MVT: Rewind

Loneliness not only affects our mental health, it affects our physical health as well. In his greatest expression of creativity, God made us; and He made us to be with one another. It takes intentionality and being present is one of the greatest ways to push back against loneliness. For extroverts this might feel easy, and for the introverts it might feel hard. But God wants every single one of us...

3 in 10 people experience loneliness daily- before COVID. Our guess is that that number has only grown in the last few years. Whether it’s something you experience every day, every week, or only sporadically, loneliness has affected all of us in some way. One of the enemy’s greatest weapons against us is making us believe we’re isolated from the love of God and people. How do we move from loneline...

Jesus was the model of sacrificial generosity. Not only did he willingly submit his actual life for us, but his time on earth was spent seeing the needs of people and ministering to them. We are given daily opportunities to follow His example. Jesus was the model of sacrificial generosity. Not only did he willingly submit his actual life for us, but his time on earth was spent seeing the needs of...

We all want to use what we’ve been given with wisdom. We want to steward our resources well. Ignoring, overlooking or mismanaging what we have can lead us to places we don’t want to be. Stewardship requires action and intentionality to make sure we’re showing up in a way that aligns with God’s heart and our own! When we act as wise stewards, our impact is multiplied.

It doesn’t have to hurt! We are in our second week of talking about money, and it’s already getting easier, isn’t it? This week Brandon taught us that everything we have belongs to God. For some of us, it might be easy to acknowledge this with our words, but our practices might tell a different story. Let’s work together to explore whether we are following the god of money, or following the God of...

Most of us think about money multiple times throughout the day, but rarely do we have honest conversations about it! Talking about our finances can be uncomfortable, but this is something Jesus discussed ALL. THE. TIME! We want to create a community where we’re able to have safe, honest conversations about the things that matter most to us and to God. God cares deeply about our trust and so often...

The empty tomb shows us that even when we grieve, even when we are disappointed, even when we feel lost - the light will overcome our circumstances. The light of Jesus has no limits. Even when we don’t feel a desire to acknowledge His light, it is still there, ready to shine on the darkest parts of our lives and our hearts. The light of Jesus is transformational. Because of Jesus, we have hope for...

None of us can keep our promises perfectly, as much as we might try. God knows this and that’s why he sent Jesus- to fulfill every promise on our behalf. Palm Sunday reminds us that our best attempts at saving ourselves can never measure up, but Jesus already has. We get to rest in his grace and salvation.

Peace making is not for the faint of heart. Listening just to listen, not to reply is hard. Speaking gently instead of letting the first words that come to mind fly out of our mouths is hard. It’s hard and holy work that sanctifies us and helps us look more like Jesus. Not only that, but listening humbly and speaking gently leads to peace in our souls and in our social lives. Peace making is not f...

Losing isn’t just an effective strategy, it’s a requirement for living in the footsteps of Jesus. Let’s take steps towards peace by laying down our own pride, and believing that our relationships are more important than being right! 

Oh, where did our peace go??? It feels like discord is everywhere we look and while healthy conflict can lead to peace, fighting can definitely tear us apart. And yet, Jesus invites us to be part of a community where peace takes precedent. He offers his peace to us; a peace that surpasses our understanding and makes way for so much goodness. Through him, we get to extend peace to others and contri...

God wants to use us to build His Kingdom. He calls us the salt and light in the world, and we are to live in a way that will point people to Him.  We are called to love our enemies, and pray for those who persecute us, so that we may be children of our Father in heaven.  This is the example King Jesus has given us. 

Our hearts need an overhaul. We know this: we see the ways we turn toward the millions of distractions fighting for our attention every moment. We choose lesser “gods” over giving God our hearts, souls and minds all the time. There’s grace for this AND God is inviting us into something deeper. His heart has never been divided in his love for us. He wants us to be transformed into people that put l...

Wouldn’t it be amazing if Christians were known for being gentle rather than judgmental? It can be way too easy to offset our insecurity by putting others down. But the way of Jesus is radically different: in his Kingdom, mercy gets the final say. Grace is the currency running through every word spoken and deed done. While it may seem like judgement will give us the upper hand, Jesus reminds us th...

We get to partner with God’s work in this world to bring his kingdom and righteousness here. To make wrong things right. To meet needs, see people, love people, restore systems, choose against injustice and for flourishing. 

The Kingdom of God looks wildly different than any kingdom or country we’ve ever seen in our world. In God’s Kingdom, the least are the greatest, the last shall be first and the meek will inherit the earth.

As we move through this series, we’ll be discovering what it means to be blessed in the Kingdom and family of God. Our hope is that together, will be able to ask questions, share thoughts, and experience God more deeply.

Following Jesus into 2024… through the good… through the hard…  through the new… one step at a time…  believing that the best is yet to come.

We were planning to have VISION SUNDAY this week but we got snowed out! Here's a short pre-Vision Sunday message. We hope you will plan to join us for (rescheduled) Vision Sunday next week! 

Join us as we reflect on all that God did in 2023, and as we prepare our hearts for how he will use each one of us in 2024! Watch the 2023 wrapped video here! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VORX-YTZ6vg&feature=youtu.be

Joy in the hustle and bustle of this life can feel completely unattainable. What if we stop chasing joy where it wasn’t meant to be found and instead allow Jesus to bring Joy to us in our every day lives.

We find a great example of hope in Mary’s story. Mary was venturing into the unknown and still directed her praise towards God and what He had for her. Luke 1:46-55 chronicles Mary’s song and shows us how real the hope of Jesus is. 

It doesn’t matter what we have done to break the peace between us and God or what we have done in the past to break our relationship with God. Will you accept the invitation to live at peace with God? Jesus can restore peace with God in your life.

It can be hard to see how we can make a difference in the 603, in the world, and in the Kingdom of God. At times, we feel as though God has only given Kingdom work to people we see as "spiritual giants.” But that simply isn’t true. God asks us all to be a part of bringing his grace everywhere; to our families, to our workplaces, and even to people we don’t particularly like. God can turn our...