We take a look at a couple of parables that Jesus shares at a dinner with religious leaders.
Jesus responds to criticism He receives for His open welcome of broken and sinful people with beautiful stories of His heart to pursue that which is lost.
We take a closer look at Jesus' story of a Pharisee's judgment and criticism of a repentant and prayerful tax collector.
We consider the incredible significance of what's come to be known as The Watershed of the Parables, Jesus' Parable of the Sower.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Jesus uses an icon of work in order to illustrate rest in Him. True rest for our souls isn't a result of doing nothing, but it's found it being who we're meant to be and doing what we're meant to do.
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The kind of rest that Jesus offers in Matthew 11 is a very specific, and necessary rest that we all crave...rest for our souls.
We consider an invitation that is similar to Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11, spoken through the prophet Isaiah.
Jesus offers us freedom from the overwhelming burden of a lifetime of self-salvation projects.
What do you do with the mad that you feel? And what do you do with the worry, anxiety and stress that we all do our best to manage. This is an incredibly important conversation about stepping out from under the impossibly heavy yoke of religion and under the yoke that Jesus offers each of us.
Embracing the journey and the process of becoming who it is that God's created us to be.
An important conversation about the significance of unlearning all the things that get in the way of remembering who we truly are and what we have in Christ.
A conversation about the beautiful and scandalous old testament story of Hosea and Gomer.
We delve into Galatians 5:6, where the Apostle Paul proclaims that the reality that only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
A conversation about the beginning of Holy Week and Jesus' triumphal entry to Jerusalem.
A conversation about Hebrews 10:24-25, considering how to inspire others to love and good works.
The Apostle Paul shares the reality with the church in Corinth that we have this treasure in earthen vessels. We carry something priceless and life-altering, but we ourselves are flawed, fractured and humble containers.
We wrap up our series with an important conversation about walking and living by faith.
We kick off a three week conversation about one of the most important aspects of our lives as believers, faith.
The true mark of a Christian is the love and care we have for others, living beyond just ourselves.
We talk about three of our main priorities in 2022, and the three ways we're giving ourselves to see these priorities come to fruition.
In the second part of our series 'The Heart' we consider the passion that God has created within us, and the purpose that God has created us for.
We continue our conversation about the beautiful picture we have of the new testament church in Acts 2. This message is about the quality of generosity is such a priority in Jesus and within the family of faith.
We begin to explore a beautiful picture of the early, new testament church in Acts 2, and the significance and priority of the family of faith.
A conversation about Paul's powerful words in Philippians 2, that we're called to prefer others even beyond ourselves.
In part two of our series We Over Me, we talk about the reality that a focus on Jesus and what He's done for us causes our attention to turn outward to others.
We kick off a conversation about the priority of loving and serving others in a 'me' centered world.
We conclude our series with a conversation about living a truly abundant, and fruitful life.
We spend so much of our time searching for things outside of us to give our lives meaning, Jesus does that from within...He is the wellspring of life.
We tend to view so much of life through the lens of self. Jesus redirects our hearts to place the weight and emphasis of our lives, fulfillment, purpose and salvation onto the right 'Who.'
We kick off this series with a very familiar story about a storm Jesus' disciples face while in a boat together while Jesus is fast asleep. We're often so preoccupied by WHAT's going on around us, that we forget about WHO is in our boat with us.