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This Epiphany, Pastors Ben Cieslik, Jenna Olson Popp, and Mark Dixon explore the story of the magi—a tale of confronting misplaced fear and remaining open to new perspectives.

Whose call will you follow?

Does the coming of Jesus bring you comfort in this moment, or do you feel something else?

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Merry Christmas... and Happy Boxing Day! This week, Pastors Ben Cieslik and Jenna Olson Popp explore John 1:19-28—an odd and intriguing story about a guy who can draw a crowd, but about whom we know fairly little.

Now that you've witnessed the Incarnation... where are you led?

What does it look like to point to Christ?

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This week, Pastor Lose and Pastor Freeman begin our Advent series, The Light Shines in the Darkness, with the opening verses of John 1:1–5—a soaring promise that even the deepest darkness cannot overcome the light of Christ.

How do you find hope in that promise?

Where have you seen light in the dark corners of life?

This week, Pastor Cieslik and Pastor Olson Popp wrap up our Exodus series with Exodus 20:1–17—the Ten Commandments. Far from being a list of restrictions, these commandments are ten gifts, inviting us into a life of freedom rooted in love, justice, and community.

What enslaves you—fear, a person, ambition, politics, greed?

How might God’s love set you free to live well—for yourself and your neighbor?

Pastor Lose and Pastor Grangaard discuss Exodus 16:1-15, all about manna, in our second to last Sunday in our Exodus series.

What is it – manna? What are the things that God provides that we need? What do we often overlook?

What are we? What are the things that we need to take to God?

This week, we continue our journey through Exodus: The Road to Freedom. Join Pastor Kalland and Pastor Lose as they explore the dramatic moment in Exodus 14:5–16, 21–22, when the Israelites stand trapped between Pharaoh’s army and the sea—and God makes a way where there was no way.

Whom do you cry out to when trouble comes?

What do your complaints reveal—and can naming them lead to gratitude?

This week, Pastor Lose and Pastor Olson Popp explore Exodus 12:1-14, the powerful story of Passover—a moment of liberation, promise, and deep remembrance. As we prepare for All Saints Sunday, you're invited to reflect on how God keeps promises across generations and how we a those who’ve gone before us.

How does God keep his promises to you and to those you love?

What's one memory of someone you have loved who is no longer here that will make All Saints Sunday special for you?

Come celebrate the saints and the faithfulness of God with us on Sunday, November 2--we'll see you in church!