When the word hospitality is talked about, what comes to mind? In Isaiah 56, the idea of hospitality is tied closely with righteousness, but not the righteousness we are familiar with. Listen to guest speaker, Kathryn Cheng, as she explains and expands upon the biblical concept of being hospitable and how we can grow our relationships within our community and our city through God’s hospitality and righteousness.

If we wait until we feel like praying, we will be left waiting. It is a constant choice of faith. Prayer should be a conscious choice to do it and an action that should be spurred on by our desire to engage with Christ. But most important is that we don’t need to be spiritual giants in order to pray. God calls us to Him as we are. Listen as Pastor Chris Rattay talks about the practicality of praying, the intimacies of prayer, and the heart truths that are revealed in the quiet moments between us and God through the act of faith of prayer.

“How long do you think an ear will survive, thrive, unattached to the body? Don’t wait for feelings for love to happen. Take the positive actions and the feelings of love will come in time.” Listen as guest speaker associate pastor Dave Kitani from New Life Church speaks on the topic of the church body and how we cannot thrive in isolation or in segregation.

“The core of kingdom stewardship is investing in the eternal. What Biblical stewardship is not is hoarding, acquisition, careless spending. And the only thing that is eternal on earth is God and people.” Listen as Pastor Chris Rattay talks through Luke 16:10-13 and the charge God puts on us, as individuals, as a church, and as believers.

Paul lays out a beautiful dance in Galatians 5 & 6 in how we are to grow with each other, restore each other, to love each other and how to do it with grace and kindness. Though sin can be difficult to battle through on our own, the burden is eased with the help of those around us. Listen as Pastor Chris Rattay talks about the transformative power of friendship and how it is covenant-promised and restorative.

What is worship? What is the biblical model for worship and how do we apply it to our lives? How do we bring the presence of God into our lives through worship?

What is the purpose of fasting? In our modern society, is fasting still necessary? Listen as Pastor Chris Rattay talks through Daniel 1:8-17 and how fasting can reveal the hidden parts of our hearts we never meant to reveal to the world and ourselves, and how we can change.

How do you pursue happiness? What methods do you use to stay happy? The choices we make are influenced by our circumstances, but those circumstances can and will change. What will you do then? Will your pursuit stay the same or is there a better method out there?

When Jesus talks about being lukewarm, what does He really mean? Listen as Pastor Chris talks about the church of Laodicea and how it could have better related to Jesus. All it takes is three simple steps.

How will you choose to give to Jesus this year? Listen as Pastor Chris Rattay speaks about giving the perfect gift and how difficult it can be, especially those who seem to have everything. How does Matthew 2:1-12 apply here and how can you, too, give the perfect gift this season?