Arbor Church

Then he began to teach them by saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.” – Matthew 5 This week, Scott opens our new series The Mount with a tour of the Beatitudes, or – as he had printed on a shirt, once – what be your attitude?

Garrett shares his own story of pastor grief and 5 principles that he “sort of stumbled into” in the years that followed, as he and his family moved towards hope.

Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. As we grapple with the grief of sudden pastorloss for a second time, Alison shares a Biblical framework for grief from 2 Corinthians 1, and a recipe for your very own grief smoothie .

From Numbers 13 and following, Scott tells the story of Caleb, the famous spy from the Sunday school earworm “10 Were Bad And 2 Were Good”.

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? – Psalm 42

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. – Psalm 100 Scott Hetherington leads us through Psalm 100, five short verses containing Scripture’s clearest invitations to worship.

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. – Psalm 84 Teaching elder Scott Hetherington takes us through the three beatitudes of Psalm 84: dwelling, journeying, and trusting.

Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent – Psalm 104 Ryan Plantz returns to continue our Summer in the Psalms series with a message on Psalm 104.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, – Psalm 23 This week, Scott brings us a fresh take on perhaps the most famous Psalm in the Psalter, exploring the metaphor of God as our Shepherd.

Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. – Psalm 27:10 Guest speaker Garrett Shelp leads us through the twenty-seventh Psalm.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. – Psalm 139:14 From your soon-to-be-second favorite Psalm, Alison shows how being fully known and deeply loved gives us radical freedom and saftey before God … even emotionally.

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? – Psalm 13:1 Psalm 13 is a lament – but despite the fact that David’s circumstances don’t change over its 6 short verses, he is able to move from defiant doubt to defiant trust . Teaching elder Scott Hetherington shows us how.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1 This Father’s Day, Ryan continues our Summer in the Psalms series with a message about finding refuge in God, and what it truly means to be still and know .

What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? – Psalm 8 Ryan continues our Summer in the Psalms series with some big questions from Psalm 8: are we Everything , or Nothing , or … something in between?

As we begin our Summer in the Psalms series, Ryan Plantz explores Psalm 1 and the question we all wrestle with: What does the good life actually look like? Discover how Scripture points us beyond striving and achievement toward a life that is deeply rooted, flourishing, and sustained by God.

Ryan closes our series on the Seven Deadly Sins with a message on gluttony : the disordered use of food and drink to satisfy the hunger only God can fill. Potluck to follow.

Sloth is more than laziness—it’s the slow drift of a heart growing cold. Join Allison as she uncovers the hidden danger of apathy and challenges us to turn back toward the God who calls us to a life of love, purpose, and deep connection.

God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day. – Psalm 7:11 Wrath is unique among the seven deadly sins because it is the only one that… isn’t a necessarily a sin. God gets angry too! This week, from the story of Job, Ryan illustrates the difference between righteous anger and sinful wrath.

Envy: the only one of the seven deadly sins that’s not even fun while you’re doing it . Why do we get bitter when others have it better – and how can we stop?

Greed rarely feels dangerous—but what if it’s quietly costing more than we realize? In this message from our Seven Deadly Sins series, Ryan Plantz explores how greed takes root in our hearts and how a life of generosity leads us back to true freedom, joy, and trust in God.

In this week’s message, Ryan Plantz explores the weighty topic of lust, revealing it not simply as a struggle of self-control but as a deeper failure to truly love others as God intends. Discover how Jesus invites us out of shame and broken patterns into healing, freedom, and a renewed vision of what it means to see—and love—people rightly.

Ryan kicks off a new series on the Seven Deadly Sins with a look at Pride - what quietly pulls us away from God and what it looks like to live differently. There’s more freedom on the other side than you might expect.

In this in-between Sunday, we step into the tension of disappointment and unanswered questions. As Jesus draws near—even when unrecognized—we’re invited to find Him in our pain and discover the hope He’s already unfolding.

He is risen! Join us as we celebrate the risen King, Jesus Christ, and explore Hebrews 10:19–22—discovering not only how He saves us from sin, but how He invites us to draw near with full access to the Father.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand – Ephesians 6 This week, we end our jour...