There are many forms of exile—physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual. In this message, we explore how God always had a plan not just to bring his people out of physical exile but out every other dimension of exile, too. Pastor Barbara Sunofsky shares about her own experience as the "illegitimate child” of a single mom who also suffered sexual abuse at a young age, and how God invites us into new stories where we discover how He redeems us from the past.

Content Section Exile is any time what should be seems to be losing the battle to what is, and this is experienced in a variety of ways. Even when we are not under the power of a foreign oppressor, as Jesus’ people were, every human heart knows, in some way, the exile that comes from shame. In this message, we explore the reality that in Jesus there is no condemnation and there is freedom from shame. As part of an abundant life in God’s love, we explore how we can ground ourselves in the reality that all who trust in Christ are never put to shame.

In this first Sunday of Advent we explore our theme of Exile: any time or place where what should be seems to be losing the battle to what is.  In exile we are invited to reconsider our relationship with systems that can not deliver our heart's rightful longing for transformation and Kingdom Come.   We consider: what needs to give way to my relationship with Christ?