Epiclesis

What does it mean to walk in the light of the Lord? How does this discipline cultivate hope in a dark world? Join us for the first Sunday of Advent as we explore a biblical theology of light and ask a few questions about life during the Advent season.

It’s time we had a king. The last time we had a king, we also had a revolution. So, maybe it’s time for another revolution. But this revolution is not one to make the nation over in our own image, but rather a revolution to be and to behave in the image of our King—to make ourselves over in His image. Join Pastor Chris as he talks about a radical alternative to earthly politics.

The exiles who have returned to Jerusalem are rebuilding the walls and they’re encouraged by Haggai and Zechariah. But is there something we can learn from Malachi's words to them? And who in the world is "Ahura Mazda"? Join us!

Ever feel like the best is in the past? What were the 3 things the prophet Haggai spoke to a people who didn’t believe they had much of a future? Join us as we explore Haggai’s big 3 challenges to a discouraged people and how they can radically refocus your life and faith today.

It's been this way even since the Garden: Where there is the sacred, where there is a sacrament, the enemy creates an upside-down version to twist God’s image. There is a historical, biblical, Christian alternative to Halloween. What is it, and how should we observe it? We should keep our deaths before us while planting the cross of Christ right into the middle of cultural Halloween.

Dr. Teresa Gardner, in town to lead a retreat about the Feasts, shared about the mysterious ways that God is both love and a consuming fire. We quite rightly embrace and find comfort in the truth that God is love, but should we rejoice that God is also a fire? Join us for this encouraging teaching.

The Founder and Director of the Zion Center for Worship and the Arts, Dr. Teresa Gardner, was live in the studio to talk about an upcoming retreat in Sacramento. Along the way, we learned about her passion for excellence in the arts and her many trips to the Holy Land. Join us!

Do you think about—or maybe even count and celebrate and give thanks--for God's saving acts and deeds? The Children of Israel surely did during their desert journey. The psalmist knew where his help came from. What might Jesus' words and actions at the Feast of Sukkot say about His being the Messiah and the Ultimate Tabernacle? Join us for this sermon from Pastor Chris.

You have to admire a worship leader who isn't afraid of telling the whole world to praise the God is Israel. Back in Israel’s history, God’s saving acts and deeds were done in a particular place and for a particular people. But Christians mustn't ignore the Jewish feasts. Why They point to Jesus. We can see Psalm 66 as a psalm of resurrection, too— not just Christ’s once for all Resurrection, but all the little upside-down-to-right-side-up resurrections in God’s story of salvation history, not to mention the even smaller but resurrections we experience every day.

Do you want more faith? Maybe that's not what you really, truly need. In this sermon on Jesus' words about the little mustard seed, Pastor Chris takes a close look at the kind of faith one has rather than its size. By the way, do you think mustard seeds have faith? Join us for a refreshing look at faith and purpose.