Messages

No one wants to feel alone. While we all need moments of solitude, none of us want to feel abandoned, rejected, or unsupported during life’s challenges. The good news is that Jesus promises we will never face those moments alone. This week, we’ll explore Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit, our constant companion and source of help. Together, we’ll reflect on how God has been present in our lives all along and how He continues to guide us—and others—into a future filled with hope.

Have you ever felt like what you have to give isn’t enough to matter? What if generosity isn’t about the amount we give, but about what it does in us? In this final week of our True Value series, we’ll explore Jesus’ perspective as He watches a widow offer a small yet deeply sacrificial gift at the temple. Through her example, we’ll see that true generosity is measured by the heart, not the sum. Together, we’ll invite Jesus to examine our hearts, relieve our financial anxieties, and show us how giving to God can lead to deeper spiritual growth.

What if the way you handle your finances could make it easier for others to experience God? While culture often pushes us to focus on getting ahead, God calls us to help others move forward, especially toward Him. This week, we’ll explore one of the most striking moments in Jesus’ ministry—when He overturned tables to clear the temple of money-changers. Through this powerful story, we’ll be challenged to choose generosity and purpose over personal gain and discover how we can remove obstacles to create clear pathways for others to encounter Jesus.

How does your faith influence the way you handle money? As we kick off our new series, True Value, we’ll dive into a conversation between Jesus and a rich young ruler. In this powerful exchange, Jesus challenges us to move from a mindset of clinging to what we have to trusting God and letting go. Together, we’ll reflect on what might be competing with our faith and discover practical steps toward trusting God more with our finances.

The Kingdom of God can begin right now as we choose to let Jesus lead our lives. But Jesus also promised that he would return someday, wrap up history, and establish his full Kingdom. Are you ready? What would Jesus find in us if he returned right now? How should we live our lives if he waits another 2000 years? How do we operate without knowing his timing? This week we’ll explore Jesus’ descriptions of his second coming and take to hear the challenges he gives his followers to stay ready, invitational, and faithful.

Even Jesus used multiple illustrations to help people grasp the idea of the Kingdom of God. This week, we’ll explore several of the powerful images he used—a treasure, a seed, and a fishing net—to reveal what life looks like under his leadership. Each of these examples gives us a clearer picture of God’s love and his desire for us to live in deep connection with him.

Jesus taught about the idea of the Kingdom of God, but on one special day, he gave three of his disciples an in-person demonstration of what his true power in that Kingdom was like! This week we’ll read the story of “The Transfiguration,” witness Jesus’ glory for ourselves, and learn how we can invite him to bring powerful transformation to our own lives.

Have you ever faced a situation so hopeless that it felt beyond repair? The good news is that nothing is beyond Jesus’ power to change. In our hopeless situations, Jesus shares in our pain and can transform even the most irreversible circumstances. In our third and final message of our series It’s a Miracle, we’ll witness Jesus’ miraculous ability to overcome the most hopeless situation of all… death itself. And learn to invite Him into our unmet expectations and struggles.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by life’s storms, wondering if your faith is enough? In this second message in our series It’s a Miracle, we’ll explore Jesus’ miraculous power over what overwhelms us, showing that He helps us even when our faith falters. And we’ll discover even when we are struggling to have faith, that Jesus responds graciously to our needs despite our doubts.

Have you ever wondered if God cares about more than just your religious life? When we read about the life of Jesus, we discover that he has a deep concern for our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. This concern is seen so clearly in his miraculous and holistic care of people. In this first week of our three-week series called It’s a Miracle! We’ll explore Jesus’ desire to heal every part of our lives. And invite him to meet us in practical and unexpected ways.

As we gather a spiritual support team for 2025, it may be exciting to think of all of the ways we can encourage and challenge each other. However, we may quickly recognize that our efforts to help others are limited – we’re busy, we’re weak, and we don’t know any more answers than anyone else. Before those moments come, it is important to recognize that our true benefit to others comes from a deep faith in God. As we close out the first message series of the new year, we’ll see how the faith of an unexpected biblical character amazes even Jesus, and learn the power of fully trusting God to make us a powerful part of his team.

As you assemble a team to help you with your spiritual growth in 2025, who have you overlooked? What artificial boundaries have we each put up, separating us from other people pursuing God? What assumptions have we made about the type of people that are best suited for connection that could be keeping us from being part of God’s ultimate team? In this third week of our first series of the year, we’ll stretch ourselves to see a clearer picture of the diverse team God has planned for us!

What kind of people would help us the most as we commit to growing spiritually in 2025? Who would be the perfect members of a spiritual growth team, and how to we find those people? In this second week of our 4-part series, we’ll look closely at the qualities Jesus was looking for as he assembled his first disciples and learn how we can build the best team for our own spiritual journey.

Pursuing God cannot be a journey we take on our own. For as much as we’d like to fly solo, none of the personal and spiritual growth goals we may have for 2025 will be reached without the support, challenge, and encouragement of other people. But who should be on our support team? What does it look like to assemble the spiritual friends and family we’ll need to focus on God and get closer to him this year? In this first week of our 4-week series, we’ll see that Jesus started his own team-building journey by making sure he was rooted in a relationship with God. We’ll follow his lead and set some God-focused goals together to launch into a vibrant new year!

Ever feel anxious about the unknown? The story of 12-year-old Jesus getting ‘lost’ at the temple is surprisingly relatable. His actions show us how to navigate uncertainty with confidence, trust, and a sense of purpose. It’s a powerful reminder that even in life’s most confusing moments, there’s a way to grow and find peace.

Zechariah, Elizabeth, and Mary are three people who responded to life-changing news with heartfelt songs of faith and joy. These ancient songs remind us to pause and reflect on God’s faithfulness, even in silence, and to open our hearts to His mission with joyful anticipation. Join us as we uncover how their stories invite us to trust God’s plans and embrace hope this Christmas season.

What should we do when we see injustice all around us? This is the question asked by the ancient prophet Malachi. He saw his country worn down immoral leadership, financial recklessness, and abuse of power. God answered him with the promise of a brighter future. This week, we’ll explore God’s promise of a coming “Sun of Righteousness” and look at what we can do to be part of the solution to the problems we see.

Isaiah, an aged Hebrew Prophet, is gazing into the horizon and sees his nation and people facing a dark future. He knows he won’t be there to remind them of God’s presence and love. Weighed down by the darkness before him, Isaiah is given a message for God’s people: “Comfort my people.” This week, we’ll look the pinnacle of Isaiah vision for the future, the role of a coming Suffering Servant and King who will carry the sins of the world and bring about God’s good plans for the world.

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As the period of exile came to a close for God’s ancient people in the Bible, they were reminded of how God had walked them through even their darkest of times. How can we do the same? How can we root ourselves in God’s love and guidance, and celebrate his presence with others? This week we’ll read a famous story of a prophet named Ezra in the Bible as he and his people are overwhelmed by God’s goodness – and learn how we can have that same experience.