The Messiah #8: Following – Follow me doesn’t sell well in a culture that values autonomy. We tend to prefer to think of ourselves as believers. Believing is not the same thing as following. Jesus clearly tells us to follow him.

The Messiah #7: The Centurion- It’s not about the amount of faith; it’s about the object of your faith.

The Messiah #6: Jesus is the standard – Pr Tony Vis teaches from this section of the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus set the standard for how we are to live in the world.

The Messiah #5: The Leper – Jesus uses this physical healing to teach a spiritual truth: we’re all unclean with sin. We cannot clean our self. We NEED God to do it for us.

The Messiah #3: Evidence – Pastor Mikes talks about three sources for evidence to explain why we believe what we do about God. The sources are Causation, Universal Moral Law, and Design.

The Messiah #3: Confession – Peter made one of the biggest mistakes ever – he denied Jesus. But rather than hiding, he confessed. We also have sinned, and will do it again. Confession is an opportunity to experience how good God is.

Zacchaeus – Pastor Aaron Vis from ReNew Community preaches on the story of Zacchaeus. This is a lesson of radical hospitality, healing salvation and a daily life-change.

Messiah #2: Temptation – Pastor Mike looks at four Myths that are shown to be false in this passage. And ultimately notes that trials and temptations are not the punishment of God, but the process of God.

Messiah #1: Baptism – Baptism isn’t just about forgiveness; it’s also about our identity. It reminds us not to believe the lies that we are dirty or broken or unattractive. We are loved and valued and children of God.

You & Me #5 – Communication: The Tower of Babel, lack of communication is the death of many relationships.