This week we're studying Matthew 10:16-39 to Jesus as a warrior. We see that Jesus tells it like it is, He has confidence in us, and He has a plan through His challenge to His disciples. He wants all of us, and our friends, to walk free from sin and the things that tie us up. We hope you see that you are today's disciples and you must pick up your cross and follow Him. Thanks for listening!

This week we are studying Matthew 10:1-15 to see Jesus the Sender. Jesus has shown such compassion to us in drawing us near Him so that He can send us out to the harassed and hurting. Now we have a message to respond to: Come near Him if we haven't, or if we have, go out into a broken world. Thanks for listening!

This week we're studying Matthew 8:18-9:8 to see Jesus as the Authority over all things. Because his authority is absolute, following Jesus costs us everything. But the cost is worth it, because Jesus' authority leads to eternal life. We hope this is an encouragement and a challenge to follow Jesus with total abandon. Thanks for listening!

We're excited to start our series "Who Is Jesus?" in Matthew, chapters 8-12. This week Matthew 8:1-17 shows us Jesus' authority over sickness. He heals people physically to point us to a greater eternal healing that awaits us when we put our faith in him. It shows us that our now is shaped by our forever. What we believe about eternity impacts our lives today. Thanks for listening!

In Ruth 4, we learn that God's way is always the better way. He has weaved this incredible story together, a lineage of love and hope and salvation. And now we can be a part of that lineage through faith. Jesus is God's better way, and we have only to put our faith in him if we want to be a part of the family. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

We're in Ruth 3 this week, where we'll see that redemption is worth the risk. Ruth goes out on a limb, risking everything in pursuit of redemption. How much more is God's eternal redemption worth it for us? And once we trust in Jesus as our truer and greater Kinsman Redeemer, how can we not take risks for the redemption of others? We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for watching!

We're in Ruth 2 together this week. And Boaz comes into the story. God uses him to protect and provide for Ruth and Naomi. We call this God's providence. But while God cares for our physical needs, he's ultimately leading to our eternal need. His providence is ultimately working toward our redemption. We hope this message encourages you. Thanks for listening!

We're excited to start studying the book of Ruth today by looking at Ruth 1. God's "hesed" is his unfailing love. And he works, even through our hardships, for our good and his glory. Let's learn to lean into his love for us, rather than leaving his love when things don't go our way. We hope this is an encouragement in your faith today. Thanks for listening!

As we finish up our Jesus Above All series in Colossians 4:7-18 today, we're studying what friendships within the church will look like. Oftentimes, we look at the end of a letter like Colossians and skip past the names (that can be hard to pronounce!). But Paul names these people for a very important reason; he'd learned how to build kingdom friendships. There are friends we send, friends who stay, friends who stray, and friends we salute. We hope this message encourages you! Thanks for listening!

We're studying Colossians 3:22-4:6 today, talking about Jesus in the workplace. As Christians, we work to serve Jesus and his mission in the world. We can work to glorify God because our work matters. But we have to be careful. We shouldn't fall into thinking our work is meaningless on the one hand. And we shouldn't think that it's our source of identity on the other. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!