Arbor Church

This week, we begin a new series on the topic of fasting. Ryan opens with a message on the theology of fasting, beginning in Genesis with souls and bodies and ending with the ministry of Jesus and His example.

These days, many of us are turning to apps to help us keep our New Years’ Resolutions … and achieving less success than ever. Today, Scott brings us a story from 1 Samuel about a stone called Ebenezer and a God whose help is there for us in the past, present, and future.

Ryan closes our series The Ever-Present God with a message about why the Christmas story matters, and how our God is present with us – always .

God is present in the valleys, the wilderness … and the storms. Ryan continues our series The Ever-Present God , based on Matthew 1:23.

From 1 Kings 19, Ryan shares the story of Elijah’s flight from Ahab and Jezebel and into the wilderness, where he asked God to take his life: he had just Had Enough . Have you ever felt this way?

“Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.” – Matthew 1:23 (NET) This Advent season, join us as we explore the meaning of Jesus’ name, God with us , and celebrate a God who is ever-present – even in our darkest valleys.

Alison continues our series The Life and Way of Jesus with a fresh take on the familiar story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 – the only miracle, other than the Resurrection, to be recorded in all 4 gospels.

To some Jesus is a stumbling stone; to others, He is the Cornerstone. Today Bryan Cobley continues our series The Life and Way of Jesus with a message from Mark 6 and asks the simple question: are you trusting Jesus ?

So many people wanted to get baptized this week that we pressed Pause on our series in Mark. Instead, Pastor Ryan answers the question of what baptism is , and why believers of Jesus practice it. Inside, a deep dive (pun intended) into the history of God’s restoration and rescue through water.

Today, the story of two incredible, and parallel, healings, and one question: if this Jesus is who He says He is, how then should I respond?

This week, a story that couldn’t be better timed for Halloween, featuring a graveyard, chains, blood, a legion of demons, and a man who proves that absolutely no one is beyond Jesus’ redeeming power.

The story of Jesus calming the storm is often thought of as a metaphor for the way He can calm storms in our lives. But, like a Magic Eye image, the details tell second story, too, bigger than the first. Ryan explains in today’s message on Mark 4.

Bryan Cobley continues our series The Life and Way of Jesus with a message from Mark 4 and a series of parables: a lamp under a basket, a seed growing, a single grain of mustard.

Scott brings us back to the book of Mark with a message resuming our series The Life and Way of Jesus . Today, from Mark 4, it’s the parable of the sower, and some tough questions about whether we’re letting Jesus tell us who He is … or just trying to recreate Him in our own image.

Ryan closes our series The Road to Renewal with a message from Nehemiah 6 about the distractions that are sure to come our way as we seek to follow God’s leading in our lives.

If you’re seeking the renewal God has called you to, well, you can expect that it isn’t going to be easy; you’ll face opposition from your enemies, your colleagues, and even yourself. Ryan continues our series The Road to Renewal with a message from Nehemiah explaining what to do when this opposition mounts.

Ryan continues our series The Road to Renewal with a message continuing our story in Nehemiah and outlining the 4 ways in which we can move away from consumerism to become people who contend for what God has for us.

Ryan opens a new series The Road to Renewal with some sobering statistics on church attendance. What’s going wrong, and why do things just feel … off lately? To find the answers, we turn to the book of Nehemiah and God’s path to renewal.

Bryan continues our series on The Life and Way of Jesus with a message from Mark 3 about the one sin that Jesus said was unforgivable. What is it… and could we be guilty of it?

Today, the final two conflict stories between Jesus and the religious leaders of His day – and a prime example of what it looks like for a group of people to drift away from their original purpose. From Mark 2:23 - 3:6, Ryan continues our series The Life and Way of Jesus .

In Mark’s gospel (2:18-22), Jesus explains why his disciples don’t fast, and then … launches into a series of metaphors about old and new things. What’s He talking about? Pastor Ryan explains.

From Mark 2:13-17, it’s the story of the calling of Levi, how easy it us for us to see others through labels and groups, how Jesus saw people differently, and how we can too.

From Mark 2:1-12, it’s the story of the paralytic lowered through the roof to Jesus, and what it means to rest in Jesus’ healing authority.

Bryan Cobley continues our series on The Life and Way of Jesus with a message on Mark 1:35-45.

Alison completes the two-part Prodigal miniseries from Luke 15. (The Management apologizes for the audio quality at the beginning of her message.)