The Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood person of the Trinity. Many people think that the Holy Spirit is weird in a negative way. But one of the main roles that the Holy Spirit is to empower believers in Jesus to be weird in a way that is counter-cultural. Not weird for the sake of weird, but that believers would be clearly different than those around them because of the grace of God; Jesus' life, death and resurrection; and the Holy Spirit granting the believer strength to follow in Jesus' footsteps.

Easter is the biggest celebration for the Christian faith since it marks the distinguishing factor between itself and all other religions, Jesus Christ resurrection.The world has been broken through sin and rebellion and the only thing that could restore the relationship between God and humanity. Pastor Adrian explains how Jesus takes things that were broken and make it into something beautiful.

Palm Sunday marks the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem the week before he was crucified and ressurected in order to allow humanity to once again be in relationship with God. After his entry into Jerusalem, Jesus had an interesting interaction with a fig tree. Pastor Adrian explains the significance of Jesus interaction with the fig tree and how it applies to our lives so that we can bear fruit.

We are present for the things we value. This week Pastor Adrian outlines for us that God values people above everything else. As followers of Jesus, we should also pattern our lives to reflect Jesus' value system and place people at the top of our list.

Many times, people in the church desire to be disciples, but do not put the same value in leading others to be disciples. Pastor Derek Kasdorf walks us through why as believers it is important to follow Jesus, fellowship with believers, and fish for men

A lego comes in all different types of shapes, sizes and colors but exists do one thing, to connect. However, even though the legos connected from their initial creation, it was hard to build any type of structures until the foundation piece was introduced years later. For humanity there is only one foundation that can be built upon that is strong enough to withstand any trial or situation, and that foundation is Jesus. 

A lego comes in all different types of shapes, sizes and colors but exists do one thing, to connect. Similarly, the church may operate in many different ways, but its main purpose is to create disciples. Before anyone can even become a disciple they must encounter Jesus, and be brought from death to life. Just as Jesus called Lazarus up from the dead, Jesus places us in community in order to have someone help us take the grave clothes off. 

Submitting to authority is a hard task for most people to do, especially when we don't agree with the person in charge. God has designed authority stuctures to be present in every aspect of our lives. Authority is divinely established, from parental authority in the house; to management structures in our companies; all the way to our leaders in government. Our spiritual growth will be hindered if we do not see authority as a divine institution designed by God.

Scandal (Week 3): Love Serves

Guest pastor Ben Kaempfer of Downtown Community Church (DCC) joins us to deliver a powerful message on relationship with significant others.  The depth of our love for God is directly reflected by the quality of our love for others.  There is no better measure of love than service, in all circumstances.  Love serves, regardless.  How well are you loving?

Scandal (Week 2) - Trust Issues

Most of us are guilty of trusting too much in our own goodness.  We rely on our imagined ability to earn our way into heaven.  By trusting too little in His goodness, we miss what God truly has for us; A life of freedom from the bonds of our flesh.