When life is predictable, losing sight of what’s most important is easy. But in the face of

uncertainty, a person’s true values come to the surface. As we face (yet another) election year, does the uncertainty surface anything in you? As you think about what comes to the surface, what does it say about what’s most important in your life? And is it Jesus? The Christian faith begins (or ends) with your answer to the question, “Who is Jesus?” If a New Testament author were to write a letter to the American Church, the correct answer to this question might be the central theme. Jesus is God’s Son. Jesus is King. Jesus has the words of life. To believe in him is to fear him and to follow him. He must be central.

Imagine a moment where everything changes—for the better. We're celebrating a turning point in history that brought hope and new beginnings this Easter. It’s not just about painted eggs and bunny rabbits; it’s about the incredible story of a man named Jesus who, after making the ultimate sacrifice, didn't let death end his story. Against all odds, he rose, offering a message of renewal and love that's as relevant today as it was over two thousand years ago.

One of the metaphors for sin in the Bible is leprosy. That’s because it slowly devours us, and we are numb to reality. In this episode, we’ll look at how the sin of pride is all-consuming. Pride is the opposite of faith. Pride destroys both love and wisdom. It refuses to acknowledge the need we have or embrace humility and receive grace from God. In this message, Naaman teaches us that to be healed from sin, all we need is a need that we know we cannot heal ourselves. God is quick and gracious to heal.

What is it about the human condition that we know what we shouldn’t do, we know the consequences, yet we do it anyway? The Bible’s explanation isn’t just that we sin but that we are slaves to sin. Sin is not just an action in our lives. It is a power in our lives. In this message, we’ll see how God liberates us from our layers of slavery so we are free to serve God.

Addiction doesn’t kill people as much as a denial of the addiction kills people. In the same way, self-deception is not the most terrible thing that we do, but it allows us to do the most terrible things. And until you defeat self-deception, you will never overcome the destructive power of the sins we do to ourselves. In this story, King Saul tries to prop himself up and build esteem for himself. But to do that, he disobeyed God. And, he thought he had perfectly good reasons for disobeying God. We think the same thing. We are brilliant at finding perfectly good reasons to disobey God. In this message, we’ll see that it’s only after we realize that Christ has made us great and filled us with his esteem that we’ll stop letting sin deceive us.

After Eden, God commanded his creation to spread out over the world. Man decided to build an identity and find purpose apart from God. Man turned to his own ingenuity to build an identity and purpose apart from God. They thought that they could get to eternal life by going up. But in the story, the only way God could help them was that he had to come down. Today, we still seek to build a life for ourselves apart from God. The result is always chaos. That’s why only when Jesus came down could we finally ascend to heaven.

The first strategy of sin is to get so small and so hidden that you don’t even notice that it is there. You won’t even notice that it is about to destroy you. This Sunday, we will hear the story of Cain. Although he was a religious person, he did not see the sin crouching in his heart, and as a result, it ruined his life forever. Yet God, in his mercy, was tender towards Cain. Why? Because the true Abel, Jesus himself, would give his blood to intercede for us

Temptation is everywhere. The fact that this doesn’t frighten us suggests that we might not see

sin for what it really is. In every temptation, there’s always more hanging in the balance than

meets the eye. The stakes are always greater than they appear. As we kick off this series, we’ll

learn to see sin for what it is, and learn how to see what’s hanging in the balance.

Everyone wants to be good at money because money is a central aspect of our lives. And how good you are with money will have a direct impact on your ability to flourish as a human being. Money can be a source of stress or a source of joy. The difference will depend on your ability to get better at money. Jesus invites us to be rich toward God. Not because God needs riches but because he wants us to experience the peace that comes from being free people.

At some point, you’ve probably wanted to improve your health. To eat less sugar, to lose a few pounds of fat, to gain a few pounds of muscle, to stop smoking, to start exercising. If that’s true, there’s probably also some point at which you failed or regressed in your effort to be healthier. The problem wasn’t that you didn’t know how to be healthier. Perhaps the problem had to do with why you wanted to be healthier. In this message, we’ll discover that God cares deeply about your health. And when you learn why God cares about your health, it can get you on track to better health.