Pastor Dennis Allan continues our study of the book of Acts, this week looking at Acts 2:14-41. It’s the story of Peter explaining to the crowds what the Spirit is doing in and through the apostles. It’s a Gospel proclamation, a sermon, that leads the… Read More »Who Do You Believe Jesus Is?
Pastor Dennis Allan continues our study of the book of Acts, this week focusing on Acts 2:1-13. It’s the story of the Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost, fulfilling Jesus’ promises and Old Testament prophecy. The Spirit arrives and takes up residence in the apostles’ lives, empowering… Read More »The Spirit Arrives
Pastor Shaq Hager continues our series on the book of Acts. In Acts 1:12-26 we see the disciples as they do the work of replacing Judas with Matthias, and as they wait and pray together. It’s a group of people (over 100 in total) who… Read More »Waiting & Praying
This week, Pastor Dennis Allan taught through Acts 1:1-11. Katie Long read our passage; view it by clicking here. In these first eleven verses we find a resurrected Jesus presenting Himself to people to help convince them of His resurrection, giving an intensive forty-day class… Read More »Wait, the Spirit!
Pastor Dennis Allan walks us through the final week of our “mini-series” focused on the three passages in the New Testament where Jesus cries. In Hebrews 4:12-5:8 we’re encouraged, like Jesus, to approach God in prayer with confidence. But, not primarily so that we can… Read More »Priests, not Magicians
Pastor Dennis Allan walks through two passages in the Gospel of Luke where Jesus is patient, grace-filled, forgiving, and grieved regarding the sin of His people. In these two passages we begin to discover we aren’t haunted by an angry God; we’re pursued by a… Read More »God Isn’t Angry
In the third week of our Advent series, Amanda Wagner leads a conversation focused on the story of angels appearing to shepherds, declaring the birth of Israel’s long-awaited Messiah. Shepherds are a group of people essential to Israel’s spiritual observance, and yet are systematically excluded… Read More »Unlikely Evangelists
In the second week of our Advent series, Julia Allan focuses on Luke 2:1-7 and the humble arrival of Jesus as a baby born to Joseph and Mary in the small town of Bethlehem. Our humble king isn’t born in a palace, but in alongside… Read More »Our Humble King
Mitch Young, a member of Garden City’s Servant’s Council, focuses on our need for sabbath and rest. As we move into the Advent season, posturing ourselves to experience Jesus in a new way in this season, we need to think differently about the pace of… Read More »Sabbath Rest
In Mark 12:28-34 Jesus is confronted by a teacher of the law who asks Jesus, of the 613 laws and commands Jewish people were expected to keep, which law is the most important. Pastor Shaq Hager walks us through Jesus’ response and teaches us that… Read More »The Greatest Commandment