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God's Plan for Marriage: 7/25/10

“God’s ideal for marriage is impossible without God’s help in marriage.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter takes a look at the biblical view of marriage, and explains why this view is so different from the ideas our current culture has on marriage.

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Exploring Christ-Centered Community - 5/24/09

Listen as Jeff Kern walks through Ephesians 4: 11-16, highlighting ways in which a Christian can strengthen their faith through serving, prayer, and growth alongside their community.

John 8 - 6/28/09

Listen as Student Ministries Director Tim Harmon reflects on John 8: 1-11 and talks about how God meets you exactly where you are.

Faith - 7/26/09

“Faith is not simply belief that the impossible can be made possible through God, but rather trusting God with control over your life, even when he chooses not to.” Listen in as guest Pastor Rob Duford relates a familiar story about Peter, and how our faith need not fail, even when we do.

Faith in Uncertain Times - 8/02/09

“God is certain even in the face of uncertainties.” Listen in as guest preacher Jeff Kern relates our need to dig in to what is eternal in times when the temporal is frightening.

What Does It Mean to be a Christian- 8/09/09

“Being a Christian means following after Jesus—but sometimes we would rather cling to the very thing that is killing us, than cling to the One who could free us from it.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates some fundamentals of our faith.

Trust (12:15 p.m.) - 09/06/09

“You don’t need clarity, you need trust. Trust takes you beyond the need for clarity, as faith takes you beyond the need for sight.” Listen in as Guest Pastor Dr. Robert Tuttle relates our need to rely on God each day as it arrives, not just for the sum of them.

Trust (6 p.m.) - 09/06/09

“You don’t need clarity, you need trust. Trust takes you beyond the need for clarity, as faith takes you beyond the need for sight.” Listen in as Guest Pastor Dr. Robert Tuttle relates our need to rely on God each day as it arrives, not just for the sum of them.

Africa Sunday - 11/08/09

Pray. Get Educated. Go. Get Involved. Listen in as Executive Pastor John Parker shares Summit’s vision for affecting long term systemic change in Africa.

It doesn't matter - 11/29/09

“It doesn’t matter where you’ve wandered off to, or what you’ve wandered off to do. What matters is that you are loved with a perfect love, and you need to be found.” Listen in as guest Pastor Vince Antanucci relates how God’s love is enough to bring light into the darkest places.

Trials - 2/21/10

“When we ask the question, ‘Why do good things happen to bad people?’ we are making a couple of assumptions. First, that we’re instantly rewarded for being good, like a cosmic dog biscuit. Second, that there are such a thing as good people.” Listen in as guest Pastor Rob Duford encourages us to recognize that a great faith isn’t necessarily manifest by blessings, but by the ability to choose hope and joy in inevitable times of trial.

Prayer - 5/2/10

Prayer can be confusing at times because it seems like there is no discernable pattern in what we ask for and how God answers. Listen this week as our guest speaker Dr. Garwood Anderson gives us insight into prayer and gives us some challenging questions to ask ourselves as we pray.

Greatness & Goodness - 7/11/10

“Sometimes we struggle not only with trusting God’s greatness—can he help me? But we also struggle with trusting God’s goodness—does He even want to?” Listen in as Guest Pastor Jarrett Stevens challenges us to pray big prayers to God that we’ve been afraid he just won’t answer.

Realizing Potential - 7/11/10

When you look at a blank canvas, what do you envision? Do you simply see an empty space? Or do you see the potential for what could be? Listen in as Waterford Campus Minister Garry Abbott relates how God uses our faithfulness and obedience today to build something great for His Kingdom tomorrow.

Distractions - 7/18/10

Life is filled with disruptions and at some point we will all face some kind of interruption that causes us to stop and take inventory of our faith…or lack thereof. We can choose to allow these moments to cause us to turn away from God or we can choose to believe and hope that God can use these times to refine us more into the people that He’s created us to be. Listen as guest speaker Alastair Sterne encourages us to recognize these inevitable disruptions as opportunities to trust that Jesus really does care and ultimately still has a plan for our lives.

