Have you ever noticed that human beings have this drive towards exploration, discovery, and surprise. There is something in us that points us outwards, beyond ourselves. Sometimes this drive towards exploration can be unhealthy (in the case of some of the early  explorers of "The New World", exploration quickly became exploitation), but the search for something new is deeply intwined in the human heart.

But for what (or whom) are we looking to discover? The way of Jesus is surprising, upending, and revolutionary to our previous ways of thinking and living. The light of Christ points us outwards, not simply to explore, but to love and to share light.

In the Old Testament, the prophet Jonah was called to one of the darkest places on earth (Jonah 3). In the Gospels, Jesus tells his disciples that they are to be "fishers of people" (Mark 1:14-20). Paul tells the church at Corinth that the present world is passing away. Why? Because a new world is coming! The way of Jesus points our longing to be surprised in a specific direction.

Join us this Sunday as we explore what it means that the world is different because of Jesus.