Matthew 12:1-2, 9-14; Mark 3:1-6; Lue 6:6-11; 13:10-17; 14:1-6; John 5:1-18; 9:1-34 Jesus broke the Sabbath taboos, but he also never sinned, which means he “kept the Sabbath holy.” How do blessings get turned into curses? It seems that the way Jesus related to the Sabbath was to return to its original intent: it was […]

Genesis 1-2:4a; Exodus 20:8-11 It is often thought that the Sabbath is a Jewish construct beginning when the 10 Commandments were given on Mt. Sinai. It is important to remember that, whatever Sabbath would become in the culture of a fallen world, it preceded the fall. The Sabbath finds its roots in the story of […]

Mark 10:42-45  The greatest example of our church embracing our whole life is our Vision: “to be a church without walls fully engaged in serving the people of our community.” Wherever we are for our whole life, no matter who we are with, they are our community, and our whole lives are lived to serve. […]

Our strategy for fulfilling mission and reaching our vision isn’t one that fits in a box. It isn’t a Strategy we can apply to just one part of our lives or regulate to Saturday morning. It is complex enough that we can be involved in one of the angles at a time or multiple angles.  […]

Ours is a divided culture. We each see things from our own perspective. Too often there are values we live at home, different ones at work or school, and still a different set when we come together to worship.  We have four Values that we believe should oversee our lives 24/7. “Love-Acceptance-Forgiveness-Grace.”  We lump those […]

Our strategy for fulfilling mission and reaching our vision isn’t one that fits in a box. It isn’t a Strategy we can apply to just one part of our lives or regulate to Saturday morning. It is complex enough that we can be involved in one of the angles at a time or multiple angles.  […]

1 John 4:7-12 Mission is “loving people into a lifelong friendship with God.”  We are stewards of the love of God that he has poured into our hearts. Unlike some churches, our Mission isn’t something we just fulfill at church or participate in with a group “doing ministry.” There is no place, no time, no […]