Pastor Mark Gonzales (11-06-11) As we begin a walk through Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 to discover how God has "an appointed time for everything," many of these appointed times seem to come in cycles... like birth and death, or planting and uprooting.  It is the

Pastor Mark Gonzales (10-30-11)  It's easy, very easy, to come up with air-tight arguments in the vacuum of self-counsel.  But when we let the fresh air of varying perspectives from God-given friends enter the conversation, it can either erupt into the

Pastor Mark Gonzales (10-23-11)  Insecurity sabotages relationships. Silently... secretly... insidiously, it erodes joy, trust, hope and finally love itself. This is why the Lord wants us to KNOW how "secure in His love" we are in Christ. It's an amazing

Pastor Mark Gonzales (10-16-11) When the "why this?"... "why now?"... and "why me?" questions reflexively pop up when difficult or bizarre circumstances are upon us,  it is these very mysteries and the mystery of God's infinite ways in dealing with the

While some good folks believe Romans 7:14-8:3 reveals Paul's life as a tormented, wretched believer with two natures warring within, many of us interpret the same passage as Paul's agony as an unsaved Pharisee and how Jesus Christ set him free by exchang

You have heard it said that believers are sinners saved by grace, but it is so much more than that! We are resurrected saints, not sinners, and being joined to Christ makes us His his bride or covenant mate living by the Spirit, by the the letter of the L

The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a sobering time. It's times and memories like this that bring us face to face with the reality of tragedy, and cause us to ask the question "Where is God in this", and "how do I deal with the pain?" Join Pastor

One of the most painful things in life is death; the death of a loved one, the death of a dream, the death of a season of life. One of the most powerful truths of the Gospel, though, is that in Christ, dead things can be resurrected not just as good as ne

One of the most painful things in life is death; the death of a loved one, the death of a dream, the death of a season of life. One of the most powerful truths of the Gospel, though, is that in Christ, dead things can be resurrected not just as good as n

You have heard it said that we always should consider ourselves servants, not lords in this life. Romans 6:16-22 takes it deeper: we always are servants or slaves in this life, and the only question is whether we're slaves to sin, or slaves to God! Our fr