A Snapshot of Spiritual Growth - 7/18/10

When we stop feeding ourselves spiritually, it becomes very easy to hit a plateau in our walk with God. Listen in as Jeff Kern gives a mosaic view of the elements needed to continue training ourselves to be the people God has called us to be.

Faith

“People don’t get transformed by just obtaining a lot of new information about Jesus. There’s always a choice, a commitment, on the part of the hearer.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how the amount of your faith is a gift from God, but the object of your faith is a choice you can make.

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Love

“God’s love for you has nothing to do with how good you are, and it has everything to do with how good He is.” Listen in as Pastor Tim Harmon relates the power of God’s love to redeem our lives.

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Forgiveness

Is there anyone in your life who you need to forgive? Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter reminds us of how much we’ve been forgiven by God, and why it is essential to offer this same gift of grace to others.

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Community

Where do you go when you have a tragedy happen in your life? You turn to a Christ-centered community and let them engulf you with love, prayers, and support. Listen in as Pastor Eddie Kaufholz reveals how the first-century Church lived out the concept of real community, and how it directly relates to our lives today.

Joy

“God is at work in and through your sufferings in ways you cannot see and may not understand.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how we can choose joy in the midst of dark times and trials.

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Last things first

“Later” is a more subtle disobedience than “no.” Over time, “later” will become “no”—but without the benefit of knowing you have to change. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the danger of saying “later” to what God desires from us now.

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Redeeming Holiness

God calls us to be holy and be obedient no matter what the circumstances, but we do not get to decide what God will do with our personal holiness. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter digs deeper into the book of Haggai and reminds us how God can use obedience – no matter how small – for great things.

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A Potential Indictment

“Don’t romanticize the seasons and sins that wrecked your life. Do you remember what it was really like before God became your priority?” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how God sometimes withholds his blessing, not because he doesn’t love, but because he loves you too much to let you make an idol of it.

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The Odd Thing about Normal - 4/11/10

“Pretending you are something you are not is just as demanding but not as rewarding as becoming who you are.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates our need to respond to the one who calls out the best in us, instead of pretending we are the best.

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Designing your identity crisis - 4/18/10

“So long as you see Jesus as a part of who you are rather than the center of who you are, there will be confusion about your identity.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates our need to draw our value not from where we work or what we can do or how much we make, but from the one whose image we bear.

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Hypocrisy at it's best - 4/25/10

“When the church becomes a dangerous place for believers to confess sins and struggles, it ceases to be the church that Jesus came to establish.”
Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates they ways we can pursue personal holiness over time without pretending to have it all together right now.

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Thinking differently about thinking - 5/9/10

This week we resume our Ethic of Anticipation series by talking about the role our minds play in our character transformation. Listen as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter teaches how to become aware of thought patterns, how to surrender them when they are negative, and how to begin to feed our minds good things.

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What to do the day after church camp - 5/16/10

“We often fail to change, because we forget why we’re called to change.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how our calling, regardless of our situation, is to so much more than just getting through another 24 hours.

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BCL! Car Ride Home Week 1 - 5/2/10

If it’s great, it’s worth the wait

BCL! Car Ride Home Week 2 - 5/9/10

When waiting gets tough, God’s more than enough.

BCL! Car Ride Home Week 3 - 5/16/10

When tempers get large, put patience in charge.

BCL! Car Ride Home Week 4 - 5/23/10

Don’t miss what’s great because you think you can’t wait.

Week 1 - 2/28/10

“You might say, ‘I don’t worship Ba’al.’ But Ba’al was nothing more than the god of power and money. Do you worship that?” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter reveals some ways in which idolatry can still be stealthily alive and well in our lives if we’re not intentional about submitting to Christ’s Lordship.

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Week 2 - 3/7/10

There will come a reckoning; the wrath of God will be revealed. Are you scared of that day? Or are you confident in God’s love? You will never know the full love of God if you see God’s wrath as opposed to God’s love instead of as a part of God’s love. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter explains how holiness is ultimately our shot at happiness and how the Righteous Judge is also our Savior.

