As we celebrate the significant role God has for mothers in a winning Home Team, hear from Pastor Matt Sturdevant and his wife Jessica as they talk about the biblical heritage they got from their mothers.

God saw fit to put all of us in a family and has seemed content to build human culture through the family.  But what is the point of the family, really?  What is it for, and what does winning in a family look like?

Lead Pastor Matt Sturdevant interviews Dr. Nathan Lewis about how to apply God's ways in our families to have a winning home team.

Rather than spend your time riding the ups and downs of a roller-coaster life, the resurrection of Jesus means that everything can change... for the better!

In this conclusion to our Abide series, Lead Pastor Matt Sturdevant looks at what we can do as we stay connected to (abide in) Jesus. 

In John 15, Jesus tells His followers that if they want to have a life of purpose, they will need to stay connected to Him.  Abiding consists of three parts: Knowing, Becoming, and Doing.

While all three parts work at the same time, in this message, Pastor Matt Sturdevant takes a focused look at what kind of person a Christ-follower should grow to become.

Jesus tells us in John 15 to abide in Him.  If we do, He says our lives will bear much fruit!  But to abide involves knowing, being, and doing certain things.

In this message, we conclude with what remains of the New Testament storyline.  This conclusion contains the letters from the Apostles, Paul, Peter, John, and others as well as the triumphant forecast of all things.

Now that Jesus has ascended to the right hand of the Father, He left His followers with the task of telling others about Him and helping them walk in God's ways.  This global movement is called the church.

Take a deeper look at the last 50 days of Jesus' time on earth, and contemplate to what lengths He went to, to create a way for you back to God.

Jesus stated that His purpose on the earth was to seek and save the lost, and to give His life as a ransom for many.

How did He go about that, and how can you experience the kind of good life that He came to earth to make possible?

Check out this continuation of God's Grand Story Vol. 2 where we see Jesus paint the picture for what the Kingdom of God is all about - through stories, miracles, and more.

In this "how to" message from Pastor Matt, you'll get an overview of how Bible translations work AND how you can find a good Bible that you'll read and enjoy for yourself.

You can save this page (https://hopeinsider.com/how-to-pick-a-bible-translation) for quick reference as well as find other helpful tools to help you get into the Bible.

We get into the storyline of the New Testament!  As we do, we see how God was active in many ways over the course of 400 years to prepare the world for the arrival of Jesus to the world.

The Bible is unlike any other book you own!  So, before we get back into God's Grand Story, let's look at how the Bible is organized and where Volume 1 left off...

If the past two years have taught us anything is that we were not made to be without people in our lives.  However, our most vital relationships can sometimes cause us the greatest stress and disappointment.  How can we move forward into the future with our vital relationship as intact as possible?

If it is true that we become what we are committed to, then our commitments will play a large part in our future.  So, in this message, discover more about what the Bible says about our most important commitments.

For Part 1: https://youtu.be/bBgIu-z1KpA

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Prayer is a wide and deep topic that effects a great deal of both our relationship with Jesus and the world around us.  If we want to take a next step in our spiritual growth this year, prayer will be near the center of that growth.

Even when it seems like there is no time to get everything done, we still seem to get some things done... but are they the right things?  How would we know?  By what framework could we know what to prioritize according to God's ways?

It's easy to throw all kinds of labels on ourselves and call that our identity (or who we are), but without one very important factor, all of our labels become meaningless and shallow.

As we start the New Year, it is good to be reminded of a few things... such as what our purpose is in life and because of Jesus Christ.

In this most popular Christmas song, we celebrate the coming of Christ. Join us as we look at four key reasons why this is a cause for celebration.

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This classic carol reminds us of the precious birth of Jesus, but he was more than just a sweet child. Join us as we look at what it means for Christ to be our Lord.

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We sing this carol every year, but do we know what it really means to be "faithful"?

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Dig deeper into this famous carol as we remember that God is with us, even in our hardest times.

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