This week, our series focuses on interdependence, what the Bible often refers to as unity, and why it is so important. God created humanity to work together to reflect his image and to do His work in the world. However, the reality of sin has marred his image, twisted the work, and caused all kinds […]

This week, Pastor Bo Stern-Brady continues our Follow series that examines practices designed to help us follow Jesus along ancient paths in life-giving ways. This week, she focuses on the way of truth. We know that our minds can convince us to react or behave in ways that don’t line up with the truth. The […]

This week, we continue our series on what it truly looks like to follow Jesus by examining the practice of rest. In a nonstop, frenetic society like the one we live in, Jesus calls us to a different way. Because we know that our value and the outcomes of our lives ultimately depend on God […]

In our current sermon series, we are looking at ancient practices of the church that connect us to God in a deeper, richer way. This week, Pastor Brad examines the role that beauty plays in our lives. The Bible is full of examples of when and how God has used nature, beauty, and awe to […]

This is the first message in our new series, Follow: Finding New Life on Ancient Paths, where Pastor Brad talks about what it means to follow Jesus and what truly is the “way of Jesus.” He walks us through what it looks like to be a person who lives listening to Jesus, and what practices we […]

During this third week of our Illuminate series, we focus on what it means for us to be People of Light. Jesus tells us in the book of Matthew that, together, we are the light of the world. We don’t have to work to become that, he has made his people to be a light. […]

At times, life seems dominated by darkness, chaos, and brokenness. And we appear bound to walk in it. But Jesus says, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12) Following him, Paul claims that we’re all feeling our way toward […]

People feel more secure and active in the light. Darkness lessens our energy and activity. Moreover, things that “go bump in the night” always seem scarier. It seems like this kind of rhythm is baked into us, which is what we might expect if we take Genesis 1 seriously. The ancient world associated light with […]

Ordinary people matter to God. They did when Paul wrote Romans — in fact, the apostle mentions dozens of them in chapter 16 — and ordinary people matter to God now as well. He knows their names and their stories. He works in and through them to invite others into his Kingdom. And, he expects […]