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Week 3 - 3/14/10

Salvation belongs to our God. It doesn’t belong to us. It is not about what we do, but about what was done for us. Many people ask, “Is Jesus the only way to Heaven?” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter talks about Heaven and the most important aspect of it— Jesus.

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Week 4 - 3/21/10

Our Bible begins with the story of creation, with Adam and Eve in Paradise. We find the same imagery in the last book of the Bible, a picture of the time to come when Christ has restored Eden. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter explains what eternal life with Christ will look like. Hint: it won’t have much to do with harps and clouds.

Week 5 - 3/28/10

“It’s okay that my daughter draws Jesus as a blue stick man with crazy hands right now. If she’s 30, and she still sees Jesus as a blue stick man with crazy hands—then we’ll have to talk.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how we’re not necessarily wrong about what we know of Jesus—sometimes we’re just not adequately right.

Thrift: Week 1 - 1/24/10

“The appropriate response to wealth is not guilt. If you feel guilty, you’ve forgotten who the owner really is.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how creating margin in our lives enables us to bless others, even in times of hardship.

Thrift: Week 2 - 1/31/10

“Wise decisions are not often made in the moment when the decision needs to be made.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates that, while our plan is not our hope, our hope should also not be our plan.

Thrift: Week 3 - 2/7/10

“A faithful life is not a comfortable life.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates God’s desire for us to strive for something so much better in and for our lives, than simply comfort.

Thrift: Week 4 - 2/14/19

“Right thinking does not mean righteousness. Preference is not the same thing as commitment.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates our need to take action on our convictions and avoid the trap of believing we’ve changed simply because we “feel” convicted.

Christ - 1/03/10

Sometimes God begins to do a new thing when we aren’t yet ready to let go of the old thing. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter explains how to let go of your plans and grab onto God’s, and what it looks like to live a life fully committed to Him.

Community - 1/10/10

“Even in the midst of an anointing, David goes back and forth from the sheep to the palace to serve those he loves.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how we can better honor the community we love by humbly honoring God’s plan for us first.

Cause - 1/17/10

“David has the right response to disillusionment, it’s not to cast stones, it’s not to walk away in utter discouragement, it’s to go to the front and take on the challenge that somebody has been called to take.” Listen as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter teaches how David’s fight with Goliath should stir us to take on new God honoring challenges.

Empty is Full - 12/6/09

“There is a kind of emptiness that leads not to despair, but to being filled by the fullness of God.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how God is not frightened off by the ways in which we are lacking, but rather uses these shortcomings as room to fill us himself.

Old is New - 12/13/09

“Everyone has a different kind of normal.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates our need to embrace new reality that God brings into our life, and let go of old ideas or hopes that prevent us from taking hold of the one in whom our hope resides.

Weak is Strong - 12/20/09

“You can never be too small for God to use you, but you can be too big to be much use to anybody.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how God seeks out those who are small in their own eyes to do big things in the Kingdom.

Eve is Dawn - 12/24/09

“He’s no normal king, He came with applause, no fanfare, He came with no power, no money, no newspapers or headlines, but you will recognize him because he has shown up in the messiest place you can imagine.” Listen as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter shows us how Jesus’ birth speaks about Jesus’ character.

2010 Interest Meeting - 11/15/09

This podcast is of our 2010 Go To Africa interest meeting. Listen in if you would like to know about Summit missions, COTN, trip dates, and more.

Perseverance - 10/11/09

“Just because a choice is made so frequently that it becomes a default pattern, doesn’t mean it’s not a choice. You will respond to trials in some way. Choose joy.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how we must first un-choose our destructive default patterns in order to choose what’s helpful.

Commitment 10/18/09

“The experience of faith necessitates some level of doubt to exist or have existed—or else it’s just knowledge.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how our commitment to trusting God when we’re uncertain will shape those things about which we begin to have certainty.

Foresight - 10/25/09

“Preoccupation with the future—either in the form of worry or excessive excitement—can diminish our ability to live faithfully in the present.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the necessity to respond in faith to each moment, decision, and situation as they arrive, instead of trying to plan for every decision you’ll ever face.

