Branches Church

If the title of this week is difficult to grasp, join the club. At the same time, you cannot look at who God is without seeing the vivid imagery of how He pursues His people like a jealous lover. But what does it mean for us, and how do we respond?

Friendship with God is a unique privilege that is made possible by Jesus’ work. However, many people miss exactly what friendship with God is meant to look like. This week we are exploring what it means to be a friend of God.

“Father” is such a polarizing word depending on the father or lack of father in your life. There is a lot wrapped up in God as a father that is extremely important to our view of God. Don’t miss this week as we take a close look at God as our father.

AW Tozer famously said, “What comes into our mind when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Even if this statement were only half true, most would agree that we probably don’t have a full enough or accurate enough picture of who God is. Join us in this series as we dive deep and answer the question: Who is God?

What are you currently doing in which you need to be faithful? There are no shortage of reasons to give up or to take a not-so-quick detour.  But what would it look like to be faithful with what God has put in front of you?

What is the faith of the young people in our church worth? Most of us would agree, it is worth everything. We have an opportunity in front of us to point kids and youth within Branches to Jesus.  But how do we reach them effectively?

Our last myth to bust is a doozy!  We have all heard it and probably experienced it as well. Why are people so judgy anyway? Is there ever a time and place for people to judge others? Don’t miss this week as we wrap up this series.

Our last myth to bust is a doozy!  We have all heard it and probably experienced it as well. Why are people so judgy anyway? Is there ever a time and place for people to judge others? Don’t miss this week as we wrap up this series.

You have probably heard the term “personal relationship with Jesus.” Does that mean that our following Jesus is all about us and him? Many use this as permission to try to follow Jesus alone, away from community. Scripture has a lot to say about this. Find out what this week.

This week, we're confronting the belief that following Jesus should mean an easier, better life. One of God's greatest acts of love is that He warns us about the dangers ahead—because what we're prepared for is far less likely to shipwreck our faith. "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I h...

We’ve all heard it. But is this whole Jesus thing really about money? There is not doubt that money is a big part of our lives, but it is what its connected to that He is actually after. This week we are exploring what that is, and what it means for our money.

We live in a world where we can know everything that is going on in real time. As cool as that is, it comes with an unintended consequence: what do we do with all that information? Jesus followers should care about making the world a better place, but that seems impossible with the magnitude of problems in the world. What is the solution?

Most people in the world like a lot of what Jesus had to say. He famously said things like “love and serve others, forgive” and he even called out corrupt leaders. What's not to like about him? However, Jesus also said some offensive things that we can’t overlook. This week, we are getting a complete picture of Jesus to see if he is simply a good teacher, or something else entirely. Don’t miss...

This week we're tackling the myth of what Radical Christianity actually looks like. If you think being a radical Christian means moving to Africa, preaching to thousands, building a massive platform, or praying 20 hours a day, you might be missing something important. We’ll turn to 2 Peter and learn that rather than focusing on extraordinary accomplishments, we are pointed toward extraordinary...

There are a lot of myths about Christianity that often even Christians believe. So this series we are putting some of those myths to the test. Join us as we bust come common myths about Christianity and bring a friend.

When Jesus raised his friend Lazarus from the dead, people were overjoyed that they had seen this miracle and had their friend back. No one talks about how Lazarus died again. How does the Christian worldview explain that reality? Is there any LASTING hope for us in the midst of pain, suffering and eventually death? Find out as we wrap up this series on Sunday.

You are probably already thinking it might be a good week to skip. But just think about it for a minute, pain and suffering are inevitable, why not address them even if you aren’t experiencing them now? Over the next 3 weeks we are wading through some uncomfortable but necessary waters. Join us as we discover what it is like to walk with God through pain and suffering.

You are probably already thinking it might be a good week to skip. But just think about it for a minute, pain and suffering are inevitable, why not address them even if you aren’t experiencing them now? Over the next 3 weeks we are wading through some uncomfortable but necessary waters. Join us as we discover what it is like to walk with God through pain and suffering.

As this series comes to a close we are looking at one more encounter that Jesus had with a man at the beginning of his ministry. It highlights an all too familiar reaction we have toward others that seems innocent, but is actually quite harmful. We will see you this Sunday!

Looking at encounters people have with Jesus, we see lives changed as a response of faith as people choose to follow Him! But what happens when they choose to follow themselves instead? Join us Sunday as we take a look at what it means to lay down our lives and follow Jesus!

All of us have told someone the truth and had that not been received well. Jesus had a knack for speaking the truth but having it leave them never the same. The difference is he is a pro at speaking the truth in love. This week we are looking at how he did it, and how we can too

Is the Gospel still good news even if you already have it all? That question should haunt us as Americans. This week we are uncovering this uncomfortable truth.

The word “Gospel” is thrown around a lot, it simply means “Good News.” Everyone loves good news, but the Gospel is unique and powerful. We have a unique role to play in the Gospel as well. This week we are exploring what the Gospel looks like, and how we interact with it in our daily lives.

Easter is a big deal, we call it the Super Bowl of Sundays in the Church world because for some reason everyone and their mom comes to church on Easter. This Easter we are taking a look at how the first Easter answered the biggest question known to man “Why am I here?”

In the gospels we see Jesus performing miracle after miracle and changing the lives of those He came in contact with. These “Encounters" were recorded for our benefit, and His glory! As we take a look at the story of a man named Jairus and his encounter with Jesus, we find that not every miracle happens the way we expect, or even WHEN we expect.