Great writers Now, writers are known to have a "love/hate" relationship to their craft, but they’re dependent on writing to know themselves. Christians, have a similar relationship to prayer, its hard, but we’re dependent on prayer because it's in and through prayer where experience both awe and intimacy with God, and you come to know your self.

This week, we end our series on the parables of Jesus. Listen in as our Pastoral Resident Sean Davis unpacks the greatest invitation. How would you respond?

This week we learn from guest preacher, Steve Ko, as we reflect on Psalm 41.

Today we have a parable that starts out laughable but turns deadly serious. Jesus teaches us that if you don’t have a relationship with God based on forgiveness, which inclines you toward forgiveness and reconciliation when the opportunity present itself than you might not have the relationship with God you think you do.

Oftentimes when we’re looking to learn and grow we look for the right program, coach, podcast, etc. Jesus comes alongside us and asks “Have you looked at our hearts, and ask ourselves the questions, “Am I ready, willing and able to grow? And, if not, how come? 

 At the end of our story in Acts 16, Paul gives us a powerful demonstration of citizenry! Because his primary citizenship is in heaven, Paul is liberated to be the very best citizen on earth. He’s free to be both Rome’s most loving critic and its most hopeful contributor. 

Acts 16 shows us that the gospel offers something far better than some false sense of control. In a world of fragile power and fleeting happiness, it provides liberation, opportunity, and joy that transforms our reality.

God's invitation into His family is surprisingly wide, wonderfully welcoming, and that the invitation has been received and accepted, can be visibly verified. 

This past weekend we celebrated my nephew's birthday and the day before, we sat and listened as his parents told the story of his birth. What took place on the day of his birth? Why do we do this? So he can now place his own life within the context of a greater story? Yes. So, he can have specific details and learn about the hopes and fear, joys and struggles, the sacrifices of parenting? Yes. But we also sat and listened simply because to tell the story of his coming into being fills all of us with Gratitude and reminds us of the deep love we have in common. Today, for many of the same reasons we’re going to be talking about a Christian’s coming into being. In other words, we’re going to be looking at a A Christian's Conversion.

This passage is often thought of as “the Great Commission” because in it we see that God is not just sending his people on mission, but in Jesus, he is himself on mission.