Is it OK for worship to be passionate? Is there room for it to be both passionate AND reverent? Pastor Jim takes us back to the Old Testament to discover why worshiping God with exuberance has God's seal of approval.

What is worship all about? In this first message of our four-week series, Pastor Jim invites us to consider, does the way we are living our life demonstrates that we worship God—or something else? Is there a right way to worship? These and other questions will be considered.

Our Masterpiece series comes to an end with Pastor Jim’s teaching on the story of our redemption from beginning to end. It’s a narrative that begins in the Garden of Eden and ends with the Apostle John’s vision that inspired the Book of Revelation. It’s all told in the windows of Sainte-Chapelle Cathedral.

“I desire mercy, not sacrifice” (Matthew 9:13). Jesus uses these words to defend Himself against the judgment of the Pharisees who question why He eats with sinners. He’s quoting the prophet Hosea and making the case that God’s love and forgiveness extend to all. Do you have a hard time imagining that God can forgive your sins and love you unconditionally? Hear the truth—He loves and forgives all who want to follow Him!

In this Masterpiece message, Pastor Chuck wishes everyone a Happy Easter and discusses the idea of celebrating Easter in July through an artwork called "The Resurrection at Cookham" by Stanley Spencer. He reflects on the painter's personal interest throughout his career on the topic of resurrection, highlighting his belief in a happy resurrection and the promise of a future physical existence in a new heaven and earth.

We all desire belonging and to feel as if our lives matter. In this message, Messiah's Director of Student Ministry, Ryan Pfendler, explores this topic through the James Tissot painting "The Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum."

Art has always been commentary. As we're learning in this series, there's so much more to a masterpiece than what appears at first glance. This is particularly true of religious art that draws its inspiration from God's Word. On Sunday, join Pastor Chuck as he examines a painting and reveals the subtext we can only see when we look closer.

Over 500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to a door in Wittenberg and the church has never been the same. It was a groundbreaking moment for the church. In this message, Pastor Jim Mueller looks closely at a verse in Romans that inspired Luther, and changed the course of church history.

Have you ever wondered what God thinks of you? Is He really so full of love for you that He would consider you a work of art? Join us for the first message in the new series Masterpiece. In it, our pastors will guide us through some fundamental truths from Scripture—God is your all-knowing, all-powerful Father in heaven who can look at you and can see what you will become before you have actually become it.