"Lost doesn't mean they're condemned... it just means they're not in the right place."

 Zacchaeus— a traitor and extortionist to his people but valuable to Jesus— was saved through a revelation of Jesus (not self-reform), which led Jesus to affirm his identity within God’s people and Zacchaeus to become a righteous steward of his riches.

"Jesus is not satisfied for us to live a tame, stagnant life!" 

Due to an encounter with Jesus, a broken outcast among the Samaritans of Sychar is transformed into a restored influencer.

Pastor Kelli beckons us into the abundant, living water to which Jesus calls us through her latest message in our series, "Stories that Change."

Your story with Jesus has the power to CHANGE… not only your heart but the hearts of others!
Saul’s encounter with Jesus transformed him from a persecutor of Christ (according to the will of Saul), to an apostle of Christ (according to the will of Christ).

Josiah becomes King of Judah at a young age. Though the two kings who preceded him did evil in the sight of the LORD, Josiah did right and followed the example of King David. Upon hearing the words from the lost book of the law that had been found, Josiah, along with the people of Judah, turn from their evil ways and make a covenant before the LORD to be keepers of the law. 

As opposed to refusing or abusing authority, Paul casts an anti-oppressive, redemptive vision of authority for the new humanity in Christ: those under authority are to embrace it— in view of Christ as their motivator— and those in authority are to leverage it for the sake of those under their authority— in view of Christ as their model. 

Our summer interns led us in a powerful time of worship and teaching. 

Since only God can empower us to defeat our real Enemy— whose mission is to separate us from God and from one another, let’s— together— utilize God’s resources to withstand the attacks of Satan and his demons. 

We are called to “put off” the old humanity of sin, be renewed in mind, and “put on” the new humanity of righteousness and holiness— created in Christ— which Paul describes as love, light, and wisdom (instead of malice, darkness, and foolishness). 

A foundational way that we— the body of the Christ— are called to participate in God’s plan to head up all creation in the Christ is to guard our unity.