The ascension of Jesus is often overlooked. But it is a deeply significant part of the story of God and our faith. Why does the ascension matter? And what does it have to do with our lives right here, right now? 

What do we think of when it comes to the topic of Spiritual Warfare? Many images come to mind inspired by movies like The Exorcist. But what if this warfare we are caught in the middle of - and called to be engaged in - more sneaky and covert? In this final message of our Ephesians series, we walk talk about the war and our enemy, the equipment for the fight, our battle orders, and one final surprising word of hope. 

Ephesians 5:22-6:9 feels jarring in our modern-day context. But in the ancient world, it was jarring but for different reasons. When we place Paul's household codes alongside the Roman household codes, we see some surprising New Creation reversals. 

The deception of duplicity is simple: true freedom is living a double life. You can project a particular version of yourself, but live a double life in private. What if duplicity is actually slavery, and inside-out congruence, learned from discipleship to Jesus, is the true freedom we desire? In this message, Pastor David walks through Ephesians 5:6-18. 

We continue on with our exploration of the story of Ephesians as Pastor Mark Archilla walks us through Ephesians 4:25-5:5.

What if the true story of the world is that death does not have the final say? What if death was defeated by the true Lord of the world? In this Resurrection Sunday message, we accompany Mary Magdalene in John 20:1-18 as she has a surprising encounter that changed everything. 

What does it mean to "be yourself"? Is that really what we should aim for? What does it look like for us to be more fully ourselves in the likeness of Jesus? In this teaching on Ephesians 4:17-25, we walk us through these questions and imagine together who we are, who God is calling us to be, and why this matters. 

Why "church"? What is the purpose of the church? Is there more than simply "going to church on Sunday"? In this message, Pastor David walks through Ephesians 4:1-16 as we contemplate what it means to be the people of God. 

In this crescendo of music that is Ephesians 3:14-21, Rebecca Vondra invites us to listen to the tune being played in the text. 

This past Sunday, March 8th, Pastor Mark Archilla walked us through Ephesians 3:1-13.