Beginning after Ash Wednesday, Lent is a time to prepare as we walk together to Easter. Traditionally, there are four disciplines associated with preparation: prayer, self-examination (examen), fasting, and almsgiving (giving to neighbors in need). Over the course of the five weeks of Lent, we invite you to practice these disciplines and to prepare for Easter together as we actively get our bodies, our minds, an dour souls ready. LET’S WALK.
Read MoreFebruary 2021
When navigating, even a single degree off-course, given time and momentum, will lead you a long way from your intended destination. Often attributed as the first and most effective missionary, the Apostle Paul traveled throughout the Middle East and Europe with the Good News of Jesus. Paul’s second missionary journey gives us a glimpse into his strategy to connect and re-connect the Church to the core mission of Jesus. Even the church he had just established needed some critical course-correction. Is there a message from the Apostle Paul to the church today as we strive to reconnect to Jesus’ core mission—a message to get the church back on track. reCONNECT. reMISSION.
Read MoreJanuary 2021
It's a brand new year! God is a God who makes all things new. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17, "therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation. The old has gone and the new is here." In this series we'll look at the church in the book of Acts, back when it all began; when it was brand new--so that we can live out the vision God has for us "brand new."
Read MoreNovember 29 - Christmas 2020
Would it amaze you to know God has been moving in the world all along to bring a gift to you—a gift that lasts forever? Are you ready to see and experience anew His gift to you? The Old Testament prophet Isaiah gave a prophecy of God’s gift to the people that so desperately needed hope. It would be over 800 years before the gift of the Christ Child would come to the world, but Jesus—Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace—is the gift who continues to speak hope into each an every life for generations to come. He is, after all, Immanuel, God with us.
Read MoreOctober 11-18, 2020
In the church it is very easy to talk about religion because that is what we are all about. But it is very tough to talk about politics. Why? Because the church is filled with people who have different political viewpoints. But whenever something Jesus says intersects with something we're wrestling with in culture, we should talk about it. In this two part series we discover that Jesus’ words are extraordinarily relevant with everything that's happening in our nation right now. On the first Tuesday in November one political candidate will win, but the church wins or loses, the community wins or loses, based on how we love each other every day between now and then. Jesus’ words were very clear, we must not allow anything or anyone to divide us.
Read MoreMay 17 - June14, 2020
When our world is shaken, it's easy to become fearful, anxious and have worrisome thoughts. But Jesus tells us to not worry and be anxious for nothing. In this series we look at how to overcome worry and anxious thoughts.
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