Advent Week 1 – “God Promised Us (Hope)”
December 9, 2023
The first Sunday in the Advent Season focuses on hope, which is good news for a world where hope seems in short supply. The hope God offers...
Week 9 “Dwelling with Generations” (Dwell)
November 27, 2023
It’s been said that christianity is always one generation away from extinction. That’s because it has always been a faith that relies...
“Gratitude”
November 19, 2023
It is tempting to reduce expressions of gratitude to simple platitudes designed to plaster over anxiety, fear, or deep pain. However, God...
Week 8 “Dwelling with Uncertainty” (Dwell)
November 12, 2023
Certainty, stability, and predictability. We want these. The fundamental structures of contemporary society are built on them, from the...
Week 7 “Dwelling in Brokenness” (Dwell)
November 5, 2023
Everyone experiences the pain of brokenness, whether the source is external or internal. We are wounded by colleagues, friends, family, and...
Week 6 “Dwelling in Night Seasons” (Dwell)
October 29, 2023
God created day and night, establishing a rhythm for all life. Both are good, but they represent different qualities. Light is when the...
Week 5 “Inheritance” (Dwell)
October 22, 2023
This week Pastor Alex teaches from Isaiah 58:13-14 wherein the prophet Isaiah conveys to the people direct words from the Lord on rest and...
Week 4 “Being and Doing” (Dwell)
October 15, 2023
God created us to dwell with him. He sent his Son, Jesus the Messiah, to recreate the conditions under which God and his people can dwell...
Week 3 “Home” (Dwell)
October 8, 2023
When we are rightly related to God, his power and presence will work in us, through us, and ultimately for the good of those around us....
Week 2 “Freedom” (Dwell)
October 1, 2023
In contrast to manipulative religious practice designed to earn the practitioner what they desire, God offers us what he desires from his...
Week 1 “Exploited” (Dwell)
September 24, 2023
Religious practice that is empty of genuine, heartfelt devotion to God always goes wrong. The prophet Isaiah confronts God’s people, who...
Missio Dei (For the City Weekend)
September 17, 2023
“God is always on mission and his mission is always to create something beautiful, fix something sin has broken, and ultimately to redeem...
Imago Dei
September 10, 2023
The term Imago Dei means “image of God.” It indicates a profound truth. You are created in God’s image, not just as part of a...
11 – “The New Family” (Miracles – Then + Now)
September 5, 2023
Did it ever occur to you that you might be a miracle? You, as part of a brand new expression of humanity, with God’s Spirit in you and...
10 – “Restoration” (Miracles – Then + Now)
August 27, 2023
People who need Jesus often fall into two camps: those who are hurting, broken, and feel like they don’t belong in religious spaces —...
09 – “Nature” (Miracles – Then + Now)
August 20, 2023
Jesus wasn’t random or haphazard about his miracles. They all carry layers of meaning, like an onion. On the surface, he is doing...
08 – “Resurrection” (Miracles – Then + Now)
August 13, 2023
When Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead after four days in the grave, it causes an immediate stir. The story of this miracle sweeps through...
07 – “Healing” (Miracles – Then + Now)
August 6, 2023
Jesus had a reputation as a miracle worker. It’s why people sought him out in their most desperate moments. In today’s message, Pastor...
06 – “Hearing” (Miracles – Then + Now)
July 30, 2023
We begin hearing before we are born, as early as 12 weeks gestation. At six to seven months prenatal, we can hear and recognize sounds...
05 – “Voice” (Miracles – Then + Now)
July 23, 2023
By way of a remarkably circuitous route, Jesus travels through Gentile regions that border Israel, and in doing so, he communicates that...
04 – “Provision” (Miracles – Then + Now)
July 17, 2023
Do you believe the world is a place of scarcity or abundance? It’s an important question because your view of reality will greatly impact...
This Battle Is Not Yours
July 9, 2023
This world teaches us we have to fight for ourselves. Nobody will do it for us. However, the Bible presents us with a God who not only...
03 – “Movement” (Miracles – Then + Now)
June 30, 2023
Sometimes it is easier to stay stuck than to move into the life that Jesus offers. In this message, Pastor Bo looks at two miraculous...
02 – “Satisfaction” (Miracles – Then + Now)
June 25, 2023
So many things promise us satisfaction: career, sex, money, and worldly power. However, our hearts remain restless in spite of momentary...
01 – “Freedom” (Miracles – Then + Now)
June 18, 2023
Jesus tells his friends and neighbors in Nazareth that the prophet Isaiah wrote about him in 61:1-2, referring to his authority to free...
Before, Beyond, and Between
June 11, 2023
In this topical message, we look at three different modes of being: our “before” seasons, beyond our horizon future imaginings, and...
08 – “Surrendered at the Cross” (Seeing Jesus)
June 4, 2023
Jesus hangs on a Roman Cross between two criminals. At his feet is his mother, Mary. Luke offers us a dialog between the two men executed...
07 – “The Kingdoms of Heaven” (Seeing Jesus)
May 28, 2023
Jesus stands trial before the kings of this world. Pilate represents Caesar, the ruler of the “Eternal Kingdom” of Rome. And, Herod...
06 – “Zacchaeus” (Seeing Jesus)
May 21, 2023
Zacchaeus and the crowd that judges him represent two kinds of injury: those who hurt others because of self interest and those who do so...
05 – “Healing and Hope” (Seeing Jesus)
May 14, 2023
Jesus said, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” He’s surrounded by scoundrels like Jewish tax...
04 – “Watchers + Seekers” (Seeing Jesus)
May 8, 2023
Jesus always responds to desperation. Always. There is not a single instance in the Gospels where someone comes to Jesus in dire...
03 – “The Devil in the Wilderness” (Seeing Jesus)
April 30, 2023
Jesus’ baptism is a crescendo of sorts, a crowning affirmation by Israel’s greatest prophet at the time AND Jesus’ Father in...
02 – “Mary” (Seeing Jesus)
April 23, 2023
As Jesus’s mother, Mary had a unique perspective. She saw him as few others did and helps us view the Son in all of his fullness. She is...
01 – “Through the Lens of Luke” (Seeing Jesus)
April 16, 2023
We all look through a variety of lenses to see things well. We sometimes even need glasses or corrective lens surgery to maintain that...
“The Great Reversal” Easter Celebration
April 9, 2023
On the first day of the week following Jesus’ death, the 8th day, his followers approached his tomb with disappointment. Their only goal...
14 – “The Way of Worship” (Follow: Finding New Life on Ancient Paths)
April 2, 2023
Jesus said that his Father looks for worshippers in Spirit and in truth. God’s pursuit of these worshipers begs a question. Will they...
13 – “The Way of Trust” (Follow: Finding New Life on Ancient Paths)
March 26, 2023
We all yearn for freedom. Yet, so many people find themselves enslaved to things like bad relationships, exploitive jobs, or addictive...
12 – “The Way of Grace and Peace” (Follow: Finding New Life on Ancient Paths)
March 19, 2023
The Apostle Paul often paired the concepts of grace and peace in his greetings as he wrote to the churches of the Ancient Roman World. The...
11 – “The Way of Blessing” (Follow: Finding New Life on Ancient Paths)
March 12, 2023
Blessing is built into Creation. Even though our world is marred by the evil evident to anyone paying attention, we are still blessed and...
10 – “The Way of Presence” (Follow: Finding New Life on Ancient Paths)
March 5, 2023
God arrested Moses’ attention with a bush that burned and was not consumed, a shiny object if you will. However, he commanded Moses to...