Genesis Church - Carmel

God's plan almost never looks like our plan. There's too much suffering, too many loose ends. But if we trust him, and can see our lives as part of a larger story, we'll see he's always with us, and he's weaving a beautiful tapestry with our lives.

Life has a way pulling us down and making us feel forgotten by God. In Genesis 37 we meet a young man named Joseph who was rejected by his brothers, sold into slavery, and put into prison. But even as his life continued to spiral downward, he began to learn that the Lord was with him, and would eventually use it all for his good and the good of his family.

It is our natural fleshly desire to try to fix and achieve everything on our own, but The True Gospel says that we are made right with God by His grace alone. When we choose doing and earning and achieving instead of simply receiving God’s grace by faith, we miss out on the true freedom Christ desires for our lives.

The story of Jonah is pretty well-known... at least the fish part. But even in Jonah's disobedience, we see an incredible story of a God who is faithful, even when we're not. Pastor Steve Wallen dives into this classic story from the Old Testament as we continue our summer series, Sticky Stories.

It’s easy for us to allow the busyness and stress of life to define our perspective. The problem with that approach is that it tends to factor God out of the details and leaves us feeling alone and empty. In 1 Kings 19 we meet a man named Elijah who lost his perspective and needed God’s help to readjust his focus so he could see God at work in the highs and lows of life.

Executive Pastor Steve Wallen explores the story of Samson in the book of Judges and how we often rely on our own strength, when God is calling us to rely on Him alone.

Living the life we’re called to as a follower of Jesus is rarely easy. It requires choosing to trust Him enough to obediently follow His commands and His calls. In the story of Gideon we see what can happen when we take God at His word, and we also see why it’s so important that we remain connected with God.

There is an “us vs. them” mentality that has been tearing our world apart for centuries. It allows petty things like politics, economic, social status, age, and even skin color to draw hurtful boundaries between people. In Acts 11 we find an anonymous group of believers who show us what happens when the Church leads the way in shattering the us vs. them barrier.

Groups Pastor Dan Towle continues in Week 5 of our SENT Series

Life happens. People hurt us. If we’re not careful, bitterness can get the best of us and influence everything we do. Someone once said, “Bitterness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.” God can help us overcome our BITTERNESS so that we can travel light.

We have the potential of sending a lot of mixed messages with our lives. What kind of message is your life sending? The way you live, talk, and act says a lot about what's important to you. Lead Pastor Paul Mumaw continues in our Grow series diving into John 20.

In John 18 we see the inevitable clash between Jesus & the powers of darkness. As this plays out we how that Jesus always stands victorious and also that he gives us a model of how to live out our faith in him today.

If we had to boil it down to just one thing that we're supposed to do, what would that be? What is the greatest commandment? In Mark chapter 12, Jesus was asked this exact question. Join Pastor Ben Crouse as he examines Jesus' response and unpacks how we live out the Greatest Commandment.

It's not hard to find stories of people who have been hurt by a church and have been left disappointed, wounded, and reeling. It would be easy to throw in the towel on the Church and write it off completely. But scripture tells us that Jesus established, loved, and died for His Church. Jerry Naville shares the reasons he loves the Church, and specifically Genesis Church.

Groups and Disciple-making Pastor Ben Crouse talks on the importance of loving our neighbor and living intentionally as he unpacks the story of the Good Samaritan

Isn't it true that sometimes life happens and we lose our way, we lose our ability to see? Jesus wants to do something amazing IN you and THROUGH you! He wants to give you eyes to see Him for who He is and what He can do with your life.

After feeding 5,000 on the hillside, Jesus and His disciples needed to get away. But the disciples ended up in a storm on the middle of a lake. Ever wonder why we end in storms? In today's passage, we'll learn why Jesus let's us experience storms in our lives and how our faith can play a big part in our reaction to them.

Pastor Jerry Naville shares about an encounter Jesus had with a paralyzed man, found in John 5.

In John chapter 4, Jesus goes back to Cana and has a chance encounter with a royal official from Herod’s court. He begs Jesus to heal his son, who is back home at Capernaum. Jesus is able to do at a distance what medicine couldn’t do at arm’s length, and his whole family become followers of Jesus and become involved in his ministry! We, too, can become disciple-makers when we want Jesus to do for others what he did in our life.

Whether we realize it or not, we are all searching for something that will satisfy our deepest desires. Jerry Naville teaches from John chapter 4, when Jesus has an encounter with a woman who is looking for water to drink, but instead finds eternal satisfaction for our soul. As a result her entire community is transformed! Jesus offers that same satisfaction to everyone who trusts in him.