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Adopted Sons and Daughters

Chris Wienand // We continue in our series, "The Good Life : A journey through Ephesians" with a walk through the first half of Ephesians 1. We are adopted sons and daughters and the Roman adoption tradition meant you could not be unadopted. 

Mark Sayers // Reframing a Cultural Crisis

Mark Sayers // This weekend Mark opened us up to a new perspective of the decline of Christianity in America. Is Christianity, as a whole, dying in America? Or is there a death of the "Cultural Christianity" that is leaving room for opportunity and new life in Jesus?  

The Good Life - week 1

Chris Wienand // The Good Life - week 1 // As we begin our new series "The Good Life" we journey through Acts and Ephesians exploring the difference between the cultural good life, the Socratarian good life, and the good life Paul is encouraging in Christ's followers. 

The Coming King

Stuart Dooley // Stu wrapped up our Advent series, "The Longing" last weekend reminding us who the culture, at large, expected of their coming king and who they received. Such a beautiful mystery.

Abandon to Hope

Josh McDowell // Apprentice Sunday // Every few months we enjoy an Apprentice Sunday. An evening of members of the family stepping up to lead a moment for the first time. This week, Josh lead our conversation for the first time. A sweet time of abandoning our abandonment to hope. A reminder that beyond the circumstance of our season, king Jesus is coming. May this raise hope and wonder in each of us again. 

A kingdom Without a King

Tyler Cockrum // A Kingdom Without a King // Isaiah 11: 1-10 As we continue in our Advent series "The Longing" we look forward to a day when our kingdom longs for King Jesus on his throne. 

From Darkness to Light

Daena Dooley // This week we kick off our Advent series, "The Longing". We will spend these 4 weeks of December growing in expectation and longing for the coming of Christ once again. A time to reflect and anticipate as we walk through Isaiah, together. 

Lead by the Spirit

Chris Wienand // Lead by the Spirit // Our final conversation in our Holy Spirit series "Not Without Him"
1. Why will the Spirit lead us?
2. How will he lead us? 
3. Where will he lead us? 

The Spirit and Prophecy

Chris Wienand & Daena Dooley // Chris and Daena walked through 1 Corinthians 14 and our role to partner with God to see what he sees, speak what he speaks, and love the way he loves.  

How the meal became the mass

John Mark Comer // The Lord’s supper, communion, the eucharist – whatever you call eating and drinking with God, this practice is at the very center of the church. And yet it’s changed over the years. What started out as a full meal, around a table, in a home, with a spirit of gratitude, joy and celebration, has since become a quiet, contemplative, individualistic meditation on our sin and its cost to Jesus. How did this practice evolve? Or devolve? And how could we re-imagine this practice as a meal?