Fear and Trust

Pastor Bill Bush · Oct 9, 2023

Drawing from the sharp dispute between Paul and Barnabas in Acts 15, Pastor Bill shows that disagreements are inevitable — in marriage, ministry, and even in our walk with God — but they don't have to be destructive. The real danger is the hidden 'fear cycle' beneath the surface conflict: unexamined hurts, unmet needs, and reactive demands that keep us stuck. The way forward is to stop and identify what we're actually feeling, calibrate how much of the reaction is our own issue, and listen to what God's Word says is true — trusting that wherever God guides, He provides.

Pastor Bill Bush · Jan 30, 2023

Using the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 as a mirror, Pastor Bill argues that humanity's deepest problem is the prideful refusal to trust and obey God — gathering to worship while ignoring His Word and resisting His mission. This pride, usually rooted in fear, leads either to personal anarchy or legalistic control. The antidote is the humble Gethsemane posture of Jesus: honestly acknowledging the cost, then choosing God's will over our own, taking up a cross rather than building a monument to ourselves, and joining His mission to make disciples.

Pastor Bill Bush · Feb 27, 2022

In Romans 11, Paul corrects the assumption that Israel's stumbling proves God is unfaithful. Pastor Bill argues the opposite: Israel's story — a remnant always preserved, a temporary benching, and a promised restoration — is the greatest proof of God's faithfulness. Because God is the source, sustainer, and significance of all things, Christians must resist the fear-driven, self-centered posture that tripped up Israel, and instead move from information about God to adoration of God, trusting His promises even when circumstances are frightening.

Pastor Daniel Goulding · Oct 4, 2020

Drawing from Psalm 23:4, Pastor Daniel Goulding teaches that dark valleys are an unavoidable, unpredictable, yet temporary and purposeful part of every believer's life. Using the life of King David as a model, he shows that suffering does not signal God's absence. Instead, it is precisely in the valley that faith is refined, God's presence becomes most intimate, and believers are equipped to become hope for others — if they refuse fear, remember God's nearness, and rely on His protection.