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THE LAW OF THE HARVEST
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
February 01, 2026

Every farmer trusts one simple truth: whatever you plant will grow. God embedded this law into creation itself, a law so reliable that farmers stake their entire livelihood on it. But Scripture teaches that sowing and reaping is far more than an agricultural idea. It’s a spiritual, relational, and practical principle woven into every aspect of life. What you sow into your family, your friendships, your finances, even failures will one day return to you. Join us as we explore how this timeless law can shape your future and transform the results in your daily life.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Where have you most clearly seen the law of sowing and reaping at work in your own life—positively or negatively?

2. Why do you think it’s sometimes difficult for us to accept responsibility for the consequences of our choices?

3. How does understanding that we “reap in a different season than we sow” change the way you view delayed outcomes in life?

4. In what ways might rescuing others from consequences actually prevent growth—either in parenting, friendships, or leadership?

5. How does viewing money as “seed” rather than possession challenge your approach to generosity?

6. What is one specific seed God may be prompting you to start sowing more intentionally right now?

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EXPECTATION VS. REALITY
Disappointment with Myself | Part 4
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
January 25, 2026

Many of us carry regret over past decisions, failures, or missed opportunities—and we’re often harder on ourselves than anyone else. In “Disappointment With Myself” (Expectations vs Reality – Part 4), Pastor Keith Stewart explores why our past keeps intruding on our present and how the gospel frees us from shame, false guilt, and self-condemnation. You’ll discover why God is not disappointed in you and how real change begins by accepting God’s acceptance. If you’re ready to stop living under regret and start living from grace, this message is for you.

1. What part of the message felt most “for you” right now, why?

2. Which kind of backward-looking thinking do you struggle with most: woulda (decisions), coulda (failures), or shoulda (expectations)? What does it typically sound like in your head?

3. The message distinguishes examination from rumination. What’s a practical sign that you’ve crossed the line from learning to self-punishing?

4. Where do you most feel false guilt (expectations from others, old “shoulds,” perfectionism)? How can you tell the difference between conviction and condemnation in your own experience?

5. The message says, “God is never disappointed,” because disappointment includes surprise and frustration. How does that idea challenge or heal your view of God? What makes it hard to believe?

6. What does it look like, concretely, to “send your past packing” this week? (One habit, one conversation, one confession, one boundary, one step of repair.)

7. “Seek progress, not perfection.” Where do you need to apply that in your spiritual life, relationships, habits, or recovery?

8. “Before we can become who we will be in Christ, we must accept who we are in Christ.” What’s one identity statement from Scripture you need to rehearse daily right now?

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EXPECTATION VS. REALITY
Disappointment with Others | Part 3
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
January 18, 2026

Sooner or later, people will disappoint us. Our spouse. Our friends. Our church. Even the people we love most—and the people who love us—will fall short. The question isn’t if disappointment will happen, but what we will do with it when it does. This Sunday we’ll talk about unrealistic expectations in our closest relationships, the power of our inner self-talk, and how discontent can either poison love—or mature it. If you’ve been wounded by someone close, weary from conflict, or tempted to give up on relationships altogether, join us in person or online as we discover a better way forward.

Discussion Questions

1. Where are you most tempted to confuse “disappointment with people” with “disappointment with God”? What helps you remember the difference—especially when the hurt is fresh?

2. “Nobody can live up to all your expectations all the time—and nobody is meant to.” What expectations have you been placing on someone (spouse, friend, church, leader) that might be too heavy or unrealistic?

3. Contentment vs. entitlement: Paul learned to be “satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed” (Phil. 4:11–13). What does “contentment in Christ” look like in your current relationships—and what would change if Christ was your primary source of joy?

4. The message described how blame and resentment grow: obsession → keeping score → replay mode → pride-blindness. Which stage are you most prone to, and what is one practical way you can interrupt that spiral this week?

5. Explanatory style: “always/never,” universalizing, and assuming God is against you can multiply misery. What are your most common “scripts” when you’re disappointed (about others, yourself, or God)? How could you replace one script with something truer?

6. Jesus met John’s disappointment by welcoming questions, affirming the person, and redirecting expectations to truth. Which of those do you need most from God right now—and which one can you offer someone else who is hurting?

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EXPECTATION VS. REALITY
Disappointment with Life | Part 2
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
January 11, 2026

This Sunday we’re going to talk honestly about the unfairness of life, the pain that shatters our assumptions, and the hope we find when we stop confusing God with our circumstances. Through the story of Job, we’ll confront the shallow answers that often wound the hurting, and we’ll discover the deeper comfort Job found—not in explanations, but in encountering God Himself. If you’re weary, disappointed, or carrying questions you can’t resolve, join us in person or online.

Discussion Questions

1. Jesus told us “In this world you will have trouble” (John 16:33). Related to that is Scott Peck’s summation, “Life is difficult.”

