11|28 Community Church

What guilt destroys, the gospel rebuilds even better. Mike Francisco got into Hebrews 9 with a detailed look at the Temple, The Holy of Holies, and the High Priest. The one thing that we need most, these things could not offer.

I was trying to do, you know, one foot in the church one foot out. I mean, I feel like I failed them, like I failed my parents, I felt like I failed her parents. At the time we were at the same church all doing ministry together so I was like, well, now I can’t do this and I can’t do that. Miguel Cruz has been with 11|28 for just a few months playing music and helping behind the scenes with our ba...

The new covenant in Jesus Christ is not just better, it's the best. Niki Schabo, of our teaching team, continues our Hebrews series with a look at Hebrews 8. Niki reminds us of the original covenant requirements and then helps us understand how Jesus fulfills those requirements perfectly in order to establish something new and better.

A faith that saves us is a faith that endures. Continuing in our "Better" series, Colleen Francisco opens up Hebrews chapter 6 and the writers message to the early church. These early Christians we're struggling to hold on to the faith that they'd received and needed guidance, encouragement, and a kick in the pants.

It was really hard to have a lot of peace about it. 'Cause if something were to happen and if I’m in California that’s easily a whole day gone trying to get home. It made me reevaluate how much time I should really be gone in a month. Between Bethany's [health] struggles and my kid's needs, I knew it wasn’t gonna be enough because time is precious. Dan Crawford joined up with 11|28...

Jesus offers better hope and the perfect sacrifice. Continuing in our "Better" series, Mike Francisco did a deep dive on the Old Testament priest, Melchizedek, referenced in Hebrews 5 & 7. Melchizedek wasn't your typical Old Testament Jewish priest which helps connect the entirety of scripture to Jesus.

I can tell you with certainty Jesus was right there next to me. We made eye contact, I had my gun in my hands, and I was like I’m not gonna shoot this guy. I could see his hands, I could see what was happening with the truck and I was like oh we’re good here. Yeah Jesus was watching out for me, like hey Kyle, it’s okay you’re good. Kyle Owens is an Air Force veteran and currently serves as a polic...

Better rest goes beyond a good nights sleep or a great vacation. Mike Francisco brought a Father's Day message not just for dad's but for anyone that works hard. He explored Hebrews 4 and what God says about entering His rest and the key ingredients to doing that.

I had questions about the Bible because I didn’t feel like it was true. I just felt like it was just a bunch of written down stories by men who, again, I can’t trust. I told [Dan] you know I don’t think the Bible is real and I just have too many questions for this right now. Amanda Prince has been an 11|28 champion since late 2020 when the dream was starting to unfold. Amanda and her family have p...

Jesus is better in his humanness. Guest speaker Curtis McGinnis from Crossroads Church Partners continued the "Better" series.  He unpacked Hebrews chapter 2 and the humanity of Jesus as it relates to us today and how we could live and love more like Jesus.

I wanted answers. I wanted to figure things out and I had complete loss of control in my life. So the only way I felt like I could control it was actually turning to the things I hated so much. Natalia Roman-Galarza has been behind the scenes pushing the dream of 11|28 forward before anyone else knew it was a dream in 2017. Natalia and her family have been instrumental in starting the church as th...

Jesus is better than whatever else you've got going. Pastor Mike Francisco begins a new series working through the book of Hebrews. He laid the foundation for the coming weeks and gave us the big picture overview of why this book was written and what we should do with it.

I was able to say 'yes I’m a spiritual person, yes, I believe there’s a God' and I can own that. But I kept having the questions like 'is there really?'  But I can say it and I know that and I feel that. I’ve even written things about that spiritual connection with God and writing about it was really a fun thing. John Nepper came out to 11|28 on week one and has never looked ba...

"It's not like I was just trying to show this big middle finger at it. My friend said I just seemed really disparaging through all of it. I still felt the need to go to church every few weeks, like into any random church just to be like 'so I’m still doing it' but I remember feeling really disconnected and really kicked the curb, like there wasn’t room for someone who had quest...

Care and compassion should extend beyond your circle of comfort. Pastor Mike Francisco shared five stories. One about a man who struggled. Another about a man who didn't fit in. A third about a group of men who suffered. Another about a liar and a cheat. And a fifth about someone who did it all wrong.

"There was a time where the battle for my soul was super real. It was a really hard time for me, but I wasn’t thinking about God in that moment. I was just trying to survive. Looking back now I can tell that there was a battle for my soul and I took God  through some of the worst things but God never abandoned me." Niki Schabo leads the 11|28 Prison Ministry and gives messages a few time...

Jesus invites each of us to join in God's work of redemption. Pastor Colleen Francisco reflects on women in her life that have played an important role in her faith story before exploring the cultural statement Jesus makes in Martha's home.

"Your job and where you're at can be your ministry, and I've really seen that, especially choosing the career path of a teacher. Yes, I'm serving in my full-time job, but I don't think I'm supposed to stop there." Colleen Francisco is a virtual teacher who also pastors at 11|28 with her husband, Mike. Colleen isn't a "pastor's wife" who serves...

Your persistence is the greatest story you can tell about God's provision. Pastor Mike Francisco talks about his favorite reality TV series and the parallels with life before unpacking the "thorn in my side" that the Apostle Paul dealt with.

"Most people probably assumed I had a solid faith because I did all the things, I looked the part, I didn’t curse in front of people, I knew when I could and couldn’t use inappropriate language. So most people assumed that I had this deep relationship with Jesus because I had a Bible and I was listening to Christian music. If you only looked at the surface level stuff  you'd have thought...

Perspective opens the door to the provision of God. Natalia Roman-Galarza, from the 11|28 teaching team, shares from her personal struggles of the last 40 days and the lessons she's learned from a Shunammite women with a dead son.

"Honestly freshman year of college was probably the single furthest I got from God. My biology professor was talking about how it’s just impossible for there to be a God, and this guy is really smart saying all this. I do remember bringing that home to visit my parents and I just remember my mom was clearly disappointed. I had to think and ask myself 'if I'm gonna start making those...

"Jesus took on shame for the purpose of your healing." Pastor Mike Francisco asks us to consider what shame looks like and feels like in your life before exploring the Biblical story of a women healed from the burden of shame and suffered she'd carried for years.

"So I’m in the midst of an emotional affair, and my company suddenly announced that they were shutting down. Two things happening at the same time and I feel completely out of control. I felt I had control of nothing from one day to another. And out of nowhere, the name of an old friend who had become a pastor came to my mind, so I called him — and that’s when things started shifting in my re...

"Jesus asks us to participate in the healing process" In part two of our "Anyone Out There" series, Mike Francisco shares about his own failures as a seminary student before diving into a Biblical story about healing from pain and hard things.