Soul Health December 12, 2022 | Jake Each Church, we need to have a greater urgency for caring for our souls. I am not a doctor, I am not a psychologist, I am a pastor who is responsible to care for souls (Heb. 13:17). And I am telling you our souls need heavy, frequent doses of God. Read more Spiritual Growth
When Confrontation Comes January 4, 2022 | Jeff Meyer Being a Christian not only doesn’t free you from confrontation, it often attracts it! You may often find yourself in situations where a confrontation is unavoidable, and many times it will be because of your faith in the One whom the world hates —they hated Him, and they’ll hate you too. Read more Gospel Doctrine Spiritual Growth
The 4 Ts of Discipleship September 6, 2021 | Jake Each The charge and command that Jesus gave us is to “go and make disciples.” It is the mission of the church and how the church has been advancing since its beginning. As we seek to make an impact in our community for the glory of God, we believe what we are called to, and what is the best thing we can do for our community, is to put more disciples of Jesus in it. Read more Veritas Values Spiritual Growth
Sharing the Gospel with Others July 28, 2021 | Richard Marsceau I serve the King who has a plan that is beyond my understanding. My role is to love people, and love them enough to want to share the hope of reconciliation that is possible with their Creator through the stunning work of Christ on the cross. Let’s serve with joy the King who places us around his planet to live, and who commissions us to take his message to a broken world. Read more Friendships Gospel Spiritual Growth
The Idolatry of “Love Your Neighbor” April 19, 2021 | Jake Each The idea of “love your neighbor” is popular in our culture, it’s trendy to help the poor and confront injustice, and we should rejoice in that. It is, after all, the second greatest commandment. But that commandment carried out without the priority of God is idolatry. Read more Spiritual Growth
The Importance of Discernment March 15, 2021 | Michael Rhodes “Come, Lord Jesus!” That’s not only the final cry of John in Revelation 22:20, but it’s the cry of so many Christians as they encounter the brokenness of the world on a daily basis. If we could be with Jesus more quickly, everything would be better. Until that happens, this life is one that must be lived by faith. Read more Spiritual Growth Equipping
The Six Essential Elements of Discipleship September 14, 2020 | Nate Kaloupek As a church, we’ve recently let you know about our mission and vision, putting language and clarity to what we’ve always wanted to do as a local body of believers. In order to help us accomplish the mission of “Raise up mature disciples. Send out everyday missionaries. Glorify God.”, we've identified six essential elements of discipleship, things we as a church want to do to help shape a people to be mature disciples and everyday missionaries. We're not saying these are the only things a disciple does. Different churches might put a different emphasis or spin on them. We want to let you know what we mean when talk about developing disciples here at Veritas Church. Read more Veritas Values Spiritual Growth Equipping
Rhythms | Rest June 22, 2020 | Scott Triggs Looking at my current situation, I find myself stressed and fatigued from all that is going on, both in my personal life and in our world. I know that I need to turn these burdens to God and trust Him to use them to refine me and give Him glory. Instead, I find myself turning to idols: food, money, family, work, whatever I think will provide security and relief in the moment. I know if I’m going to find true relief, I need to ask God to give me rest. Read more Spiritual Growth
Rhythms | Confession June 15, 2020 | Matthew Morken Confession is rooted in the Gospel. The definition of confession can be broken into two parts. The first half of the definition is “admission, especially of guilt or sin”. The second part states that “to confess” can mean to agree, to promise, or to admit something. Read more Community Gospel Spiritual Growth
Rhythms | Prayer June 8, 2020 | Brian Wohlers My heart aches for God to do great things in our midst, to be glorified in our land and to change the circumstances of our broken world. What might it look like if God did these things? How would it feel to experience the fullness of life as He intended it? Read more Spiritual Growth
In His Steps May 18, 2020 | Steve Schoepf We know very little about Jesus’ childhood or young manhood. Just this… Read more Parenting Relationships Spiritual Growth
