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In the final two episodes of our series on Ezra & Nehemiah, we explore the ways in which this portion of the biblical narrative invites us to look both backward and forward, to the past and also to the future. In this final episode - number 25 in our Midweek series - Trevor and Jon discuss the ‘forward-looking’ dynamic of Ezra-Nehemiah: while these books clearly emphasize themes of return, restora...

It’s one thing to know about God but it’s quite another to experience him personally. Many of us desire to have a real relationship with Him but feel disconnected after an incredibly difficult season this past year. What if a major source of our disconnection comes from the gap between who we think God is and who he really is? And what if who God is, is far better than we could ever imagine?  Join...

In the final two episodes of our series on Ezra & Nehemiah, we explore the ways in which this portion of the biblical narrative invites us to look both backward and forward, to the past and also to the future. Initially, in this episode, Trevor and Jon discuss the ‘backward’ dynamic which is seen clearly in the fact that the story of the Exodus from an earlier stage in Israel’s history serves as a...

Featuring WandaVision and the most epic line ever penned by Marvel, how Ezra-Nehemiah points us forward to the person of Jesus, and why our greatest need is not to get to a certain point or promise but a Person.

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “Rebuilders: A Study in Ezra-Nehemiah.” In this teaching, “Renewal and Disappointment,” we study Nehemiah 13 and the challenging conclusion to this storyline in Scripture. We learn about leadership challenges and the importance of our hearts’ responsiveness in a season of change.

In this episode, we continue to explore a central theme that runs throughout Ezra-Nehemiah, namely the tension between the distinctive identity of God’s set-apart covenant people and the ways in which God’s people must somehow interact with their surrounding culture and neighbors. Trevor and Jon discuss the ways in which the presence of this tension in the context of the biblical storyline might i...

Featuring Dr. Seuss' best-selling book of all time Oh the Places You’ll Go! and what it teaches us about individualism, how we shift from starting to stability in our spiritual lives, and the invitation to come back to the well of God's Word again.

Featuring The Last Dance and what drove Michael Jordan at his deepest level, how the privacy of prayer paves the way for public victory, and what it means to press into God's promises today.

In this episode, we examine moments within the narrative of Ezra-Nehemiah in which tension and conflict arise between the returned exiles and the people of the land who encounter them in the midst of their efforts to rebuild and restore. Chris and Jon discuss how these accounts unfold within the biblical narrative, and explore how these dynamics might inform our own efforts to be faithful witnesse...

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “Rebuilders: A Study in Ezra-Nehemiah.” In this teaching, “Struggling With Distinctiveness,” we study Ezra 9 & 10 and the wrestling of the people of God with their calling and identity rooted in holiness. Through the text, we learn of our own call in holiness and how we can rightly steward it by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “Rebuilders: A Study in Ezra-Nehemiah.” In this teaching, “Rebuilt With Joy & Truth,” we study Ezra 6 & 7 and the completion of the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem. Through this study, we seek to grow in our embrace of joy-filled moments together as a people of God while also recognizing we have constant need of the Holy Spirit’s work of formation (reformatio...

In this episode, we explore how we might understand the Old Testament books of Ezra & Nehemiah as Christian Scripture for today. How might this ancient text, from a distinct time and situation in Israel’s history, serve as a meaningful resource for shaping Christian faith and discipleship today, here and now? Chris and Jon discuss both the clear differences between our own context and the historic...

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “Rebuilders: A Study in Ezra-Nehemiah.” In this teaching, “Rebuilt By The Holy Spirit,” we study Haggai 2 & Zechariah 4 and the prophetic encouragement that allowed God’s people to regain their equilibrium and move into the purpose of God. Through this study, we seek to grow in our understanding of some of the difficulties rebuilding is born out of and wi...

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “Rebuilders: A Study in Ezra-Nehemiah.” In this teaching, “Rebuilt With Prophetic Encouragement,” we study Ezra 5 & Haggai 1 and the prophetic encouragement that allowed God’s people to regain their equilibrium and move into the purpose of God. Through this study, we seek to grow in our understanding of God’s sovereign care, how and when prophetic ministr...

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “Rebuilders: A Study in Ezra-Nehemiah.” In this teaching, “Rebuilt With Challenges,” we study Ezra 4 and the difficult realities that met the newly returned exiles as they sought to carry out the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. Through this study, we learn that what starts in God’s heart eventually lands in humanity’s hands, and the results are oft...

In this episode, we introduce our new sermon series, which is entitled “Rebuilders” and is focused on the books of Ezra & Nehemiah. Trevor and Jon explain the rationale behind the series and explore what these books might have to offer in relation to the particular season our congregation and community are in. In addition, we offer a broad overview of the storyline of the Old Testament, especially...

Featuring how all endings are an invitation to a new beginning, what it means to rebuild within the midst of our cultural moment in COVID-19, and how in all true rebuilding there is no progress without the Presence.

Pastor Chris shares the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday 2021. He does so via Luke 24 and Jesus walking with two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus. Jesus revealed Himself in the scriptures and personally to these disciples, bringing renewed hope where devastation had rendered their expectations lost.

In the final episode of our series on the Lord’s Prayer, we continue to explore elements of overlap between the themes of the prayer Jesus taught us to pray and Pastor Trevor’s new book, The Art of Being. Trevor and Jon again build on earlier conversations in this series, exploring the ways in which the prayer that Jesus taught us insists upon both God’s sovereign power as the transcendent One who...

Pastor Chris concludes our series entitled “The Lord’s Prayer: A Guide To Communion With God.” In this teaching, “Deliver Us From Evil,” we study Matthew 6 and the invitation of Jesus into prayer with our Father. Here, we learn of God’s provision for us in Jesus and his absolute deliverance of us from evil. In him, we are invited to live out of his provision for us and find strength because of him...

Pastor Iziah continues our series entitled “The Lord’s Prayer: A Guide To Communion With God.” With Part 7 "Save Us"

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “The Lord’s Prayer: A Guide To Communion With God.” In this teaching, “Forgive Us Our Sins As We Forgive Those Who Sin Against Us,” we study Matthew 6 and the invitation of Jesus into prayer with our Father. Here, we learn to both receive forgiveness for our sins and extend forgiveness to others who have wronged us.

Pastor Chris continues our series entitled “The Lord’s Prayer: A Guide To Communion With God.” In this teaching, “Give Us Today Our Daily Bread,” we study Matthew 6 and the invitation of Jesus into prayer with our Father. Here, we learn to humbly commune with God through our daily needs, recognizing our need runs much deeper than simply food for the day (as important as that is!).