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August 12, 2024 Come alive: Life by the spirit.
“Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?”
[Romans 7:24]. This is the dramatic way Paul ends the seventh chapter of
his letter to the Romans.
But just one chapter later he writes “in all these things we are more than
conquerors through him who loved us!” [Romans 8:37].
What revelation did he have that got him so excited and full of faith after
voicing such despair? And what does his discovery mean for us today?
By Ben Manusama
40 min
August 05, 2024 Come Alive: When we are washed by Jesus.
As we continue to look to Jesus to “Come Alive,” we’re considering the
layers of meaning in Jesus washing his disciples’ feet in John 13. In spite
of our resistance, Jesus is constantly moving toward us to show us his
strength, his care, and ability to set things right in our lives. His
Spirit is washing us from shame, fear, anxiety, or even just the
disappointment of life.
Are we slowing down enough to let him care for us, and show tenderness to
the more “unsightly” parts of us?
By Nelly D’Alessandro
43 min
July 29, 2024 Come Alive: Doubt, expectations, and approaching Jesus with everything.
In Week 3 of our Coming Alive series, guest speaker Jon Hans returns as we
take a look at the first half of Luke chapter 7 with Jesus’ encounter with
a Roman Centurion and a grieving widow. Who or what is the controlling
authority in your life? Will you let God’s heart break for you or allow Him
to speak dead things back to life? Jon explores these questions and more in
our pursuit to come alive.
By Jon Hans
51 min
July 22, 2024 Come Alive: Authority, compassion, and hope.
In Week 3 of our Coming Alive series, guest speaker Jon Hans returns as we
take a look at the first half of Luke chapter 7 with Jesus’ encounter with
a Roman Centurion and a grieving widow. Who or what is the controlling
authority in your life? Will you let God’s heart break for you or allow Him
to speak dead things back to life? Jon explores these questions and more in
our pursuit to come alive.
By Jon Hans
39 min
July 15, 2024 Come Alive: God becoming real.
Continuing our “Come Alive” series, guest speaker Jon Hans shares his story
of how God became real in his life through his experiences of growing up
always the new kid, moving to West Papua, Indonesia as a missionary kid,
and finding the God of immeasurable love in the midst of tragedy.
By Jon Hans
39 min
July 08, 2024 Come Alive: What needs to be awakened?
In this introduction to our “Come Alive” series, we explore Lazarus’
coming-alive moment in John. Mary and Martha’s friendship with Jesus is a
great model for us, as we ask ourselves what parts of our selves still need
to be awoken by the sound of Jesus’ voice.
We’ll also consider together the counter-cultural pursuit of Rest as
another invitation to “coming alive” in Jesus more intentionally this
summer.
By Nelly D’Alessandro
42 min
July 01, 2024 Testimony Sunday
The scriptures invite us over and over to remember the things God has done.
In this special Testimony Sunday, five friends from within bread share
God-stories about how Jesus has done great things in their lives. This
practice of remembering helps build hope and faith in community.
46 min
July 01, 2024 Testimony Sunday.
The scriptures invite us over and over to remember the things God has done.
In this special Testimony Sunday, five friends from within bread share
God-stories about how Jesus has done great things in their lives. This
practice of remembering helps build hope and faith in community.
46 min
June 24, 2024 A Fresh Word: The lostness, the foundness, the love.
Looking into the parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, we find God
portrayed as an active Seeker of lost ones. God’s tenacious search and
rescue is motivated by God’s tremendous love for us. These stories speak
deep truths about who God is and how God feels about each of us.
By Lisa Borden
34 min
June 17, 2024 A Fresh Word: God as our safe place, our home.
Unraveling the opening line of Psalm 91, we find God’s welcome to settle
and be at home in the shelter of who God is. There is a YES/AND in that we
cannot exist outside of God, AND we’re invited to choose to make our home
in God. As we trust God to be our safe place, we begin to thrive.
By Lisa Borden
40 min