If Easter is simply a story about something incredible that happened 2,000 years ago, it feels a bit irrelevant, frankly. But what if it’s not? What if the miracle that began on the first Easter is still playing out in our world today – and we can experience it and share it right where we […]
Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, culminating in Good Friday and Easter. This Sunday we’ll study the Gospel story that most scholars believe was the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back” – one last, great, daring act by Jesus that sealed his fate on the cross.
We’re getting closer and closer to Easter, counting down the days to Jesus’ death. As we do so, we’ll continue unraveling the murder mystery surrounding Jesus’ death, exploring clues left behind in the Gospel record. This week we will explore Jesus’ greatest provocation – an idea so heretical, the religious establishment had no choice but […]
This Sunday we continue our journey to the cross by looking at yet another Gospel passage that resulted in yet another death threat against Jesus. This week we will focus on a passage where Jesus launched a frontal assault on how religion often uses rules as an instrument of control. Each one of us will […]
Did you know that at the very beginning of his public ministry, Jesus did something so controversial, the people of his own hometown almost threw him off a cliff? What did he do that was so provocative, and what does it teach us about what it means for us to be like him? Join us […]
This Sunday we launch a new sermon series leading up to Easter called “Journey To The Cross.” Each week we’ll study a different Gospel passage that offers important clues as to why Jesus was killed – then consider the implications for how we should live our lives today as followers of Jesus. Join us for […]
Do you ever feel like you’re under attack? Like the challenges of life are so overwhelming you feel like you’re in a war and at risk of being swept away? This Sunday we’ll conclude our sermon series in the New Testament book of Ephesians by looking at an insightful formula for winning the war that […]
This Sunday, we resume our study of the New Testament book of Ephesians by tackling a passage that will help us grow our capacity to sustain beautiful lifetime relationships – with spouses, children, parents, siblings, and friends. We’ll focus on two core principles that have the power to make all the difference.
This week Pastor Jeff will share the annual “state of the church” sermon. We’ll look at some wonderful things that happened last year and some hard things. And for perspective, we’ll look at a Gospel passage where Jesus shares a vital insight that we all need – not just as a church community, but individually […]
Did you know that God has endowed you with a certain spiritual genius that you are meant to share with the world? Do you know how to unleash that potential? Join us on Sunday as we study a passage that tells us how – Ephesians 4.
Have you ever known someone who just seemed to radiate the love of Christ? Have you ever wondered how they got that way – and how you could someday be like them? This Sunday we’ll unlock their secret, as revealed in Ephesians chapter 3.
This Sunday we will study what is, arguably, the most important chapter in the Bible – a chapter that tries to capture in words what we saw acted out in the life and death of Jesus, so we can understand it and internalize it with amazing results. This will be the second installment in our […]
