In this message we explore how our certainty about how God should appear can blind us from recognizing His presence in our lives. Using the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, the message emphasizes that seeing God is not something we achieve through our own effort, but something God does when we position ourselves to receive. This sermon challenges the cultural tendency to rush and seek quick answers, instead encouraging believers to slow down, make space for God, and practice the ancient discipline of Lectio Divina. God may seem silent not as punishment, but as preparation, and that the "something more" we hunger for is found not in doing more but in being still and inviting Jesus to our table.

Pastor Randall opens a new series, “Something More,” for anyone who senses there must be more to life with God than they are experiencing. Looking at Mark 8 and Revelation 3, we discuss how we can be close to Jesus yet miss Him because our hearts grow calloused. Through Ignatius’ simple daily practice called the Examen, we learn to slow down, notice God’s presence, receive His mercy, and reopen the door of our hearts. This message invites you into a deeper walk with Jesus that brings real peace, renewed gratitude, and everyday joy in His nearness.

Pastor Randall walks through John 20 and the disciples’ fear behind locked doors, showing how Jesus enters our fear with peace, restoration, and joy. This message challenges you to move beyond a private, silent faith and live “sent” into your everyday world, just as the Father sent Jesus. You will be invited to speak truth with wisdom, serve others, lead through influence, and live differently in the power of the Holy Spirit, so that the life Jesus has formed in you can flow through you to change others.

On Easter we often celebrate an empty tomb, feel inspired, then return to the same empty habits. This message from Luke 24 and Romans 6 reminds us the resurrection is not just a future ticket to heaven. In Christ we were crucified and raised to live a new life today. Pastor Randall calls us to stop looking for life in “dead things” like success, control, or relationships and instead build our lives on the risen Jesus. As you embrace this reality, you can experience deep peace, true purpose, and lasting joy in everyday life.

On the night before the cross, Jesus slowed down to serve, suffer, and pray for people who would fail Him, including us. This message walks through the Passover meal, John 17, and the question “Who does this?” to reveal the kind of Savior Jesus is. As you see His humility, sacrifice, and ongoing intercession for you, you are invited to move Him from the edges of your life to the center. In remembering His body and blood through communion, you can recenter on Jesus and experience deeper peace, freedom from striving, and lasting joy in His love.

Our culture says the goal is to “be true to yourself.” Jesus says something very different. In this message from Luke 9, Pastor Randall confronts the lie that following Jesus is about comfort, self affirmation, and an easier life. You will learn what it really means to deny yourself, take up your cross daily, and follow Him. Hear powerful stories, honest challenges, and a clear call to lay down anything that keeps you at the center. This is an invitation to die to self and finally find the life your soul is craving.

What does real, Christlike love look like in everyday life? In this message from Luke 10 and the parable of the Good Samaritan, Pastor Dan challenges us to move beyond feelings, comfort, and conditions into a love that is compassionate, risky, sacrificial, and costly. Love is not the way we earn eternal life, but the clearest evidence that we truly know Jesus. We're called to normalize what the world calls “radical” and to love neighbors the way Christ has loved us.

Have you ever wondered why you’re still struggling with the same sins and patterns after years of following Jesus? In this message from Galatians 4 and Matthew 7, Pastor Randall unpacks how spiritual growth really works. Formation is slow, often hidden, and shaped by daily choices rather than big emotional moments. Discover how Christ is formed in you over time, how to build your life on the rock instead of sand, and why grace frees you to practice the way of Jesus day by day.

In this message, we continue our series, the “Way of Jesus” by exploring how our daily practices actually form us. Reading from Matthew 6, we see the contrasts between performance-based and passive spirituality with a sincere, “hidden” walk with God. Jesus assumes His followers will give, pray, and fast, but not for attention or to earn His love. Instead, these ancient practices are invitations to deeper intimacy with the Father and to being transformed into Christ’s image. Our challenge is to examine what is really shaping our lives and to intentionally adopt one practice that draws us closer to Jesus.

Many Christians believe in grace but live like God is holding a clipboard, constantly grading their performance. No wonder we’re exhausted. In this message from Matthew 11:28–30, Pastor Randall unpacks Jesus’ invitation: “Come to me…and I will give you rest.” Learn the difference between surrender and striving, why a checklist faith will always burn you out, and how Jesus’ “easy yoke” frees you from spiritual perfectionism. Discover the rest that comes from trusting what Jesus has already done, not what you’re trying to do.