Kindred Church

Tonight we continue the conversation between Moses and God at the burning bush. We explore the relationship between identity and calling, what to do with our fear and hesitation, and how to discern what is only ours to do. Moses’ story assures us that even when we aren’t sure who we are, God knows who we are and who we can become. Register for IF: Front Range here (for women 14+)! This message is...

Moses is into his fourth decade chasing sheep as a shepherd when he meets the God of his people speaking from a strange fire. As he encounters the God that calls himself “I AM,” his conversion experience will come with a lot of reluctance and doubt. We meet this head-on with our own stories and struggles in the collision of Jesus, who tells us “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Tonight we co...

In week three of our study of Exodus, Moses, raised like royalty in Pharoah’s palace, awakens to the plight of his people enslaved in Egypt. He makes some big choices that lead to his exile and some huge life changes. At just the right time, when the exhaustion of his people was most intense, amid the changing political landscape, and a collective outcry to God activates the zakar of God … our sto...

Exodus is off to a fast start as we are confronted with a difficult passage that leads us to see the way God creates life out of death – it’s not always quick enough for us, but it always happens in the perfect way. The story of three anonymous women standing against the power of a god-King set in motion a plan to rescue God’s people from slavery and despair. We explore the acts of release and acc...

Tonight, we kick off our study of Exodus! As we meet an insecure Pharaoh determined to preserve his power and protect himself, we explore the way fear corrupts our hearts & our minds, and get curious about our own responses to fear and the hope we have to choose another way. This message is from our Wednesday night service on January 4th, 2023.   We gather for weekly services on Wednesday nigh...

It’s Christmas! We look at the fourth candle of Advent: Love. Jesus, love embodied, is born; a Savior with the world he loves. We celebrate this truth as we explore what it means for us now in 2022. This message is from our Wednesday night service on December 21st, 2022.    We gather for weekly services on Wednesday nights at 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm at The Establishment in Bradburn (11885 Bradburn B...

Tonight we continue the conversation about God becoming flesh. We draw our attention to how Jesus’ humanity demanded and required that his flesh be vulnerable just like ours - that his body held within it the exact human needs, desires, and weaknesses as ours do outside of sin. Together we explore the implications of his humanness, it being the key to empathy and our salvation.  This message is fr...

The gospel of John describes the way the Word (Jesus) became flesh and made his dwelling among us. Tonight we consider how this flesh took form in the womb of a pregnant Mary. We explore the very human dimensions of this story from the perspective of a new mom, and how they reveal the character of God and invite us to encounter his presence in fresh ways this Advent.   This message is from our Wed...

We begin the Advent season by taking a look at Hope and Light. Advent means “arrival” in Latin and has come to mean “waiting” in our contemporary understanding. At the time of Jesus’s birth, the wait was for rescue from oppression and darkness brought by a ruling Empire – they waited and hoped for Light to come. Today, we also are looking for that Hope and Light, in our trials and in our triumphs...

We’ve reached our final week of James. Over the course of these five chapters we’ve seen the way James is extremely practical - he is deeply concerned about our growth, our becoming, and our integrity. It’s fitting that he ends this letter with a call to the most practical application of our faith – prayer.  Tonight we explore the possibility that prayer is our invitation to stand in between world...

We’ve reached the fifth and final chapter in the book of James. In what might be his most scathing and stern warning yet, James challenges us to evaluate our relationship with money. He identifies the way excess, injustice, and indulgence have no place in the life of a Jesus follower. As we take his caution to heart, we explore what it looks like to cultivate a spirit of selflessness instead. Find...

God often uses interruption to show us the things we think we want aren’t necessarily the things that we really need. James highlights this idea by reminding us that God knows so much better than we do, and he looks out for us like only he can. We hear Matt’s story tonight, reminding us we are in this together – We Belong to God and We Belong to Each Other. Listen to Matt's story here: https:...