Jehovah Sabaoth - Lord of Hosts May 4, 2020 | Ian Crosby Jehovah Sabaoth translates to “the Lord of Hosts.” This compound name for God is the most common one found in the Old Testament. Read more Spiritual Growth
Jehovah Raah, the Lord my Shepherd April 27, 2020 | Richard Marsceau Yet, in the midst of these deep trials, God is at work. We could ask why, but I think it is better to ask, “Why not?” Can’t our God do what he wants to with his creation? His ways are beyond knowing. But this we do know, he is faithful. Read more Spiritual Growth
Jehovah Jireh, the Lord is My Provision April 20, 2020 | Michael Rhodes As a kid, some of my favorite memories are when my mom would come home from a massive grocery store run. I hated bringing all the groceries in and helping put them in their proper places, but I loved the new bounty of goodness that would soon fill my belly! I doubt I ever thanked God for that provision. Read more Spiritual Growth Equipping
Jehovah Shalom, the Lord is Peace April 6, 2020 | Matthew Morken Jehovah Shalom means “the Lord is peace.” We first see this name for God appear in Judges chapter 6. Read more Spiritual Growth Equipping
A Passion for Disciple-Making March 9, 2020 | Gordon Lewis Everyone needs a Savior, sins forgiven, a purpose for living, and a home in heaven. We cannot hold it back. We have to share it. Read more Stories Gospel Spiritual Growth Equipping
Why Do We Read God's Word? January 6, 2020 | Garrett Hufford We often come to January with the best of intentions. As Christ-followers, we are poised and ready to shed off our shortcomings from the previous year and begin again with a new devotion and energy towards our Bible reading and time with the Lord. So often our ability to follow through on this seems to fall flat as school gets back in session and life kicks into full swing. Read more Spiritual Growth Equipping
Tell Us Your Story: John BeGuhn January 1, 2020 | Jake Each Having a daily bible reading for me is extremely important, it keeps me on a centered path that I need to have, and some people might say, well, you can't earn by works and I don't look at it like that. I look at it as a sponge trying to soak up as much as I possibly can. You know, I would never know how to find some of the things or have discussions with people about some of the things if I didn't get into the word and realizing that it's not my story, it's really God's story. And that really changed the way I looked at the Bible and the Bible Reading Plan. Read more Stories Gospel Spiritual Growth
Bible Reading Plan December 27, 2019 | Jake Each In the coming weeks, we will be taking a close look at Psalm 119 as a church. It is the longest of all the psalms, and it is all about the preciousness and importance of God’s Word. The purpose and goal of looking at this psalm at the beginning of a brand new year is to stir up our desire and devotion to God’s Word in our personal lives. Read more Spiritual Growth Equipping
Joy Despite Death December 23, 2019 | Nate Kaloupek Joy despite death, it almost sounds like a glib idea—don’t worry, be happy. Just celebrate, at least they’re in a better place. For many, death still has a sting, it carries a powerful weight, stealing joy, and instilling fear. Read more Gospel Spiritual Growth
Joy Despite Hardship December 17, 2019 | Cuyler Gabriel As Jake preached this past Sunday’s message titled, Joy Despite Hardship, I came away feeling like I don’t usually feel much joy in the hardships I've faced even though I am a follower of Christ. I want to have more joy in future hardships than I have in the past. Don't you? Read more Spiritual Growth
Joy Despite Guilt December 9, 2019 | Jordan Howell Guilt: a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation; the fact of having committed a specified or implied offense or crime. Who would’ve thought that in an Advent series, a time of great anticipation and Christmas cheer, that we would be talking about guilt? I know that I didn’t. And with the topic of JOY at-hand, I would not have initially run to put guilt and joy in the same sentence. Because, come on, what do these have in common? Read more Gospel Spiritual Growth
Restoration of Joy December 2, 2019 | Nate Kaloupek Joy. Such a little word that carries the weight of so much expectation. This week Jake introduced our Advent series, Joy to the World, unpacking what joy is and where it comes from. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to invite you into the personal processing and digesting of the messages from this series, along with some questions for reflection as we prepare ourselves for Christmas. Read more Gospel Spiritual Growth
