Relationship With God

Pastor Bill Bush · Jan 25, 2021

Drawing from Exodus 16, Pastor Bill Bush argues that the Israelites' wilderness complaints reveal a universal human tendency to treat God as a vending machine rather than a Father who desires relationship. Using the manna narrative — where God provided food one day at a time — he shows that God intentionally limits our supply not to punish us but to draw us into daily dependence on Him. True spiritual health comes not from extracting blessings but from connecting to God through daily reliance, weekly rest, and a constant practice of remembering His faithfulness.

Pastor Bill Bush · Jul 14, 2020

Using the conversion and growth of the apostle Paul in Acts 9 as a lens, Pastor Bill argues that the Christian life is not a contractual religion in which we earn God's favor through rule-keeping, but a relationship rooted in God's prior, unconditional love. Because Jesus' righteousness has been imputed to us, we are freed from condemnation, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and propelled — through genuine community with other believers — to embrace God's mission even at personal cost. Surrendering to that love is both the starting point and the sustaining fuel for everything God asks of us.

Pastor Daniel Goulding · Dec 1, 2019

Through the story of the 10 lepers in Luke 17, Pastor Daniel shows that true gratitude is born when we connect the blessings we receive to the One who gives them. Nine of the 10 men were cleansed but walked away unchanged; only the one who returned in worship received salvation. The sermon calls us to move beyond treating God as a problem-solver for our external circumstances and instead pursue a thriving relationship with Him — living in a cycle of obedience, breakthrough, and worshipful thanksgiving.