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In advent we wait within a tension between Christ is coming and Christ has come. That tension is best met with a posture of intention. Luke 1:67-79 

Waiting is really hard. During this Advent series, we are focusing on how to wait in a way that "enlarges" us and leads toward more Christlikeness. This teaching focuses on hopeful imagination and humble surrender. Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-3

Nehemiah 8:9-12

Exodus 16: 2-3

1 Samuel 18:1-4 Does the Bible have anything significant to say about friendship? Jesus elevates friendship and calls the disciples to imitate his self-denial and generosity. 

Prayer is an intimate pathway toward greater abiding in Jesus. Prayer is rooted in the relational heart of God, centered around four aspects: humility, habit, relationship and transformation. 

Hebrews 4:9-13 As part of our staying connected to the Vine, how might we engage Scripture - not just as a task on our spiritual to-do list - but as living, active and sharp? What do these three properties of Scripture, as the writer of Hebrews describes, have to do with how we engage the Bible in a new way?

By reflecting on, and sharing, our own stories of God's faithfulness - alongside Jesus' teaching in Matthew 6 - we are invited to move into a new future with courage + hope. 

God has always been expanding our notion of who is "in" the family. God welcomes us to the King's table with healing and restoration - so that we can extend the invite to others. Here with move Inward so we can move Withward together. 

2 Corinthians 5:14-21 When Christ's love grips us we participate in his life and become a new creation with a new purpose - his ambassadors.

Acts 17:22-25 At the Areopagus, the apostle Paul notes the altars that the elite Greek thinkers and culture-changes have erected. His proclamation to them to choose Jesus is a proclamation to the Church today. What altars to which gods have we built? What does it mean that our Creator is the one, true God - and how will we respond?

Romans 12:1-8 Christians share a vocation, regardless of their "day job" status: building up the local Body of Christ. When we are faithful to this calling, we discover and make real unity, mutuality and diversity. We also confront three temptation: autonomy, withholding and comparison.

Ezekiel 37: 1-6 As we launch a new series, we look at a vision from the book of Ezekiel and examine the elements of our own spiritual expectation. What do we do when circumstances that seem obviously dead to us intersect God's vision and power? How will we answer: "Can this thing live?" in a time of personal, cultural and spiritual dryness?

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Romans 6:2-5, John 17:1-3 The audacious invitation of the Scriptures and the Creed is that the promise of the bodily resurrection and the life everlasting are secured for us in the future by the work of Jesus - but also available to us now. 

Matthew 18: 23-35 The parable of the unmerciful servant is about the power of forgiveness, but it’s also about the character of the king. Why is this part of the Creed necessary and how does it compel us to live today?

Exodus 13:18 and Ephesians 2:10 After dealing with the two descriptions the Creed uses for the church (holy and catholic), Tim and Troy offer two word pictures to describe the Church: an estuary and a work of art.

Romans 8:14-17 The Holy Spirit's work in creation, within you, and among us confirms that God is relational. 

Matthew 25:31-36 What's the best thing that's happened to you? In this Teaching we explore our honest reactions to Jesus' second coming, and the redeemed conversations around judgment and justice as we await the fulfillment of Jesus' restoring of all things— us included.

Acts 1:6-11 Guest teacher Gary Burge walks us through the key ascension passages as we continue in our We Believe series.

1 Cor. 15: 3-4, 21-22 Elder and Mars Hill community member shares about his personal perspective on the power and significance of Jesus Christ's resurrection.

1 Peter 3:18-19 "There is no line in the creed more misunderstood and more neglected than this one," writes author Michael F. Bird. We explore the significance of Jesus' continued descent to the dead, what that means for us, and why this understanding is so crucial to further illuminating the power of Christ's resurrection.

Matthew 27:11 The Creed invites us to consider that following Jesus can mean following him into suffering, persecution and even death. 

Luke 1, Matthew 1, Gen 1, Mark 10 In the incarnation and birth of Jesus, God is doing something unique in history... and also offering to do something profoundly new in us! Where might the Holy Spirit want to bring new life in your life?

Matthew 16:13-16 What’s in a name? In week 3 exploring the Apostles’ Creed, we dive into the phrase: “and Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,” re-capturing the weight of the name of Jesus and talking about why it’s worthy of our worship.