The essence of marriage is love. But what is love? This weekend we’ll explore the relationship of feelings of love to acts of love and the relationship of romantic passion to covenantal commitment.

The call to discipleship is the call to give up everything you thought you wanted in order to gain everything you truly needed.

Instead of just being called messengers, we’re also called to be neighbors. To be messengers means to take the gospel to everyone and urge them to believe it, but gospel neighboring is a mandate to meet the needs of all the people around you, whether they believe the message or not.

Every human being is a work of art and an artist at work. If we understood this our world would never be the same again.

The church is a collective of creators and co-creators working together to paint a picture of God’s kingdom. God uses each of our gifts and talents to create a work infinitely greater than the sum of its parts.