In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus.

This week we looked at not just keeping the good news about Jesus to ourselves, but how as followers, we’re commanded to share this boldly.

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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus.

When we become followers of Jesus, he promises to send a helper – the Holy Spirit – to live in us. In this message, we talk about the work of the Holy Spirit in us and how we should live expecting and knowing the Holy Spirit is going to work in and through us for God’s glory.

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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus.

This week, we look at how our culture encourages a consumer mindset wherever we go, but that’s not the mindset Jesus had in mind for the church. The church is made up of people – each using their gifts for the glory of the kingdom – so we talk about what it looks like to be an active contributor and part of the church.

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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus.

Bonnie Black shares her story of growing up in a Jewish home and what it looked like for her to give up everything for Jesus. We then dive into Scripture and look at what Jesus says about the cost of following him.

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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus.

This week, we talked about a relationship with Jesus and knowing him versus knowing about him. Then, we got really practical asking the question “How are you and Jesus doing?” and talked about what it looks like to devote time to spend with him.

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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus.

In this message, we look at what Jesus said about baptism, why we should get baptized, and what it means for our relationship with God. We talk about some of the fears and hang-ups people have, and hear from someone at United about how baptism has played an important part in their story of following Jesus.

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In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to be true followers of Jesus.

To start things off, we look at the cost of following Jesus, how it changes our lives and hear a story from someone at United who chose to follow Jesus and how it totally transformed their life.

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We welcomed Richard Lee from International Justice Mission to share the call we have as followers of Jesus to fight for justice in our world and how we can be a part of freeing the 40+ million people enslaved around the world today.

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In this teaching series, we dive into some of the most-often skipped books of the Bible – the prophetic books.

Throughout this series, we’ll look at these men who were assigned to call people back into relationship with God in a really unique way, what they had to say, and how it all came true and pointed to the greater story of God. We’ll also talk about how what they foretold applies to us today.

In this final part of the series, we look at the book of Micah and focus on God’s call to love mercy, act justly and walk humbly with God.

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In this teaching series, we dive into some of the most-often skipped books of the Bible – the prophetic books.

Throughout this series, we’ll look at these men who were assigned to call people back into relationship with God in a really unique way, what they had to say, and how it all came true and pointed to the greater story of God. We’ll also talk about how what they foretold applies to us today.

In this teaching, we look at the story of the prophet Hosea and how God used his life to demonstrate his faithfulness to the people of Israel. The story is one of incredible love and continual pursuit, and calls each of us to recognize how we tend to turn away and be faithless to God, and calls us to turn back to him.

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