It’s Palm Sunday and Jesus arrives in Jerusalem. The people are ready to inaugurate Him as Israel’s conquering King, one who will overthrow Rome’s oppressive rule, liberating them from their godless occupier. But, as Pastor Shaq Hager prophetically communicates, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, sees the… Read More »Hosanna!
In the fifth week of our Lent series, Carrie Buckner talks about justice as a natural outgrowth of fasting, repentance, confession, and renewal. This week, we talked about the biblical call to justice and righteousness, emphasizing restorative justice, which involves uplifting the oppressed and vulnerable.… Read More »True Justice
This week, Dennis Allan walks through the story of Jesus meeting a Samaritan woman at a well and how this woman’s interaction with Jesus leads to her renewal. In and through Jesus her longings, desires, will, actions, and thoughts are made new. This story is… Read More »True Renewal
Confession is more than words – it’s about the posture of our hearts. In this sermon, Julia Allan walks through a story in Luke where a woman with a troubled past pours out her love at Jesus’ feet. Through her actions, we see that true… Read More »True Confession
This week, Dennis Allan explores the transformative power of repentance through the lens of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Repentance can often feel risky – what if we fail again? What if we’re met with rejection? But Jesus teaches us that true repentance isn’t… Read More »True Repentance
This week, Pastor Shaq Hager begins our Lent series by talking through Isaiah 58 and the kind of fast that God desires. Many of us have been taught to engage the spiritual practice of fasting for the purpose of hearing God’s voice or seeking an… Read More »True Fasting
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