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August 11 Learning to Read the Bible Again
What if we've become so focused on studying the Bible that we've forgotten
how to experience it as a story?
In this message from our A Faith for Today series, Josephine explores a
different posture toward Scripture. Rather than approaching the Bible
simply as a textbook, self-help manual, or collection of individual verses,
we're invited to encounter it as one unfolding story of creation, covenant,
Jesus, redemption, and new creation.
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August 02 You Are God’s Beloved
So many of us grew up believing God is a judge waiting to catch us doing
wrong, but today, Pastor Chris walks through Zephaniah, John 21, and the
story of Peter's greatest failure to show a different picture. A God who
delights in you, sings over you, and meets you with breakfast on the beach
when you fall.
37 min
July 26 Sin Is More Than Breaking Rules
What if sin is about more than breaking rules? In this message from our A
Faith for Today series, Erika Graham explores a richer biblical
understanding of sin—not simply as rule-breaking, but as "missing the
mark." Rather than leading us toward shame or perfectionism, Scripture
invites us to recognize our need for God's grace and continue aiming our
lives toward the way of Jesus.
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July 19 Identity Theft
Guest preacher Leroy Barber explores a powerful parallel between financial
identity theft and the spiritual identity theft happening to followers of
Jesus today. Just as we protect our bank accounts and credit with daily
vigilance, Leroy challenges us to guard our identity in Christ with the
same intentionality — rooted not in culture, politics, possessions, or
achievement, but in who God says we are.
25 min
July 12 When Everything Shakes, What Remains?
After a devastating earthquake hit the region near Caracas, Pastor Chris
and our team traveled to Venezuela to stand with our long-time partners and
grieving communities on the ground. This week we hear directly from that
trip: the loss, the prayers, the families living in tents, and the question
that kept coming up: what actually makes the church the church? Then Lucho
shares his own story. From worship leader in Venezuela to working without a
salary for a year, to losing everything during the country's economic
collapse, to food banks and a phone call that changed everything. It's a
story about showing up uncomfortable and trusting God with what comes next.
38 min
July 05 Helping Those in Need
In this message, guest speaker Dr. Ruth López Turley explores one of
Scripture's most consistent themes: caring for our neighbors. Yet while the
call to compassion is clear, the way of Jesus often challenges our
assumptions about generosity, deservingness, and responsibility.
29 min
June 21 What Happened To Us: Attention, Anxiety, & The Way of Jesus
What has technology done to us, and how do we live differently? Pastor
Chris continues our series "A Faith for Today" by considering our
relationship to an ever-evolving landscape of technology and faith.
33 min
June 16 Instructions For Apostles
In this message from our A Faith for Today series, Pastor Ericka reflects
on Jesus' instructions to the apostles in Matthew 10 and what they might
teach us about following Jesus today. As Jesus sends his followers out to
heal, serve, and share good news, he also invites them into a life of
trust, hospitality, and mutual dependence. Through stories of lost sermons,
pet scorpions, music, and everyday faith, this message explores what it
means to cultivate a faith that can grow, adapt, and endure through every
season of life. Faith was never meant to remain static. It is something we
practice, experience, and return to again and again as God continues to
shape us over time. Whether you're navigating uncertainty, carrying
disappointment, or simply wondering what faith looks like in this season,
this message is an invitation to trust that God is still at work.
29 min
June 07 Taste and See
You can read every book ever written about friendship and still not know
how to be a friend. You can study grief without ever really understanding
it. And you can know all the right things about Christianity without ever
actually experiencing God. Pastor Chris is launching our summer series, A
Faith for Today, where we explore why Christianity was never meant to be an
ideology you study from a distance.
32 min
May 31 The Priesthood of All Believers
Pastor Chris invites us to show up as image bearers wherever we already
are. Knowing the names of people who are struggling. Praying for your sick
neighbor.
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