In the final week of our series Cultivating Meaningful Relationships, we explore what it means to live generously by giving others—and ourselves—the benefit of the doubt. From Jesus’ parable of the vineyard workers to everyday interactions and inner dialogue, this sermon invites us to shift from judgment to compassion, scarcity to grace, and reaction to intentionality. What might it look like to LIVE BIG when relationships get messy?

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In Week 3 of our series, we explore what it means to live with integrity—choosing courage over comfort and practicing our values in real life. Through the story of Ruth and Brene Brown’s Living BIG framework, we reflect on how integrity strengthens meaningful relationships, especially in hard moments.

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In this sermon from our Cultivating Meaningful Relationships series, we explore the foundation of healthy connection: boundaries. Drawing from Genesis 2, the insights of Carly Huack and Brené Brown, and our own emotional responses like anger and anxiety, we unpack how compassionate boundaries can protect our well-being, deepen integrity, and foster empathy. Learn how setting limits is not a rejection of others, but a generous act of self-respect and care that leads to more authentic relationships.

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In this sermon, we launch a new series called Cultivating Meaningful Relationships. What does it take to build healthy, authentic, and compassionate connections with others? Drawing from the story of Zacchaeus, Brené Brown’s work, and the example of Jesus, we explore how vulnerability, compassion, boundaries, and generous assumptions can transform the way we relate to one another. Join us as we begin the journey of becoming more intentional in how we show up in our relationships.

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This week’s message explores Jesus’ call to interdependence—sending the disciples out not alone, but together and vulnerable. In a culture that celebrates self-sufficiency, we’re invited to reimagine community as a shared life rooted in help, hospitality, and presence. What does it mean to truly depend on one another—and how might togetherness transform our church and our world?

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This Sunday, as we continue our series Stories That Last, we’re also celebrating a special milestone—six years as a community here at Storied Church.

Today, we’ll hear from Arianna, John, and Kimberly as they share how Storied Church has impacted their lives and become a positive force for good. These personal stories are powerful reminders of what it means to belong, to be transformed, and to live out hope together.

We’re so grateful for every person who has journeyed with us over these six years. Thank you for being part of this story.

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This week, we continue our series Stories That Last by exploring one of Jesus’ most well-known parables—the story of the Lost Son. But before Jesus tells this story, He first responds to the criticism of the Pharisees for eating with “sinners” by telling three stories: about a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son.

We reflect together not only on the radical grace of the Father but on who Jesus is really speaking to—the religious leaders. These stories aren’t just about individual repentance, but about how we see people. In God’s eyes, people are never disposable, never beyond welcome, and always worthy of being found and celebrated.

We’re reminded that hospitality, table-sharing, and mutual care are sacred—embodying the very heart of Jesus. The challenge? To extend the same grace to all people, just as Jesus does.

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In this episode of our “Stories That Last” series, we explore one of Jesus' most challenging parables — often misused to promote guilt-based giving — and reframe it as a call to courageous embodiment of love, justice, and compassion. As we approach our sixth anniversary, this reflection invites you to consider how fear can paralyze us, but also how your passions and gifts may be exactly what God is entrusting you to use for the good of the world. What are you doing with what you've been given?

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