Kindred Church

Stuart Atkins encourages us with a powerful reminder of God's nearness as he takes us through Psalm 15. What does it take to be close to God? Who gets access? Who is allowed in? These are the questions that prompted David to write this poem, and tonight we explore how Jesus changes how we answer them.  This message is from our Wednesday night service on July 17th, 2024. We gather on Wednesday...

Board member, Bob Bush, brings fresh perspective to this timeless ancient poem. Tonight we explore our relationship to the Shepherd; discovering the provision, path, presence and revelation of the Shepherd. Bob bravely shares about when he met the valley, and how this poem brought him comfort and a way forward. This message is from our Wednesday night service on July 10th, 2024. We gather on Wedne...

Welcome to VIM - short for Very Important Meeting! These bonus episodes will feature candid conversations between Zack and Lindsey that explore rabbit trails, questions, & insights from sermon study they didn't get to use, honest wrestling with current church & ministry philosophy, and what we're learning about ourselves along the way. In today's VIM, we cover: - Brittany (o...

Tonight as we reflect on the many stories and chapters we've journeyed through in John, we are reminded of his main purpose in writing. Above all else what we find in these pages is evidence of Jesus and his identity as the Son of God, leading us to experience real, overflowing, abundant life by believing in his name.  The song of reflection referred to in the introduction is Hallelujah Here...

The tone in church on Father's Day often leaves men with a sense of insecurity and overwhelm about all the ways they are falling short of their role and responsibility. Tonight, Zack challenges that religious script by looking at the humility, kindness, and gentleness of Jesus and what he has to teach us about fathering as we reevaluate the expectations we put on men and dads.  This message i...

Welcome to VIM - short for Very Important Meeting! These bonus episodes will feature candid conversations between Zack and Lindsey that explore rabbit trails, questions, & insights from sermon study they didn't get to use, honest wrestling with current church & ministry philosophy, and what we're learning about ourselves along the way. In today's VIM, we cover: - Where did w...

In this final scene from the book of the John, Jesus gives Peter his final instructions. We discover the call to proximity, presence, and patience that marked Jesus' own life when he tells Peter to "feed my sheep".  Together, we reflect on the faithfulness of Jesus to purpose our lives despite our flaws and frailty.  This message is from our Wednesday night service on June 5th, 2024...

Human love is frail - it's always imperfect and a little clumsy. Our attempts at love and commitment and devotion are never without fault and flaw. The beauty of Jesus is that he accepts our clumsy, fumbled, and fragile way of loving him and his love for us is always steady and unfailing. Tonight we explore Peter's denial and his restoration in John chapters 18 & 21 as he learns this...

Welcome to VIM - short for Very Important Meeting! These bonus episodes will feature candid conversations between Zack and Lindsey that explore rabbit trails, questions, & insights from sermon study they didn't get to use, honest wrestling with current church & ministry philosophy, and what we're learning about ourselves along the way. In today's VIM, we cover: - Lindsey&apo...

As we revisit chapters that recount the arrest, death, and resurrection of Jesus, Zack draws out four unique takeaways from chapters 18-20 with fresh perspective. Tonight we explore the element of God's timing, dealing with accusation, exchanging the fear of God's punishments for embracing the intensity of his love, and the way emptiness gives way to fullness. This message is from our We...

Jesus, with little time left in his earthly life, prays for his disciples while also praying for, amazingly, you and me. What he reveals is an access to his Authority and Power that he extends to us. Tonight, we explore what it means to see Jesus from an up close and personal vantage point as he leads us in these ways. This message is from our Wednesday night service on May 15th, 2024. We gather o...

Tonight, we look to a story featuring a woman named Martha. Martha is not a mother, though she understands the weight of expectation, the pressure to provide, and the exhaustion of running a household. Jesus doesn't minimize her overwhelm, but invites her in closer where she can meet his gaze and experience real reprieve and real joy. What might it look like for each of us, whether we are mom...

