As Ecclesia closes out 2025, Pastor Chris invites us to imagine the kind of

people we are becoming together in 2026. In a world shaped by division,

power, and isolation, this message asks a simple but demanding question:

what does it look like to be a truly good neighbor?

Drawing from the life and wisdom of Fred Rogers, the teachings of Jesus,

and the call of Scripture, we explore a posture of presence rather than

domination, participation rather than distance. From the Good Samaritan to

Jeremiah’s call to seek the peace of the city, this sermon reframes love as

an active way of life rooted in neighborhoods, not towers. This is an

invitation to live faithfully right where we are planted and to discover

how God meets us, and our neighbors, in ordinary places.