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This week, Pastor Will reflects on the parable of the ten bridesmaids in Matthew 25. All ten showed up with lamps, and the only difference was a little flask of oil. That’s the kind you can’t borrow at midnight; it has to be gathered a little at a time on ordinary days. We live between the already and the not yet, so what would it mean to keep our lamps lit and to mean it when we pray “Thy kingdom come”? Scripture references: Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 and Matthew 25:1-13 “GIVE ME OIL IN MY LAMP” -- CCLI Song # 4755580  |  ©Words: Public Domain  |  Music: Public Domain | For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com | CCLI License # 2544867 “UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS” -- CCLI Song # 5642513  |  Bernie Herms | Jason McArthur | Mark Hall | Roger Glidewell  |  © 2009 MGE Songs; BanaHama Tunes; Be Essential Songs; My Refuge Music; Curb Word Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com “COME, JESUS, COME” --  CCLI Song # 7154136  |  Bryan Fowler | Hank Bentley | Stephen McWhirter | Tara McWhirter  |  © Capitol CMG Paragon; Songs By That Dog Will Hunt; Be Essential Songs; God Is Real Worldwide Publishing; RELWOF; So Essential Tunes  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 23, where Jesus warns against those who claim the best seats and tie heavy burdens on others. On All Saints Sunday, he names the quieter problem most of us carry: not that we think we matter too much, but that we’re sure we don’t matter enough. There is one Teacher, and everyone else is a student with a desk in the room. Maybe the saints we remember were simply the ones who knew that. Scripture references: Joshua 3:7-17; Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; and Matthew 23:1-12 “MAKE ME A SERVANT” -- CCLI Song # 33131  |  Kelly Willard  |  © 1982 CCCM Music; Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing; Willing Heart Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 22:15–22, where a trap about taxes becomes a question about images. The coin bears the emperor’s face, but we bear God’s — and in a season loud with voices telling us whom to fear, blame, and trust, that changes what we owe and to whom. An invitation to let faith shape our politics, and never the other way around. Scripture references: Exodus33:12–23, Psalm 99, and Matthew 22:15-22 “PRAISE”-- CCLI Song # 7213077  |  Brandon Lake | Chandler Moore | Chris Brown | Cody Carnes | Pat Barrett | Steven Furtick  |  © Brandon Lake Music; For Humans Publishing; Maverick City Publishing; Capitol CMG Genesis; Capitol CMG Paragon; Housefires Sounds; Writer's Roof Publishing; Music by Elevation Worship Publishing | For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms ofUse. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com | CCLI License # 2544867 “YOU ARE MY ALL IN ALL” -- CCLI Song # 825356  |  DennisJernigan  |  © 1991 Shepherd's Heart Music, Inc.  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

Sunday was Pastor Appreciation Sunday! We are blessed that Pastor Will was assigned to our church. He is revitalizing our church, teaching from the bible, and loving us all. Thank you Pastor Will. Our words cannot say enough! This week, Pastor Will reflects on the parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22, where the invited guests are too busy to come and the hall fills instead with strangers gathered off the street, bad and good alike. No one earned a seat, but one guest never notices whose wedding he’s at. The invitation is already ours; the question is whether we’ll let grace dress us for it. Scripture references: Exodus 32:1-4, 9-11, 13-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; and Matthew 22:1-14 “BLESSED BE YOUR NAME” -- CCLI Song # 3798438  |  Beth Redman | Matt Redman  |  © 2002 Thankyou Music  |  Foruse solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Jesus’ parable of the tenants in Matthew 21. The tenants never forgot whose vineyard it was; they just wanted it for themselves. On World Communion Sunday, he invites us to loosen our grip on what was never ours and come to the Table as Christ's guests. Scripture references: Exodus 20:1–4, 7–9, 12–20; Psalm 19; and Matthew 21:33–46 “HERE I AM TO WORSHIP” -- CCLI Song # 3266032  |  TimHughes  |  © 2000 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 “LET IT BE A HALLELUJAH” -- CCLI Song # 7101300  |  Jonas Myrin | Lauren Daigle | Mike Busbee  |  © Capitol CMG Paragon; CentricSongs; See You At The Pub; Son of the Lion; Remaining portion is unaffiliated  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 21:23–32, where the people who had arrived can't give Jesus a straight answer, and a son who said no changes his mind and goes. Saying yes to God comes easily. The harder thing is letting what God is doing in unexpected people come to matter to us, enough that we're willing to be changed by them. For a church tempted to think it's almost there, Jesus' question is still open: What do you think? Scripture references: Exodus 17:1–7; Psalm 78:1–4, 12–16; and Matthew 21:23–32 “REMEMBER ME” -- CCLI Song # 3178072  |  Mark Schultz  |  © 2000 Mark Schultz Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on the vineyard workers of Matthew 20, where the offense was never too little pay — it was watching someone else be made equal. What if the whole day was grace, and we've been too busy doing math to notice our hand is already full? Scripture References: Exodus 16:2-15, Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45, and Matthew 20:1-16 “THIS IS AMAZING GRACE” -- CCLI Song # 6333821 |  Jeremy Riddle | Josh Farro | Phil Wickham  |  © 2012 Phil Wickham Music (Admin. by BMG Rights Management [c/o Music Services, Inc.]) |  Seems Like Music (Admin. by BMG Rights Management [c/o Music Services, Inc.])  |  Sing My Songs (Admin. by BMGRights Management [c/o Music Services, Inc.])  |  WC Music Corp. (Admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.) |  Bethel Music Publishing  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 “WHO YOU SAY I AM” -- CCLI Song # 7102401  |  Ben Fielding | Reuben Morgan  |   © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved   |   © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Jesus' parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18. When Peter asks how many times he has to forgive, Jesus answers with a number too big to keep on a ledger — and tells a story about a debt too large to ever repay. What if forgiveness was never a limit to reach or a receipt to file away, but a mercy still being poured out on us, slowly remaking us into people who can finally hand it on? Scripture references: Exodus 14:19-22, 26-31; Psalm 114; and Matthew 18:21-35 “YOUR GRACE IS ENOUGH” -- CCLI Song # 4477026  |  MattMaher  |  © 2003 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  spiritandsong.com  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 18:15–20 — a passage that reads like a rulebook for handling difficult people, until one word, brother, changes everything. When someone drifts, the circle doesn't close; it widens. What might it mean to hold the keys we've been handed not to lock anyone out, but to bring somebody home? Scripture references: Exodus 12:1–14; Psalm 149; and Matthew18:15–20. “ALL ABOUT FAITH” -- Words and music by Chuck Barbour  |  AllRights Reserved  | Copyright CBarbour-music PAu2-948-969 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 16, where Peter — who just got it right — hears Jesus name the cross ahead and answers with the hardest word the language has: never. But Peter's "never" isn't rebellion; it's a theology, a picture of God he loves too much to let change. What might it look like to bring your own never with you, and still fall in behind the One who goes first? Scripture references: Exodus 3:1-6, 13-15; Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26,45b; Matthew 16:21-28 “CHRIST IS ENOUGH” -- CCLI Song # 6514035  |  Jonas Myrin | Reuben Morgan  |  © 2012 Hillsong MP Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with theSongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 “GET BEHIND ME” -- CCLI Song # 7253035  |  EmersonDay  |  © Fair Trade Global Songs; I Will Sing Publishing  |  Foruse solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 16, where Jesus asks the disciples the one question no one can answer secondhand: "Who do you say that I am?" Peter answers — and Jesus builds his church not on Peter's strength, but on the true thing Peter said. The mercy is that you don't have to be solid to say it. Scripture References: Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; and Matthew 16:13-20, “CORNERSTONE” – CCLI Song # 6158927  |  Edward Mote | Eric Liljero | Jonas Myrin | Reuben Morgan | William Batchelder Bradbury  |  © 2011 Hillsong MP Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  Hillsong Music Publishing UK (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 “CHRIST THE ROCK” --  CCLI Song # 6546388  |  Janna Adams  |  © 2013 Capitol CMG Genesis; Jesus Culture Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 15 and the Canaanite woman who won't be sent away. Jesus draws a hard line — only the children's bread — and she answers that even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the table, showing a faith he calls "great." The people we're quickest to turn away are often the ones God uses to teach us who he is. Scripture references: Genesis 45:1-15; Psalm 133; Matthew 15:21-28 “IT REALLY IS AMAZING GRACE” -- CCLI Song # 7260988  |  David Crowder | Jonathan Smith | Phil Wickham |  © 2025 Capitol CMG Genesis; Inot Music; sixsteps Music; Be Essential Songs; Cashagamble Jet Music; Phil Wickham Music; Simply Global Songs | For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com | CCLI License # 2544867 “GIVE ME JESUS” -- CCLI Song # 7178022  |  DawnChere Wilkerson | Tommy Christer Sjostrom | Zach Freeman  |  © VOUS Miami; VOUS Worship; Songs for FCM For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com “YOUR GREAT NAME” -- CCLI Song # 5393329  |  Krissy Nordhoff | Michael Neale | © 2008 Integrity's Praise! Music; TwoNords Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 14 — the story we've been reading backwards. We make it about Peter's nerve, the brave step out of the boat, but the one who climbs out is the one who sinks, and all his courage gives him is three words: "Lord, save me." A word for the storms that don't wait for a good day, and the name that comes walking across the water anyway. Scripture references: Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28; Psalm105:1–6, 16–22, 45b; and Matthew 14:22–33 “LORD I LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH” -- CCLI Song # 117947 |  Rick Founds  |  © 1989 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 “OCEANS (WHERE FEET MAY FAIL) -- CCLI Song # 6428767  | Joel Houston | Matt Crocker | Salomon Ligthelm  |  © 2012 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  | CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on the feeding of the five thousand in Matthew 14. When the disciples count only five loaves and two fish, they call it nothing — but Jesus offers a third way between leaving it all to God and carrying it alone: bring the little you have and put it in God's hands. What might Christ do with the gifts we're tempted to call "not enough"? Scripture references: Genesis 32:22–31, Psalm 17:1–7, 15, and Matthew 14:13–21 “ALLELUIA” - CCLI Song # 7269101  |  Benjamin Hastings | Chandler Moore | Steven Furtick  |  © 2026 Also Also IndustriesPublishing; Music by Elevation Worship Publishing; For Humans Publishing; Maverick City Publishing  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 “JIREH” -- CCLI Song # 7164826  |  ChandlerMoore | Chris Brown | Naomi Raine | Steven Furtick  |  ©Heritage Worship Music Publishing; Maverick City Publishing; Music by Elevation Worship Publishing; For Humans Publishing; Maverick City Publishing; Naomi Raine Music  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved

This week, Pastor Will reflects on Jesus' five parables of the kingdom in Matthew 13 — a mustard seed, a bit of yeast, a hidden treasure. The kingdom of God doesn't arrive as spectacle; it rises quietly in the ordinary and the overlooked. Where might you catch sight of it this week? SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 29:15–28, Psalm 105:1–11, 45b, and Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52 “FAITH” --  CCLI Song # 3001613  |  Reuben Morgan  |  © 1999 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)  |  For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com  |  CCLI License # 2544867 "GO NOW IN PEACE" –  Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig -- Copyright (c) 1988 by Harold Flammer Music, a Division of Shawnee Press, Inc. -- International Copyright Secured   All Rights Reserved