When Ken’s daughter asks him “are bad guys real?”, he realizes it’s a tougher question than he thought. What constitutes a bad guy?The poor, the oppressed, the captive - these…
Sin is systemic. And ending injustice is the mission of Christ, the mission of the church.
Ken loves, loves, LOVES the Hobbit Cafe. We promise that you will come away from this sermon understanding that. in describing what he loves about his favorite restaurant, Ken talks…
“Worship isn’t the centrality of the church, small groups are.” Lance introduces his audience to “koinonia,” true community in Christ - the giving of ourselves to one another that allows…
A town that turned off the lights to see the stars reminded Ken how to have your eyes trained on God. If we are a people who come before God,…
In order to sharpen one another, we need to have actual conversations with flesh and blood human beings. Today’s scripture talks about the truly massive power we are offered through…
This sermon marks the beginning of a new series, and also the beginning of a stewardship campaign. This month - and this year - we learn how to be "one…
It’s a wonder what we can do when we operate together. Amanda has an usual metaphor to describe what it is that makes up our faith, but she focuses the…
In the story of the loaves and the fishes, Jesus looks at a tiny amount of food and declares it enough for a multitude. Where others see lack, God sees…
Lance finds the culmination of all these stories of encounters in Jesus’ meeting with Zaccheus. Don’t underestimate the way people’s lives can be transformed at a table together. We have…
Light drives away the darkness, but it also draws people in. To illustrate, Lance talks about the anti-gravitational principle when it comes to following Christ: the one who is brought…
What do we bring to our encounters with Jesus? The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman is one focused on belonging. Amanda tells the story of what the Samaritan…