Nothing challenges our serenity – and sanity – quite like human conflict. You know the feeling. Someone does something really rotten and anger burns inside us, disrupting body, mind, and soul. This week we’ll study a Gospel passage where Jesus tells us how we can put out the fire in our soul and regain our […]
A bright sunny day lifts our mood. A dark stormy day has the opposite effect. The weather that surrounds us affects us profoundly. Our understanding of who God is, and how God feels about us, can have the same effect. It becomes the atmosphere that surrounds us and colors how we feel about all of […]
Jesus came to earth to inaugurate a new world order and, with that, to call each of us to an entirely new, other-worldly way of being. Jesus wants us to replace the world’s natural organizing principle with something radically different. Do you know what that is? Have you embraced it? Join us Sunday as we […]
Who has hurt you most in life? And how is that affecting you? In your life right now, who do you struggle to forgive? Forgiveness sounds good, but is hard to do – really hard. This week we’ll study a parable where Jesus shares insights that can help us get a lot better at forgiving […]
The Bible has SO MUCH to say about the importance of showing mercy. On Sunday, Pastor Jeff will walk us through a deep dive on the subject. We’ll explore three key questions: What is mercy? Why is it so important? And how can I expand my capacity to show mercy? Join us Sunday, and let’s […]
Pastor Jeff's COVID isolation period is over, he's feeling great, and will be preaching on Sunday, as we begin to wind down our sermon series on Encounters With Christ. This week we'll learn something powerful from two nameless people who encountered Jesus on the cross.
Sometimes we encounter a person – or a faction of people – who do such bad things we can hardly keep ourselves from hating them, or at least burning with anger toward them. In those times, what should we do? Surely God doesn’t want us to just look the other way while they do bad […]
Have you ever found yourself on the receiving end of karma's bad side? Did you wonder if there was a way out? Did you cry out "What did I do to deserve this!"? This week's story from the book of Genesis will introduce the Biblical principle of sowing and reaping. We’ll explore the long-reaching effects […]
Are you at odds with anyone in your life? Do you struggle with how to respond? This Sunday, as we continue exploring profound life lessons embedded in the Biblical creation story, we move into the part of the story where two brothers, Cain and Abel, become deadly enemies. If you’ve ever experienced broken relationships, you […]
