This week, Dennis Allan demonstrates how, from Genesis to the early church, Scripture reveals that God designed women as co-equal partners in His mission, and Jesus’ ministry—far from restricting them—empowered and affirmed their leadership, calling us to do the same today. But what do we… Read More »Equal and Empowered for Leadership
In this episode, we dive into the biblical and practical theology of elders, tracing their origins from ancient Near Eastern culture through the Old and New Testaments. The sermon highlights how God infused the culturally inherited role of elder with divine purpose, shaping it into… Read More »Shepherds of Justice
When life feels unstable and everything around us is shaking, where do we find the courage to stand firm? Drawing from Hebrews 12, this sermon explores the contrast between Mt. Sinai and Mt. Zion, reminding us that our hope is in God’s unshakable kingdom. This… Read More »Unshakeable Courage
This week, Julia Allan walks through Hebrews 12:1-11 and discusses how we build perseverance. In fact, if we become people who consistently choose the path of least resistance, then we’ll never become people who know how to endure hardship, struggle, frustration, or obstacles. We’ll be… Read More »Developing Endurance
This week, Pastor Shaq Hager talks through Hebrews 10:19-25, focusing on how difficult it can be for us to take hold of the new things Jesus wants to do in the world and in our lives because we keep trying to hold on to old… Read More »Draw Near to Jesus
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… Read More »Kingdom or Empire?
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… Read More »Prayer is our Anchor
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… Read More »We Need Community
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… Read More »Jesus Alone
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… Read More »Our King has Arrived