Freedom - 11/1/09

Freedom: in relationships. Are you free to treat all of the people around you with kindness and love or are you locked into judging them based on their usefulness to you or the status they have in the eyes of the people around you? Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter explains what your interactions look like when you remember that you have never locked eyes with someone for whom Jesus did not die.

Discretion - 11/15/09

“When I was little, my dad told me to ask two questions before I spoke. Is it true, and is it helpful.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how Jesus used words to speak reality into existence, and how we can use our words to speak life into others, too.

Faith - 11/22/09

“Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. ” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter reveals that we all believe in things, but it is what’s at the core that counts.

Vision Sunday - 9/13/09

This week, Summit celebrates it seventh birthday as a community of faith. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates Jesus’ call to the church to not lose the heat that soothes or the cold that refreshes.

On Time - 9/20/09

“If you don’t invest your time into something significant, time will paper cut you to death. Life itself will suck life out of you.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter admonishes us to not get so caught up with thinking about future hypotheticals, that we forget to be faithful with where we are today.

On a Budget - 9/27/09

On Faith - 10/4/09

“Pray like you believe what you say. Live like you believe what you say. Give like you believe what you say. People need to see you live out what you say you believe, or else you can inoculate them to the truth of the Gospel—that God loves really transforms.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how our faith has the power to impact the world around us.

June 2008

At June’s “The Forum: a Quarterly Gathering for Partners,” the Senior Leadership Team lead a Q & A on becoming a multi-site church.

November 2008

At November’s “The Forum: a Quarterly Gathering for Partners,” the Summit team released the results of the Summit survey and shared an update on the multi-site plan.

May 2009

At May’s “The Forum: a Quarterly Gathering for Partners,” Isaac, John, and Andy shared what next steps are being taken to help reach people far from God. During “The Forum,” the Senior Leadership Team ordained Creative Director, Andy Simonds.

August 2009

The Forum: A Quarterly Gathering for Partners introduces the philosophy and strategy behind our new Waterford multi-site. Listen in as Summit introduces Garry Abbot, campus minister for the Waterford site, and Pastors Isaac, Andy and John, along with Spiritual Formation Director Jeff Kern, field an extended Q and A.

November 2009

The Forum: A Quarterly Gathering for Partners encourages us to share God’s love with our friends and family this holiday season. Listen in as Isaac Hunter prays for people who do not yet know they matter to God.

Sullenberger flew a plane into a river - 8/16/09

“Your character is not defined by your failures. Your character is defined by your willingness to get up and try again. And again. And again.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the necessity to train virtue in our lives as we strive to become people of character.

Lebron got dunked on - 8/23/09

“There are people who love being right so much, they’d rather die on hills that don’t matter than walk down a path together that does.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates our common folly of maintaining our image instead of working on our character.

Khrushchev had to buy new shoes - 8/30/09

“The lesser of two evils is rarely your only choice.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the way we often trap ourselves into false dichotomies, and how Christ’s examples are often far more surprising, creative responses.

Psyche - 7/5/09

“We are not either Angels or animals. We are integrated people—flesh and spirit.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates our need for God to re-prioritize our desires as he refines each piece of our whole person—body, mind, and spirit.

Cardia - 7/12/09

“There are very few sins that occur for the first time in physical reality.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the importance of guarding your heart, out of which your behaviors will inevitably pour out.

Sarx - 7/19/09

Setting a goal for how you want to live your life is a great first step. But it is only the first step. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter discusses the importance of taking the next right steps to achieve the desires and goals that God places on our hearts.

Jonah: Chapter 1 - 5/31/09

“You cannot be resurrected until you are first crucified.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how we can never experience the life God has for us until we let die that which will be the death of us.

Jonah: Chapter 2 - 6/7/09

“If you don’t institutionalize time with the God who loves you, he may in his goodness, from time to time, institutionalize it for you.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how God will (for your own sake) slow down the momentum of your life to get your attention.