There is so much to the words of James. This week we see how much he can pack into a few paragraphs as we explore the concept of why our actions often don’t match our true desires. To unlock the wisdom of James we look to the famous story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and, of course, to the biblical delicacy known as raisin cakes. This message is from our Wednesday night service on November 2nd, 2022...

James pivots in the middle of chapter three and launches a discussion on two kinds of wisdom. Tonight we explore how to identify and distinguish true wisdom that comes from God from false wisdom that masquerades as intelligence and knowledge but really it is corrosive, destructive, and works against the goodness of God. This message is from our Wednesday night service on October 26th, 2022.    We...

Our words matter. They carry the power to create life or to destroy it. This is a lesson we’ve all lived for better or worse. James goes after this idea in the beginning of chapter three. Tonight we explore the consequences of our speech, and what it will take to gain control of our words. This message is from our Wednesday night service on October 19th, 2022.    We gather for weekly services on W...

Can someone really have faith if they don’t do anything with it? James goes after this question with fervor tonight – examining it from both a historical Jewish perspective, as well as what would have been a brand new way of incorporating the Jesus movement into it. What does it mean to prove our faith by what we do? Is it necessary? Does it matter? This message is from our Wednesday night service...

As we move into chapter 2, James continues to give us practical advice on living a life with Jesus. This week, he covers what it means to exercise the commandment of loving our neighbors as ourselves by treating everyone equally. Instead of showing favoritism, James challenges us to employ his favorite weapon against the hurt and pain of the world: mercy. This message is from our Wednesday night s...

We live in a time where being the loudest person in the room makes us the most interesting. James disputes this convention, challenging us to listen more, to speak less, and to have ambition to help others instead. What if we took the advice to be more interested instead of more interesting? In this section of James we find out the interesting link between this concept and what it means to really...

James starts his words to the scattered Jewish believers around the world by drawing on a seeming paradox: how we can find joy in the most difficult moments of our lives. And he’s just getting warmed up. What does it look like for us to allow God to move us through difficulty and trouble without losing sight of his presence and the good gifts that only he can give us? This message is from our Wedn...

We begin our study of the book of the Bible called “James” by exploring who he was. James, the brother of Jesus, never mentions this fact, never leverages his relationship; instead, he identifies himself as a servant in the service of Jesus. We explore the implications of this for us nearly 2,000 years later as we seek to be servants of Jesus in our own right. This message is from our Wednesday ni...

“Hope & Strawberries” | Kindred welcomes our Board Member and good friend Lara Veve as she shares a deeply personal story of loss and grief, and how Jesus continues to weave a story of peace and hope in the midst of it. Drawing on a deep biblical foundation, we are challenged to look for the strength and confidence that only Jesus can truly give us to navigate the highs and lows of the tempora...

"Managing Critical People" Our Elder and Chairman of the Kindred Board, Trey Stubbs, asks us this week to consider what a biblical response to both getting criticized and giving criticism looks like. How does the Bible instruct us to treat one another - and how did Jesus himself respond in these kinds of situations? Trey gives us the opportunity to expand our understanding of what it loo...

“Made On Purpose” - This week we hear from our worship pastor, Tommy Staudt. As we examine a mind-blowing scene from the book of Revelation more closely, we see that the same God who created the universe also created us, with both intention and purpose. If we know that same God made us for a reason - not only that, that He knows us and deeply loves us - how does that shape our identity as a belove...

“A Wonderful Love” - This week we hear from our good friend Jared Hart from the Foundry in Kansas City. What does it look like for us to live out the righteousness of Jesus in our everyday lives? Jared will challenge us and aspire to answer this in an authentic way that is useful in our regular day-to-day. This message is from our Wednesday night service on 8/17/2022. We gather for weekly services...

Tonight we hear from our friend and guest speaker Crystal Yepez, who is the Executive Director of the Longmont YMCA. Crystal shares with us a personal story of pain, tragedy, and grief - leading us to see where Jesus has been at work in it for years and how His grace and love has allowed her to take her own journey of forgiveness and reconciliation. This message is from our Wednesday night service...