What kinds of “trouble” are you facing right now—external circumstances, internal struggles, or relational conflict? How does accepting that reality change the way you interpret hardship—especially when you’re tired, afraid, or disappointed?

2. “Don’t confuse life with God.”

Where have you seen yourself (or others) blame God for what may be “life in a broken world”? What’s the difference between “life is unfair” and “God is unfair”? How do you tell the difference in real time?

3. Job is described as blameless and upright (Job 1:1), yet suffering still came.

What assumptions do we tend to carry that Job’s story challenges? (Examples: “If I do right, nothing bad will happen,” “God owes me protection,” etc.)

4. Job’s friends tried to explain pain with certainty and clichés.

What are some common “Christian phrases” people say that can unintentionally harm someone who’s suffering?

5. Which of Job’s friends do you most relate to at times—and why?

Eliphaz (fear-based explanations)
Bildad (judgment / “holier-than-thou”)
Zophar (shaming to shut people down)
Elihu (talking a lot without real understanding)

God eventually says Job’s friends “have not spoken the truth” about Him (Job 42:7).
What does that teach us about the danger of speaking for God too quickly?

6. Job’s suffering produced unexpected spiritual insight (hope of resurrection, redeemer, advocate). What “gift” has pain left in your life—greater compassion, deeper dependence, clearer priorities, humility, etc.?

7. The message challenges us to be careful with judgment—especially with public failures or tragedies. What does it look like to respond with truth and humility when someone else
falls or suffers?

Practical next step: Think of someone you know who is hurting. What’s one thing you can do this week to “comfort without explaining”—to be present without preaching?

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EXPECTATION VS. REALITY
Disappointment with God | Part 1
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
January 4, 2026

Some of the deepest spiritual pain isn’t simply what happens to us—it’s what we thought God would do and didn’t. When expectations collide with reality, disappointment isn’t far behind. This Sunday we’re starting a new series: “Expectation vs. Reality.” We’ll talk honestly about disappointment with God—where it comes from, what it reveals about what we really believe, and how that disappointment can either spiral into discouragement… or become the doorway to deeper faith and healing. If you’re carrying questions, confusion, or a heavy heart—you’re not alone. And you don’t have to pretend.

If you know someone who’s walking through a hard season, feel free to share this with them.”

Discussion Questions

1. Expectations reveal themselves in pain - “Expectations are never apparent until they’re unfulfilled.”

Where in your life right now are unmet expectations creating disappointment—and what might that disappointment be revealing about what you truly believe (about God, yourself, or life)?

2. Stealth expectations - Brené Brown calls them “stealth expectations”—the expectations we don’t even know we have.

What are some “silent contracts” you’ve placed on God or other people (unspoken demands like “You should know,” “This shouldn’t happen,” “I don’t deserve this”)? How have those shaped resentment or shame?

3. The spiral of disappointment - Disappointment can move toward discouragement → disillusionment → depression → defeat.

Where have you seen that progression at work in your own life (or someone close to you)? What are the early warning signs that tell you you’re slipping into that spiral?

4. Sorting cause and blame - The message challenged “blueprint theology” and victim-blaming, and explored the nature of life (broken world), people (sin and freedom), and God (His heart breaks first).

Which of those categories helps you most right now—and which one is hardest for you to accept emotionally?

5. God can handle the truth - The Psalms give us language for honest lament, anger, confusion, and grief—without pretending.

What emotions do you most struggle to bring to God (anger, fear, disappointment, sadness, doubt)? What would it look like this week to pray more like a lament psalm—honest, unfiltered, and trusting?

6. Disorientation as a doorway - Brueggemann’s pattern: orientation → disorientation → reorientation.

Where would you say you are in that cycle right now? What might “reorientation” look like for you—not necessarily a quick fix, but a deeper, truer relationship with God in the middle of your disappointment?

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Growing Pains
Pastor Jerrid Fletcher
December 28, 2025

“Growing Pains” is a year-end call to interpret the hard parts of this year with spiritual clarity instead of emotional conclusions. Pastor Jerrid connects the journey from vulnerability (Jesus in Gethsemane) and disappointment (David’s honest prayers) to the shared reality we all felt in 2025: growth often meets us where life still feels unfinished. Using the language of seasons from Ecclesiastes 3, the message reframes growing pains as sacred indicators of transition—evidence that God is moving us from who we were into who we’re becoming. Finally, Pastor Jerrid anchors the sermon in Job, reminding us that obedience doesn’t exempt us from pain, and that God often doesn’t give explanations—He gives Himself. Job’s perspective is enlarged, his soul is anchored in the Lord, and his life becomes “considerable”—a faith God can point to. The closing challenge is simple and weighty: will we leave this year bitter or better, guarded or grounded, resistant or resilient—and can God say of us, “Have you considered my servant…”?

