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Once Jesus began his ministry he called others to follow him. This initial call to follow was given to a few fisherman, but in turn is passed on to us. In this message, discover how an extraordinary haul of fish set off the Jesus’ movement to become the life-transforming force that you too can be a part of.

After starting his public ministry, Jesus grew in popularity. Then he went to his hometown. And a mob tried to murder him. Discover why the popularity of Jesus made even his hometown turn on him and what that may mean for us today as we seek to follow Jesus.

In the Bible, Jesus is referred to as the Son of God over 124 times. It is the most common designation given to him. So was Jesus the Son of God? And if so, what does this mean? More importantly, what does this mean for us mere humans? In this message, discover how Jesus’ divine sonship actually has profound implications for us humans.

A new year, a new decade, a new you. We often expect change to take place in our life because a new year brings us the hope of a new start. But how does real change happen? You’re not gonna want to miss this message as Pastor Matt begins a new series Investigating Jesus: A Revolution Begins to learn how a revolution can begin in our own lives.

Investigating Jesus: Origins - Part 5 | A Growing Savior | Luke 2:22-52

Investigating Jesus: Origins

Investigating Jesus: Origins

We’ve all heard the stories. In fact, every Christmas we here about the baby Jesus – the virgin birth – the angels singing – the wise men bringing gifts and the birth in a manger. So what? Are these stories really all that important for our faith as Christians or are they just another part of the nostalgia of Christmas time? Join us this weekend as we continue to investigate the origin story of Je...

In light of all the acclaim and notoriety that Jesus has received for the last three years of his ministry and life on earth, have you ever considered how it all began? The situations and circumstances that brought about the origins of Jesus? Join us this weekend as we continue the investigation into the life of Jesus with a look back at the astonishing circumstances that preceded his birth.

Born in a rural village in the middle east, he is now worshipped by over two billion people. But who was this man really? Is he actually God? Or has a mere human been elevated by myths and legends? Starting this Sunday, we will begin to investigate together who Jesus really was and what impact that should have on our lives. Join us this December!

Do miracles happen? Or are they just lucky coincidences? Or someone’s memory being distorted? Isn’t there always a better explanation? Though there are outlandish miracle claims like statues crying and grilled cheese sandwiches with healing properties, there are also some miracles that are central to Christianity. So what do we do with miracles? Do they happen? Do they happen today? Or has science...

For the next few weeks of our God and Science series, you will get to enjoy a thought-provoking Q&A discussion with scientists in the Stapleton Church community. This discussion features virologist, Mike Rudy. He shared loads of information about the nature of existence, thoughts about the fall of humanity, and how evolution actually may be less of an answer to the existence of life than previousl...

Part 4 | God & Morality | Romans 2:14-15

Prescientific people explained the unknown by gods, spirits and the supernatural. Because of the work of Charles Darwin and countless biologists following in his footsteps have provided a naturalistic explanation that eliminates our need for such outdated superstitions. But can evolution really explain that? Join us this week as we tackle one of the most challenging subjects of God and Science: ev...

For the next few weeks of our God and Science series, you will get to enjoy a thought-provoking Q&A discussion with scientists in the Stapleton Church community. This discussion features geologists Megan Cornelissen and Doug Johnson and aerospace engineer Stephanie Staley. Lots of great questions were asked and it really was a thought-provoking time. We hope it deepens your faith and allows you to...

The Big Bang Theory brings up a lot of questions with its claims about reality: - Doesn’t science contradict the Bible and show us there is no God? - How does the theory of the Big Bang resonate with the claims of the Bible? - Can a Bible-believing Christian really hold to the Big Bang Theory? Join us this week as we examine how science isn’t just compatible with faith, it bolsters it.

In generations past, people believed in God and the supernatural because they didn’t understand the world. Yet with the invention of microscopes and telescopes, leading to an explosion in scientific knowledge, belief in God became unnecessary. Or so we’re told. But are faith and science really at war? Join us this Sunday as we start to discover if physics and biology; cosmology and evolution are e...

Spiritual Gifts are one of the hot and often controversial topics in the world of the church. In this episode, Sawyer and Matt do a deep dive into how we should be using our gifts as Christians, what their roles and connections are and whether or not all gifts are still present. It is a very thoughtful and helpful episode that will motivate you to fan the flame of your gifts to build up your churc...

Throughout this entire belong series we focused in on our need for connection, for relationships, for community. Yet when community is found and when friendships are formed they often lead to conflict, disagreement, and frustration. So what do we do when community breaks down and when our relationships fall apart? Join us on Sunday to review our entire series and to find out how we all can power u...

Denver is ranked as the second-best place to live in the country. It’s also ranked as the third loneliest city in the country. I think there’s a connection. Here in Denver, we are the rugged individualists who leave friends and family to travel west because we think we can succeed on our own....until we discover that being alone isn’t as great as we expected. Thankfully, there’s a solution, join u...

We all get angry, we all fume, we all get frustrated; but how can we change this? Following the sermon on Sunday about growing in our listening skills, Sawyer and Matt dive deeper into how we can control our anger. Looking at practical techniques and personal experience, we hope that this episode helps you in your relationships and provides helpful advice that allows us all to tame that anger insi...

“Remember when people had diaries and got mad when someone read them? Now they put everything online and get mad when people don’t.” This humorous observation captures our time. Social media enables people to tell the world that they went to the best brunch place in Denver, love singing (off-tune) at Mumford and Sons’ live show, are hanging out with mutual friends (without you), and can’t stand a...

We all long for relationships in our lives, even in this hyper-connected world. Even as counter-intuitive as it may seem, the secret to relationships and community is actually opening ourselves up to others. Being vulnerable. In this episode, Sawyer and Matt dive deeper into how we actually go about being vulnerable, who we should be vulnerable with and encourage you to take the risk of opening up...

We live in a world that on the surface seems to value vulnerability and honesty, but is that really the case? If we were to show our true selves on our social media or even in-person, would anyone be receptive to who we really are? Join us this Sunday as Pastor Sawyer dives into what it looks like to actually be vulnerable and how it may actually be the key to the connection we all long for.

We have a problem. It’s not huge, but it’s pressing. So we’re taking a one-week hiatus from our Belong series to announce an important project we need to begin. Don’t worry though, there’s gonna be a biblical message. We will jump into the story of Nehemiah to learn how to fix material problems when it’s a time to rebuild.