In our third week of the collaborative preaching series on the kingdom of God, we look at the season of the exile. At the exodus, God gave his people a new identity as his people. But when he sent them into exile, his goal was to transform their...

As we continue our collaborative preaching series on the unity of the kingdom of God, we focus on the birth of God's kingdom. When God's people were suffering as slaves in Egypt, he heard their cries, rescued them, and gave them a new identity as...

This week we begin a sermon series in collaboration with several dozen other churches across the Bay Area. In response to the divisiveness of our culture, we'll be tracing the theme of the Kingdom of God throughout Scripture to understand our unity...

Simply saying and doing the right things is not enough. Love needs to be our motive. Love needs to be the main thing. Without love, we are not accomplishing what God really desires.

Fear of loss seems endemic to human life. As children we fear being separated from our parent—or from a cherished blanket or toy. As adults, we’re not that different. We’re afraid to lose relationships, jobs, possessions, power, status, or...

God’s creation groans, God’s people groan, and God’s Spirit groans. What comes of all this groaning? The answer in Romans 8:28-30 is breathtaking.

In Romans 8:18-27, we hear three groans: the groans of God’s creation, the groans of God’s people, and the groans of God’s Spirit. Nevertheless, the groans are hopeful. Therefore, we can and should groan, but we also can and should groan ...

If we believe in Christ, we’re bound for glory, but at times, life seems like a long and lonely journey up a hill. Maybe at times God, our heavenly Father, seems a long way off. Nevertheless, the apostle Paul assures us, we have the Holy Spirit to...

If you’re a believer in Christ, do you feel that no matter how well you’re doing, whatever it is that you’re doing, that you’re not doing well enough? If so, you’re not alone. We all need Romans 8:1-11.

For the past six weeks, the book of Job has helped us meet God in the midst of our chaos and pain. As we finish our study of Job, we see that Job’s story also points us to the gospel itself and invites us to place our hope in Jesus, our Savior.