God chooses us by grace and not based on our position or accomplishments.

Christ reconciles us to God, and in him God’s good purposes are fulfilled.

Pastor Gary Pleasant guest preaches from 1 Kings 17 during our first annual Unity Sunday.

Jesus is our pledge and substitutionary sacrifice.

Our sin must be dealt with, and Jesus deals with it in unexpected ways. Healing happens in the midst of pain.

Through suffering, Christ is exalted to the position of authority to give life to his people.

Jesus was forsaken and forgotten by everyone, including his Father on the cross. Because of that, God always remembers us.

Jesus was tempted and he resisted for our sake. He was punished for perfectly obeying God’s will, yet through his suffering God’s plan advanced.

Jesus was sent by the Father to make sure his brothers were well, yet was betrayed and killed by them.

Jesus was beloved by his Father and hated by his jealous brothers.