Jonah: Chapter 3 - 6/14/09

Jonah delivered, quite possibly the shortest, most pathetic prophetic sermon in the history of scripture. Yet God in His goodness used it to change the lives of an entire nation. Listen as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how God can use what we give Him regardless of the quality of our attitude.

Jonah: Chapter 4 - 6/21/09

God did not just use Jonah to bring about change in Nineveh. He used Nineveh to bring about change in Jonah. Listen as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter challenges all of us to love and care for those whom God loves and cares for — everyone!

Momentum: 4/17/09

Momentum is a Summit Connect: Men’s Event. Listen in to this month’s talk.

Week 1 - 4/19/09

“Don’t let what you don’t understand keep you from doing what you clearly understand.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the urgency of taking your next right step, even in the midst of uncertainties.

Week 2 - 4/26/09

“It wasn’t easier for the apostles to do what Jesus said just because they were there. Only a hundredth of one percent of the Roman Empire called themselves Christians when they began their ministry.” Listen in as Pastor Isaac Hunter relates that consistency of effort—not talent and favorable circumstance—is what builds the church in you and in others.

Week 3 - 5/3/09

“Don’t expect epiphanous moments to change what can only be changed by consistency over time.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the necessity of having (and being) people that intentionally draw their company to Jesus—even if it’s kicking and screaming.

Week 4 - 5/10/09

“People will always glorify that in which they are most deeply satisfied—that is why you’ll often hear me talking about Rhonda, fishing, this church, and snickerdoodles.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how spending abundant time with Jesus ourselves is often the quickest and most effective path to evangelism.

Week 5 - 5/17/09

“Shoot for happiness, and you will find discontent. Shoot for faithfulness, and joy will be a natural by-prodcuct.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the importance of living like someone who’s being followed.

Easter - 4/12/09

“A little religion in your life is not what you need. You need truth. Jesus was nailed to the cross by religious people.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter presses home the reality that your belief is in vain if what you believe in is not the truth.

Easter 4/4/10

“In order for something to be good news, it must meet two requirements. It must be true, and it must be believed.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates our need to figure out what the truth of the resurrection means for us and how we live our lives everyday.

A Beautiful Hunger - 3/1/09

“None of us can reflect the image of God as well as all of us can.” Listen as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates how the Lenten season allows us to set aside what seems presently urgent to remember what is eternally important.

A Beautiful Hunger is week 1 of a 6-week series.

A Sustaining Silence - 3/8/09

“Don’t think your destiny is defined by your history.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter walks us through Exodus chapter 2, relating the providence of God in the most despairing of situations.

A Sustaining Silence is week 2 of a 6-week series.

A Gradual Resolution - 3/15/09

“If you let your anger consume you, what good can be fueled by your holy discontent just gets burned up in the blaze.” Listen in this week as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the power of leaning into your unrest with things which break the heart of God.

A Gradual Resolution is week 3 of a 6-week series.

A Humble Beginning - 3/22/09

“The reason we have such an urge to run from our messes is that we believe our Father cares more about our mess than he does about us.” Listen in as Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the journey of Moses from Prince, to murderer, to humble shepherd, to deliverer of Israel.

A Humble Beginning is week 4 of a 6-week series.

A Healthy Fear - 3/29/09

“Each moment he feels intense frustration over the grumbling of the people, Moses goes first to God, before he confronts the source of frustration.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter walks us through the plagues of Egypt and our need to surrender to God when we see trouble on the horizon.

A Healthy Fear is week 5 of a 6-week series.

A Triumphal Exit - 4/5/09

“We are never as strong as we are fickle.” Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the nature of a God whose graciousness extends even to those who just can’t seem to maintain loyalty for very long.

A Triumphal Exit is week 6 of a 6-week series.

Congrats, You Are Middle Management - 1/25/09

You are not your wallet. Your wallet is not yours. God owns everything, but he entrusts some of it to us for a certain period of time. You don’t have to feel guilty about what you have—but you do have to feel responsible. Freedom comes from recognizing what we have is not near as important as who has us.

“Congrats, You Are Middle Management” is week 1 of a 5-week series on how to master our own affluence.

