1 Peter 2:1-12 - We begin our 2025-2026 vision series with an examination of two great temptations that have always been with the people of God: to either separate into a holy huddle or to assimilate into a cultural fan club. The key to avoiding the failings of each is to remain radically committed to the Jesus who deeply cares both about the formation of His people into a spiritual family AND the witness toward their neighbors in word and deed. This year may God allow us to both confidently be AND boldly go. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 1 of our vision series “Confidently Be, Boldly Go: On the Dance of Family Formation and Neighbor Witness”]

Job 42 - At the end of Job it is clear that the book is neither a how-to manual nor a collection of explanations for our sufferings. Even still, the final chapter recounts many of the book's enduring principles that help us stand when suffering comes our way. It also leaves us with its most important principle of all: the call to trust the good and gracious character of the God who promises to one day put all things right. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 6 of our series "God, Goodness & Suffering: The Wisdom of the Book of Job"]

Job 38-41 - All of the questions and wrestlings of Job come to a head in these chapters as God finally responds from the whirlwind. But instead of supplying answers, God introduces even more questions--questions directed to Job meant to illustrate just how incomplete Job's knowledge of the universe and capacity for justice are. But within God's humbling questions is a greater invitation: to trust the goodness of God, even when we're in pain and even when we don't understand. A sermon by Ron Friesen. [Part 5 of our series “God, Goodness & Suffering: The Wisdom of the Book of Job”]

Job 30-31 - Throughout the main body of the book of Job, Job himself is responding to his friends and calling out to God with a kind of raw, shockingly honest rhetoric that recalls the Psalms of lament. In his final speech culminating in chapter 31, Job helps us see that learning to similarly bring our laments to God is a crucial part of a healthy path through suffering that ignores neither God nor our deepest emotions. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 4 of our series “God, Goodness & Suffering: The Wisdom of the Book of Job”]

Job 28:1-28 - A sermon by Lindsey Ponder. [Part 3 of our series “God, Goodness & Suffering: The Wisdom of the Book of Job”]

This past Sunday we announced our intent to purchase the beloved Fremont church building we meet in and to make a significant investment in it. Our desire is to raise the money necessary to address long-deferred maintenance so that it would remain a thriving, beautiful, Jesus-proclaiming space in our city for years to come. Listen here to the update that was given and learn how you can play your part in this exciting opportunity!

Job 3-27, 32-37 - The narrative opening of Job concludes with 3 of Job's friends arriving to comfort him. At first, they employ a quiet and compassionate ministry of presence. However, in chapter 3, Job's speech kicks off a series of cyclical dialogues that reveal just how short-sighted, falsely rationalizing, and insensitive the friends' verbal attempts at comfort are. In chapters 16-17, Job gives them his assessment: they are "miserable comforters" who simply can’t provide either the full answers or the existential comfort that Job needs in his agony. But in his longing, Job gestures at the possibility of One to come who will embody perfect truth and perfect compassionate presence--the true Comforter, Friend, Lord and Savior. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 2 of our series "God, Goodness & Suffering: The Wisdom of the Book of Job"]

Job 1:1-2:10 - The book of Job is an epic lyrical poem sandwiched between two narrative prose sections that add up to one of the great works of world literature (in addition to being the Spirit-inspired word of God). It examines the question of whether or not God is good and just given all the suffering we find in the world. In the opening section of the book it introduces us to the characters and theological dilemmas that the rest of the book will wrestle with. It also stands in relation to two other load-bearing stories from across the Bible about God, goodness and suffering, both of which will be crucial for understanding the answers the book of Job offers. A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 1 of our series "God, Goodness & Suffering: The Wisdom of the Book of Job"]

1 Corinthians 15:50-58 - The Creed ends the way the Bible ends--with an answer to its first problem: How will sin, evil, sickness, death and separation from God be overcome? The answer comes in the form of the resurrection–first Jesus’s, and then the resurrection of all of His people into a new, glorious, abundant, eternal life. The Bible and the Creed both end with a vision of real life taken up again (and better than ever before) with Him. Praise be to God!

And come, Lord Jesus!

Amen.

A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 18 of our series "The Nicene Creed: The Ancient Theology of the Triune God"]

Acts 2:37-39 - Jesus left baptism to His church as one of its most important sacraments and practices. It serves as a sign and seal of the incredible blessings He brings to His people when they believe and confess Him as Lord. It becomes a deeply powerful act of public witness to our churches and neighbors as well as an anchor point to look back on in moments of discouragement. In this message we consider Peter's command on Pentecost to "repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins..." A sermon by Cameron Heger. [Part 17 of our series "The Nicene Creed: The Ancient Theology of the Triune God"]