Stop Carving an Idol of Yourself
Culture tells us the world revolves around us, and we need to spend every waking moment intricately carving our image as perfectly as possible. But this week, Jenny lifts our eyes towards heaven instead of the idols of our own image and reputation.
Ladies, Let's Talk
Our value, our identity, and our worth come from Jesus and Jesus alone. Although, how come it’s so easy to live into what the world or the broken Christian culture tells us to live into? Chelsy shares with us how we can identify those bad habits and how we can cling to something so much better- Jesus Christ himself.
Where Are All The Mighty Men?
The pervasive passivity among Christian men leaves a huge gap in the church where men are absent and women are having to continually step up and lead out. Konnor shares how this gap leaves unhealthy churches, how men can step up and bring flourishing to the church when leaving out of biblical masculinity.
Can I Take a Day Off?
In this last installment, we look at what it means to practically rest. Do we work until our bones ache? No! We look at how our infinite God has displayed patterns for is finite people to be healthy and for flourishing.
The Sabbath Fulfillment
In part two of this series, we explore how Jesus has come to be our complete and fulfilled rest. Rest is not doing x,y,z, but intimate communion with Jesus himself who tells us he is our rest.
The Old Testament's Establishment of Sabbath & Rest
Weariness feels normal in this day and age. Looking for what the true meaning of rest feels like your chasing the ends of rainbows, always running but never arriving. Preston in this three-part series lays down a biblical foundation on rest, sabbath, and what it means to find rest in Christ.
God’s Sovereign Will in Disappointment
We have all tasted the bitterness left in our mouths from great disappointment. It’s easy to remember and stirs in us the impulse to avoid it at all cost. What do we do when the floods of disappointment are overwhelming and the muscle to rejoice is fatigued? Eric writes how the valley of disappointment can lead to worship when we are honest about the unmet expectations of life.
In Me Is Where You'll Find You
Jess shares a poem to highlight how often we let the world around us tell us who we are instead of clinging to who our Creator says we are.
The Feels // The Pandemic of Loneliness
The feeling of loneliness aches through every human heart. COVID multiplied those feelings as we all quarantined and isolated from one another. Jordan explores this feeling through the lens of the Gospel and how we can be people who pursue the One who satisfies the depths of our loneliness by drawing near through a relationship with him.
The Feels // The Depths of Sadness: Where He Draws Close.
Tim helps explore God's presence through the depths of our sadness. Reminding us that the Christian life is not void of sadness, but in our grief, we are comforted by our Heavenly Father.
The Feels // How Do I Count My Hurt as Joy?
In our continuation of exploring "The Feels" this week, we walk through hurt through Lamentations and how hurt brings healing from a broken world and highlights God’s goodness despite the pain of our hurt.
The Feels // Guilty as Charged
In our sermon series "The Feels" we explore what God has to say about certain emotions. In this blog, we walk through goldy guilt versus worldly guilt by looking at the story of David and Bathsheba and how David handles both.
When Your Parents Don't Understand
Scripture is clear that we obey God and bring glory to him when we honor our parents. How can we do this well, especially if our parents do not follow Jesus? Or maybe they do but can't understand God's call to be sent? This week we look at how we can do both.
Courage to Love a Stranger
At times it can be easy to let worldly fear stop us from loving strangers and sharing the gospel. Jordan provides helpful insight and reminds us that when we fear God and respond to His love in faith, it gives us the boldness and perspective to love strangers fearlessly. Give the blog a read to see how we can fearlessly love strangers and how we can fearlessly share the gospel.
COVID isn't Killing Mission, We Are.
Our world has been shaken. What we knew is gone and when grief, hardship, and isolation hit us in the face, it’s easy to lose sight of the call Jesus has placed on our life. This week, we are to look to Jesus, by remembering that we follow an unstoppable God. Let us look and step out in faith.
The Meta-Narrative of the Bible
In this video, Ann teaches the metanarrative of the bible. She describes the bible as a puzzle without the picture on the box. This teaching helps paint a picture for us as we study and read to have clarity in how each book connects with one another and to us today.
How Can I Read the Easy & Hard Parts of the Bible?
Hard Questions Part 6: Developing biblical understanding and studying the word of God is crucial for our growth as Christians. This week, Bruce and Ann Scallorn give us helpful guidance for studying the word. Through these tools, we can develop confidence in our understanding and the joy of knowing God’s word more deeply.
Now What? Making Decisions in a Time of Upheaval
Making decisions can be challenging. It is safe to say that after a year of upheaval and change that decision making has become even more difficult. Jess reminds us that if we are close to the Lord and aware of our convictions, community, and impact that we can re-center and make wise decisions no matter what is happening around us.
Living a Life of Preparation
Kat Swick didn't know the details of God's plan for her life but walked obediently in the now. Looking back, she saw that God was already starting to equip her for life overseas, working through fashion to help women come out of a life of slavery. Read Kat's story and encouragement of being ready now for what God has in store later.
The Gospel for the Achievement Addict
In our world, it is so easy to carry the weight of achievement and use all our energy to maintain a good image. When we come up short the weight can lead us to worry and discouragement. We do not have to live like this. Ben explains to us how when we walk in response to the gospel there is no need to achieve and freedom to fail. Jesus has achieved on our behalf and is glorified through our failure.