What You Value Shapes Your Values - 2/1/09

What you do with what you value will change your values. “What You Value Shapes Your Values” is week 2 of a 5-week series on how to master our own affluence

Work on Your Image - 2/8/09

Work—or the creation of value—is central to reflecting the image of God. And therefore, it’s central to joy.

“Work on Your Image” is week 3 of a 5-week series on how to master our own affluence.

Hope is not a plan - 2/15/09

If you’re going to make progress in honoring God with all of your stuff, you’ve got to have a plan. “Hope is Not a Plan” is week 4 of a 5-week series on how to master our own affluence.

Your Plan is not Your Hope - 2/22/09

The pressure you feel will be immediately lessened—and ultimately alleviated completely—when your theology matches your actions.

“Your Plan is not Your Hope” is the final week of a 5-week series on how to master your won affluence.

Holiness and Ambition - 1/4/09

Aim for good, and achieve great. In week one of this three-week series, Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter shares insight on how the world’s definition of great doesn’t always measure up to God’s own definition of great.

Holiness and Repentance - 1/11/09

Everybody sins. Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter reminds us all that the capacity for choosing holiness is something that God can grow within us—and if we surrender, it really will get easier.

Holiness and Community - 1/18/09

Who has God called for you to love? Listen in as Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter talks about the community that surrounds us and how those people in our life shape and refine us.

Dawn - 11/30/08

It’s Dawn, let the first light reveal where your faithfulness interacts with God. Senior Pastor, Isaac Hunter describes how our daily choices can create eternal ripples.

Daybreak - 12/7/08

It’s Daybreak, God’s timing is in play. Senior Pastor, Isaac Hunter describes how God’s timing is linked with human relationships.

Midday - 12/14/08

It’s Midday and everything seems the same. Senior Pastor, Isaac Hunter explains that even though our ideals are altered when Jesus comes into our lives, our circumstances often remain unchanged. Like Mary, we need to learn to embrace the sacred ordinary.

Blue Hour - 1/1/08

It’s the Blue Hour and the Messiah is wrapped in cloths, lying in a manger. This week, Pastor Isaac Hunter relates the messy circumstances into which our Savior was born, and how through this extravagant condescension his voice whispers, “I’m not afraid of your mess.”

Eve - 12/24/08

It’s now EVE. Celebrate the birth of Jesus with us.

Hello, my name is Jesus: Let’s get to the point, shall we? - 11/2/08

“Let’s get to the point, shall we?” is week one of a four-week relationship series. Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter, uses Jesus and the woman at the well to illustrate how if we are to love people better, we have to get to know their story.

Hello, my name is Jesus: If I sound harsh, lean in. - 11/9/08

If I sound harsh, lean in.” is week two of a four-week relationship series. Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter, discusses what happens when Jesus issues two tests, one to his disciples and one to a Canaanite woman. We can learn something from both.

Hello, my name is Jesus: I do not believe in hopeless. - 11/16/08

“I don’t believe in hopeless.” is week three of a four-week relationship series. In this week, we look at passage John 6:1-13. Guest Speaker, Tim Harmon, shares that Jesus can use us in mighty ways.

Hello, my name is Jesus: Can I get an introduction? - 11/23/08

“Can I get an introduction?” is the final week of our relationship series. In this week, Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter reminds us that Jesus always meets us where we are.

Theology 101 - 9/7/08

What does it mean to be a Christian? Theology 101, is week one of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Pastor Isaac Hunter asks what part of your faith is written in blood, ink, and pencil?

Theology 201 - 9/14/08

What does it mean to be a Christian? Theology 201, is week two of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Guest Speaker Dr. Bob Tuttle offers some very practical insights into how we can truly experience the power of God in our lives.

Soteriology 101 - 9/21/08

What does it mean to be saved? Soteriology 101, is week three of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Pastor Isaac Hunter talks about the Fall, and the salvation Jesus brings.

Soteriology 201 - 9/28/08

You’re not done being saved. Soteriology 201, is week four of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Pastor Isaac Hunter talks about Salvation and the ongoing process.

