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Luke 19:1-10 Pastor Taylor continues our series looking at Faces of Loneliness in the Bible and how Jesus met them with true Biblical community. He takes us to the story of Zacchaeus and how he and Jesus went deep and shared transparency leading to Zacchaeus' inclusion in the community of Jesus' followers. But what does that look like for us today as we learn to have community with God and each ot...

John 1:1-15 In our Discernment season this past Autumn, we collectively came to the issue of loneliness as the thing the Lord was calling us to minister to. Faces of Loneliness seeks to understand the issue of loneliness and how we can be the hands and feet of Jesus as we minister true Biblical community to our city and region. Pastors Cami & Taylor look at the issue of loneliness along with i...

Genesis 5:21–24, Hebrews 11:5–6, Jude 14–15 Genesis 5 says that Enoch walked with God. He didn't sprint, but moved methodically over a life time towards God until God took him and the Bible says "he was no more". Pastor Mike returns from retirement for a special message looking at the life of Enoch and asking some key questions. What does it look like for us to walk with God and what are the impli...

2 Samuel 6:1–15 Pastor Sean takes a look at the story of David and the Ark of the Covenant and what it means to encounter the love of God in a way that transforms us more into the image and likeness of Christ. *You're going to want to watch this one*

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Luke 2 It's not praise until you let it out. Pastor Ryan concludes our Christmas series with the shepherds and what it looked like for them to release their praise of the incarnate Jesus, the present Messiah and King of Israel. They weren't formally trained, they didn't have experience as orators, but they knew the message they had received and the encounter with the angels that they had experienc...

Luke 2 The Light of Christ is always shining, and on Christmas Night it burst forth in a fresh and glorious way. It revealed itself to the lowest of lowly social outcasts in the shepherds. It burst forth and lit the way out of the bondage of their poverty, oppression, and low standing. What's more, Christ continues to be revealed to us today and continues to light the way through the darkness.

Luke 2:1–7 Sin has driven a wedge between humanity and the God that created them. Put simply, choosing what seems good in our own, limited eyes at the expense of trusting the way of the loving God who created everything has led us away from relationship with that benevolent God. Praise God, though, that He sent His one and only Son to pave the way for our relationship with God to be restored. What...

Luke 2:1–6 Hope is the frame that informs all of how we approach life. So the question is, where is your hope? Is it in a bonus at work this Christmas season? What about next years elections in the US and who wins the presidency? Is it in your family to take your hurts away and soothe your pain? Or is it in the only good and perfect One; Maker of Heaven and Earth; The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?...

Mark 6:30–44 Have you ever wanted to be kind, gentle, and compassionate, but found yourself responding in frustration and indignation? How did Jesus do it!? Pastor Ryan finishes our series talking about how we can follow Jesus' model and be Fearlessly Sent to Minister with Compassion.

Mark 3:13–15 Do you feel confident to minister in the name and power of Jesus by the Holy Spirit? Do you feel confident in your identity as one whom God loves? Pastor Ryan takes a look at what it means to be confident in God, what that confidence enables us to do, and how we find ourselves in that place of confidence as he continues our series on being Fearlessly Sent.

Luke 4:18–19 Jesus came to proclaim the Good News. But what does that mean for us? How do we participate in His mission of proclamation? Pastor Cami continues our series on being Fearlessly Sent as we learn how we as a community of Jesus' followers do what He did and bring the present reality of the Kingdom to bear in our community and around the world.

Luke 4:18 Are you weighed down by stress? anxiety? depression? unmanageable expectations? Jesus has come to bring freedom from your oppression. Are you weighed down by abuse? sickness? spiritual powers of darkness? imbalanced authority structures? Jesus has come to bring freedom from your oppression! And He has commissioned The Church to be the hands and feet that take His Good News and His compas...

Luke 4:18 What are you doing with the light you've been given? Do you let it illuminate areas of darkness or hide it? Do you use it as a weapon to condemn those in darkness, or as a lamp to illuminate their path back to God? We have the unique opportunity to help those lost and stumbling in darkness find their way back home into the loving arms of a gracious God through the work of Jesus Christ. T...

Luke 4:18 The journey to freedom starts by recognizing Jesus is the one to lead us out of captivity. Sin only and always leads to captivity. But Jesus only and always leads to freedom. Freedom does not mean that we get to do whatever we want. That freedom is of the world. The freedom that God gives is the freedom to become who you were created to be. Whatever it is that holds you captive will bow...

Luke 4:18 We live in a broken world. Brokenness exists all around us: in our workplaces, in our schools, in our families... yet God gives us the Gospel; a practical tool for the here and now that gives us hope for the future. You see, the Gospel to the poor is not just to those in physical poverty. It is also for those in spiritual poverty. That's the thing about poverty; it makes you willing to b...

Luke 4:14-30 You have been sent by God to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven in your sphere of influence. This is critical for us to grasp as followers of Jesus seeking to see His will be done and His Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven. And if we grab hold of this mission, one thing becomes abundantly clear: we need help! Fortunately, help is available in the person of the Holy Spi...

Daniel 6 What does it mean for us to be exiles here in the world? While it may not feel like it, there is a purpose for us being alive when and where we are. We are ambassadors of the Kingdom of Heaven here on Earth. We seek the good of the place we find ourselves and in so doing, reflect the nature and character of Jesus to a world in desperate need of Him.

Luke 16:1-15 How do we use the earthly wealth that has been entrusted to us? Do we use it for our own selfish gain, or to invest in the priorities of the Kingdom of Heaven? Pastor Taylor takes us through a look at the Parable of the Dishonest Manager as we contemplate how we best demonstrate our trust in and allegiance to Jesus with our financial influence through the investments we make to allevi...

Luke 7:34:50 How do we respond to being indebted to the love and mercy of a benevolent God? Pastor Sean takes us through the Parable of the Two Debtors and outlines how an honest awareness of what we've been given by our Heavenly Father can only result in a restructuring of the way we live as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Luke 19:12-27 Often times, when we think about being good stewards of our wealth we think about saving. We think about not being wasteful with the finances that we've received. But what if the Lord is inviting us into more. What if He's inviting us into being the sort of community that cares for others when they're in need, that lifts the heads of the destitute, and reveals the heart of Jesus to m...

Luke 10:25-37 "Who is my neighbor?" This is the question an expert in the law asked Jesus that invoked the parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus told him to behave like the Samaritan in relation to others, with compassion and radical, fearless generosity. What does that look like for us, in our social and historical context? Pastor Leah begins our summer teaching series on the Economy of Heaven wit...

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 The apostle Paul told the Corinthian church to follow him as he followed Christ. Whether you're a parent or not, there are people looking to you to learn how to behave, and grow, and live. What we choose to allow to form us and reflect out to others goes a long way into forming those that we are in contact with and have influence with.

Leviticus 23 We see three feast holidays commanded to the people of Israel in Leviticus 23. This begs the question: "What purpose did these feasts serve that the God of Israel commanded them to His people?" Pastor Ryan concludes our series on Fearless Trust with a look at how we respond to the goodness of our God by Gathering with Gratitude.

How do you think or feel about the poor and marginalized in society? How do you think the God of the universe feels about the poor and marginalized? It might surprise you to learn that God incorporated a social welfare system into the ancient Israelite law codes around how and when land owners could harvest the crops on their land. Through these laws we see God declaring not only that He cares abo...