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Jesus says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." We all know what it's like to be hungry and thirsty, but what does it mean to hunger and thirst for Jesus? On top of that, what does it mean to be filled by him? Michael Porter Senior continues our Tuesday night series, “Blessed."

Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,” But what does that mean? Is Jesus asking us to be weak, or is he actually asking us to use our strength to build his kingdom instead of our own? Jeff Parrett continues our Tuesday night series, “Blessed."

How do you respond to sin in your life? Jesus says, “Blessed are those who mourn,” sin. But not all mourning is created equal. There are right and wrong reasons that sin makes us sad. What are they? Kyle Richter continues our Tuesday night series, “Blessed."

According to a professor at Yale, “Our intuitions about what will make us happy… are totally wrong.” She isn’t the only one that thinks this though. Jesus would agree. What then, will give us what we’re looking for? It might not be what you’d expect. Kyle Richter kicks off our new Tuesday night series, “Blessed.”

Dating is really hard to navigate, but we can learn a lot about how to date by looking at what the Bible has to say about marriage. Emilee helps us learn about God’s intention for marriage and how that can help us frame how we date as we wrap up our series "Dysfunctional."

Scripture, research and our own intuitions tell us we were not created to be alone. We long for and were made to live in community with others. However, we’ve all experienced dysfunction in our friendships due to sin. Justin helps us strive for godly friendships by looking at examples in the bible as we continue our series, “Dysfunctional.”

Why is my family like this? Will this ever get easier? If you’ve asked those questions, you’re not alone. Family is messy. The Bible show us that sin has been distorting these relationships for thousands of years. So is there hope? This week Alex helps us think through family dysfunction and how Jesus is committed to redeeming the story.

Our culture tells us that the key to happiness is looking inside ourselves, figuring out what we want most, and then going for whatever it is. In other words, “own our wanting.” Jesus sees it differently. Real happiness, real joy, real meaning doesn’t come from making life all about us, it comes when we make our lives all about him. Kyle Richter continues our series, “Dysfunctional."

Jesus doesn’t just want you to believe in him. He wants you to be with him. Sometimes though, our sin gets in the way. It blinds us from seeing God clearly, and because we can’t see clearly, we replace God with someone or something else. But will that lead to the life we’re looking for? Kyle Richter kicks off our series, “Dysfunctional."

It is safe to say that we have all failed. Big or small, we have all failed to love God and love others. So, not if but when we fail, how will we respond? Justin wraps up our sermon series, “Encountering Jesus” by looking at Peter in John 21 as an example of someone who failed, yet shows us an example of how to love Jesus when we mess up.