Sunday Service

A scribe put Jesus on the spot by asking for the singular greatest commandment, but Jesus corrects the question by highlighting two commandments (love for God and love for neighbor). In so doing, Jesus is saying that these two commandments are distinguishable, yet inseparable. Therefore, we will be challenged in both directions this Sunday. We cannot say we love God and yet hate our brother. We al...

This week we continue our journey through Mark 12 as we look at verses 35-37. Jesus has been challenged with three questions from the religious authorities, but now he brings the question to them. His question gets to the heart of who the promised Messiah really is. Join us as we discover together who Jesus really is.

Many people miss the way that Mark 13 provides the framework for how to read Mark 14 because they are so used to reading the whole chapter like a stand alone, isolated prediction of the second coming. And let me be clear – Mark 13 is talking about the second coming, but there is so much more happening that we will see this week!

In both Mark 14:1–2 and Mark 14:10-11, we are shown that the opinion of the people, and money are valued by the religious leaders, and Judas Iscariot. Sandwiched in between these verses is an incredible story about a woman of faith who rightly values Jesus above both of those. Join us this Sunday, as we look at this beautiful act of worship, and are reminded of the invitation to not only come to G...

Join us this Sunday as Jesus compares and contrasts the religious leaders to a poor widow. Watch as Jesus turns public opinion on its head in both situations. The scribes were put on a religious pedestal and everyone assumed they were righteous and closest to God. Jesus exposes the error of those assumptions. Then he takes someone that society saw as the lowest and giving the least and he shows th...

Join us this week as we start Mark 13 and sit with Jesus as he walks us through the signs of the end of the age. Jesus spends so long telling his disciples about what is to come because he wants them to endure to the end and be saved. Let's sit at Jesus' feet together and have him teach us about what is to come.

This Sunday, we will take a look at Mark 9:1-10 to understand how Jesus being transfigured on the mountain is not simply a confirmation that He is who He claimed to be; but a profound reality that changes how we live in the "valley."

This Labor Day we are going to focus on a vision for vocation. Join us as we dig deeper into what the Bible says about why we work and how it relates to the gospel.

Have you ever noticed the dialogue that goes on inside of you? We often have an inner critic that speaks to us. The Psalmist is also aware of a voice speaking within him and he shows us how to not merely listen to ourselves, but preach to ourselves. Join us this week as we learn how to have a right relationship with ourselves!

Matthew 11:28-30 calls all who are tired and weary to "Come". And while that alone is such a powerful and beautiful invitation, these 3 verses also point out four things we usually don't do (or struggle to do) that contribute to our being tired, and not walking in the rest that God promises in this passage. Join us this Sunday as we explore this text, and hear the Lord calling us to let go of that...

This week we will hear Jesus’s charge to his church in a familiar text that highlights a vision for discipleship. We will unpack some new initiatives for adult discipleship at Urban Refuge. And we also have a great opportunity to hear from Katie Brown on how we are pursuing the discipleship of the next generation.

This Sunday, Pastor Tommy will provide a biblical basis for our outreach efforts and share an update on a new opportunity to love our neighbors.

Not many people get excited about church structure. It almost goes without saying that people are more excited about church growth than church structure. But our passage this week shows the intricate relationship between the two. Join us as we dive deep in God's word on this important relationship between the two.

Last week, we looked at Ephesians 2:10 & 4:11-16 to help us understand what it means when we say, “Every Member a Minister”. Join us this Sunday, as we look to the word to understand the posture we are called to walk in as we "Go", and the beautiful difference between Reacting, and Responding to Him.

This week we look at what ministry is and God's design for it in the local church. Paul notes how God gives gifts of ministry to everyone in the church and how some gifts are to be used for equipping the saints to do the work of the ministry.

Many of us who have come to know Jesus as Lord know why we don't simply gather, but also scatter: because we are called to. We are called to "Go" (Matthew 28:18-20), and reflect the light of Christ to the world, so that they may know Him. But we must remember in our going, to keep our eyes on the main thing; which is who He is.

This week we look at our life together when the church gathers. This text gives us a blueprint for body life together and it will help strengthen us to finish the race set before us.

Last week, we examined John 5 to explore the profound question Jesus posed: "Do you want to be made well?" We discussed how God desires to lead us to healing and freedom from both the obvious and hidden hurts that affect not only us but also those around us. This week, we shift our focus to the book of Jonah to further understand how these hurts can shape our perception of our heavenly Father and...

Over the last two weeks, we have looked at how a misunderstanding and misuse of authority can lead to church hurt and marriage hurt. This Sunday, we will look at the story of Jesus healing the man at the pool of Bethesda in John 5 to understand what it means to allow God to bring us through a process of healing from the hurt we have experienced and hurt we don’t realize is still impacting both our...

Last week we saw that a misunderstanding and misuse of authority in the church leads to church hurt. This week we will see that a misunderstanding and misuse of authority in marriage leads to marriage hurt. We will learn that this text speaks to all of us because of how the text gives us a deeper look at our relationship with Christ.

This week we look at a subject that is the source of widespread church hurt: authority in the church. When leaders misuse authority, it dishonors God and hurts people. We have said multiple times to those who experienced church hurt: that was not Jesus. Sometimes the institution that bears his name does not follow what he says about his church. This text is a tuning fork that can help test whether...

Hearing from God often involves personal experiences such as prayer, meditation, or reading scripture. When hearing from God, individuals may reflect, seek to understand the message and apply it to their lives through actions or changes in behavior.

This message directly addresses what the Bible has to say about women teaching in the church. We recognize that this is an issue that needs clarification, and we are eager to have all the Scriptures speak to us on this important issue.

Who/what do you serve? For those of us who have professed and believe in Jesus Christ, it seems like a pretty easy question to answer. But as we will see this Sunday, not only does that question challenge us to look a bit deeper at our hearts; it also is essential to living out the reality of being the body of Christ. Join us this Sunday as we take a look at the story of Peter’s vision in Acts 10...

This week we continue our series on "What is the Church?" The last couple of weeks have focused on what it means to be the body of Christ. This week we address how to live into the reality of the body a little bit more. Galatians 3:28 is a fairly well-known text that says “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female. For you are all one in Chri...