Falling in Love with Jesus

Falling in Love with Jesus

Our Youth Pastor, Darius Petties shares on Falling in Love with Jesus. May it encourage you today.

Touched by Faith (Luke 8:40-56)

The stories of Jairus' daughter and the woman with the issue of blood continue Luke's theme of obedience to the word of God. Earlier he used the examples of family, nature and demons to show its importance. This week he focuses on disease and death. Again, the challenge in all of this is to be doers of the Word and not just hearers. Sermon by Pastor Tre

Picturing Dad (Father's Day 2026)

"The Word of God gives us many different pictures of dads and whether your dad was out of the picture, in the picture, or perhaps he was the one taking the pictures of your life we can all learn valuable lessons about the kind of fathers, father-figures, or mentors we want to be and ultimately, the kind of Father God has been to us." -Sermon from Pastor Tre

From Legion to Liberation (Luke 8:26-39)

We have a real Enemy trying to keep us enslaved to this world. Thankfully though, we have an even greater Advocate who has overcome this foe of ours. The story of the Gadarene demoniac is a powerful example of the Sovereignty of God, His willingness to suffer with us, His power over Satan and the victory and abundant life that we can have because of Jesus.

See How You Hear (Luke 8:16-25)

"Last Sunday Pastor Mike shared Jesus’ emphasis on sowing the seed of God’s Word. In the parable of the Sower (Lk. 8:4-15 [https://ref.ly/Lk8.4-15]) and the parable of the lamps (Lk. 8:16-18 [https://ref.ly/Lk8.16-18]) Luke uses two different examples to drive home the same point. Imagine these stories as one piece of fruit, a peach for example. If we were to open that peach, at its center we would find a seed. Comparatively, the seed at the center of these parables is hearing God’s Word.First, as ministers of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18 [https://ref.ly/2Co5.18]), we learn from this parable of the Sower, to be generous with the Word of God. We are to scatter it far and wide. Second, the soil into which that seed is sown matters a lot. Finally, we are to allow the light of God’s Word to illuminate our lives and the lives of those around us. ‍In the parable of the Sower, Jesus teaches His disciples the importance of what to hear. In the verses that we will cover today, Jesus teaches His disciples the importance of how to hear. Open your Bibles and go with me to Luke eight and let’s start at verse sixteen." - Sermon by Pastor Tre