We're all on a journey of becoming. Every season is shaping us. The only question is... who are we becoming? When life feels hard or uncertain, it's easy to find ourselves praying, "Lord... when is this going to change?" I've prayed that more times than I can count. But what if God is inviting us to ask a different question? What if this season isn't just about what you're going through... but about what God is growing in you?

"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." - James 1:2-4 NKJV

James reminds us that God doesn't waste our seasons. He uses them to grow our faith, deepen our trust, and make us more like Jesus. The season may not be easy, but it isn't empty.

So here's the challenge for all of us this week: Instead of praying, "Lord, get me out," pray, "Lord, what are You growing in me?" Look for His presence before His answers. Take a moment each day to thank Him for where you see His goodness. Gratitude has a way of opening our eyes to His faithfulness and provision. Our prayer is that we would become people who continue to trust God more - not because life is always easy, but because we know His character. Let's keep trusting God in every season and becoming more like Jesus.

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This Sunday we continued our series on Favor by exploring what it means to have favor with man. Luke tells us that Jesus "grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52). While we've spent much of this series talking about God's favor toward us—His delight, love, and covenant faithfulness—we shifted our attention to the reality that favor also exists in our relationships with people.

One of the biggest takeaways for me is that favor with man is less about charisma and more about character. Throughout Scripture, favor seems to grow around qualities like wisdom, humility, integrity, faithfulness, stewardship, and service. We often ask, "How do I get people to notice me?" but the better question may be, "How do I become the kind of person people can trust?" Many of the opportunities, partnerships, responsibilities, and open doors in our lives are connected to trust.

We see throughout Scripture that both favor with God and favor with man matter. God's favor is received by grace, but favor with man is often cultivated through character. As we continue to follow Jesus, may we become people who are not only secure in God's love but also trustworthy in the eyes of those around us.

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This week at STUDIO, we welcomed back Nate Edwardson, from The Stirring in Redding, California. He took us into 1 Samuel 16, where God chooses David to be the next king of Israel.

At the heart of this story lies a profound truth: before God anoints a new generation, He first heals the spiritual fathers and mothers who will pour into them. The prophet Samuel is stuck in mourning over Saul's failure, unable to move forward until God speaks these transformative words: 'You've mourned long enough.” This passage challenges us to examine whether we're allowing past disappointments to define our future.

Nate’s talk reminds us that we cannot anoint what God is doing next while we're still standing over yesterday's graves. God is raising up a generation of people after His own heart, but He needs healed, whole, and oil-filled leaders to recognize and release them. The call is clear: it's time to leave the cave of disappointment, become renewed in His Spirit, and position ourselves to see those who God has already prepared in the next generation.

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This past Sunday we continued our conversation on favor and looked at one of the most fascinating verses in the life of Jesus:

"And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." (Luke 2:52)

For years I've read that verse and wondered: How does Jesus grow in favor with God if He is already fully loved by the Father?

What emerged was a framework that has helped me think about favor in a deeper way.

Covenant Favor reminds us who we are to God. We are loved, wanted, welcomed, and accepted. This favor is rooted in God's nature, not our performance.

Formational Favor asks what God is doing in us. Throughout Scripture, favor often leads people into seasons of formation. Joseph, David, Moses, Mary, and even Jesus all experienced this reality. Favor didn't remove the process—it worked through it.

Entrusted Favor asks what God is inviting us to carry. As we grow in wisdom, maturity, humility, and faithfulness, God entrusts us with greater responsibility, influence, and opportunity.

The challenge is that many of us collapse all favor into one category. We assume bigger platforms, greater influence, or more visible success means more favor. But Scripture paints a different picture. The favor of God begins with belonging and often matures into entrustment.

My prayer for all of us this week is that we would stay rooted in covenant favor—God's love and delight toward us—while remaining open to the formation and entrustment He has for our lives.

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This past Sunday we talked about Favor — and how many of us have misunderstood it. We often think favor means success, open doors, influence, or easy circumstances. But Psalm 30:5 reveals something much deeper: favor is first about God’s posture toward us. His face turned toward us with delight, nearness, goodwill, and love.

