Terraforma Church

Cognitive Agility has to do with openness to new, different, or divergent perspectives. In short, it is the trait we need if ever we are to change our mind. It is ability to rethink our assumptions and entertain new possibilities. This might sound simple, but it can be pretty difficult. Spiritual agility, the ability to adjust your thinking and choices in accordance to the leading of the Holy Spir...

Resilience is about bouncing back from disruption. It is adapting and responding well to difficult experiences. It is the ability to tolerate stress and keep going. It is the difference between being fragile and agile in the face of difficulty.

So far, what 2020 has taught us is that sometimes unexpected and unpleasant things happen. Sometimes things fall apart. When chaos taks over, even our best plans seem useless. Right now, it seems like we can have a plan and a backup plan and then both are going to end up in the trash and we are going to make it up as we go! The future is hard to predict, and so, I think we need FLEXIBILITY. Learn...

As we wrap up our series, we explore the nature of love itself. Love in our cultural understanding is primarily emotional. In scripture, we find something very different. Love is a volitional reality; an act of the will and not a feeling. John reminds us to love WITH ACTION and IN TRUTH. We learn this kind of love in the Cross of Christ.

We have talked in this series about loving God, loving our neighbors, and even loving ourselves. And not we turn to the most difficult and yet the most uniquely “Christian” expression of love: the love for our enemies. This might be one of the most ignored commands Jesus ever gave, and yet where it is practiced it has accomplished more cultural influence and transformation than any other comma...

What would it mean to live as a dearly loved child of God? It would mean security. It would mean trust. It would mean wonder. It would mean that we have nothing to prove, because we know our worth. It would mean that we have nothing to fear, because we trust in the care of our father and mother.

It is one of the most famous parables of Jesus, and one of the most misunderstood. The original story had the impact of a punch in the gut. Listen to the story of the compassionate Samaritan, and learn what it means to love your neighbor as yourself.

Jesus taught that your entire life should be centered around one thing: Love. The Love of God and Love of others, these are the most important realities in our lives.

What should we actually do with all this trinity talk? What does Trinitarian Spirituality look like? This week we outline some practices that help us join the Divine Dance and connect with God in real ways.

The metaphors that scripture uses to describe the Holy Spirit are all dynamic, energetic, and moving. Wind, fire, breath, oil, and flowing water. Maybe this is why the third person of the trinity is so often misunderstood. This message is about the mystery of the Holy Spirit, and how you can encounter The Spirit in daily life.

The eternal, glorious, and transcendent God has drawn close to creation in the person of Jesus. Your search for God ends with the person of Jesus. If you want to know what God is like, look carefully at the person of Jesus.

The nature of God as trinity invites us to reframe our primary response from requirement, duty, and obligation to relationship, adoration, and enjoyment. If God is movement, play, laughter, joy, delight, even a dance…then we learn to live in the flow of such things! This series starts with question: what does it mean that God is Father?

Anxiety happens when a specific part of your brain is overloaded with stress chemicals. The Apostle Paul offered an alternative to the predictable path of worry. Unpack the baggage of anxiety by switching your response and starving the source.

Pride is tricky. We grasp for significance in vain conceit and selfish pride, only to be more insecure than when we started. Learn the beauty of humility and where true power resides in the Kingdom of God.

Sometimes it isn't the pain of past mistakes that is holding you back, but the comfort of past success. This morning we look at a story of transition as someone leaves behind a successful past to move into an extraordinary future.

Justin sits down with Leon Battle, Bill Mines, Mike Mines, and Heather Henderson for a conversation about racial injustice and the love of Jesus.

Guilt and shame are different. Shame goes a layer deeper. Shame has to do with identity. It is an attack on our worth. Shame is the belief that we are inherently flawed and unworthy of love. The two main expressions of shame are hiding and striving, and both of these are antithetical to faith. Shame releases when it meets acceptance. You can be free from shame because of the work of Christ on the...

We all have reasons to be offended and we all have wounds from unresolved conflict. We cannot carry resentment, because it is highly corrosive to our relationships and it is a toxic reality in our hearts. Let's find the courage to release our resentment and find resolve in the work of Jesus.

We allow the expectations of others along with the burdens we place upon ourselves to weigh us down. Jamie Ulrich unpacks why "could" is all about opportunity while "should" is all about obligation. Unpack your baggage and remember what is essential instead of what is expected.

Blame keeps you in a powerless position because it blocks ownership and the flow of grace. Move beyond blame and find the courage to walk into a new story.

Peter's story is a vivid example of overconfidence, failure, and recovery. Enter the story of a life-changing moment when Jesus made breakfast for a group of broken sinners that would rise up to become saints.

Thomas is name that has become synonymous with doubt, but is his nickname deserved? When we take a look through his eyes we find the perspective of a pragmatic realist with true courage and tested faith.

Easter Sunday we looked at the story of two reluctant disciples that finally found the courage to step across the line of faith. Theirs is a story of honest curiosity, wrestling through confusion, and finally coming to place of clarity.

You cannot personally understand the cross of Christ until you understand it from the perspective of a condemned criminal named Barabbas.

Corinth was the wealthiest city in Greece, and so Paul needed to help the Corinthian people insulate themselves from the potential corruption that wealth can bring. The answer: joyful generosity.