Imago Dei Community

The Psalms are a unique book as they are both God’s word to us and our words to God. Called “the prayer book of the Bible,” the church has always looked to the Psalter to guide its life in worship and prayer. Additionally, Christians have used Psalms to reflect and to meditate on the goodness of God and his promises. Join us as we spend a whole summer reading and praying through the book of Psalms...

The Psalms are a unique book as they are both God’s word to us and our words to God. Called “the prayer book of the Bible,” the church has always looked to the Psalter to guide its life in worship and prayer. Additionally, Christians have used Psalms to reflect and to meditate on the goodness of God and his promises. Join us as we spend a whole summer reading and praying through the book of Psalms...

For all the things the New Testament emphasizes, it is nearly impossible to overlook its repeated, intense warnings around false teaching and distorted doctrine. Across the entire canon of Scripture, there is simply no way around God’s deep concern for his peoples’ minds and hearts to be shaped only by what he has told them–nothing more and nothing less. How might we embrace the same passion for o...

The Bible is often misused and weaponized. But we are told God’s word will shape us into the image of Jesus. How and why can we trust God’s word when it says difficult, confusing, and sometimes abhorrent things?

The term gospel means “good news,” and the message of salvation found in the Bible is likened to treasure, honey, and a reward. Many see Scripture as limiting to our freedom and even evil. How do we know God’s word is as good as He says it is?

Our world is increasingly illiterate. During a time of distraction and digital forms of formation, we commit to allowing the word to dwell in us. But what is the “word” and why is it essential for it to dwell in us?

Seth King preaches on the call to be a neighborly community. 

The early church grew almost entirely off of the preaching of individual believers. Today, a sermon is a polished, 40 minute talk given by an educated professional member of the clergy. In the New Testament, it was a bold declaration by all kinds of common Christians that Christ was the risen Lord. To “proselytize” or preach in order to convert someone is looked down upon in today’s world. But wha...

Desmond Tutu’s memoir is titled “No Future Without Forgiveness,” and sums up a key message for Christian living. So long as we call Jesus our Lord, we will be asked about the ways in which we give and withhold forgiveness. Our relationship with God is inextricably linked to our own relationship with our grudges. In a world of cancellation and social media juries, how do Christians offer the healin...

God intended his community to be a multi-ethnic one. Michelle Jones preaches on why God wants that and how we can cultivate that in our church.

The book of Acts said of the church that they gave in such a manner that there “was no needy person among them.” When we consider this inside our modern capitalistic and individualistic society, it seems impossible. But what might God be asking us to grow in? The early church was marked by radical generosity, especially towards those in need. How might generosity become a defining feature of a loc...

What is necessary for great ministry to happen? We could list many things like prayer, discernment, courage, and community. But what about money? Every great work of God—in Scripture, in church history, and across the globe right now—has behind it “gospel patrons,” people who supply the financial resources necessary for the work of the gospel. Our world understands and is obsessed with consumerist...