Bibliology 101 - 10/5/08

Let the Bible revolutionize your life. Bibliology 101 is week five of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Pastor Isaac Hunter urges us to become students of God’s Word.

Bibliology 201 - 10/12/08

Bibliology 201 is week six of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Pastor Isaac Hunter explains that when we read the Bible and apply it to our lives, we are able to love better.

Ecclesiology 101 - 10/19/08

Soteriology 101 is week seven of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Guest Speaker, Jeff Kern explains the reason for the Church.

Ecclesiology 201 - 10/26/08

Take to the world. Ecclesiology 201 is the final week of this eight week series where we break down the Christian faith. Senior Pastor Isaac Hunter’s message reminds us of the unique calling of the Church.

When it comes to PRIDE…I"m #1. -8/3/08

In week one of this three-week series, Pastor Isaac Hunter asks, What is it about rebellion that is so attractive?

You’re Not the BOSS of ME. - 8/10/08

In week two of this three-week series, Pastor Isaac Hunter shares what God can and will do in your family when you submit to His will.

I’m Kind of a Big Deal. - 8/17/08

In the final week of this three-week series, Pastor Isaac Hunter shares what the power and authority you hold looks like when you wield it in a way that honors God.

Bread: Stop Playing With Your Food - Week 1

Bread: Taken. Blessed. Broken. Given. - Week 2

Bread: Fasting Without Famine. - Week 3

Bread: Expires Jul 26, 2008 - Week 4

Ghost: Week 1

Ghost: Week 2

Ghost: Week 3

Ghost: Week 4

Ghost: Week 5

Ghost: Week 6

What If: It’s More Than What You Want? - Week 1

We all want something. And maybe, more than anything, we want to live life well. So, what if you could live life to the fullest? All out and all in — all the time. What if you could really live every second of every day for your entire life? What if Jesus was the means to that end?

What if…the Jesus you know isn’t nearly as big or as satisfying as the One who knows you? What if there’s a better version out there…a God who promises to be more than anything you’ve ever wanted? What if living life well was far more enticing and possible than you ever dared to dream?

What If: You Die Tomorrow? - Week 2

We all want something. And maybe, more than anything, we want to live life well. So, what if you could live life to the fullest? All out and all in — all the time. What if you could really live every second of every day for your entire life? What if Jesus was the means to that end?

What if…the Jesus you know isn’t nearly as big or as satisfying as the One who knows you? What if there’s a better version out there…a God who promises to be more than anything you’ve ever wanted? What if living life well was far more enticing and possible than you ever dared to dream?

What If: You Don’t Die Tomorrow? - Week 3

We all want something. And maybe, more than anything, we want to live life well. So, what if you could live life to the fullest? All out and all in — all the time. What if you could really live every second of every day for your entire life? What if Jesus was the means to that end?

What if…the Jesus you know isn’t nearly as big or as satisfying as the One who knows you? What if there’s a better version out there…a God who promises to be more than anything you’ve ever wanted? What if living life well was far more enticing and possible than you ever dared to dream?

What If: It’s Hard to Accept? - Week 4

We all want something. And maybe, more than anything, we want to live life well. So, what if you could live life to the fullest? All out and all in — all the time. What if you could really live every second of every day for your entire life? What if Jesus was the means to that end?

What if…the Jesus you know isn’t nearly as big or as satisfying as the One who knows you? What if there’s a better version out there…a God who promises to be more than anything you’ve ever wanted? What if living life well was far more enticing and possible than you ever dared to dream?

What We Have - 1/27/08

Week one of a four-week series that will help us alter how we manage the affluence that God has entrusted to us.

Why We Give - 2/10/08

Week three of a four-week series that will help us alter how we manage the affluence that God has entrusted to us.

When It Matters - 2/17/08

Week four of a four-week series that will help us alter how we manage the affluence that God has entrusted to us.

Where Your Heart Is - 2/3/08

Week two of this four-week series is on the treasures of the heart. Guest Pastor, Mark Beeson, from Granger Community Church, leads the discussion.