The Apostle Paul is a towering figure in the history of Western Civilization. Few would argue with his importance as a philosopher, theologian, and socio-political reformer. Almost single-handedly, Paul established the importance of Jesus the Messiah’s birth, death, and resurrection for the non-Jewish world. He was unique within the history of his own people as […]

Unity is a rare commodity. In fact, almost everything in our culture is designed to celebrate expressively individuality or provoke an us-versus-them animosity. However, as people of the Kingdom, we are designed to be unified. We are supposed to exhibit a contrasting view of human community where unity is the norm. But it’s hard, isn’t […]

Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, a distinct marker of the Christian life, and an important theme that presents itself repeatedly within the Scriptures. A biblical understanding of joy challenges our contemporary notions since our culture tends to confuse joy with circumstantial happiness. For Christians, joy is a deeper, more abiding quality of the […]

We live in confusing times. Never have we had more access to more information, but with more information comes more confusion. If we Google “will coffee help my eyesight?” We will get hundreds of results that say it will. But if we Google “does coffee make me go blind?” We would also get hundreds of […]

The Bible says that, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” (Gal. 5;1) Pastor Jamie shares how we embrace that freedom as she teaches from Matthew 16:24-25, where Jesus offers us a paradox: that we must lose our lives to gain them. How can losing your life yield freedom? Is there another […]

Empowered by God, Daniel interprets the King of Babylon’s dream, a prophetic vision of the world’s kingdoms. Each great empire is less powerful than its predecessor, with all of them represented by a giant statue constructed of man-made materials. In the end, a great rock, “not made with human hands,” crashes into the statue demolishing […]

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God.” Isaiah calls Jesus the “Prince of Peace.” And when Christ was born, the angel announced that this poor baby from Nazareth who would be God’s King signified, “Peace on earth and goodwill to all people.” Why then is peace so elusive? […]

We know love when we see it in action. We know when we feel it, but still, love is notoriously difficult to define precisely. That difficulty is compounded when we consider the love of God. How can a good and all-powerful God, who supposedly loves us and the world we live in (John 3:16), allow […]

In this first message of the series, we look at an idea that dominated Jesus’ preaching: the Kingdom of Heaven has come! Upon hearing that, we might ask, “What kingdom, and what does it mean to be a people of that Kingdom?” As we dig deeper, we see that Jesus taught about his Kingdom as […]

In John 14, Jesus tells us that he will make a home where a godly people can live with their just and loving God. However, there’s a problem: sin and the injustice it breeds. We cannot live in a just and loving space with God while sin persists. The story of Easter is about addressing […]