Arise Church

Jorge has been at Arise with his wife, Ashley, since 2022. He has helped with worship, house church leadership, and now serves as an elder at Arise. This teaching explores how the Holy Spirit transforms believers after the resurrection, not only freeing them from sin but renewing them daily into the likeness of Christ. Drawing from Titus 3:1–8, it emphasizes that transformation is often a lifelong...

Nicodemus came to Jesus with a question: How can someone truly know God? Jesus replied, “You must be born again.” This rebirth is the moment of spiritual transformation, where we become new creations, able to know God intimately as sons and daughters.

The woman at the well experienced one of the greatest miracles ever - a transformed life and purpose. We learn from her that now as a new creation she lives a life free of guilt and shame and is empowered to live a life of hope and invitation.

From March 23rd, 2025 All Gathering with our friend, Pete Portal. Join us as we dig into Mark 5 on our witness.

April 6, 2025

Explore practical ways to engage in missional conversations and share your faith, as individuals and as part of a missional community.

We can overcome the fear of sharing our faith by stepping out on mission together. Missional communities create natural opportunities to share Jesus with those who don’t yet know Him. Every house church is not just a discipleship place but a sending base for mission.

In Mark 1:16, we find that discipleship is joining Jesus  on His mission. Andrew and Simon show us that gospel sharing can be like fishing, taking place in the natural and relational flow of everyday life.

Welcome to Arise Church All-Gathering. Once a month, we join together as a community to celebrate God's word and the movement happening in our House Church communities around Lexington, KY. Over the next 6 weeks, join us as we study God's word on sharing our faith so that we can be a community inviting others to heard and learn about the good news of Jesus Christ. On February 17th, we stud...

Listen to Austin and Maddie Wofford share about the importance of prayer and fasting at our January All Gathering!

Listen as Austin shares an invitation to fasting for our prayer and fasting initiative.

Ben Hayes shares a personal story about his experience with fasting.

Listen as Ben Hayes shares a testimony about his experience with fasting. Afterwards, Austin shares an invitation to fast for our fasting and prayer series in January.

Join us for our Advent series Teaching, "Faith as Come. Madiie Wofford shares about transforming faith. She talks about becoming a person of faith from Matthew 2:13 -15, highlighting the importance of seeking, sacrificing, and surrendering. We hope you enjoy this message.

Join us for a teaching in our 'Anatomy of Worship' series on worship through financial sacrifice. Austin shares on Mark 12:38 -44. He explores the intersection of worship and generosity, offering insights on worship as small acts of hidden sacrifice.

Join us for a teaching in our 'Anatomy of Worship' series featuring Anna Grace. She explores the intersection of worship and justice, offering insights into how these fundamental aspects of faith connect and influence each other. We invite you to be part of this meaningful discussion.

This November at All Gathering, Austin Wofford shares from Mark 1:14-20 as part of our Anatomy of Worship series. His teaching explores how an encounter with Jesus transforms into a mission to the world. The message elaborates on our 2025 vision and end-of-year giving campaign. We hope you enjoy this teaching.

In this episode of our Anatomy of Worship series, Jessica Avery teaches about ‬‭loving God with our whole‬‭ hearts‬‭ and‬‭ the‬ role of worship in forming our affections‬‭. She explores the ‬necessity of re-orienting from self to Jesus‬ and the call of worship as counter-formation to dethrone the self and consecrate our hearts. We hope you listen and enjoy this invitation into a life of consecrati...

In this episode of our Anatomy of Worship series, Jorge Castorena teaches about serving the marginalized as an expression of worship. He explores the ‬necessity of practicing radical service to people in need. We believe service is a direct response to God’s Love for us and one of the ways we can awaken the world to the reality of Jesus. We hope you listen and enjoy this invitation into a life of...

Join us as Austin Wofford discusses the topic of sin for our "Road to the Cross" series.

Join us as Austin shares about valuing the cross in our series titled, "Road to the Cross".

Join us as Austin shares about knowing Jesus as Lord.

Join us as Jeff Rodgers shares about knowing Jesus as a friend.