In the book of Ephesians, Paul writes, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God." But what is "grace"? As we head toward the holiday season, we're spending two weeks exploring what grace is and isn't and how God's grace changes everything.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

If Jesus was serious, then why don't we take him more seriously? Compare Jesus' teaching with a quick survey of how Christians live, and one thing becomes apparent: we often ignore much of what He said. This series takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying.

Many of us began attending because we needed something from the church. But as we continue, we get the privilege of actually being the church for others as God moves us into lives of service and impact. In this four-week series, we'll see what the Bible and Jesus have to say about the ultimate purpose of the church in our lives.