Going Public
In the Going Public series, we look at how Jesus stepped into public ministry so we can learn how we ought to engage publicly in the 21st century as His followers. Jesus goes public in at an ordinary...
View ArticleInviting
God continues to invite us into relationship. When we live as public disciples, we get to be people to extend the same radical invitation into relationship to others who are different than us. How can...
View ArticleHealing
Jesus heals people publicly all the time in the gospels. So one of Jesus' primary ways of "going public" is to bring healing to those who need it. What does it look like for us to join God in bringing...
View ArticleAdvocating
Dee McIntosh joined us this week to discuss the importance of Advocating. What does it mean to speak for those who are unheard in our society? How can we advocate for change today in a society that is...
View ArticleStorytelling
The stories we tell on an everyday basis in our public spaces are important. As we examine the way that Jesus entered public ministry, we can see how He kept God at the center of the story. How are we...
View ArticleConfronting
Like many public conversations today, Jesus was often approached with questions that attempted to lump him into one of two categories. How can we mirror Jesus's responses in our lives as we face...
View ArticleBeing Different
Many Christians today desire to blend in with those around us, but as Christians, we are called to be different! This doesn't mean that we should make a point to stick out in an odd or legalistic way,...
View ArticleFact Free Life
While society is busy checking the facts around this season's election, Leland challenges us to examine -- what are the facts at the foundation of our lives? Practices and works are not the...
View ArticleSharing the Gospel
The Gospel is good news that is meant to unite us all, but often the church has chosen to focus on different parts of that good news, leaving us divided. The Gospel of Jesus is for us all. What good...
View ArticleLament
Wrapping up our series on Going Public, Pastor Stephanie guides us through the first part of an ancient tradition of "Lament-Todah." As a community, we lament in response to the division, confusion and...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
The definition of "Todah" is Thanksgiving and Praise. As the second part of an ancient tradition of "Lament-Todah," Pastor Stephanie leads us as we turn from longing towards hope.
View ArticleHope
What we hope for has a great impact on how we live our lives. Pastor Michael challenges us to examine our hopes and expectations, and to consider how the hope we find in the birth of Jesus could...
View ArticleHope
What we hope for has a great impact on how we live our lives. Pastor Michael challenges us to examine our hopes and expectations, and to consider how the hope we find in the birth of Jesus could...
View ArticleLove
When we celebrate the birth of Jesus this Advent season, Pastor JD reminds us that we are celebrating the love communicated by God coming to be with us. As people in our communities beg the question...
View ArticleJoy
How do we experience joy, even in the midst of hard circumstances? Pastor Stephanie looks at Mary's song and the Christmas story to help us understand that the source of joy in our lives is not our...
View ArticlePeace
Pastor Michael guides us into a deeper understanding of what it means that Jesus was sent to us as the Prince of Peace. Peace, or "Shalom," means universal flourishing, not just the absence of...
View ArticleChristmas Eve
The Advent season comes to a close as our expectations and hopes are met with the arrival of baby Jesus. Join us in celebration as we recount the significance of Christ's birth through a series of...
View ArticleStart with Worship
Entering into the new year, Pastor Michael walks us through an exercise in reflection and prayer.
View ArticleGospel and Neighbors
We have four mission priorities for 2017: Gospel and Neighbors, Gospel and Race, God@Work, and Engaging with the Marginalized. In this first week of the new series, Pastor Michael encourages us to take...
View ArticleGospel and Race
As we continue to examine our community's Mission Priorities, Pastor Stephanie steps with us into a recurring conversation for our community about Gospel and Race, including spoken word performed by...
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