We so often get distracted by things that ultimately become heavy burdens to carry. Kristian Vaculik breaks down Matthew 11:28-30, which tells us that God's yoke is easy and His burden is light. And when we come to Jesus he gives us a rest that only he can give.

Do you feel skeptical? Suspicious of the scammers, frauds, and pranksters trying to pose as someone they're not? Pastor Meredith tells the story of Thomas who felt the same way about Jesus. All the disciples believed they had seen Him, yet Thomas still doubted that He was the real deal. When you encounter Jesus, it turns out the thing you thought you needed to believe you don’t need. In the same way that He showed up for Thomas in his doubt, He is showing up for you too.

Feeling rejected? Feeling unsteady? Lost your footing? Pastor Phil talks about the complicated rollercoaster of life. There’s always going to be highs and lows. The good news? The pain of this season is getting ready to be the harvest of the next season. Strengthen yourself in the Lord.

Pastor Meredith reads John 8:2-11, the story of a woman caught in adultery and brought before Jesus. Her accusers thought that bringing an unclean woman to Jesus would make him unclean but instead being near Jesus makes her clean. Jesus doesn't offer us a permissive grace, rather a powerful grace that makes us sinners sons & daughters.

Everything in God's kingdom order begins with inward change that results in outward change. This means that change within us happens not by our performance, but the work of God within us. Pastor Meredith highlights John 3:16, and how God gave us His son Jesus so that we could be saved, not by our own works, status, or achievements, but by our choice to believe.

Out of Daniel chapter 3, Pastor Phil tells the story of King Nebuchadnezzar, and the Hebrew boys that refused to bow to him and to God only. God is looking for people that will not bow down to the things that try to persuade us and pull us away from the things of God. People who are willing to stand out and look different than what society tells us to.

As part of our Everywhere Sunday, Pastors Phil and Meredith lead a conversation, alongside some of the team, on relationships. Loneliness is having serious impact on our country and our culture. This talk aims to bring solutions and methods to cultivate meaningful relationships and combat loneliness and social isolation.

In the last installment of the series “Pity the Fool” Pastor Meredith brings the hard truth about Proverbs. Reminding us that even when we have our lives in order, life can happen in an instant. And when all is lost, integrity must be kept.

In this message Pastor Phil approaches the topic of wisdom from the perspective of integrity. We are called to be people of integrity where we live in a way that honors God regardless of who is or is not watching. Jesus is the embodiment of integrity and when we pursue Him, he walks with us.

In this episode of the Bonuscast Pastors Phil and Meredith continue the conversation out of our current series Pity the Fool and dive into all things wisdom, why should you want it and more importantly how do you gain it.