Pastor Wayne Brown invites us in this season of Lent to examine and embrace our failure with the confidence that God will restore us. Jesus encouraged Peter by letting him know that he would recover from his failure and become a source of strength for others close to him. How can we use our journey through the desert to bring hope to others?

Pastor Chris invites us to participate in a few rhythms that can lead us toward healthy change in this Lenten season. In preparation for Easter, we are remembering the words of the Prophet Isaiah, who reminds us that God is preparing something new, a way through the desert. How might God be leading you to lean into examining your rhythms this week?

Pastor Sean Palmer leads us this weekend as we reflect on the roadmap towards reconciliation. What does it look like to forgive someone when they have sinned against us, offended us, or done something wrong?

It can actually be a good thing to have disagreements, but sometimes the temptation is to not have conflict about things that matter. How we handle conflict demonstrates how we love and if we love.

Join us as we learn to embrace the call to reconcile, redeem and seek those we shall forgive.

Continuing our series on Love, Pastor Chris provides the context for the most popular and well known verse in the Bible, John 3:16. On the heels of being in the Holy Land for several weeks, Chris shows us how Jesus very intentionally always loved the outsider and taught us to do the same.

It was a great joy to welcome Dr. Richard Beck to our West Side campus, who asked us to consider Jesus’ encounter with a leper in which the “unclean” man was met with a love that reached across boundaries; an encounter in which the promise of relationship preceded healing. We’re called to name the places of disgust and contempt that lead us to create an other, and ask God to help change our hearts into a radically different way of loving.

Pastor Chris Seay continues our series of conversations on love; exploring love as the antithesis and antidote for fear. When we truly receive God’s love and embrace in faith that the saving work of Christ has liberated us from shame and condemnation, our hearts and lives open up to love vulnerably, boldly, and courageously.

Pastor Jim Doremus leads us to consider the willingness of Jesus to cross barriers to love people for who they are. In order to do this well, we should consider taking time to pray, place others first, and be committed to listen well. How might God be inviting you to take a risk to love someone for the sake of the gospel?

Pastor Sean Palmer continues our series that will unfold in the coming weeks as we consider our call to greater love, directed by the love we first receive from God. In a world that views many Christians as a core part of the problem, in a culture shaped by “me first”, the only solution is the tireless commitment to love first; even and especially when it’s not easy.

Ericka Graham invites us into a conversation on the rhythms of God’s expansive love. Our compassionate and loving God knows us, empathizes with us, and chooses to include us. In our most challenging moments, God lowers himself to join us. How can we choose empathy this week to fuel connection with a loved one?