by Tony LaMarca | Aug 20, 2024 | General
Early in high school, when I was just learning how to play guitar, my youth pastor brought in a guy he knew to lead worship. I actually attribute a lot of what I learned about worship leading to him. He helped us grow as musicians and worship leaders simply by being...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 27, 2024 | General
I have a theory about the root of division among people and it’s much more simple than nuanced ideologies and trained predispositions. We are simply different than each other and differences are often abrasive. Think about this: when we meet someone for the...
by Tony LaMarca | Jul 7, 2024 | Sermons
Psalm 19 (ESV) 1 The heavens declare the glory of God,and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands.2 Day after day they pour out speech;night after night they communicate knowledge.3 There is no speech; there are no words;their voice is not heard.4 Their message...
by Tony LaMarca | Jun 9, 2024 | Sermons
Opening We’ve been studying the book of Joshua for the majority of this year so far, and for the past five weeks, Pastor Bob has been drilling down into the kings and queens that have a tendency to rule in our hearts. Do you remember the kings and queens we’ve been...
by Tony LaMarca | Mar 5, 2024 | Open Journal
Is there a look that your face defaults to when you have a lot on your mind? Mine must be a combination of looking concerned and sad, but that’s also the look when I’m not thinking about anything. It’s just what I look like when I’m not...
by Tony LaMarca | Feb 11, 2024 | Sermons
Opening Do you ever get into a fight with yourself? I mean, do you ever struggle with your own thinking and desires and responsibilities so much that you get too worn out to even want to get anything done? Or maybe you’ve felt like Paul when he wrote to the Christians...
by Tony LaMarca | Sep 17, 2023 | Sermons
Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not under compulsion, but...
by Tony LaMarca | Mar 12, 2023 | Sermons
Key Points Every book in the Bible reveals and points towards Jesus Christ. Jesus is the center of time and sovereign over it. We are all drawn to God because it is our created nature to be drawn to Him. We were not created to be separated from God; separation is a...
by Tony LaMarca | Feb 26, 2023 | Sermons
So, we’ve been talking about building up the church this month through a series we’ve called “Edify.” How many of you have felt edified by the Word of God over the past few weeks? How many of you have noticed a change in the way you speak and act towards others? I’ve...