Take Heart

Ben Stuart looks at just a few verses that unlock what God does with our pain and why we have it. It’s a tough world to navigate, and as believers, we often feel set apart and alone. This talk focuses on God’s word that proves He has never left us and has purposely chosen us.

Ben Stuart continues in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter and shows us two ways we’re meant to be different from the culture around us on a difficult day: by anchoring our hope in Jesus and living out our faith in a way that reflects that hope.

“The definitive mark of those who have been loved by God through the grace of Jesus is that we love.” We are continuing our Take Heart series through 1 Peter by looking at the defining trait of the believer: our love for one another. In this week’s message, Ben Stuart lays out two different reasons Peter gives for why we are meant to love each other and explores some of the ways we can love sincerely and actively.

“We all want to be part of a community that loves us and have a cause that is worthy of our life.” Ben Stuart is back this week as we continue in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter! Life is difficult, and while suffering it can be hard to have hope. But Peter reminds us that we can find hope in our God-given identity: we are part of a community that is built on Christ with a shared cause.

What do we do when our allegiance to Jesus puts us at odds with the dominant culture?This week, Ben Stuart is back at it in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter. As Peter’s letter shifts from our identity in Jesus to our actions as His followers, Pastor Ben shows us that we are not meant to fight AGAINST people with different worldviews and lifestyles; we fight FOR them.

We can transform the environment around us by living a transformed life.Continuing in our Take Heart series, Ben Stuart shows us how the people of Jesus are meant to conduct themselves in the workplace by doing good and learning how to suffer hardships well.

The word “marriage” can have a variety of negative and positive connotations for different people depending on their own experiences. Continuing in our Take Heart series, Ben Stuart explores what Peter has to say in scripture about God’s design for marriage, and gives an encouraging word about how we are meant to help each other flourish.

The Christian’s allegiance to Jesus often results in being misunderstood and insulted by people around us. But we are not called to passively withdraw or to lash out in anger; we are meant to bless those who disagree with us. Continuing in our Take Heart series, Ben Stuart shows us how Peter encouraged the church to respond to those who opposed them and offers some guiding principles about navigating an increasingly antagonistic culture.

Hopelessness is on the rise in these difficult and hostile times. What can followers of Jesus do to display hope to a hurting world? Ben Stuart brings an encouraging and challenging word about the hope that we have in Jesus and how to share it with those around us.

“When you think about the end of your life, what do you want to be true of you?” This week, Ben Stuart picks back up in our Take Heart series through 1 Peter. As Peter’s letter begins to wind down, he places a continued emphasis on how we live out the rest of our lives. Ben shows us three important guidelines to help us finish our race well.

“Knowing that pain is coming can help you brace for the pain.” Ben Stuart continues through the book of 1 Peter by guiding us through Peter’s warning that difficult times will come. Suffering is inevitable, but we can rejoice in the pain because of the hope we have in Jesus.

Brad Jones continues our series through 1 Peter by teaching some of Peter’s guiding principles for leading the people God has entrusted to us, and the importance of imitating the humility of the perfect shepherd: Jesus.