Pastor J.D. will help us see how the responses of the people surrounding the events of Jesus’ crucifixion give us pictures of how we respond to Jesus -- just as we’ve done in the previous days of this series, called, Instead of Me.

The events surrounding the trial of Jesus are recorded to show us that we are the ones who are actually on trial. In these stories we should see ourselves—and they should make us consider how we are responding to Jesus. We are Judas. We are Peter. And today, we’ll see we are also those involved in the trial of Jesus.

We are marching toward the cross in our series titled, Instead of Me. Our prayer during this series is that you will see these days that led up to Jesus’ death with fresh eyes. Feel the weight of the resurrection so that you can make Jesus the center of everything in your life. Today, Pastor J.D. takes us through the trial of Jesus in a message he titled, Accused for Me.

Have you ever thought that the cross must have been a scary place? Even for Jesus? But he went, when he could have fled for us. He took it all--all of the suffering for us--because there is only one way for us to have salvation, and that’s through the blood of Jesus. God’s wrath against our sin is like a toxic poison, and Jesus drank it for us. Pastor J.D. is teaching from Matthew 26.

Jesus was well accustomed to getting a clear response from God when he prayed. But there was once where God was completely silent. Pastor J.D. continues our new series, called Instead of Me, and shows us how necessary it was for Jesus to be abandoned for me and for you and to take on the full wrath of God in our place.

What’s your most prized possession? A car? A signed baseball? Maybe a piece of jewelry? Would you sell it? Could you put a price on it? Judas betrayed Jesus for only 30 pieces of silver, but Jesus told the disciples that they would all fall away, sending a message that all of us, even at our very best, still fall short and need a Savior. Join Pastor J.D. as he teaches on the free gift of grace.

By looking at the way Jesus’ friends and enemies responded to him during his final hours, we will see how we, also, respond to Jesus’ shocking, upside-down, precious sacrifice. Pastor J.D. begins a new series titled, Instead of Me.

We can come up with some pretty great excuses when we don’t want to do something. Like I don’t have time. Or I don’t know what to say. I’m scared. Pastor J.D. concludes our short but powerful study in Luke 14, Come to the Table. We’re dealing with some of those obstacles and looking at how our careers and even our dinner tables are a place to practically serve others.

Do you ever wonder, sometimes, if anything about your life matters? Am I making a real difference? We continue our series, Come to the Table, where Jesus used the occasion of a banquet, a party, to teach people about his Kingdom and our significance and role in it.

It’s good news when Jesus tells us to “come to the table.” It’s an invitation to you! Pastor J.D. looks at how Jesus extends that invitation to us, and what keeps a lot of people from accepting it. Pastor J.D. continues in Luke 14 his message Everything is Ready.