of the good seed will starve and stave off the weeds, preventing them from flourishing.

So disciples, sowers, ministers—keep sowing. Keep caring. Keep cultivating. Just don’t give up!

​Jesus gave His disciples the interpretation of the Parable of the Sower—those who lingered longer to learn from Him. They would also be sowers, sharing the Good News with others. But they needed to know that Gospel ministry was not inherently successful. Sowing the good seed of God’s Word will be difficult, heartbreaking, gut-wrenching—yet worthy work.

But most sowers don’t give up, even though this worthy work can be difficult. Most give up over what Jesus articulates in His next parable in Matthew 13. Watch our study as we consider the Parable of the Weeds and find encouragement to not give up.

​Jesus used parables to weed out those who weren’t interested in hearing what He had to say. If people didn’t want to hear The Word of God or to know Him more, they wouldn’t get anything out of His teaching. In fact, it would be worse for people to stay for the wrong reason, for if they heard and didn’t act, they would be accountable for what they heard but didn't do.

Just as Jesus experienced, we will encounter those who look but don’t really see. They hear, but don’t really listen or understand (see Isaiah 6:8-10). Jesus understands the condition of the human heart and how it can’t be controlled, which is what the parable of the sower is all about. All you can do is be faithful to sow the seed and realize it will land on bad soil far often than good soil. Don’t let this discourage you—keep on sowing!

​After a long day of ministry, Jesus sat by the Sea of Galilee. When the multitudes gathered around Him, He got in a boat and taught them from the water using parables. Jesus knew that parables aren’t easily or immediately understood. And so, He ended His first parable by saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

But wouldn’t Jesus want everyone to hear and understand? Yes—but only those who genuinely desired to understand Him. For hard-hearted hearers, parables protect them from further accountability. Jesus used parables to weed out those in the multitudes who were following Him for a multitude of reasons—not simply to worship Him and hear The Ministry of The Word.

Watch our study in Matthew 13:1-23 as we consider how and why Jesus used parables to teach.