08/04/2019

Jesus launched the Church as a movement in the world, for the world. Over 2000 years later, most people know about the Church, but are increasingly confused about what the Church is there for. Too often, the Church is famous for the things it stands against, instead of the people it exists for. Over the next four weeks, we will return to our the words and vision of our founder, Jesus, to recapture the spark that first made the Church a force that changed the world.

06/02/2019

Jesus launched the Church as a movement in the world, for the world. Over 2000 years later, most people know about the Church, but are increasingly confused about what the Church is there for. Too often, the Church is famous for the things it stands against, instead of the people it exists for. Over the next four weeks, we will return to our the words and vision of our founder, Jesus, to recapture the spark that first made the Church a force that changed the world.

06/16/2019

Being a church for our city means learning to say “yes” to the very people who’ve said “no” to God. After all, isn’t this what Jesus did for us? The message of the cross is God’s self-giving, go-first move in the direction of a world that rejected Him. This week, we’ll discover what it means to say yes for the people and to the people God wants us to reach.

06/23/2019

What happens to a person, group, organization, or movement when they stop dreaming? What happens when we have more memories of the past than imaginings of the future? When the places you’ve been are more compelling than the places you are going, the end is near. May it never be said of the church that Jesus built that we stopped dreaming of a better future, a Kingdom future, for our city.

04/28/2019

Do you believe God has a big plan for your life? Moses didn’t. In fact, when God finally got his attention, Moses probably thought his best days were behind him. Like Moses, if we are living a life that can be explained apart from God, then we are missing out on something extraordinary. If you are looking for more, then it’s time to discover God’s bigger vision for your life.

05/05/2019

Inherent in all of God’s incredible promises to us is the invitation to a life-altering process. For a promise made to become a promise fulfilled we must embark on a journey with our Heavenly Father. Such a journey is necessarily filled with roadblocks, obstacles, distractions, and detours. We often call this place the wilderness. Fear not, though, because the wilderness is where God does His best work on us and in us so that we are prepared to receive all that He has promised.

05/12/2019

God-sized dreams are rarely realized without first encountering some larger-than-life barriers. Lies from the Enemy, private insecurities, negative people, or a host of other obstacles seek to derail all would-be dreamers. Fortunately, while it may feel unique to you, these barriers are not unique. To realize God’s vision for your life, you’ll need to develop a skill that is common to all successful dreamers.

05/19/2019

The word rescue often evokes images of someone being pulled from a fire, saved from drowning, or helped from a car accident. It’s not a word we would immediately associate with Easter. What if we told you that the story of Easter is actually the story of the perfect rescue?

04/21/2019

The word rescue often evokes images of someone being pulled from a fire, saved from drowning, or helped from a car accident. It’s not a word we would immediately associate with Easter. What if we told you that the story of Easter is actually the story of the perfect rescue?

03/31/2019

When it comes to following Jesus, we all know that faith is a central theme. Most of us want to grow in our faith, have more faith, and live by faith. But what exactly does that mean? It’s often difficult to work out the mysterious and counterintuitive life beyond sight in the everyday realities of lives. Join us this week as we explore the critical posture that precedes every move of faith.

04/07/2019

The life of faith is characterized by responsive obedience. This, of course, begs a question: how do I learn to hear so I can respond? Often, the problem is not God’s silence, but our inability to recognize His voice. If we find that we are inexperienced listeners, then we must learn how to turn up the relational volume. In Week 2 of Beyond Sight that’s exactly what we’ll help you do.

04/14/2019

We've discussed in this series that God is inviting you to join Him in an adventure that will take you places you have never been. We often miss out on the adventure though because of fear of the unknown. We can either say “yes” by faith or “no” because of fear. This message is a challenge to move past your fears and take a step to what Jesus is calling you to.

02/10/2019

What does a disciple look like? What are the distinctive traits or characteristics? What goal are we striving towards? Join us for the next seven weekends as we explore and unpack the key markers of a disciple of Jesus. Of first importance is the mark of finding one’s identity in Christ. Disciples don’t determine who they are, but instead, discover who they are through relational intimacy and pursuit of Jesus. All other identities, real or imagined, must be redeemed, redefined, or relinquished to embrace Him.

01/06/2019

Everybody wants to live a life of meaning and significance, but how to make those desires a reality is a question many of us struggle to answer. At the outset of a new year, we are exploring five decisions that have the power to fundamentally and functionally change the trajectory of your life. The first decision is based on a question from the Apostle Peter over 2000 years ago when he asked, “To whom shall we go?” We choose to follow whatever we have chosen to trust. If it’s not Jesus, then who or what has the power to fulfill the deepest longings of the human heart?

01/13/2019

Difficulty. Adversity. Pain. Suffering. In a perfect world none of us would choose these, but as followers of Jesus, we do have an important choice to make: embrace the discomfort. Jesus promised that this life would be full of trials. Plus, if we would only trust Jesus, then He can use it all to work on us, in us, and through us for our good and His glory.

01/20/2019

What do you get when individuals, having entrusted their lives to Jesus and embraced the countercultural and counterintuitive lifestyle of a disciple, decide to come together? You get a movement, or as Jesus called it, “The Church.” The success of the movement Jesus started 2000 years ago will always be directly correlated to the level of commitment exercised by His followers. If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself in 2019, then make the decision to commit to more.

02/03/2019

What matters most? More to the point, what matters most to you? Jesus had an opinion on this question. He said, “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.” If the things that were most important to Jesus really matter to us, then we ought to have a way to know if we are moving in the right direction. In the final message of this series, we will unpack some very practical ways to make your life count, and help you make the fifth and final key decision: Measure what matters.