Sermons

The people who first read Hebrews were women and men who likely comprised a house church in ancient Rome. Years prior, the entire Christian community had been expelled from Rome. Now, they live in the city subject to ridicule, threats, imprisonment, and poverty. Every day they’re faced with the question, “Do you want Jesus and… Read...

Jesus is our great high priest who sits at God’s right hand, who understands our weaknesses and frailties, who bears the scars of His own crucifixion in His body, and because of all this we can approach God’s throne in prayer with confidence that we will be met with grace and mercy and receive the… Read...

This week, Pastor Shaq Hager guides us through Hebrews 3. There, the author of Hebrews reminds their audience to hold fast to their faith in Jesus, even in moments of uncertainty and doubt. Doubting Jesus isn’t sinful. It’s not a sign that our faith is weak. Thomas doubted and Jesus didn’t scold him. Instead, Jesus… Read...

This week, Pastor Dennis Allan kicks-off our new series, Hold Fast. It’s the new year and so many things are shifting and changing around us. A new president will soon be inaugurated, there are wars raging across the world, and in our own personal lives many of us are welcoming new babies, changing jobs, dealing… Read...

This Christmas Eve, Julia talks with the kids about the way God arrives into our world as a baby, born to simple parents in the middle of nowhere. And, not only that, but the first people God told about this baby were a bunch of nobody shepherds. But in His arrival, God made clear that… Read...

This week, Pastor Shaq discusses the Advent theme of love. Mary’s Magnifcat is a call to every person who has been overlooked, margianlized, exploited, oppressed, or cast aside that the Messiah is coming. He will scatter the proud, bring down rulers from their thrones, lift up the humble, fill the hungry, send away the rich,… Read...