Discussion Questions

Looking back on 2025, where did you feel “growing pains” the most—spiritually, emotionally, mentally, or physically—and what did that season expose about what you depend on?

1. Pastor Jerrid asked: “Did you grow bitter or become better? guarded or grounded? resistant or resilient?”Which one best describes your response this year, and why?

2. Ecclesiastes 3 says seasons are appointed. What “season” do you believe you were in this year (building, tearing down, waiting, healing, planting, uprooting), and how does naming it change your perspective?

3. Job didn’t get explanations—he got an encounter. Where are you currently demanding a “why,” and what would it look like to anchor your faith in the Who instead?

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Prince of Peace
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
December 21, 2025

Peace is what the world longs for—and what our hearts crave most. Yet peace feels elusive. Nations are unsettled. Relationships are strained. And many of us carry an inner restlessness born of regret, fear, or disappointment. Into this chaos, Christmas speaks a powerful word: the Prince of Peace has come. He steps into our broken world, fractured relationships, and anxious hearts to offer a peace unlike anything this world can give. This Sunday, discover the hope and promise found in the Prince of Peace.

Discussion Questions

1. Defining peace correctly.

The world often defines peace as the absence of conflict, stress, or trouble. How would you describe the kind of peace Jesus offers? In what ways is biblical peace deeper—or more demanding—than the peace we usually want?

2. Peace begins within.

Throughout this series, we’ve seen that Jesus addresses the root of our problems, not just the symptoms. Where do you most experience inner unrest—fear, guilt, anxiety, anger, control, or uncertainty? How does Jesus as the Prince of Peace speak directly into that inner struggle?

3. Peace with God before peace in life.

Scripture teaches that real peace starts with reconciliation with God. How have you seen attempts to find peace apart from God fall short—in your own life or in the lives of others? What does it mean, practically, to live from a place of peace with God rather than trying to manufacture peace for yourself?

4. Receiving peace vs. maintaining control.

We often say we want peace, but we also want control. Where do you sense God inviting you to release control in order to experience His peace? What makes surrender so difficult—even when we know Jesus is trustworthy?

5. Living as people of peace.

Jesus doesn’t just give peace; He calls His followers to carry peace into a fractured world. In what relationships or environments is God calling you to be a peacemaker right now?
What might need to change in your posture, words, or attitudes for that to happen? Bringing the series together.

6. Looking back over the four names — Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace — Which name of Jesus has spoken to you most personally during this series, and why? How would embracing that name reshape the way you live, trust, and face the future?

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Strong Women Strong World
Priscilla | Part 7
Senior Pastor Keith Stewart
August 10, 2025

She’s a teacher, leader and a valued coworker of the Apostle Paul. She is also the second most mentioned person in the writings of Paul (only Timothy has more mentions). Yet very few Christians know her story or why she matters. This Sunday, our series on strong women brings us to Priscilla

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Discussion Questions

1. Priscilla and Aquila were a couple who served God together and worked alongside each other in the tent making business. If you’re married, how well would that arrangement work out between you and your spouse? Are there ways you presently serve God together? What is that like?
2. Working regular jobs as tentmakers did not interfere with the calling of God on the Apostle Paul’s life or that of Priscilla and Aquila. Yet so many today often view their work as unspiritual and an impediment to doing the work of God. How do we change the way we see our jobs and do our jobs so that it fits better with the plan of God for our life? How do I turn even the most mundane tasks into something meaningful for God?

3. It’s obvious, based on how Luke inverts the names of this couple whenever they’re mentioned in a ministry context, that Priscilla is the one who leads the way and is operating in her primary gifting. How do you respond when your spouse’s gift outshines your own? What qualities would you expect to see in Aquila that allowed him to support his wife in her spiritual gifting?

4. Priscilla’s example of teaching the gifted Apollos is one of the best repudiations of the idea that what Paul was saying in 1 Corinthians 14.34-35 and 1 Timothy 2.12 was an attempt to silence women and forbid them a role in teaching men (If you haven’t listened to the first message in this series, it’s imperative that you do so). Furthermore, that the churches in Corinth and Ephesus (where the Timothy passage is addressed) both started in Priscilla and Aquila’s home, is another major hurdle in making these verses say women can’t teach. Why is the example of Priscilla ignored? Glossed over? Or distorted? What did you learn today about Priscilla that stood out to you most? How does her example encourage you?

5. There is no question that Priscilla and Aquila were foundational in the establishment of the church especially among the Gentiles. Paul said so himself. They were a key presence in three of the churches that were most instrumental in spreading the gospel message. We’d love to know more than what we do about their lives and influence. But most of the work this couple did was out of the limelight and without extensive records. How content are you to serve in relative anonymity as Priscilla and Aquila did? What are you doing with your life right now that will outlast this life?