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What comes to mind when you think of Jesus? How do you picture Him? How would you describe Him? Kind. Gentle. Loving. Compassionate. Considerate. Dangerous? What if there was an aspect of Jesus' character that isn't portrayed as often in the pictures of Him playing with children or carrying sheep? What if gentle Jesus, meek and mild, was also passionate Jesus, fierce and wild? When we read the Gos...

What comes to mind when you think of Jesus? How do you picture Him? How would you describe Him? Kind. Gentle. Loving. Compassionate. Considerate. Dangerous? What if there was an aspect of Jesus' character that isn't portrayed as often in the pictures of Him playing with children or carrying sheep? What if gentle Jesus, meek and mild, was also passionate Jesus, fierce and wild? When we read the Gos...

We've all experienced those times where we've messed up, made a mistake, fallen short in some way, and feel as though, in a single moment, all the progress we'd made is lost. We've all experienced failure. But by God's grace in our lives, that failure doesn't have to be final.

We've all experienced the loneliness that can come from being in a place or around a group of people we don't quite fit in with. But sometimes the reason we don't fit in, could be because God is calling us to lead out.

There are times in our lives where our lonely place is actually a hiding place. In other words, we're in that place because we've chosen to be, because we've chosen to hide from something God has called us to help with. But God in His grace, will actually come to us in our hiding place, call us to be courageous, and then tells us one astounding truth that gives us all the courage we need to stop h...

The Apostle Peter tells us, "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). Well, being alone makes us even more vulnerable to his attacks and temptations. But this week, we're going to learn from a time where Jesus was tested and tempted by the devil, and we're going to see that Jesus shows us our foundation for fig...

Life is filled with many ups and downs; highs and lows. Perhaps no one in Scripture exemplifies this better than David. That's right, the giant-slaying shepherd boy. As we read the narrative of his life in Scripture, we see remarkable highs and regrettable lows, but perhaps none was as dramatic as the descent he experienced after he defeated Goliath. He went from celebrated to isolated, and becaus...

Have you ever felt alone? Disconnected? Surrounded by people, yet isolated somehow? Technology has made us more connected than ever, yet, studies increasingly show that we are lonelier than ever. And with the safety measures of social distancing and self-quarantining because of this pandemic, connecting with people isn't as easy as it used to be. So what do we do? Zoom meeting? Facetime? Or do we...

Have you ever felt alone? Disconnected? Surrounded by people, yet isolated somehow? Technology has made us more connected than ever, yet, studies increasingly show that we are lonelier than ever. And with the safety measures of social distancing and self-quarantining because of this pandemic, connecting with people isn't as easy as it used to be. So what do we do? Zoom meeting? Facetime? Or do we...

Do you know someone who never seems to be bothered by anything? Like, nothing phases them? No matter the circumstance, they're calm, cool, and collected? Well, that may not come natural to all of us, but this Sunday, we're going to look at a statement of Jesus that does make it possible for all of us. We're going to learn that no matter what may be going on around us, we can still have peace withi...

If you could ask God for one thing...what would it be? There's a fun question to think about. But how we answer that question also reveals a lot about what is really important to us in life. It reveals a lot about what we truly value. Because come on, if we could ask God for just one thing, we're going to want to make it count. Join us Sunday as we look to Scripture for some guidance on how to ans...

We're wrapping up our series by discussing how we should respond when our taking desperate measures toward Jesus leads to us receiving heavenly treasure from Jesus, and how two simple words can have an incredible impact on our lives and our faith.

What if the answer to all the hurt and heartache we’re seeing in the news cycle and in our newsfeeds…What if the answer to all of the pain and cries for justice and equality…what if the answer for how we can put an end to the racism and racial divides that exist in our society…what if the answer is found in the question Jesus asks at the end of the parable of the Good Samaritan? Today we're having...

How do you view God? Many of us may think we know how we'd answer that question, and a lot of our answers may be the true answer. But just because our answer is the true answer, doesn't necessarily mean it is the "true-for-you" answer. So, we may say we view Him as our Heavenly Father, but is that really the case? Join us this week as we discuss how we can be sure we view God properly, and what ou...

Join us this week as we discover why precise prayers are powerful prayers.

Often times when we cry out to Jesus for mercy, He will present us with two things we need to be prepared for as we receive it. Join us today as we learn what comes along with the mercy Jesus gives.

It's Mother's Day! And we're going to continue in our series Desperate Measures by observing the actions of Jesus' mother, Mary, when she found herself in a desperate situation, and learn how we can apply what she did to our desperate situations as well.

We're continuing our conversation on how taking desperate measures toward Jesus lead to heavenly treasures from Jesus. But, as we persist in prayer, we should not expect things to be easy. Join us as we discover how to persist in prayer when the problems come.

We're continuing our series Desperate Measures by observing the lengths a man named Bartimaeus went to to get Jesus' attention, and how we can learn from and apply what he did to the desperate situations we find ourselves in as well.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and there's no doubt we find ourselves in desperate times locally, nationally, and globally. So what are we to do? How are to respond in these desperate times? Join us in our brand new series "Desperate Measures" as we discuss exactly that!