How do you help a friend who's going through a difficult time? What do you say? How do act? What's even normal? Most people aren't sure how to be a good friend to someone who's experiencing real pain & suffering. But clearly, there are better ways than others. In this message, Max Vanderpool and Charlotte Lacy lay out simple things ANYONE can do to support someone who's experienced a loss or tragedy.

In the wake of pain and suffering, tragedy and loss - why do some people flourish and others flounder? Why do some people become incredible human beings while others simply become bitter? In this message, Max Vanderpool walks through the life of Joseph and how leaning into God rather than walking away can make all the difference. Because God often cares MORE about who you become than what you have or accomplish.

In the wake of pain and suffering, tragedy and loss - why do some people flourish and others flounder? Why do some people become incredible human beings while others simply become bitter? In this message, Max Vanderpool walks through the life of Joseph and how leaning into God rather than walking away can make all the difference. Because God often cares MORE about who you become than what you have or accomplish.

Ever had a season in your life where you were searching? Wondering? Ever feel like an outsider? Of course you have! Everyone has. The beautiful thing about the Gospel and the Church is that BOTH are supposed to be INCLUSIVE, where people of faith make room in their lives for people who are searching and wondering. We see no better example of this than in Acts 11.

Ever had a season in your life where you were searching? Wondering? Ever feel like an outsider? Of course you have! Everyone has. The beautiful thing about the Gospel and the Church is that BOTH are supposed to be INCLUSIVE, where people of faith make room in their lives for people who are searching and wondering. We see no better example of this than in Acts 11.

If you don't know the special words, special handshake, what to wear or how things are done - if you're an outsider, it can feel really uncomfortable. Jessamine County is FULL of religious outsiders: people who are convinced that church goers judge them and who think they are better than them. That's just how it works with outsiders. In this message, Max Vanderpool shares how the first-century church overcame the insider/outsider divide and how that can make a difference here and now.

If you don't know the special words, special handshake, what to wear or how things are done - if you're an outsider, it can feel really uncomfortable. Jessamine County is FULL of religious outsiders: people who are convinced that church goers judge them and who think they are better than them. That's just how it works with outsiders. In this message, Max Vanderpool shares how the first-century church overcame the insider/outsider divide and how that can make a difference here and now.

Categorizing people into "us" and "them" is easy and convenient. You don't have to think. You don't have to wonder. It's us and them. But what if categorizing people that way, especially people advancing God's Kingdom, is harmful? What if it violates the way Jesus rolled? In this message, Max Vanderpool makes the case for why other churches are NOT our competition and why we should look at other believers from other Christian traditions as allies...and as "one of us."

Categorizing people into "us" and "them" is easy and convenient. You don't have to think. You don't have to wonder. It's us and them. But what if categorizing people that way, especially people advancing God's Kingdom, is harmful? What if it violates the way Jesus rolled? In this message, Max Vanderpool makes the case for why other churches are NOT our competition and why we should look at other believers from other Christian traditions as allies...and as "one of us."

American culture is full of myths and legends that are perpetuated by people who don't actually believe them. Case in point: the man in the red suit. It's no wonder that a LOT of people WONDER about the stories of Jesus' birth. Wise men following a star, a virgin birth, angels in the heavens. How do you make sense of it? Did it actually happen? In this message, Max Vanderpool reminds you it's okay to wonder, but that, at the end of the day, there's good reason to have confidence in God and confidence in the accounts of Jesus' birth.