Beyond Sunday Morning.

Your life story is unlike anyone else's. Just as no two fingerprints are the same, no two life stories are the same. Yet many of us move through life without ever stopping to examine what our story means, where it came from, or where God is taking it. Socrates once said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." And the Bible echoes this idea. Proverbs 4 calls us to ponder the path of our feet, t...

This sermon by Pastor Bill Shuler introduces a series called "The Power of Story," focusing on how each person has a unique life story that is as distinct as a fingerprint. Pastor Bill draws on Scripture, psychology, and cultural examples to show that our brains are wired for story, that over 40% of the Bible is narrative, and that God is actively writing a meaningful story in every person's life....

Sometimes life feels like a valley of dry bones. Dreams have faded, hope has dried up, and the future looks bleak. The story of Ezekiel and the valley of dry bones is one of the most dramatic passages in all of Scripture, and it carries a powerful message for anyone who has ever felt spiritually dry, forgotten, or without hope. In Ezekiel 37, the prophet is brought by the Spirit of God into a vall...

In this sermon, Pastor Bill explores Ezekiel 37, the famous vision of the valley of dry bones, drawing a powerful parallel between the spiritual condition of ancient Israel in Babylonian exile and the dry, hopeless seasons that believers face today. Just as God's people had lost hope, relinquished their faith, and allowed counterfeit gods to take priority, many people today find themselves in vall...

Most Christians have been there. Life gets busy, seasons change, and somewhere along the way, the fire that once burned brightly starts to dim. If you have ever felt spiritually stalled, stagnant, or simply going through the motions, you are not alone. And more importantly, you do not have to stay there. A survey of 15,000 Christians found that 95% admitted to having been stalled at some point in ...