The Sunday Sermon

In this episode, Pastors Angelo and Becca reflect on the first half of Jeremiah. Does God speak through visions and dreams? What does it look like to be obedient even when it produces personal turmoil? What is the cost of seeing the world as God sees it? Listen as we explore these questions and offer greater insight into this weeping prophet.

Is Christianity too narrow? In this message, Pastor Angelo explores Jesus’ words in John 14:6 through a personal story of friendship, wrestling with how faith, grace, and truth meet. Discover how Christianity can be centered on Christ while still wide in its scope for the world—and what that means for how we live and love today.

In this episode on companions, Pastors Angelo and Becca share their thoughts on the end of Isaiah, the importance of remembering (and not remembering) in scripture, and what it means to celebrate a servant who suffers at the hands of his people.

In this week’s message, we wrestle with one of the hardest and most personal questions of faith. Walking through the story of Lazarus in John 11, we explore what Scripture actually says—and doesn’t say—about suffering, grief, and God’s presence. Rather than offering easy answers, this message invites a deeper shift: from asking “God, how could you?” to asking “God, where are you?”—and discovering...

Isaiah doesn’t let us stay on the surface. In this episode of Companions, we walk through Isaiah 1–48—moving from confrontation in Jerusalem to comfort in exile. Along the way, we explore what it means to trust God in uncertain times, how worship and justice belong together, and why God’s promises still speak in the middle of disruption. If the prophets have been stretching you, this conversation...

“Is there a God?” It’s a simple question with complex layers. This week, we walk through Acts 17 and consider how people have wrestled with this question for centuries—and how the search itself may be pointing us somewhere deeper.

This week on Companions, we step into the Prophets—and discover they’re not nearly what we thought. Far from distant predictors of the future, the prophets speak directly into moments of drift, calling God’s people back to covenant faithfulness, justice, and true worship. We unpack some of the most common misconceptions that keep us from understanding these books and offer practical ways to read t...

We’re kicking off a brand new series called Explore God by asking one of the biggest questions people have been asking for centuries: Does life have a purpose? In this opening message, Pastor Angelo creates space for honest exploration, engages how different worldviews answer the question, and offers a deeply rooted Christian perspective—one that reframes purpose not as something we achieve, but s...

What happens when a people slowly drift from the God who formed them? In this episode of Companions, we walk through 1 & 2 Kings, tracing nearly 400 years of Israel’s history—from the height of Solomon’s temple to the devastation of exile. Along the way, we explore the division of the kingdom, the repeated failures of its leaders, and the prophetic voices that refuse to stay silent. Why does the p...

Are we there yet? In this Checkpoint Sunday message, Pastor Becca pauses our Bible-in-a-Year journey to reflect on one of Scripture’s most compelling figures: Solomon. A king known for wisdom, success, and influence—yet also a life marked by slow drift and a divided heart. This sermon explores the tension between doing the right things and heading in the wrong direction, reminding us that faith is...

This week, we hit another checkpoint in our Bible-in-a-year journey—and we’re slowing down to spend some time in the Psalms. Joined by a very special guest (and Pastor Becca's dad!), Paul Detterman, we explore what the Psalms actually are, why they show up alongside the rest of Scripture, and how they give voice to the full range of human experience—from joy and gratitude to grief, anger, and ever...

This Easter, Pastor Angelo invites us to see the resurrection not just as a moment of celebration, but as a moment of realization. In Matthew 28, the first witnesses arrive at the tomb carrying grief, fear, and uncertainty—and yet they encounter the risen Christ already ahead of them. This message holds space for both loss and hope, reminding us that while loss is real, it is not final. Because Je...

This week on Companions, we step into one of the messiest stretches of Scripture yet—where power is complicated, leadership is unpredictable, and the line between faithfulness and failure feels razor thin. From Saul’s unraveling to David’s rise (and fall), this episode wrestles with a central tension: What does it mean that God’s covenant continues through deeply flawed people? We talk about: • Wh...

