In 2018 California was decimated by the Woolsey Fire. Los Angeles and its surrounding areas were devastated. Charred mountains, destroyed homes, displaced people, and lost lives left the community marked and impacted. The next year my family went to Los Angeles for vacation and could not escape the visual reminders of the tragedy. Black char […]
Christ Alone – Easter
April 9, 2023Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Life out of Death Matthew 28:1-8After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to […]
Journey to the Cross
Journey to the Cross, a Bible-times Easter event for families, on Saturday, March 4th. Saturday, March 4th10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Drop-In)Check-in at Hightower Hall Ready to take your family back in time? Come to Journey to the Cross and experience Easter like never before! You’ll taste, see, and even smell what life was like when Jesus […]
Good Friday Service 2022
Our Good Friday service is at 6:30 p.m. on April 15th. Join us in person, or access it via our livestream page. We will take communion at this Good Friday service. Childcare is not available during this service.
Remember, Rest, Reflect
What are some life experiences you will never forget? As you reflect in your own memory bank, consider a few of mine: I will never forget where I was on September 11 and watched the towers fall. I will never forget the birth of my children and the indescribable joy in my heart. I will […]
Easter 2021 Sermon
April 4, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. God Delivers Hope in the Middle of Uncertainty Luke 24:1-4aBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they […]
Good Friday Service
Our Good Friday service is at 6:30 p.m. on April 2nd. Join us in person, or access it via our livestream page. We will take communion at this Good Friday service. If you would like to participate, but will be watching the livestream, communion elements are available in the church office Monday-Thursday that week from […]
Easter 2021
This year, we have one worship service on Easter Sunday (April 4th), at 10:30 a.m. on the football field! This Easter event is rain or shine! We have a plan in place to move into the gym should the weather not cooperate that weekend. We’ll open the gates at 10:00, so plan to get there […]
Origin Stories
If you could be any superhero, who would it be? For me, that is an easy answer. BATMAN! He has always been my favorite superhero. “Batman Begins” was produced by Warner Bros. in 2005 and quickly became my favorite superhero origin story. With enough money and courage, I could be Batman! Alright, take a deep […]
Easter 2020
April 12, 2020Ephesians 2:1-10Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. Point of Origin Ephesians 2:1-3And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— […]