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We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! We're in the first full week of Lent - forty days that mirror Jesus' time in the wilderness. This Wednesday we explore why the number forty shows up everywhere in Scripture and what it means that the Church puts Jesus in the desert at the very beginning of our Lenten journey.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! Nobody becomes an addict chasing something bad. They were chasing something good - comfort, connection, relief - and found a shortcut that promised to deliver faster. This Tuesday we bring Jesus' desert temptations right into your kitchen, your office, your relationships. Where are you looking for the shortcut?  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! Welcome to the first week of Lent. What if everything you've been told about desire is wrong? Your restlessness, your drive for fulfillment, your hunger for something more - that's not a spiritual bug, it's a feature. This Monday we're starting where Jesus started in the desert: getting honest about what you're actually hungry for....

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Your desires aren't the problem — where you take them is. Father Aaron kicks off our five-week Lenten series "The Dark Road to Dawn" with this powerful sermon from Matthew 4:1-11. Following Jesus into the wilderness, we discover three essential human hungers — body, soul, and spirit — and what happens when we try to fill them the wrong way....

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! The mountain gives you vision, the valley proves it. Prepare your heart for Sunday worship and learn how to carry the mountain into the valley where people are waiting.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! Three practical practices for Lent: Grip, Give Up, Give Out. Learn how to let go of being world-grounded so you can be Christ-grounded during these forty days. Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  You're not called to generate spiritual light on your own—you're called to be transparent to Christ's light. Learn what's blocking His light from shining through you.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Ash Wednesday marks the intentional descent into Lent. Discover the rhythm of Jesus' life and learn the difference between being world-grounded and Christ-grounded.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! It's not what you do when you get the answer that defines your faith—it's what you do when you don't. Learn why the valley is where real transformation happens.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  We all want to live on the spiritual mountain top, but Jesus leads us back to the valley. Discover why the mountain is a moment, but the valley is your calling for a lifetime.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! What happens after the mountain? On this Transfiguration Sunday — the last Sunday of Epiphany before we enter Lent — Father Aaron preaches from Matthew 17:1-9 on the moment Jesus is revealed in blinding light before Peter, James, and John. Peter wants to stay. Jesus says it's time to go back down. And that tension is the whole story of the Christian l...

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Tomorrow you're not coming to church to GET something - you're coming to BE something.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  TGIF! Here's a simple spiritual practice for your weekend: ask yourself three times today, "If someone was watching me right now, would they see Jesus?" Not perfection - just intentional presence.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  The devil loves a silent Christian. Today we expose how good theology gets twisted to keep us quiet - using humility, meekness, and respect as excuses to hide our light under a basket.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  We're in the season after Epiphany - when Jesus is made known to the world. Today we explore the daily rhythm of being salt and light, plus a liturgical check-in on where we are in the church year.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Let's get practical. Prayer before meals, offering to pray for others, and inviting someone to church - three simple ways your faith becomes visible in everyday life. No weird, no pushy, just being who you are.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Are you a private Christian or a public witness? Jesus says you ARE salt and light - not that you should try to be. This week we're tackling the uncomfortable truth about visible faith in a world that says religion should stay behind closed doors.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! The Christian life is not a private hobby - it's a public witness. In this Sunday sermon, Father Aaron explores Matthew 5:13-16 and challenges us to stop hiding our faith. You are salt. You are light. The question is: can anyone tell?  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Tomorrow you'll walk into a room full of broken people who will challenge you. And that's exactly the point.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Three practical spiritual practices for building real Christian community. It's simple, but it's not easy.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Charles Spurgeon's powerful lesson: A coal removed from the fire soon goes cold. So does the Christian who forsakes the assembly.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! It's Epiphany—the season when Jesus builds community. And community doesn't happen when you bolt after the service ends.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  It's easy to weep with those who weep. But rejoicing with those who rejoice—without envy? That's the real test of Christian love.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text!  Proximity isn't community. Attendance isn't belonging. Why our calling to love is impossible without the community God gave us.  Support the show

We want to hear from You! Send us a Text! This morning's sermon tackled a truth we'd rather avoid: you can't fulfill your Christian calling to love without community. Not "it's harder without community"—it's impossible. Father Aaron unpacks Romans 12 and Hebrews 10 to show why proximity isn't community, why the person you least want to live with might be exa...