This week, Pastor Becca continues our Holy Discontent journey through the Sermon on the Mount with a message titled “Don’t Worry—Really.” In Matthew 6:25–34, Jesus speaks directly to one of the most common struggles we face—worry. But this isn’t a simple command to “just stop.” It’s an invitation to examine what’s shaping our lives and where we’re placing our trust. As Jesus calls us to seek first...

This week on Companions, we step into the story of 1 Samuel—a world filled with leadership failure, spiritual confusion, and people grasping for control. From Hannah’s quiet, costly faith to Israel’s demand for a king, we see what happens when trust in God gets replaced with the desire for something more predictable. Along the way, we wrestle with big questions: Why does God sometimes give people...

This week, we continue our Holy Discontent journey through the Sermon on the Mount with a message from Matthew 6:1 called “Practicing the Faith.” Jesus offers a surprising warning: it’s possible to do all the right things for the wrong reasons. What happens when our faith becomes more about being seen than being formed? And how do we shift from performing righteousness to actually living it? This...

This week, we step into one of the most unsettling sections of the Bible. The Book of Judges is raw, chaotic, and at times deeply troubling—so much so that listener discretion is advised. But beneath the violence and confusion, there’s a pattern worth paying attention to: a downward spiral where God’s people drift, cry out, are rescued, and then slowly forget again (Judges 2:16–19). Joined by our...

What did Jesus really mean when he said, “Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect”? In this message from Matthew 5:43–48, Pastor Angelo explores Jesus’ command to love our enemies and the surprising way it reshapes how we understand faithfulness. Rather than demanding flawless perfection, Jesus calls his followers to grow into a mature love that is active, intentional, sacrificial, and purpo...

This week on Companions, we journey through the book of Joshua and reflect on what courage really looks like in the life of faith. When God tells Joshua to “be strong and courageous,” it turns out the courage he’s talking about isn’t primarily about winning battles—it’s about remaining faithful to God’s word. Along the way we explore unexpected characters like Rahab, difficult stories like Achan,...

In this week’s message from our Holy Discontent Lenten series, Pastor Becca Detterman continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5:17–20, Jesus challenges us to move beyond surface-level obedience and into deeper transformation. The life of faith isn’t just about avoiding the wrong things—it’s about allowing God to shape our hearts. As Jesus speaks about fulfilling the law,...

This week on Companions, we reach a major milestone: the end of the Torah. After journeying from Genesis through Deuteronomy, we pause to reflect on what this foundational part of Scripture is really trying to do. Along the way we explore how the end of Deuteronomy echoes the beginning of Genesis, wrestle with some of the most challenging laws in the Torah, and consider why, in Jesus’ day, some gr...

In a world filled with headlines of war, division, and uncertainty, what does it actually mean to follow Jesus? In this week’s message from Matthew 5:13–16, Pastor Angelo explores why Jesus calls ordinary people “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world.” What does that language mean? Why does it come right after the Beatitudes? And how does a faith shaped on the inside become visible on...

What does it really mean to listen to God? In this episode, we spend most of our time in Deuteronomy 6 and the Shema—exploring how, in the Hebrew imagination, listening and obedience are inseparable. We talk about the difference between hearing words and responding with our lives, and why Scripture keeps pushing us from passive awareness to embodied faithfulness. If you’ve ever known what’s right...

As we begin Lent, we’re launching a new series called Holy Discontent, rooted in the Sermon on the Mount. After spending the start of the year learning how to read the Bible and committing to read it together, we now ask: What happens when we actually let Scripture shape us? In Matthew 5, Jesus declares blessing over the poor in spirit, the meek, and those who hunger for righteousness. These words...

This week on Companions, we journey through Numbers 14–32 and Psalms 44–50—a stretch of Scripture filled with rebellion, accusation, ritual, and worship. From the wilderness sentence in Numbers 14 to Korah’s rebellion in Numbers 16, from the intensity of Sabbath laws to the mystery of an “eternal covenant of salt,” we wrestle honestly with what feels heavy and confusing. Along the way, we explore...