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August 15: Jesus Defeats Legions of Demons
Jesus enters a foreign land and rescues a man by casting out a legion of demons, showing that there is no problem too big for him, and no place beyond the scope of his authority.Readings from this service:
Bible Study: August 8
Rev. Alex & Kat discuss the compassion of and the cost to Jesus in bringing life out of death as best they can with a noisy construction crew just outside of the "studio."
August 8: A Widow's Son
In this week's sermon, Rev. Alex looks at the compassion of God and how he always provides for our restoration. In this reveal Christ comes to us in our most vulnerable state, and reveals how much more we can expect from Him on the cross. <...
Bible Study: Aug. 1
This week, Ben, Ben and Alex discuss how in this week’s miracle it is Jesus who marvels at the frenemies servant (and how Ben W. dislikes the word frenemy.)
Aug. 1: The Frenemy's Servant
In our passage today from Luke 7:1-10, this miracle of Jesus reveals to us the nature of faith and how it shows us what is really true. When we learn to live in this truth, Jesus can do amazing things in us.Readings from this service:
July 25: Healing & Cleansing
In week two of our miracles series, Rev. Alex takes a deep dive into the Old Testament rules reveals how far short of God we fall, and yet how Jesus brings healing, restoration, and grace to us, through his presence with us. Readings fr...
Bible Study: July 25
This week Ben W. and Alex discuss Luke Chapter 5 in light of the instructions in Leviticus 13 and how Jesus desires to bring us a restoration that we don’t deserve.
Bible Study: July 18
Rev. Alex & Rev. Ben H. introduce our new series, Reveal: The Miracles of Jesus, Pt. II. This is a continuation of the series from the summer of 2019, which focused on the book of Matthew. This new series focuses on the book of Luke. <...
July 18: Fish!
Rev. Alex starts our new series this week, Reveal: The Miracles of Jesus, Pt. II. The series is a continuation from summer 2019.The miracles reveal a huge amount of Christian doctrine to us, and in today’s miracle Jesus reveals who God ...
Bible Study: July 11
Rev. Alex leads a combined sermon and background study to this week's passage in place of the regular podcast as we look at one of the most famous restarts in the Old Testament.
July 11: One Decision
Rev. Alex leads a combined sermon and background study to the passage in place of the regular podcast as we look at one of the most famous restarts in the Old Testament. Readings from this week's service:
July 4: Contribute
The third tenet of membership is Contribute. In this sermon, Rev. Ben explores the biblical and spiritual principles behind this call, and why God graciously invites you to contribute to the family of faith. Readings from this service:<...
Bible Study: July 4
Rev. Alex & Rev. Ben H. muddle through without Rev. Ben W. this week as they contemplate what contributing (is it con-tri-bute or con-tri-bute???) means in the context of membership. God has called us here for a purpose. Contr...
June 27: Connect
What does it mean to be connected? Church members are connected to God—and to one another—through the blood-bought mercy of Christ. The Gospel joins even the most diverse group of people into a unified body.Readings from this service:
Bible Study: June 27
Rev. Alex and his wife Kat lead this week's podcast. They talk about what it means to be a connected member of the church, and the many parts it takes to make up the full body of members. Everyone's gifting is essential!
June 20: Commit
We are a broad church, at different stages in our faith and with many subtle differences in our views. But there are some key non-negotiable commitments, without which membership here makes no sense. (1) To be a ...
Bible Study: June 20
Rev's Alex, Ben & Ben talk about the first of the three core components that define church membership: committing. Committing to Jesus and scripture, not a building or an idea. Sometimes this means accepting correction.
June 13: What Is Church?
Our new series Restart: Commit, Connect, Contribute, begins this week.Believers have always assembled together for worship. And the early church was especially characterized by its devotion to one another. A p...
Bible Study: June 13
Rev. Alex is joined by his wife, Kat, and our Assistant Children's Minister, Tami Fire, to introduce our new series Restart: Commit, Connect, Contribute. What does church mean?
June 6: The Gospel of Faithfulness & Grace
In the final week of our Thessalonians series, Rev. Alex talks about how the Holy Spirit calls and equips all of us for a ministry of the gospel. Readings from this service:
Bible Study: June 6
As the clergy explore our last reading in the Thessalonians series (1 Thessalonians 5: 12-28) they explore what it means to treat each other with grace, both interpersonally and as a congregation. Sometimes this can be awkward, but we are tryin...
May 30: The Gospel of Judgment
We can be encouraged about judgment because justice will be served on those who reject the gospel. The double encouragement is that those who receive the gospel are ready and even spared from such destruction by grace through faith.
Bible Study: May 30
As we near the end of our Thessalonians series, Niki returns to break down 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 with Rev. Alex & Rev. Ben W. This week's topic: judgement.
May 23: The Gospel of Resurrection, Ascension & Return
Many of us take our eschatology from Disney: both overstating and understating the significance of death at the same time. We pretend it is “nothing at all” and make up ideas that gloss over our grief, but deep down we know that death is real a...
