Open Our Eyes, Lord
“My desire is to see a building like this full of young people, old people, surfers, restaurant workers, people from…”
Jesus, our Supreme Shepherd, Hear His voice
It was such a gift to have Daniel Burchell preach this last Sunday! Not only did he do a great job, but just as God has been doing a Renewal work in us, Daniel encouraged us to go deeper into…
Living in Renewal
Sunday we put together the puzzle pieces of our heart, mind, body, and confidence so we can continue Living in Renewal. It's so exciting to see…
Leaning Into God’s Kindness
Some of the best moments as a pastor are when I hear someone share what God has…
A Power In Your Weakness
On Sunday, we pressed into the reality of “A Renewed Heart,” focusing on the beautiful picture of the Holy Spirit…
A Renewed Creation: A Living Encounter
On Sunday, Pastor Brion said: “As the centuries go by…as Christians, we can become heavy on metaphor and light on …
A Renewed Mind: In Flesh or Faith?
I’ve had so many come up since Sunday and say how much the “Renewed Mind” from Romans 8 resonated in your life! It’s so easy for us to talk about living-in and struggling with the flesh, but it’s not always easy to…
Lord, Bend Me!
I’ve received a variety of exciting feedback as we’ve launched our Renewal series and I’m expectant for all God wants to do in…
Remain in Me
How has 2024 been so far? If you’re like me, momentum is picking up and it’s easy to get swept into….
Wrestling with God This New Year
The time between Christmas Day and New Year's Day has always been somewhat sacred to me. In a sense, we’re between celebrating the birth of baby Jesus and also the…
Meeting with Jesus
Here we are, Christmas is waiting in the wings, just a few days away! I don’t know about you, but I can hardly believe it’s December 21st. Like me, you may find the season of December slipping…
Singing in the Dark
Last Wednesday night, our church joined the age old tradition of Christmas Caroling house-to-house, singing songs, giving cookies, and praying blessing. These moments of stepping onto the threshold of people’s homes we so powerful. Many of them, and not a few of us, are carrying burdens, concerns, griefs, and just a moment of singing out the story of Jesus, brough smiles from some and tears too. Our group sang and…
Reforming our Hearts
Last Sunday we kicked off our The Carols that Made Us series with Joy to the World by Isaac Watts. Son of a Dissenter, this prolific reformer sought to make Advent come alive to his readers by leading their hearts into…
In Our Waiting, Comfort and Joy
Okay folks, we’ve had an amazing last few Sundays… From our rich Thanksgiving service as we honored God by sharing how good He has been to us and also sharing some significant…
What If Thanks-giving Isn’t Working For Me?
What is thanksgiving? I don’t just mean the holiday—but the actual word. That verb. The action of giving thanks. During the holiday of Thanksgiving, we commemorate that idea of giving thanks but can lose the…
Come and Worship
Wow, we made it! We traversed the lofty mountains and deep valleys of our Explore God series—what an adventure! We’ve opened conversations around some of the biggest questions about . . .
Word of God, Speak
Every so often while I’m holding my daughter, I whisper into her ear, “I love you. Your so beautiful. I’m so glad I get to hold you.” I don’t know how much she understands, but she’ll smirk and sometimes…
The Big Reveal
“Luke, I am your father!” “You’re a wizard, Harry.” "The truth is...I am Iron Man." We all love big…