Refuge Church

We all naturally walk in darkness. But the good news for us this Advent season is that Jesus awakens us by his light to become light.

Ephesians 5:8-14

Sometimes it’s our inner darkness that haunts us the most. Those things that only we know about and hold in our hearts, that reply in our minds and make us feel embarrassed and ashamed all over again. As real as that darkness is, the good news of the incarnation is that God sees us, knows us, and holds us, even in our darkest places.

Psalm 139:1-12

Oftentimes the darkness of the present seems all-consuming. But the good news of Advent is that no matter how dark the present, Jesus is eternally the Light of the world!

Isaiah 9:1-7

Oftentimes the darkness of the present seems all-consuming. But the good news of Advent is that no matter how dark the present, Jesus is eternally the Light of the world!

John 1:1-5

When crises hit, we fear our most basic needs won’t be met. Our fears often times make us question everything we know. We often ask, If what I believe has led me here, then what's the use. If we believe in God, we oftentimes question his goodness. Why me, God? Why would you do this?

The good news is that God is big enough to handle our questioning. The better news is that God has always provided for his people.

Exodus 15:22-27

God’s presence with us is a gift, and his holy requirements are meant to ensure we experience the fullness of that gift rather than a cheap counterfeit.

2 Samuel 6:1-15

Every one of us longs to be loved unconditionally. This is a longing that God placed in our hearts that can only be filled by himself.

Unfortunately every one of us also knows the sting of rejection and the feeling of being unwanted. This is a brokenness that can only be healed by the unconditional love of God our Father.

Both our longing to be loved forever and the pain of rejection are solved in our adoption by the Father through faith in Jesus!

Various Scriptures

Living in the city can be hard; there's no doubt about it. But God has something to say about what our posture should be while we're here: make yourself at home! Seek the good of the city, and in it, you will find your good.

Jeremiah 29:1-14

For many of us, reading from books like Numbers and trying to understand the Old Testament sacrificial system can feel like drudgery. But when we look at the fulfillment of these passages in the person and work of Jesus Christ, they come alive! This morning we'll look at the sacrifice of the red heifer and see how it points to the gospel and proclaims Jesus.

Numbers 19:1-10

As we age and mature, we begin to recognize that every hero of ours is flawed in some way or another and will always let us down at some point. This is the story of the Judges in the Bible: flawed "saviors" who are appointed to rescue God's people from their enemies. But the failures only serve to make the contrast more pronounced between these human heroes and our God's Hero, who will never let us down: Jesus, the true and better judge.

Judges 13-16