In the final hours of his last night on earth, Jesus introduces the promise of the Holy Spirit. Knowing he has to leave and that his departure will be devastating for his followers, Jesus intends on comforting them with this news that another Advocate just like him will make his home among them. We consider together how recovering the Spirit's nature and power might be a comfort to us as we f...

What we feel most connected to in life will become the guideposts we reside by. The voices, influences, and connections we remain in is what inevitably begins to shape and form us. Jesus talks about what it means to abide in him and in God, and what it means to be connected to both our Creator and to one another.   This message is from our Wednesday night service on April 24th, 2024. We gather on...

At some level, we’ve all wrestled with questions about the direction, purpose, and plan for our lives wondering if we’re headed the right way. Tonight, we revisit the well known words of Jesus to his disciples, “I am the way, the truth, and the life”, uncovering the profound comfort and guidance we each crave and desire as we move forward through life.  This message is from our Wednesday night ser...

We’re approaching a significant shift in the timeline of Jesus’ life as it’s told to us in the book of John. Tonight, we find ourselves in chapter 13 just hours before he’ll be dragged away to be crucified. In these last moments with his disciples, Jesus chooses to wash their feet - a shocking demonstration of the kind of love Jesus wants to characterize his people. We revisit this popular narrati...

The Book of John rolls on with a story about an extravagant show of love from Mary Magdalene, who breaks out expensive perfume to pour on Jesus. Tonight we explore the modern implications of this peculiar story and what it means for us to worship without limitation and without regard for who is watching.  This message is from our Wednesday night service on April 3rd, 2024. We gather on Wednesday n...

Happy Easter Wednesday! Tonight, we revisit a famous story of resurrection that preludes Jesus’ own death and resurrection, noting the way it whispers to us about what is about to happen. We explore the way Lazarus represents the parts of our own lives we have felt die, remembering that was is gone and buried can be brought to new life in Jesus. We remember that resurrection is for here and now, c...

The things we think will satisfy us often just lead us to more questions, pain and dissatisfaction. Jesus knows this, and so wisely shows us even when he meets our physical needs and wants, not only will we have new ones, but we will start to expect tangible blessing instead of the true, abundant, deep life he offers. In tonight’s story, he feeds thousands to remind us that we never have to hunger...

Wellness has taken on all kinds of interpretations and meanings, though what does it mean when Jesus asks it of us? In John chapter 5 we meet a man who was sick in ways beyond what his body revealed to the world. Tonight we explore what wellness requires of us and what healing can look like spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. This message is from our Wednesday night service on March 13th,...

Welcome to VIM - short for Very Important Meeting! These bonus episodes will feature candid conversations between Zack and Lindsey that explore rabbit trails, questions, & insights from sermon study they didn't get to use, honest wrestling with current church & ministry philosophy, and what we're learning about ourselves along the way. In today's VIM, we cover: - A peek into...

Weary from traveling, Jesus stops at a well and meets a woman who wasn’t expecting to see anyone. Jesus sees past her skepticism and defenses, pointing right to the condition of her heart she was trying so hard to conceal. We discover tonight that being truly seen is the key to being free, and Jesus’ compassion and tenderness in our most vulnerable moments is what has the power to make us bold. Th...

Under the cover of night Jesus invites a member of the religious elite to sit and have a conversation that is illuminating, confusing, and ultimately offers the most redemptive news for both Nicodemus and for all of humanity for all time. Dark takes on light, and we are invited into the mission of Jesus to save the world. We gather on Wednesday nights at 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm at The Establishment...

Tonight's chapter features a famous story about Jesus when we see him get angry at the injustices he encounters at the Temple during Passover. How does Jesus use this anger to fuel something beautiful and how can we be challenged to do the same? This message is from our Wednesday night service on February 21st, 2024.   We gather on Wednesday nights at 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm at The Establishmen...

Welcome to VIM - short for Very Important Meeting! These bonus episodes will feature candid conversations between Zack and Lindsey that explore rabbit trails, questions, & insights from sermon study they didn't get to use, honest wrestling with current church & ministry philosophy, and what we're learning about ourselves along the way. In today's VIM, we cover: - How has Kin...