From Marital Miss Toward Marital Bliss October 28, 2019 | Matthew Morken I look back and am amazed at how easily I can forgive someone outside my home yet, within my marriage, I will cling to my anger and hurt. I don’t want to process it in a healthy, forgiving way in an effort to bring my own wrath and punishment down. However, we have been given... Read more Marriage Dating Relationships Spiritual Growth Equipping
Parent Commissioning September 23, 2019 | Matthew Morken The more we study the Scriptures, the more we realize how much God has given us. Considering the extreme wrath we should face as the penalty for our sins, the fact that He gives us anything is an awesome kindness. We deserve hell. But God, in His grace and mercy, has given us a wealth of gifts. Read more Marriage Parenting Relationships Spiritual Growth Equipping
Give Me a Drink of Water August 12, 2019 | The request, “give me a drink of water,” gives us a helpful model for our initiating meaningful relationships. This simple directive provides unexpected insight on how to bring unlikely groups of people together. Read more Gospel Spiritual Growth
Worship Continual July 1, 2019 | Caleb Sherwood Here are three different avenues I believe we can all take as people seeking to continue on in worship throughout our busy week. Read more Spiritual Growth
Discipleship in the Summer June 3, 2019 | Matthew Morken In this podcast, Matthew Morken, Randyl LaMaack and Steve Schoepf sit down and discuss the importance of discipleship in the summer along with some different ways it might look. We throw in a couple ideas for you and your family as well. Read more Community Friendships Spiritual Growth Equipping
Hey, Mom, Jesus is Enough May 6, 2019 | Randyl LaMaack Mother’s Day. So many emotions come from so many different places and experiences on this day. Mother’s Day is a hard day for me. Maybe it is for you, too. Read more Parenting Relationships Spiritual Growth
Contribute | Money April 1, 2019 | Michael Rhodes Money…a word that has the ability to bring more emotions with it than a sports team, a relationship, or a middle schooler. Happiness, sadness, anger, guilt, shame, resentment, jealousy, envy, frustration, and more can creep into our emotional state when that word is used. Want to see those emotions increase to an even crazier state? Mention the word money in a church setting and there’s not even an emotional comparison. Read more Money Gospel Doctrine Spiritual Growth Equipping
Rhythms December 31, 2018 | Sam Anderson This post is about the habit you and I desperately need to cling to right now and in the coming year. That’s right people, I’m talking about the rhythm of daily soaking in the Word of God. Read more Veritas Values Spiritual Growth
Discipleship in Everything October 23, 2018 | Ian Crosby Make disciples who shape our community. That sentence is our mission. That sentence is our goal. That sentence is what drives us as a church. And that sentence is what should drive us as individuals. Read more Community Veritas Values Spiritual Growth Equipping
Example of Discipleship September 4, 2018 | Matt Thede Men are not known for having lots of guy friends where they can have deep conversations about life. It just doesn't come naturally to us. I had reached a point where I was tired of not having a group of guys to talk about things that just didn't seem comfortable or fitting in a co-ed connection group. Read more Community Friendships Relationships Spiritual Growth
Summer, BBQ, and the Art of Rest July 13, 2021 It's not a secret that our calendars fill up quickly and it can be hard to balance all of the things we want to do. Jake, Nathan, and Matthew let us in on their summer plans and preferences for BBQ. The guys discuss these topics along with the unique way we are called to rest as followers of Jesus. Your browser does not support the audio element. Spiritual Growth Equipping
Going Deeper, V.S.T. and Spiritual Maturity March 23, 2021 Have you ever thought about how you learned to ride a bike? Or when was the last time you reflected on all the time it took to learn to read? Learning about God is similar in many ways. In this podcast Jake, Jeff and Nathan discuss some of the ways we come alongside people and teach them to ride the bike. Your browser does not support the audio element. Spiritual Growth