Something about understanding gives us a sense of control...if we could just understand why things happen in our lives, we might be able to dictate the outcome of our circumstances. But even with the access we have to information, the harsh reality is, not only are there tons of things we’ll never understand in life, we were never really in control to begin with. Join us this Sunday for the next message in our Plot Twist series, as we all learn the key to embrace the mysteries in our lives and find the peace and freedom we’ve been dreaming of all along.

Our lives are full of plot twists, circumstances or people that totally catch us off guard - sometimes in the best ways, and sometimes in ways we really dislike. The Bible’s got a major plot twist too: the fact that God’s people, Israel, rejected Jesus as their Savior is truly unexpected and disturbing. But the Apostle Paul’s encouragement to the church in Rome thousands of years ago is just as powerful for the plot twists of our lives today. Join us Sunday for the start of our new series, and encounter the God whose promises to us outlast even life’s craziest plot twists.

Every spring, all the world is reborn from the cold of winter, and the seasons mimic the way God designed our lives to work too. We all experience seasons of suffering that feel like “death” in our lives...God’s story of redemption for the world didn’t end with Jesus’ death - but with his resurrection! With Jesus, the places in our lives that feel like the dead of winter right now are "compost" - the surprisingly fertile ground through which God wants to bring forth new life and resurrected dreams, as we trust him. Join us as we celebrate Easter and the resurrection God is writing into each of our stories!

Life feels like a battle sometimes. There’s some really hard things that happen to us and around us that make keeping our head up feel almost impossible sometimes. When you feel like you’ve been totally defeated and knocked down by life, there is a hope available to you that will give you what you need to come out on top no matter what’s going on...because God’s love is stronger than everything. And it might seem too good to be true - so join us this Sunday as we learn why hope is a reality we can live in!

A core part of being human is asking questions...because life has a way of raising deep questions within all of us. Things happen that are challenging for us to wrap our minds around or see purpose in - our understanding is limited. Sometimes we feel like asking questions of God means we don’t have faith. In reality, God isn’t scared of our questions. He invites our questions because they’re opportunities to go deeper with him! Join us this Sunday for a message about the questions we’re all asking...and find that the one thing we never have to question is God’s unending love for us.

Few expressions are more comforting than the phrase, “It’s all good.” What a great thought, right? The only problem is, so often our life circumstances show us an alternate reality -- that everything is definitely not good. One of the beautiful things about Jesus, though, is he flips all our normal human logic on its head. Although his plans are usually different from ours, they are infinitely better...and in Jesus’s plans for his followers, everything is truly all good. Join us this Sunday as we remind each other of God’s promise to make everything good, in ways we can’t even imagine yet.

Doubt -- we don’t like to talk about it. But like it or not, life can throw our faith into confusion. Maybe it’s overwhelming grief at the loss of a loved one, the seeming discrepancies between science and the Bible or hurt at the hands of the church...Whatever it is, whenever we don’t know what God is doing in our lives, it’s hard. But there’s a beautiful secret to doubt -- it can actually be the key to greater intimacy with Jesus if we allow our questions to lead us back to him. Join us this Sunday as we seek God in the midst of doubt, together!

All of life is a competition for our attention, and one of our biggest struggles is keeping our eyes fixed on the goal...or even knowing what our end goal or purpose in life is sometimes! When we lose sight of the greater purpose in life, it’s so easy for too many things to become big in our heads and occupy more and more of our time and energy. We all need to get a pulse on our perspective from time to time. So join us this Sunday for a message that will not only help us keep our eyes on the prize, but remind us where our lasting hope is when everything else is in flux.