Sunday School Week 5 | The story of Adam and Eve reveals that the humanity’s deepest problem is not simply that we break rules that God put in place; rather, humanity’s greatest issue originates from us choosing to distrust God’s goodness, which leads to shame, blame, and the hiding. To counteract this problem, God constantly invites humanity back into his perfect grace and love.

Sunday School Week 4 | Samson’s story shows us that even in times of intense hardship, hope remains because God is present in the valley. We must realize that it is Him and not us – even with our strong willpower and grit – who can turn an ending into the beginning of something good.

Sunday School Week 3 | We observe humanity’s drive to achieve, control, and remove limitations through stories as old as the Tower of Babel – and we can see that same desire echoed in our everyday lives as we interact with technology today. While the world pulls us into a world of efficiency and ease, God calls us to lives of community with others, even when it’s messy.

Sunday School Week 2 | Ruth's story shows us that even in suffering, hope remains because God draws near to the marginalized, transforms bitterness, and uses broken stories to create something good and lasting.

Sunday School Week 1 | Namaan's story illustrates Andy Stanley's quote, "To understand, you must first obey," perfectly. Namaan was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy (v. 1). When he heard that there was a God who could heal him, he imagined his healing process as one fit for a king – but God had a simpler, quieter approach in mind.

Westside One: On the Mount Week 7 | In the final week of our observation of the Sermon on the Mount, we see that Jesus contrasts two ways of living: a narrow path rooted in his teachings that leads to real life, and a broad, self-centered path that ultimately leads to destruction.