Teaching time from our July 2nd InterGen on uniqueness. Pastor Max shares the story of David & Goliath and teaches about cubits and knowing yourself.

We live in a world marked by chaos, ugliness and scarcity - and that makes us afraid. So we try to mitigate our fears by exerting control. But faith moves in the opposite direction. Faith is what God rewards. Faith is how we come to see God, life and the world around us. So what does that look like? What is a life WITH faith?

We live in a world marked by chaos, ugliness and scarcity - and that makes us afraid. So we try to mitigate our fears by exerting control. But faith moves in the opposite direction. Faith is what God rewards. Faith is how we come to see God, life and the world around us. So what does that look like? What is a life WITH faith?

Go back 100 years, and you'll discover a rush of activity and activism regarding the faith by Evangelical Christians. We're busy, busy, busy doing things FOR God, and often the language we use to describe our personal relationship with God is language of doing. So what exactly did Jesus make possible if it wasn't a rich and satisfying life WITH God?

Go back 100 years, and you'll discover a rush of activity and activism regarding the faith by Evangelical Christians. We're busy, busy, busy doing things FOR God, and often the language we use to describe our personal relationship with God is language of doing. So what exactly did Jesus make possible if it wasn't a rich and satisfying life WITH God?

If you attended a Christian college, you may have picked up a God-filter that told you what you DO for God is the most important thing about you. It doesn't help that our culture reinforced the idea that your worth, your value as a person is tied to what you accomplish. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the story of the Prodigal Son (and the lessons we can learn from the older brother).

If you attended a Christian college, you may have picked up a God-filter that told you what you DO for God is the most important thing about you. It doesn't help that our culture reinforced the idea that your worth, your value as a person is tied to what you accomplish. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks the story of the Prodigal Son (and the lessons we can learn from the older brother).

It's no secret that America is a nation of consumers. We consume; that's what we do. We maximize EVERYTHING for our benefit. And, for better or worse, we take that same approach to our faith. We approach God for what God can do FOR us, what God can GIVE us. And when we do that, we miss out on something very, very special.

It's no secret that America is a nation of consumers. We consume; that's what we do. We maximize EVERYTHING for our benefit. And, for better or worse, we take that same approach to our faith. We approach God for what God can do FOR us, what God can GIVE us. And when we do that, we miss out on something very, very special.

Believe it or not, SOME Christians and church-going Americans are (practically speaking) no different than atheists, secular humanists or deists. And rather than blame them, it's probably a better idea to figure out why it's so easy and tempting to trust in techniques and principles rather than trusting in God, Himself. In this message, Max Vanderpool unpacks another God-filter that can cause you to miss out on some powerful things.