In this message, Matt Love traces a single thread through the book of Exodus, the Gospel of John, and the book of Revelation: God's relentless desire to dwell with his people. Beginning with Israel's terrified response to God's presence at Mount Sinai — where the people chose distance over nearness — Matt shows how God's immediate response was not judgment but invitation. God's command to build the tabernacle in Exodus 25:8 was not a building project — it was a declaration that presence, not prosperity or performance, is the point of faith. Drawing on the Hebrew and Greek words behind the tabernacle and John 1:14, Matt demonstrates that when John writes that Jesus "tabernacled among us," he is making a direct and deliberate connection to the Exodus story — God crossing every barrier to be with his people in flesh. And in Revelation 21:3–4, the promise first spoken in the wilderness finds its final answer: God's dwelling place is with humanity, permanently, with every tear wiped away. If you have ever felt like faith is about getting somewhere or getting good enough, this message offers a different vision: the God of Scripture has been removing every obstacle — fear, sin, death — not to improve you or relocate you, but simply to be with you.

In this message, Eric introduces the Red Thread series — a five-week journey through the first five books of the Bible — by tracing a single thread from Genesis to Revelation: the promise of a seed who would reverse the curse. Beginning in Genesis 3 with the entry of sin, death, and the enemy into the world, Eric follows God's covenant with Abraham through to its fulfillment in Jesus, showing how the offspring promised in the garden is the same seed Paul identifies in Galatians and the same Lamb whose throne anchors the new creation in Revelation. The message lands on a simple but profound question: are you trusting the seed, or trying to be one?

In this message, Eric walks through Galatians 6:7-8 and a simple but sobering principle: you reap what you sow, you reap more than you sow, and you reap later than you sow. Using a story from his own family's life at Moe's and a hard scene he witnessed at a Panera, Eric makes the case that technology is not neutral. It's shaping who we, and our families, are becoming, one meal and one moment at a time. He closes with a specific, doable challenge: no technology at the table, for anyone.

In this message, Eric walks through 2 Corinthians 11:1-15, where Paul defends himself against the ‘super-apostles’ — leaders who looked impressive by every cultural standard of the day, but were quietly leading the Corinthian church away from the truth. Eric unpacks how easily something false can look convincing, and challenges us to ask where we’ve traded the real story of following Jesus for a safer, more culturally acceptable version of it — one built on confirmation instead of challenge, success instead of sacrifice, and instant results instead of a slow process of transformation.

From job interviews to dating apps to social media, we’re surrounded by opportunities to prove ourselves. It’s easy to believe our value depends on our accomplishments, our strengths, or what others think of us. But in 2 Corinthians 11, Paul hands us a completely different kind of resume. This Sunday, we explore how the cross reshapes our understanding of identity, weakness, and success—and why following Jesus changes what we value most.

In this message, Eric opens 2 Corinthians 12 and follows Paul into one of the most counterintuitive ideas in the New Testament: that weakness is not something to hide but something to lead with. Using Paul's mysterious "thorn in the flesh" and Jesus's response to it, "my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness", Eric makes the case that boasting in weakness isn't false modesty or spiritual performance. It's the only posture that actually opens us up to receive what God has for us. The sermon invites everyone to get honest about the two words that unlock God's power: "I can't."

We live in a world engineered for conflict — in our marriages, our politics, and our closest relationships. Most of us have been fighting hard our whole lives and still feel like we're losing. In this message from 2 Corinthians 10, we look at the apostle Paul facing personal attacks and public criticism — and choosing a completely different way to fight. If you're exhausted from conflict that never seems to resolve, this message is for you.

In this message, Eric works through 2 Corinthians 9:6–15, confronting one of the most misused passages in the New Testament head-on. Framed by the anchor verse of the entire section — “they gave themselves first to the Lord” — Eric shows that the sowing and reaping principle Paul describes is not a prosperity gospel promise but an invitation into a fundamentally different relationship with money and blessing. God blesses the cheerful giver not so they can accumulate more for themselves but so they can be generous on every occasion. The harvest Paul promises is righteousness, thanksgiving to God, and the needs of others being met.

In this message, Eric explores what it actually means to honor God with your finances. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 8 and Jesus's teaching in Matthew 6, he makes the case that genuine generosity is not primarily a financial decision but a spiritual one — a question of who is actually reigning as king over your life and your resources. Eric walks through how GBC practices financial accountability, offers a fresh definition of heaven and earth from Matthew 6, and closes with a direct pastoral invitation: if you haven't surrendered financially, you have a lid on your spiritual life.

In this message, Eric opens with a simple but disorienting question: how much would you need to love someone to trade places with them? From there he takes the us to 2 Corinthians 8:9, the theological heart of Paul's generosity section, where Paul holds up Jesus as the ultimate model of sacrificial giving. Jesus moved from infinite wealth to profound poverty for our sake, and his example is not meant to be exploited for personal blessing but imitated in how we hold and give our money. Eric explores three honest questions about desire, priority, and proportion, and closes with a story about a young man who started giving not because he had extra but because he had tasted grace. The invitation is simple: what story do you want your money to tell?