New Year, New Focus
If you found yourself drifting in 2020, the new year offers a wonderful opportunity to refocus on the One who truly matters. As a church, we have an opportunity to refocus on Christ's mission....
Keep ReadingOutdoor Service, Sat. Jan 16 @ 5PM, and Indoor Service, Sun. Jan 17 @ 11AM, both services streamed online. Follow our Facebook page for updates.
March 14, 2017 by Dr. Kevin Prather
Jesus made amazing claims about Himself. There are only so many options when it comes to these claims. Jesus was either a legend, a liar, a lunatic or He was who He claimed to be, and if He was and is who He claimed to be, we must respond to Him. ...
March 3, 2017 by Dr. Kevin Prather
Our God is simply amazing! Pray for His will and he will open doors....
January 1, 2017 by Dr. Kevin Prather
There is so very much to be thankful for! We journeyed far in 2016, and we have more to look forward to in 2017....
December 27, 2020 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible, 2021, New Year, Following Jesus, Christianity, Refocus, Priorities, Church
If you found yourself drifting in 2020, the new year offers a wonderful opportunity to refocus on the One who truly matters. As a church, we have an opportunity to refocus on Christ's mission....
Keep ReadingAugust 12, 2020 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Gospel, Love, Jesus, Christianity, Culture, God, Holy Spirit, Scriptures, Christians, progressivism, wokeness, the church, ministers, Idolatry, Man Pleasing, Repentance, Affirmation
There are many problems with the emerging trend of 'progressive Christianity,' but the root issue is a fundamental denial of both the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Lordship of Christ...
Keep ReadingJuly 14, 2020 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Christianity, Christ, Following Jesus, Culture, Cancel Culture, Anger, Christian Courage, Faith, Hope, Love, God, Jesus, Church, Holy Spirit, Scripture, God's Word,
Our culture is experiencing a war of ideas unlike anything most of us have seen in our lifetime. There is much darkness and anger in the culture. As the Cancel Culture expands, will Christians stand in faith or compromise?...
Keep ReadingMay 30, 2020 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Gospel, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, American Culture, Racism, Fragmented Culture, Christianity, Peacemaking, Power of Gospel, Healing, Work
America is fragmented. There is anger in the streets and there is fear, accusations, hatred and mistrust and pain. As Christians, we believe the gospel changes everything. We believe that Jesus truly saves and changes us and our life trajectory. Instead of retreating from the cultural chaos, we must lovingly engage with the gospel of Christ. Instead of clinging to secular ...
Keep ReadingMarch 29, 2020 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Coronavirus, Covid 19, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Movement of God, Christianity, Seeking Hope, Gospel, Awakening, Revival, prayer, Hunger for Word
These are uncertain times, and people are justifiably concerned, but the Lord is at work! We must stay in prayer and in the Word and fix our eyes on Christ to run the race before us....
Keep ReadingSeptember 17, 2019 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Young Men, Manhood, Toxic Masculinity, Biblical Manhood, Youth, Fathers, Parents, Christianity, Virtues, Sacrifice, Leadership, Passive Men, Absent Fathers, Jordan Peterson, Jocko Willink, David Goggins, Joe Rogan, Tim Ferris, Podcasts, the Apostle Paul, the Early Church, Families, Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Maturity
Young men (and even men in their 40's) are turning to a group of men who have much to say about manhood, some of it good, some of it slightly off base, some of it the gospel of self-help as opposed to Gospel, and most of it a form of Stoicism because they were not taught what it means to be a man in the home, did not see it modeled, are taught by the culture that manhood i...
Keep ReadingJuly 26, 2019 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Christianity, Church, Family Ministry, Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, Young Adult Ministry, DIscipleship, Equipping, Everyone
We must implement a comprehensive discipleship platform that impacts families if we are to build strong disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and if we are to make disciples in this ever changing culture....
Keep ReadingMay 15, 2019 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Category: Pastor's Blog | Tags: Paul, Pain, Suffering, God's Glory, Our Growth, Gospel, Jesus, Christianity, Holy Spirit, Frailty, Opposition, Persecution, Hardships, Trials, Sanctification
Jesus' primary concern is not our comfort, rather our becoming more like Him. He desires our ultimate good which means our sanctification and intimacy with Him, and that God is glorified in our lives. There are times in which those primary purposes are accomplished through trials, troubles, hardships and pain. ...
Keep ReadingApril 19, 2019 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Jesus, Easter, Resurrection, Truth Claims of Christianity, Christianity, Victory
Everything in Christianity hinges on the resurrection. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, Christianity is a lie and irrelevant. If Jesus did rise from the dead, Christianity is true and the most important issue in life is how one responds to the Gospel of Jesus Christ...
Keep ReadingMarch 18, 2019 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Jesus, Gospel, Easter, Christianity, Faith, Jesus' Demands, Jesus' Claims, Avoiding Jesus, Cultural Jesus
We are not free to edit out the parts of Jesus that make us uncomfortable. We are not free to worship a Jesus made in our image. The only Jesus who can save us is the Jesus Who Is....
Keep ReadingFebruary 6, 2019 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Christianity, Evangelicalism, American Christianity, American Evangelical Churches, Church, Jesus, Faith, Post Christian Culture, Truth, God, Holy Spirit, Relationships, Conviction
Evangelical Christians can learn much from our brothers and sisters in Christ who live in Western Europe. As America slides into a Post-Christian culture, there will be new challenges for most believers in the culture. We can learn from those who stand firm overseas....
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2019 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: Children, Infanticide, Babies, Life, Pro-Life, Abortion, Murder, Christianity, Created, Value of Life, Sanctity of Life, Subjectivism, Objectivism, Truth, Salt and Light, Engaging the Culture, God, Christ, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible, Church
With recent events in the states of New York and Virginia, and calls for more similar legislation in more states, Christians must have a clear, Biblical understanding of the sanctity and value of human life. And, Christians must be willing to lovingly but clearly and firmly articulate Truth and take redemptive, positive action to minister to the unborn to save lives. ...
Keep ReadingJune 25, 2018 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Faith, Christianity, Abraham, Lessons, Trials, Tests, Growing, Becoming
If you're going to grow in Christ, you must be stretched. Trials and tests are God's ordained means of growing our faith....
Keep ReadingMay 21, 2017 by Dr. Kevin Prather | Category: Pastor's Blog | Tags: Gospel, Church, Truth, Meaning, Life, Jesus, Christianity, Culture, DIscipleship, Consumerism, Lies, Meaningless, Time
Twobooks have profoundly grabbed my attention the past few months. One is "Impossible People," by Os Guinness, the other is "The Benedict Option," by Ron Dreher. Both books address something we may not want to hear, but if we are honest, can sense, because the evidence is all around us: Rome has already fallen (the West-and that includes America) and we (Christians) have ...
Keep Reading