We reach the last tenet of our core values: seek God daily. What does this look like? Maybe not what you think.

Seeking God isn’t just in the inward practices, it’s in the outward practices: justice, healing people, reformation.

Mark 10:35-45

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One of Lance’s favorite Christmas movies is the Muppet Christmas Carol - and while it’s not an ideal time on the calendar to talk about Christmas movies, it’s an ideal text to illustrate today’s lesson.

Look at the effects Jesus had on people like Matthew, or Zaccheus. His love and generosity led to an overflowing generosity from the people whose lives he changed.

The goal and the vision is that we find a way to be like Jesus. That we find a way to serve, both inside the church and out.

Mark 10:35-45

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Lance wants this place to be the kind of church that hears the message that Jesus spoke and lives that message out. A church known for mercy, for grace, for compassion.

Jesus is still resurrecting the dead, bringing life to those walking around who need to hear the message of grace and forgiveness. Let’s be the church that brings resurrection to the dead.

Luke 7:18-23

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Jesus told us to love all - and it’s important that, like Jesus, we don’t try to draw demarcations around what “all” means.

This is the hallmark and cornerstone of Jesus’ whole ministry.

Luke 6:27-38

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Lance introduces the church to our new core values, and what they’ll mean to our church as we try to put our mission statement into action.

Luke 11:33-42; 12:1-3

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Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and as we ask "what should we give up for Lent this year," Lance asks a bigger question: "what do we need to bury for our lives to produce fruit?"

Ash Wednesday is a time of penitence and repentance - from dust we came, and to dust we will return. But we need to also remember that God brings beautiful things out of the dust.

John 12:23-26

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Lance comes to the end of his series on our new mission statement: “transforming lives and communities by putting God’s love into action.”

He notes that this church has always been dedicated to making disciples. And how do we do this? By putting God’s love into action.

1 John 3:11, 16-24

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As we continue to break down our new mission statement, Lance turns to 1 John to look at God’s love, and the way God calls us to give our lives to one another.

The fruit reveals the plant. When we remain in the vine, the fruit of the spirit grows out of u

1 John 4:7-21

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In high school, Amanda went on her first Emmaus experience, and something stuck with her. “Do not anticipate, just participate,” they told her. The phrase has stuck with her.

We have a mission statement. It’s time to take action. The biggest threat to our city not changing is us believing our city can’t change.

Matthew 25:31-40

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What do we need to do to follow God?

There are tough questions, and we discover the answers through community.

We need community to grow, in order to leave worldly things behind.

Colossians 1:3-14

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