God is . . . Our Help | Speakers: Daniel & Carla Monnier Going from a seemingly easy and full life to one that quickly became broken in all manners — physically, emotionally and spiritually. The Monnier’s journey to embrace this new path required overcoming many hurdles. Understanding that there may not be physical healing to […]

God is . . . Faithful | Speaker: Megan Couser Why is God faithful to us, and what happens when we are faithful to God? Faithfulness is the basic ingredient to begin a relationship with God. Faith is the connecting power into the spiritual realm, which links us with God and makes Him become a tangible […]

God is . . . Gracious (Carried to the Table) | Speaker: Ryan Long Grace is one of the attributes of God’s character that has such a drawing power. It’s a simple concept: being given something good that we don’t deserve. Yet it boggles the human mind—so much so that many of us have a […]

God is . . . Creative | Speaker: Tomas Diaz Our God is a personal God, and we all relate to him in different ways. He is also a creative God. His creativity is wonderfully on display in nature and human creation, but most importantly throughout our everyday lives.  We can trust our God to be […]

No Socio/Economic Distinction We don’t think much about there being neither slave nor free in our everyday lives.  We think of slavery as a thing of the past. The truth is that there are possibly more slaves today than ever before.  But it may be that Paul uses “slave and free” as an example of […]

This hurts the heads of some of Jesus followers.  However, Paul is clear in this most personal and self-defining of all distinctions, that in Christ they are gone and irrelevant.  The old mindset of “headship” is gone; “in Christ” that is all reversed. There can be no roles withheld or conferred based on gender identity. […]

What the church is called to is oneness!  We, being many – from many nations, cultures, backgrounds, races, language groups, political persuasions – “in Christ” we make up one, ONE Body of Christ. This was radical teaching for Paul and his Jewish culture.  It was radical teaching in the Roman culture of hierarchy and privileges […]

Jesus knew who he was. Time spent with the Father confirmed his identity, and this gave him power to face challenges, heal others, and eventually sacrifice his life. Who are we? Who are we called to be, and what influences our understanding of our identity? Matthew 3:16-17 | Speaker: Steven Arauz

We love to get applauded for our excellent performance and be handed the trophy.  We live in a world where rewards go to the victorious, and so we expect that the whole Christian thing is about performance and measuring up.  But it’s not really about my performance, my measuring up, or even my being faithful. […]

Jesus spent time with the Holy Spirit and the Father. Scripture documents his time in the spiritual disciplines of fasting and prayer. It was after practicing these disciplines that he faced the temptation. Matthew 4:1-11