When the writers of scripture taught that "God is Love," they used the Greek word agape. Agape is the choice to seek the well-being of people other than yourself. It is selfless love. This love flows out to others without expecting anything in return. Today we look at a song celebrating this servant-love in Philippians 2.

What do you do when you family isn't what you imagined it would be? How do we strengthen familial relationships and walk in greater amounts of love with our mothers, brothers, sisters, and others? Today we look at Hannah's song and story as we invite God into the center of our families.

The Song of Songs claims to be the ultimate love song. It is a celebration of passionate, deliberate, beautiful, and erotic love shared between two people. The church has historically failed to celebrate the gift of this kind of love, but we are going there today. So, turn the lights down low and join us for church!

This song was composed by David when he learned about the death of his best friend. It is a song of love and loss that celebrates the bonds of friendship. The song invites each of us to ponder: what kind of friend am I to those God has placed in my care?

What happens when the answer isn't to tough it out, suck it up, and try harder? Is there something essential and beautiful about learning to try softer? What role do rest, sabbath, prayer, and surrender have as we face our struggles? Heather Henderson addresses these questions and more.

If there is a God and that God wants a relationship with me, what does that mean for my life and how should that change my understanding about what it means to be human? This is not a new question; it is a question that people have been wrestling with for thousands of years. The story of Jacob wrestles with this tension.

We've become escape artists when it comes to difficulty and discomfort, but what do we do when we cannot avoid the struggle? While we cannot always choose what we have to go through, there is a path that leads to growth. This message also includes a clarifying thought at the end of the message about pain, struggle, and the will of God.

Behind the façade of suburbia, behind the masks, there is a real pain. We think that many people struggle alone, so we wanted to create a church where it's okay to not be okay! This message is about our struggle for identity, to ground our self-understanding in the love of God that we find in Jesus Christ.

We find a quiet moment as the year comes to a close to reflect and celebrate, and also to calibrate our hearts for the coming year.

Christmas Eve 2021 Message - Heaven and Earth were gathered together in the person of Jesus. This is the story of Christmas, how should we respond?