Everyone is looking for truth, and everyone wants to be free. When you realize Jesus is the answer to both desires, you can’t help but follow his lead.

Jesus pulls no punches when addressing those who do not yet believe in him. He calls us to look to the cross and believe in the one we see.

Jesus never stopped short of making norm-shattering claims about His identity. Declaring Himself to be the Light of the World was certainly no exception. The implications of our response to this statement might just change the way we live.

Jesus doesn't make good human behavior a prerequisite for His love. Rather, He loves us first and compels us to change in response, walking into the fullness of the life He has to offer.

Anyone can have an opinion about Jesus but at some point, you have to decide whether or not you're standing with him.

If we’re going to be a church that reaches our city, we are going to need more than human ingenuity. We are going to need the Holy Spirit.

As the crowd around Jesus once wondered, "Could this man really be the Messiah?" we too have been left to wrestle with that very question ourselves. This recorded version of the message was delivered at Reach Church in Kirkland, WA.

Our capacity to follow Jesus well is contingent upon our ability to get Him right. Often undermined by our own faulty preconceived ideas and self-deceptions, it's easy for us to miss Jesus altogether. But there's hope found in viewing Him through the proper lens.

If we want to develop eyes for the mission God calls us into, it means we must keep our eyes open to the culture around us. As we fill our hearts with compassion and fuel our soul's with the truth of the Gospel, God can and will use us to bring about restoration in the places that need it most.

Our friend, Jonathan Rainey brought a relevant and timely message to our family of churches about the kind of church the greater Seattle area needs. Jonathan's powerful simplicity should encourage and equip you to join God on His mission in our city.