In week three of our Changes series, we explore Mark 1:35–42 and discover how transformation often begins with place—the environments and rhythms that shape our hearts.

From Jesus waking early to pray in solitude, we learn that real change comes from being with God, not just doing more, and that fruitfulness flows from connection to Him. We also look at the power of the right companions, the kind of people who keep us focused on what matters most and faithful to Jesus’ mission.

Finally, we see a leper’s desperate step of faith—and the powerful reminder that Jesus is always willing to heal, restore, and make us clean when we run to Him.

In Week 2 of our series called CHANGES, we open Luke 4:1–14 and explore the cost of change through Jesus’ time in the wilderness.

Real transformation doesn’t bypass the process—sometimes the Spirit leads us into hard places so our faith can be formed and our lives can be refined. This message challenges us to give up self-dependence and idols, and to pick up deeper dependence on God and a passionate pursuit of His presence.

If you’re in a wilderness season, be encouraged: don’t give up—God is working, and Jesus has already paid the cost so you can be changed.

In Mark 1:1–11, we kick off our new series “Changes” by looking at where real change actually begins—Jesus, the Messiah and Son of God.

This message unpacks the difference between external change and spiritual transformation, showing how God renews us from the inside out.

We’re challenged to prepare the way through repentance and making room for Jesus, stepping into 21 days of prayer and fasting (January 5–25) as a church. As we respond, we’re invited to lay down the failures God has already forgiven and draw near to the Father who calls us loved.

As we wrap up 2025 and look ahead to the new year, this message shares eight keys to starting 2026 strong, rooted in Philippians 3:12–14. Through faith, community, humility, simplicity, and action, we’re invited to let go of the past and press forward into everything God has prepared for us.

This teaching offers practical encouragement to pursue real, lasting change while defining success through an eternal, heaven-focused lens.

Take time with the accompanying reflection guide and step into the new year with clarity, purpose, and hope that the best is yet to come.

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In this Christmas Eve message, Pastor Ryan takes us to an unexpected place—Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew 1—to show that grace has been woven into God’s story from the very beginning.

By highlighting the brokenness, scandal, and redemption found in Jesus’ family line, we’re reminded that God doesn’t hide messy stories—He redeems them. Ryan shares his own testimony of how God met him in pain and addiction, rewriting the label of “unworthy” with forgiveness and purpose.

The service closes with a powerful testimony about deliverance from depression, anxiety, and self-harm, and an invitation for anyone to encounter the life-changing love of Jesus.

In this Advent message, Pastor Ryan continues the Christmas series by exploring “Joy in the Mess” from Luke 2:4–20, reminding us that Jesus often meets us in the most broken and ordinary places.

He unpacks how true Christian joy goes deeper than a good mood—it’s rooted in the good news that Christ came to save, deliver, and set us free.

Through the story of the manger, the shepherds, and the angel’s proclamation of “great joy,” we’re invited to make room for Jesus in every part of our lives and place our full weight on Him in faith.

In this message from Matthew 2:1–12, we follow the Magi’s journey to Jesus and discover that the Prince of Peace often shows up in the middle of chaos—not after it’s gone.

Pastor Ryan unpacks what biblical “peace” (shalom) really means: wholeness found in a person, not the absence of problems. He challenges the common traps that steal peace—distraction, shame, performance, and fear—and points us back to grace and relationship with Jesus.

If you’ve been longing for calm in a messy season, this message invites you to lift your eyes off the “Herods” in your life and receive the peace only Jesus can give.

In this first message from Banner's Advent series, we look to the arrival of Jesus as our true source of hope. Walking through the story of Zechariah, Elizabeth, and Mary in Luke 1, Pastor Ryan shows how God is still at work even when our prayers feel delayed and life doesn’t look like we expected.

He shares personal stories of disappointment, longing, and breakthrough to remind us that hope looks like persevering in faith, surrendering our expectations, and trusting God’s ability rather than our own.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the “in-between,” this message invites you to step into the presence of Jesus and discover that hope has a name.

In part three of our Higher Vision series, Pastor Ryan unpacks the question, “Why tithe?” through Malachi 3 and the biblical principle of firstfruits. He teaches that tithing isn’t about God needing our money, but about offering our first and best to Him as an act of worship, trust, and spiritual maturity.

As we honor God with the first 10% of our income, He promises to provide for our needs, free our hearts from greed, and bless what remains.

This message calls Banner Church to stop giving God leftovers and become a truly generous, worshiping church in the middle of Seattle.

In part two of our A Higher Vision series, Pastor Ryan unpacks what it means to manage our money God’s way through stewardship, obedience, and generosity.

Drawing from the parable of the talents in Matthew 25, he reminds us that God owns it all, we simply manage it, and that faithfulness matters far more than the amount we have. This message gets super practical with a biblical framework for our finances: give to the Lord, pay what you owe, save for the future, invest in multiplication, and spend with purpose.

Ultimately, we’re invited to loosen our grip on “my money,” live for eternity, and become a crazy generous church that sees God do crazy things in our families, our city, and beyond.