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If you’re seeking the renewal God has called you to, well, you can expect that it isn’t going to be easy; you’ll face opposition from your enemies, your colleagues, and even yourself. Ryan continues our series The Road to Renewal with a message from Nehemiah explaining what to do when this opposition mounts.

Ryan continues our series The Road to Renewal with a message continuing our story in Nehemiah and outlining the 4 ways in which we can move away from consumerism to become people who contend for what God has for us.

Ryan opens a new series The Road to Renewal with some sobering statistics on church attendance. What’s going wrong, and why do things just feel … off lately? To find the answers, we turn to the book of Nehemiah and God’s path to renewal.

Bryan continues our series on The Life and Way of Jesus with a message from Mark 3 about the one sin that Jesus said was unforgivable. What is it… and could we be guilty of it?

Today, the final two conflict stories between Jesus and the religious leaders of His day – and a prime example of what it looks like for a group of people to drift away from their original purpose. From Mark 2:23 - 3:6, Ryan continues our series The Life and Way of Jesus .

In Mark’s gospel (2:18-22), Jesus explains why his disciples don’t fast, and then … launches into a series of metaphors about old and new things. What’s He talking about? Pastor Ryan explains.

From Mark 2:13-17, it’s the story of the calling of Levi, how easy it us for us to see others through labels and groups, how Jesus saw people differently, and how we can too.

From Mark 2:1-12, it’s the story of the paralytic lowered through the roof to Jesus, and what it means to rest in Jesus’ healing authority.

Bryan Cobley continues our series on The Life and Way of Jesus with a message on Mark 1:35-45.

Alison completes the two-part Prodigal miniseries from Luke 15. (The Management apologizes for the audio quality at the beginning of her message.)

Alison begins a two-part miniseries entitled Prodigal . From Luke 15, it’s the story of the prodigal son, and a God whose plan to find us is so much greater than our plan to get lost.

From Mark 1:21-34, Ryan continues our series in Mark ( The Life and Way of Jesus ) with a look at what life in the Kingdom of God actually looks like.

If you grew up in the church, the word “Christian” might mean something very simple to you – praying the Sinner’s Prayer, believing certain things, trying to be good most of the time, going to church now and again. But the word “Christian” is not used very often in Scripture, and never by Jesus; he didn’t have Christians. He had disciples . Today, from Mark 1-3, Ryan helps us understand what disci...

Each of us probably has something slightly different come to mind when we hear the word gospel . What was the gospel according to Jesus? And what did He mean by the Kingdom of God ? Ryan continues our series in Mark with an in-depth look at Jesus’ words as He began His ministry.

As we’ve just learned in our Emotionally Healthy Relationships series, unmet expectations are the root of all disappointment. And boy , were people ever disappointed with Jesus. This week, Ryan opens a new series in the book of Mark, which shows a Jesus who is a lot different from the warrior king that people expected in the first century – and also a lot different from how we think of Jesus today...

We all know we’re supposed to pray … so why don’t we? Today, Bryan shares a message based on Jesus’ prayer in Gesthemane that addresses each of the common roadblocks to prayer.

Ryan closes our series Emotionally Healthy Relationships with a message on how to deal with the inevitable conflict that arises in our relationships – not by seeking fake peace but by becoming true peace-makers and fighting cleanly.

A special Mother’s Day message from associate pastor Alison Acone about heartweight + heartwait , Hannah, and waiting on God.

We continue our series Emotionally Healthy Relationships this week, with a message about listening deeply to those around us. Listening is more than just being quiet, and Ryan helps us understand what it means to listen deeply by following Jesus’ example and listening incarnationally . (What does that mean? Listen and find out. )

This week in Emotionally Healthy Relationships , the art of becoming self-aware, or: how to take a really good look at yourself and understand the part of the iceberg beneath the waterline… starring David, Saul, a lyre, and a spear.

This week, Ryan continues our series Emotionally Healthy Relationships with a message on how to avoid unmet expectations – both in our personal relationships and in our relationship with God.

Our new series Emotionally Healthy Relationships explores the idea that spiritual maturity and emotional health are inseparable . This week, Ryan talks about the innately human tendency to read minds and assume we know what other people are thinking and why they act as they do, and offers practical steps for challenging the assumptions we make about each other that so often lead to conflict.

In a world full of Bad news and Fake news … Easter is Good News, the miraculous and rare kind that doesn’t come with strings or a catch. Through Mary Magdalene’s story, Ryan shows us how Hope rises on the day of Jesus’ resurrection.

This Good Friday, we remember the death of Jesus, and ask: why did it have to be on a cross ?

Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises. Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with olive oil in the name of the Lord. Ryan closes our series on James with a message drawn from the last verses of Chapter 5, wherein James shows us how to have patience in suffering throu...