Explore messages that bring the Lord’s teachings into everyday life.
Our Sunday messages are designed to help us understand spiritual ideas more deeply and put them into practice. Browse current and past sermon series exploring relationships, purpose, spiritual growth, difficult seasons, and what it means to live with the Lord at the center of our lives.
October 18th, 2026
How does God answer prayer?
Sometimes we simply ask the Lord for help. At other times, we’re looking for guidance and direction. How do we recognize what the Lord may be leading us toward when we don’t hear a voice giving us the answer?
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October 11th, 2026
What is Prayer?
Have you ever considered what prayer really is? Have you ever felt you didn't know how to pray, or what to pray for? This week, we take some time to examine the nature of prayer, so we can understand it more fully and do it more effectively.
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October 4th, 2026
Peace
Join us for a stand-alone topic on "Peace" with guest Pastor Peter Buss Sr. What we think of as peace is not what the Lord describes. Peace to us is a sort of a negative - an absence of conflict: no war, no quarreling, no arguing with companies, etc. The Lord describes peace as a total positive - the essence of every good joy we will ever feel in this world or the next. “Not as the world giveth, give I unto you.”
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September 27th, 2026
Father and Son
We say there's one God, but it sure is confusing when the Lord referred to Himself as the Son of God and talked about the Father as if separate from Himself. We will look at those teachings to discover how they can illuminate our understanding of our Lord and lead us to invite Him into our lives
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September 20th, 2026
Discover who Jesus is
At the heart of New Church teaching is the belief that Jesus Christ is the one God — God present with us in human form.
This understanding of Jesus is different from the way many Christians have been taught to think about Him. In this message, we’ll explore what the Bible says about who Jesus is, what it means to believe in Him as God, and how recognizing Him more fully can make His presence more real in our everyday lives.
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September 13th, 2026
Meet the Lord
Meeting the Lord begins with recognizing that He is already present and choosing to welcome Him more fully into our lives. This series explores who the Lord is, what it means to receive Him, and how following Him can shape the way we think, choose, and live.
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September 6th, 2026
Build an Extraordinary Life
What if an extraordinary life grows out of ordinary choices? This ongoing theme explores practical spiritual habits that can bring greater purpose, peace, connection, and joy into everyday life.
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