On Monday of Holy Week, Jesus cursed a barren fig tree on his way to cleanse the temple and shut down the commercial operation it had become.

The story of Jesus clearing the temple is a famous demonstration of righteous anger. Why was this so significant? 

Today’s sermon explains the significance of these actions, the difference between righteous and unrighteous anger, and 2 reasons you might not be experiencing God’s presence in your life. 

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The story of Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey’s colt. 

There was a lot more going on in this situation than palm branches and praises. This week’s sermon explains the underlying tensions that were in place as Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and began his journey to the cross.

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The church calendar has been a guide for the Church for centuries. It organizes the year around events in the life of Christ and the work of the church. 

The seasons of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends the day before Easter on Holy Saturday. This is a time of prayer, fasting, repentance in preparation for Easter. 

Listen to today’s sermon to learn more about the why and how of the Lent season 

You weren’t designed to follow Jesus alone: Spiritual formation is a relational process. We need to be connected to community to practice the way of Jesus, and not only on Sunday mornings. Today’s sermon covers the levels of community we all need, and the levels of relationship that produce true friendship and lasting life change. Listen to learn more!

Everyone has a certain way of life. A way that you approach the daily details of living, relate to others, spend time and money … are you intentional in the way you live? Or unaware? 

Creating a rule of life is the practical process of turning your vision of spiritual formation into reality. 

It’s not about doing more - it’s about creating space in your life for the things that make you more like Jesus.

This week’s sermon on creating a Rule of Life helps you understand how to align your way of living with your intentions for growing more like Jesus. 

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If you’re trying to follow Jesus without dealing with the damage of sin in your life, you won’t get very far, and it won’t be a good experience. 

Sin is essentially rebellion against God and His authority. Jesus likened sin to a disease, and himself to a healer. He wants to free you from the damage of sin. 

Healing from sin is an important step in our discipleship to Jesus. Listen to this week’s message to learn the process of healing from sin. 

Jesus told his followers in John 15, “In this world you will have trouble.” Following Jesus does not mean a life without pain and suffering. But it does mean He invites us to meet Him right in the middle of our pain and suffering. 

We usually want to run from the pain. But rather than denying or fighting it, His invitation is to bring our pain and suffering right to him. This is where transformation can happen. 

Listen to today’s sermon from our series on Practicing the Way to learn how to face the difficult parts of life and meet Him there.

Spiritual practices are not about doing MORE, but about saying no to things that don’t lead to Christlikeness in order to make room for things that DO. 

Making room for God to transform you requires intentional choices to slow down and follow His ways, rather than keeping busy with the fast paced way of the world around us. 

The practices of Jesus are essential for spiritual formation. They are how we take responsibility of our formation and make room for God to transform us to be more like Him. Today’s sermon focuses on the 9 spiritual practices of following Jesus, with practical applications to implement prayer, reading, sabbath and fasting.

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One of God’s primary visions for your life is that you become like Jesus: a person who walks in love. As you grow older, are you becoming more like Jesus, or more like the world around you? 

Being formed in the image of Christ will not happen by accident. If we are not intentional to pursue spiritual formation, we will conform to the world around us. When we approach our spiritual formation using the practices of Jesus, we become more like him. 

Listen to this week’s sermon to learn more about the practical process of becoming like Christ. 

Are you on the path to becoming the person you want to be?

The things you do each day can either lead you to conform more to the world, or to be transformed into the likeness of Jesus Christ. How are your habits forming your character?

Take responsibility for your formation. Learn to live in proactive pursuit of becoming more like Him each day.