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Nehemiah 3 I Derek Jones I October 29th, 2026

We’re all a work in progress, so what does it look like to build a life that honors God? In a world constantly telling us to build our own kingdoms, Nehemiah reminds us that God is calling us to something greater. Over the next six weeks, we’ll explore what it looks like to join in God’s work through prayer, obedience, perseverance, repentance, and a return to His Word. God isn’t just interested in rebuilding walls. He’s interested in rebuilding hearts.

Nehemiah 2 I Sully Sowers I October 22nd, 2026

We’re all a work in progress, so what does it look like to build a life that honors God? In a world constantly telling us to build our own kingdoms, Nehemiah reminds us that God is calling us to something greater. Over the next six weeks, we’ll explore what it looks like to join in God’s work through prayer, obedience, perseverance, repentance, and a return to His Word. God isn’t just interested in rebuilding walls. He’s interested in rebuilding hearts.

Nehemiah 1 I Derek Jones I October 15th, 2026

We’re all a work in progress, so what does it look like to build a life that honors God? In a world constantly telling us to build our own kingdoms, Nehemiah reminds us that God is calling us to something greater. Over the next six weeks, we’ll explore what it looks like to join in God’s work through prayer, obedience, perseverance, repentance, and a return to His Word. God isn’t just interested in rebuilding walls. He’s interested in rebuilding hearts.

Matthew 17 I Derek Jones I October 4, 2026

Retreat may be over, but God isn't done. Stay listening to what God wants to continue doing in your heart. 

Matthew 13 I Dan Nemmers I October 3, 2026

Daniel 3 I Dan Nemmers I October 3, 2026

What happens when following God means walking straight into the fire?

We all face fires in life, whether it’s fear, persecution, or circumstances we feel like we can’t escape. But what do we worship when the heat is turned up? Dan reminds us that God is worthy of our worship no matter the cost, and even when He doesn’t rescue us the way we hope, we can still trust Him. Because there is another in the fire. Jesus is with us in every trial, and the antidote to the fire is faith. When you walk through the fire, you don’t walk through it alone.

Mark 8:34-37 I Dan Nemmers I October 1, 2026

You’ve got a plan for your life. But what if God has a different mission for you?

To start off our Fall Retreat weekend, Dan Nemmers from Bloomington-Normal, IL dives into God’s mission for us. We all have hopes, dreams, and desires that we want to hold onto. But what does it look like to truly follow Jesus? Dan challenges us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and ask what we’re willing to give up to be on mission for God. Following Jesus means surrendering our own plans for His purpose. Trusting that whatever we leave behind is nothing compared to the beauty of knowing Him. 

Don’t bet your life on an empty box. Bet it on a bloody cross.

John 14:6, 18:29-40 I Nick Harsh I September 24, 2026

You’ve heard it said. But have you ever stopped to ask if it’s true? We’re exposing the lies our world has portrayed as truth and looking at what Scripture actually says.

We've all heard the phrase “live your truth,” but what happens when our truth doesn’t line up with reality? Culture tells us truth is subjective, something we can define for ourselves. The reality is that truth is objective, and ultimately, that Jesus is the Truth. Following Jesus doesn’t mean giving up freedom, but discovering the freedom to live into the purpose for which we were created. Jesus gave up His freedom to come and live the life we couldn’t, so that we could be truly free through Him.

1 John 4 I Derek Jones I September 17, 2026

You’ve heard it said. But have you ever stopped to ask if it’s true? We’re exposing the lies our world has portrayed as truth and looking at what Scripture actually says.

Derek unpacked the phrase "love is love", but what do we even mean when we say love? Culture tells us love is affirmation, lust, or whatever we say it is. But Scripture tells us that God is love. Love does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. And God’s love was ultimately revealed in that He sent His one and only Son so that we might have life through Him. Not because we first loved God, but because He loved us first.

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, 12:8,13-14 I RJ Frahm I September 10, 2026

You’ve heard it said. But have you ever stopped to ask if it’s true? We’re exposing the lies our world has portrayed as truth and looking at what Scripture actually says.

You only live once, so make the most of it. RJ walks us through the mindset of yolo and reminds us that how we spend this life actually matters. Our lives are short, but they’re not meaningless. We were made for eternity, and the question isn’t how to build the best life for ourselves, but how to spend the life God has given us for Jesus. Solomon spent his life chasing pleasure, success, possessions, relationships, and everything the world says will satisfy us, only to find that it was all futile. Jesus didn’t just ask us to spend our lives on Him, He spent His life for us. A life spent on Jesus is never wasted. So what are you spending your life on?