We close out our Renew series this week by looking at Hebrews 10:19-26. This inspiring passage calls God’s people to re-commit themselves to the most basic elements of their Christian calling: to hold fast to Jesus, to meet with and care for one another, and to extend the love of Christ to the world.
Read MoreThis week, we’ll look at 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, where Paul casts a vision of the Christian life as one of joyful, sacrificial generosity. Taking this call seriously will shape us into people of radical giving, thinking differently about what we give, how we give, when we give, and why we give.
Read MoreIn the second week of our Renew series, we’ll look at a new kind of image of the church. In this case, the church as a “greenhouse” or a “school,” a place in which people “grow up” into maturity,
Read MoreThis Sunday, we’ll unpack the rich metaphor of the church as the house of God, and talk about how we are seeking to press into this vision of the household in the coming years.
Read MoreThis week, we’re being led by our students in worship. Together, we’ll look at how God has called us to be godly, and he has given us all that we need in order to strive for it.
Read MoreWe’re starting a new series this week on renewal and what it means for our community. We’ll look at Colossians 1 and how this work of renewal is truly an enormous call that God invites us into, and it is a privilege to be a part of.
Read MoreThis Sunday, we conclude our series with the story of Jesus’ baptism from Matthew 3:13-17. This account is documented in all four gospels for good reason— it stands as one of the most important stories in the Gospels, clarifying the identity of this man Jesus. Together, we’ll explore what this identity is and what it means for us today.
Read MoreThis week, we’ll look to John who points to Jesus’ role in discerning truth and falsehood, true believer and hypocrite, and light and dark. The one for whom John has been waiting and preparing will come as the Righteous Judge.
Read MoreIt is the first week of Christmastide, and this week we look to how people reacted the first time Jesus came to earth. Specifically, we’ll look at Herod and the Magi, and their different responses to this newborn king.
Read MoreFor our Christmas Eve message, we look to the first of chapter of Matthew and celebrate the good news that Jesus has indeed come to be with us. What our souls have waited for has happened in humble Bethlehem. Immanuel, God with us.
Read MoreIn the final week of Advent, we look to the opening chapter of Matthew and imagine what it was like for the ancient people of Israel to wait for the promised Messiah.
Read MoreIt’s the third week of Advent and we are looking at a parable for near the end of Jesus’ ministry: the Parable of the Ten Virgins. In this parable, Jesus compares the expected but delayed arrival of a bridegroom to his own return at the end of the age. He will come, but not when we expect, so we must always be prepared.
Read MoreThis second Sunday of Advent, we continue our theme of waiting for the Messiah King with a study of two more of Jesus’ “kingdom” parables from Matthew 13. Jesus shows us again here that is a master teacher using simple, brief stories— in this passage, seed and leaven— to convey deep truths about the way the kingdom of God works.
Read MoreWe begin our Advent and Christmas series this week with a look at one of the “waiting stories” that Jesus tells in the book of Matthew. This story, from Matthew 13, actually focuses more on waiting for the second coming of Christ, and his kingdom to be fully inaugurated into this world, and tells us much about our current condition. .
Read MoreIn the last week of our Entrusted series, Richard Haney shares with us about our call to be stewards of this gospel. Together, we’ll look at how we are called to believe the gospel, live it, treasure it, guard its essential truth, hand it down to the next generation and pass it on to those who have not heard.
Read MoreWe believe that God has entrusted each of us, his children, with gifts— be it time, talent, abilities, opportunities, or treasures— and asks us to be faithful in using them to build his Kingdom as we await his final return. This week, Corey Widmer will explore the parable of the talents in Matthew 25, and what it says to us about stewarding well what the master has entrusted to us.
Read MoreOne of the (many) ways we are entrusted to the ongoing work of subduing and ruling creation is through our vocations. This week, Corey Widmer will help us explore what Genesis 1 and 2 have to say about the design of our vocations, the goodness of our work, and the goals of our labor.
Read MoreThis week, we continue to explore stewardship as a comprehensive identity statement that describes what it means to be human. But we also acknowledge that the Bible gives lots of attention in particular to financial stewardship, so join us this week as Corey Widmer looks at what it means to steward our finances and wealth.
Read MoreThe second week in our sermon series, exploring the God’s call to steward what he has created.
Read MoreWe begin a new sermon series this week exploring how Gospel stewardship encompasses everything— not just our finances.
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