April 26, 2020 | Kyle Brenon

Today we conclude our series by looking at two passages. First, Matthew 28:1-10, where we are given a picture of how the resurrection seals the victory and is the ultimate reason we are able to live without fear.

Second, we look at Romans 8:26-32 which gives us a look at the theology behind it all, seeing that those of us who have placed our faith in Christ have been set apart, called according to His purpose, declared righteous in His sight, and will be raised up on the last day. So we can say with confidence “if God is for us who can be against us?”

April 19, 2020 | Kyle Brenon

This week we continue in our sermon series “fearLESS”. Throughout this series, we have been taking a closer look at things in our lives that fear has a tendency to hijack. This morning we look at how fear can effect the way we pray, or perhaps more than that, how the way we pray, can effect our fears!

Paul reminds us in Philippians 4 that we have no reason to be fearful. In fact, when we find ourselves struggling with fear, we should instead stop and pray. When we do this, something unexplainable happens! There is a direct correlation between the daily trust we place in our savior, and the fear we walk in along the way.

April 5, 2020 | Kyle Brenon

This week, we continue in our sermon series “fearLESS” as we look at what it means to LOVE fearlessly. Of all the things in our lives that fear has a tendency to hijack, our willingness to truly love others—and even our desire to truly love God—is one of the most destructive. We all carry pain and scars from our past, and many of us have built up walls to protect ourselves. The problem is, those walls don’t protect us, they isolate us. It is only when we come to realize that we are fully known and fully loved by a perfect and Holy God, that those walls truly begin to fall, allowing us to love Him and others without fear. Remembering all the while that we love because He first loved us!

March 29, 2020 | Kyle Brenon

This week, we continue with part two of our series “fearLESS: revisited".

If we allow it, fear will follow us everywhere we go. Fear has a tendency to sneak up on us when we least expect it. It can quickly cause us to turn our focus away from God's promises, and onto to the distractions that are so often thrown out in front of us.

This week, we look at Mark chapter 4 and the account of Jesus calming a dangerous storm as He and His disciples sail across the sea of Galilee.

It seems like no matter what we are going through, and no matter how close we may be to Jesus, if we let our guard down, we are still susceptible to fear.

Mark 4:35-41 "On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

March 22, 2020 | Kyle Brenon

2 Timothy 1:3-7 “I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

Psalm 27:1-3 “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.”

Isaiah 41:10 “do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”