This week Pastor Dennis lead a conversation focused on Acts 19:23-41, a story about people in Ephesus rioting because they believed Jesus’ followers were actively seeking to undermine the financial, economic, and religious systems that shaped the city. It’s a story that makes clear Jesus’… Read More »The Narrow Road
Julia Allan continues our Acts series by focusing on Acts 19:8-20. It’s a story that demonstrates the power of Jesus’ name. Jesus’ name is capable of healing people, liberating people from sin and darkness, and leading people out of bondage to the occult and into… Read More »Jesus’ Powerful Name
It’s Easter, the day we gather to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. This year, Pastor Dennis focused on John 20 and the story of the empty tomb, Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene, and how Jesus, in His death and resurrection fulfills the work God had entrusted to… Read More »The New Creation Begins
This week, Palm Sunday, Pastor Shaq Hager walked through Matthew 1:11 (CSB), the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry. When Jesus entered into Jerusalem the crowds met Him like they would a conquering king, bringing their expectations to Jesus, anticipating Him to be a Messiah who… Read More »Hearing Jesus
This week Benjamin Chua continues our Acts series. Paul is in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-7) and he meets a group of people who haven’t heard about the Holy Spirit. It becomes a conversation about two different baptisms – John’s baptism and baptism in Jesus’ name. Paul… Read More »Baptism of the Spirit
This week, Carrie Buckner walks through Acts 17:10-15 (NIV). In these six verses Paul and Silas arrive in Berea where they visit the Jewish synagogue and reason from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah. Luke, the author of Acts, makes it clear the Berean… Read More »It’s Okay to Doubt
In Acts 16:11-15 Paul encounters a group of women praying. One of those women, Lydia, is a well-resourced business person. She hears the Gospel and believes, and then her house becomes the place the Philippian church uses as its home base. Paul and his companions… Read More »Empowering Women
In Acts 16:6-10 Paul, Silas, and Timothy are continually “kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word…” Honestly, it doesn’t make sense. Jesus, Himself, commissioned the church to go and make disciples of all nations. Paul and his team wanted to proclaim the Gospel.… Read More »Hearing the Spirit
What does it mean for followers of Jesus to be free? Paul talks about freedom in his letters, including 1 Corinthians. For Paul his freedom isn’t just so he can live however he wants. His freedom is something to be used, sacrificed even, and for… Read More »To Be Free
In the third week of our Advent series Pastor Dennis Allan walks through Joseph’s story in Matthew 1:18-25. It’s the story of a faithful person who knows God’s ways and character, acts with compassion and mercy, and submits himself fully to God. Joseph endured public… Read More »Joseph’s Joy