As Dallas Willard once said, “The gospel is less about how to get into the kingdom of heaven after you die, and more about how to live in the kingdom of heaven before you die.” In a world that feels increasingly tense, divided and overwhelming, what does it look like to be People of the Kingdom, Krista Heide will be joining us to explore the theme of evangelism in both theological and practical ways.

The life of Jesus, the writings of Scripture, the voice of the global church, and the teaching of the saints down through church history, all say in unison: fasting is essential and powerful. At the same time, fasting could be seen as the single most neglected spiritual practice in the modern, Western church. Let’s talk about it; see ya Sunday!

 Don't let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one. These words of Jesus in Matthew 6:13 have built up and sustained the church for 2,000 years. With a cry that speaks to the human heart and a desire for God to step into our messes and trials to bring, Christians in 2026 join with the early church to simply ask God to rescue us. Join us this week as we dive into the final verse of the Lord's Prayer and learn what it means for God to rescue us from temptation. 

We arrive at the only idea expressed in the Lord’s Prayer that Jesus thinks important enough to elaborate on after the prayer, forgiveness; perhaps hinting that the entire reason for praying this prayer in the first place is a daily cleansing away of all built-up resentments, failures, and accompanying shame. Join us this Sunday as we explore the power of forgiveness. 

In the third line of the Lord’s prayer, Jesus teaches His disciples to pray that God would provide “daily bread.” What does this mean? This week, we look at Bible translation mysteries, take a trip into the wilderness, and consider a surprising mindset that Jesus calls His disciples to adopt.

Who is your father is a question that many of us get asked on a regular basis. As followers of Jesus, its also a very important question for us to ask ourselves. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to call God “Father.” Our understanding of what it means for God to be our father directly impacts the way that we’ll pray to him. Join us on Sunday as we begin a series on prayer and learn about the character of the one who we call Father.

We now begin a new section of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6, where Jesus focuses on our relationship to our Father in Heaven. This Sunday we are going to look at the first of three examples he will be teaching his disciples: giving, prayer, fasting. In each case, Jesus is going to stress the importance of a secret spiritual life that no one else knows about but our Father in Heaven. Join us as we discover the benefits of living in secret! 

Everyone worships. All of us devote ourselves to something or someone, someone will get best of us, become the object of our time, money, and devotion. This Sunday we reflect on the incredible influence worship has on our lives, as we reflect on the story of the wise men’s encounter with King Herod.  

Growing up, my mom always told me to never ask someone if they’re pregnant, so hopefully I’m not coming off as rude by asking if your church is pregnant. This week we’ll be looking at the parents of Jesus; a man named Joseph who is asked to raise a child that is not his, and Mary, a teenager who is asked to be the vessel that brings God’s Kingdom into the world. Both Joseph and Mary provide an example of what it looks like to prepare the way for the Kingdom of God to come here on earth as it is in heaven. Joseph surrenders control in order to be obedient, and Mary literally grows God within her and gives birth to the God-life. We too as a church are invited to allow the God-life to grow within us by surrendering control and simply saying “your will be done.”