Terraforma Church

When people experience the favor and blessing of God, the prophets and psalmists describe that as God's face shining on them. It means they have God's attention and they can feel God's affection. What if worship is not an empty ritual, or an emotional experience singing songs, or a series of obscure practices that seem altogether boring in our tech-filled world...but instead worship is God's way o...

Just when it looked like the game was over and her people were doomed, the story of Esther takes an unexpected turn. God is at work even when all seems hopeless.

If you aren't willing to risk your position, even the comfort of the palace can become a prison. Esther is faced with just this decision. Will she risk her comfort and position for the powerless?

Esther is a wildly entertaining story about How God moves on the stage of history to enact His plan of rescue, redemption, and reversal. It's a story of God is moving pieces on the chessboard even when we cannot see the strategy, and He is multiple moves ahead. On the surface, this is a story about surviving when you are powerless against the plots of those who have all the power. And yet, the mac...

Our addiction to winning can cause us to overlook ugly pride in our own hearts and in our leaders. The Way of Jesus calls us to live a life poured out for others in humble service. We need to embrace humility in our public discourse, in our private attitudes, and in our love for our neighbors.

Is there a better way? Can we disagree with someone ideologically AND love them unconditionally? If you follow the Way of Jesus, you are uniquely positioned to model for others how to approach disagreements in a way that builds community and reveals God’s heart toward people. We can build bigger tables and see people to be loved and not just positions to be debated.

What are you known for? Jesus gave a definitive answer for followers of Jesus - His dream was that believers would be known for selfless, unconditional, love in action. The church desperately needs to reclaim this identity from the cultural noise.

What if there was a source of life, meaning, vitality, and significance that did not fail? Jesus claimed that sustained connection with Him produces true life and spiritual fruit.

Now that we are back to school, how do we make this year different from every other year? Maybe for you the temperature of this time is overwhelm; it is struggle, it is surviving the days. There is a different approach. The approach is to live a life full of days, not just surviving the days. This will not happen by default; it is only available by design!

It is one of the most controversial and least popular claims of Jesus: He claimed not to be a way to God, but THE Way to God. Is this claim intolerant, arrogant, and even harmful? Or is it truth that leads to freedom and life?

If you want to truly know Jesus, the raising of Lazarus is one of the best places to start. In one story, Jesus shows the depth and pain of humanity and the majesty and power of Divinity. What does it mean for Jesus to be the resurrection and the life?

Jesus made a profound claim about himself: "I am the Good Shepherd." What does it look like to trust His care, leadership, and guidance?

What did He mean when Jesus claimed to be the Gate that protects the flock? Terraforma Elder Robert Hauge shares from his heart about trusting Jesus as a source of access and protection.

Jesus claimed to be the Light of the World, a source of revelation and illumination that chases away the darkness. What does it mean to walk in His light?

Jesus made the audacious claim that your deepest desires and ultimate appetites will find complete fulfillment in Him. What does it look like to hunger for Jesus in our modern culture?

As James wraps up his letter, he reminds believers that authentic faith lives with integrity and expectation in the "meantime." How can we be faithful while we wait for the justice and restoration that are coming into this present reality with God's Kingdom?

Humility is a posture of the heart that acknowledges the greatness of God and the limit of my own ability. Pride keeps God at a distance, humility invites God's grace near.

James reminds us to consider the power of our words. Our words have the power to build up or burn down, to frustrate or to bring clarity. Careless words can harm while intentional words can bring healing.

What good is it to have accurate belief and admirable intentions if it doesn't lead to a transformed life and an expanded capacity to love God and others? James the brother of Jesus argues it doesn't do much good at all.

True faith changes us. It changes our behavior, how we respond to life and difficulty.

We often treat our imagination like a useless relic from childhood, something that lost its value as we grew into maturity. But what if the Holy Spirit wants to awaken your imagination to envision the future that God wants to build? How do we listen to the voice of dreams, visions, and a Spirit-redeemed imagination?

Our effort can only take us so far. We need the quiet inner strength that comes from the Holy Spirit.

It is harder than every to discern between truth and falsehood. The burden of discernment isn’t yours to carry alone. Jesus promised us the Spirit of Truth. In a world full of artificial intelligence, we need to cultivate supernatural intelligence.

It is common in our culture for people to claim to be "spiritual but not religious." The craving for spiritual practices and supernatural encounters reveals something about our design: we are spiritual beings, made to encounter a living God in supernatural ways.

The power of the resurrection of Jesus isn't limited to our spiritual life alone; it includes hope for the redemption of all creation. What does a Christ-centered and hopeful view of the created world look like? How should a follower of Jesus relate to the environment?