This Sunday we continue our new sermon series based on the New York Times Bestselling book called "How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith," by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. Last week we explored chapter 1: The Decision to Go -- Leaving one place or way of being to move toward […]
If only life was like in the movies, and we could have perfect relationships -- with spouses, family members, neighbors, bosses, friends, and neighbors. But we can't. Or can we? This Sunday we conclude our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way. As we do so, we'll explore a passage where […]
Long-term relationships are a core component of human happiness. But relationships are hard and can easily fall apart. So this Sunday we'll look at the single most important thing we can do to cultivate life-long relationships. This is the sixth installment in our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way.
However that sentence gets finished, it's never very uplifting. How many times has someone said something like that to you? How many times have you said something like that to someone else? As we continue our sermon series on how to build beautiful relationships the Jesus way, this Sunday we're going to tackle Jesus' teachings about […]
Life is not always what it seems. What we think is good for us often isn't, and what we think is bad is often good. The same is true in spiritual life. Jesus taught us many counterintuitive principles. This week we'll look at one of his most important counterintuitive principles, as we continue our sermon series on […]
When you're in relationship with someone and you feel it's important to say something they don't want to hear, do you say it, or procrastinate, or worse yet, never say it? This week we'll ask, "What would Jesus do?" -- as we continue our sermon series called "Building Beautiful Relationships the Jesus Way." Our focus this week […]
This week is the second installment in our new sermon series exploring 8 powerful principles Jesus taught us that can strengthen our relationships with spouses, children, friends, coworkers, etc. This Sunday we'll explore what Jesus taught us about the importance of honesty and transparency in our relationships -- all those things we hesitate to say, but maybe […]
This week we'll launch a new sermon series exploring 8 powerful principles Jesus taught us that can strengthen our relationships with spouses, children, friends, coworkers, etc. This Sunday we'll begin by exploring the most important principle Jesus gives us -- the key foundational principle for building beautiful relationships the Jesus way. Life is people, and people are […]
As we continue our intensive study of the New Testament book of Colossians, this week we come to a passage that's filled with lots of old fashioned advice about wives submitting to their husbands and slaves obeying their masters. Rather skipping over this uncomfortable passage, we're going to tackle it on Sunday, asking what we, as […]
As we continue our intensive study of the New Testament book of Colossians, this week we come to a passage where Paul paints a vivid picture of the positive values we're called to embrace as followers of Jesus. Paul's list includes some very familiar values -- the kind you'd expect. But it also identifies three […]
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 […]
In your mind’s eye, what does “the good life” look like? What are the essential ingredients that make life meaningful? This week Jesus is going to tell us what he thinks about that, as we come to the fourth installment in our sermon series called “The Parables of Jesus: Eight Critical Life Lessons.”