One of the most important ideas from the talk was this: pain can coexist with favor. David says, “weeping may endure for the night…” meaning hardship does not mean God has withdrawn His favor. Favor is not merely about outcomes — it’s about living aware that God is for you, with you, and near you.

When we become secure in God’s favor, fear loosens its grip, striving begins to fade, and we stop living like abandoned people. My prayer this week is simple: that you would truly believe God’s face is turned toward you and he delights in you.

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This past Sunday Eric shared a personal message about four things his mom taught him over the course of her life. Four years after her passing, her life still continues to shape his in profound ways.

• Create Space for Becoming — She created environments where people could discover who God made them to be instead of pressuring them to become something else.

• Always Worship — Worship wasn’t just a Sunday activity to her; it was a lifestyle of continually turning her attention toward God and relinquishing control.

• Be Stealthy in Prayer & Generosity — She prayed with joy, gave quietly, and impacted countless people without needing recognition.

• Trust in God — At the center of her life was a deep trust in God. It shaped the way she prayed, loved, worshipped, and lived.

Our prayer is that we would become people marked by worship, joy, generosity, and trust in God.

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This Sunday’s message, “The Y in the Wilderness,” reminded us that wilderness seasons often bring us to a fork in the road—a choice between striving in our own strength or trusting in God’s promise.

Through the story in Galatians 4, we saw the contrast between Hagar, representing performance and self-reliance, and Sarah, representing grace and the fulfillment of God’s promises. So often, we feel pressure to earn what only God can give, but His promises were never dependent on our performance. Even in seasons that feel barren, empty, or delayed, God is still at work beneath the surface, bringing life in ways we cannot yet see.

The challenge for us is personal: will we trust what we can control, or surrender to what only God can do? As we move forward, may we choose the path of promise—letting go of striving and walking in the freedom of His love, even when it requires trust in the unknown.

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Over the past several weeks, we’ve been walking through Why Church? Why Gather?—and this Sunday we turned the corner and asked a more personal question: Why Studio?

We didn’t start Studio because the world needed another church. We started it because we believed something essential was missing—that faith and life were never meant to be separated. Studio is a place where God and people meet, where we don’t just learn about Him, but encounter Him together. It’s a space where faith becomes seamless—where your work, your creativity, your relationships, and your city all matter to God. We’re not trying to escape the world… we’re learning how to engage it and participate in its renewal.

At the heart of Studio is a vision to form a people—not just gather a crowd. A people who are alive in God, devoted to Jesus, and curious in their pursuit of Him. A people who carry both conviction and empathy—deeply rooted in holiness, while fully present with humanity. This is who we are. And the invitation is simple: not just to attend, but to belong, to become, and to help build a home where heaven and earth meet.

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This week we stepped into the resurrection story in Luke 24 and heard the question that still echoes today: “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” From the very beginning, God’s heart has always been about relationship. In the Garden, He walked with humanity—close, present, near. Sin didn’t just make us guilty, it created distance. But the entire story of Scripture is God relentlessly moving toward His people, refusing to give up on relationship, making a way for restoration.

The cross deals with sin—but it was never the end goal. The resurrection reveals what God was after all along: life with Him again. If we reduce the gospel to sins forgiven, we stop at the doorway. But the invitation is deeper—into communion, into nearness, into relationship restored. From the Garden to the empty tomb to the Spirit within us, the story has always been this: God didn’t just want to forgive you—He wanted you back.

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Have a great week and Happy Easter!

We are on a journey of rediscovering our why: Why Church, Why Gather, Why Studio.

As Simon Sinek says, “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.”

We are continuing to dig into Why We Gather because, at a basic level, gathering is a core value and priority for a disciple and follower of Christ, as well as a pathway to life and experiencing God. We weren’t created to do life alone - we were created to gather. If we don’t understand why, we won’t value what. In a world where we have more ways to connect than ever before, many are still experiencing deep loneliness and disconnection. It’s not just a social issue, it’s a human one. We are wired for love, belonging, and connection with God and with one another.

But it’s not just about showing up, it’s about how we show up. Because community doesn’t just happen, it’s something we build together. And this is the kind of community we are becoming: a place where people are seen, valued, and connected.

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