On this Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Sean continued our conversation about the dynamics of re-connection during a season in which we have returned to regularly gathering in-person. The gift of the Holy Spirit confirms our adoption into the embrace of one covenant family; an echo of God’s declaration in Genesis that we are not made to be alone.

It was a great joy to officially gather back indoors for worship at both campuses this weekend, and we continue to be thankful for each small milestone on the path of renewal. Pastor Chris urges us to consider how the lessons of these difficult many months might lead us into deeper connection with God, and perhaps reestablishing connection with the kind of community in which we are seen, known, and valued.

Pastor Sean Palmer extends loving rebuke toward our culture of such anger and obsession with power. Unraveling gentleness from assumptions of weakness, he calls upon the church to reclaim and choose gentleness in order to truly live into our witness of the good news.

As the Easter season unfolds, Pastor Chris continues an ongoing conversation about the things in our lives which we long to see transformed in the Resurrection life. He urges us to confront and examine the cancer of comparison as it manifests within us, and how Jesus guides our hearts from envy into contentment.

Pastor Chris Seay guides us in hope as we continue observing the season of Eastertide; inviting us to reflect upon the practical ways that repentance and confession lead us toward a new way of thinking and being in the light of the Resurrection. Drawing from God’s revelations to the Prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Chris asks us to look to our own valleys, where “dry bones” await the breath of new life.

Pastor Sean Palmer teaches as we continue in this season of Eastertide. Astonished as Jesus calms a stormy sea, the disciples ask the vital question which continues to mystify us: “who is this?” If we profess that the risen Christ is the true and living God, how will that meaningfully change our minds and our lives, that this would indeed be a season of resurrection?

Ericka Graham preaches on this Second Sunday of Easter, inviting us into the familiar story of “doubting” Thomas. She calls us to imagine how the hope of resurrection might continue to reshape the heartache and grief we have experienced over the past year, and how we can trust God with the sifting of our lives, that the risen Christ would lead us into renewed purpose and passion.

Ecclesia, he is risen! As we we celebrate the Resurrection, Pastor Chris Seay invites us into the Easter story once again. We reflect upon the immense grief our world has experienced over the past year; looking forward as hope seems to be breaking over the horizon. How will the risen Christ guide us as faithful servants toward cultivating meaningful connection and community in this new world?

On Palm Sunday, Pastor Chris Seay concluded the brief series which has led us toward Easter; considering the practices observed by Jesus on the night he was betrayed. We are reminded once again, through the inauguration of a new kind of Passover feast, the importance of table fellowship as we live out faithfulness in community.

Join us for week three of “Hold Fast,” our Lenten podcast. In this episode, we revisit a story of peril faced by the Apostle Paul, and the trust in God’s promise which allowed him to persevere through great trial.

Pastor Sean Palmer continues our brief series directing us into the practices engaged by Jesus on the evening he was betrayed. Knowing that he was about to depart, Jesus prays a prayer calling those remaining in world to be formed into a people of presence, unity, and sacrificial love; the people the church is meant to be.

Join us for week two of “Hold Fast,” our Lenten podcast. In this episode, Julie Ramos reminds us to keep our eyes on God at all times, especially through hardship, as He prunes our faith and gives us hope. He is always with us.

Pastor Chris Seay continues a brief series guiding us toward Resurrection Sunday; exploring the things that Jesus did during the night he was betrayed. A curious detail tells us that Jesus sang a hymn with the disciples before departing to the Garden. Chris invites us to consider the ways that music connects us with God, with memory and story, our own bodies, each other, and with hope.

Welcome to the first installment of “Hold Fast,” our Lenten podcast. In this segment, Pastor Sean reminds us of the deep, unending love of God as we look back on the difficulties of the past year. We invite you into a season of hope as we look forward with expectation to what God has in store for us in this season.

Pastor Sean Palmer begins a new series that will guide us toward Resurrection Sunday as the journey of Lent continues. Engaging with the practices undertaken by Jesus during the night he was betrayed, Sean leads us to consider first the vitality of serving others; following in the example of our Savior.

Pastor Chris Seay concludes our series in Ecclesiastes, as Solomon honestly reflects upon his failures and calls us to learn from the wisdom of his experience. When we commit to being real with God, with ourselves, and with others, we help to cultivate space for others to do the same, and to create communities of truth and trust.

In the wake of the widespread impact felt by Winter Storm Uri, Pastor Sean Palmer continues our time together in the wisdom and mystery of the Book of Ecclesiastes with a timely reminder that none of us are immune to disaster and suffering. We are called to be a people with instinctual empathy and solidarity in these inevitable times of trial, while also living fully and joyfully in these fleeting days under the sun.

Pastor Chris continues our time engaging with the wisdom found in the Book of Ecclesiastes. As we look ahead to the season of Lent, traditionally a time of abstaining, you might be keenly aware of the things which have already been given up over the course of a challenging year. Chris urges us to shift our perspective about this invitation into fasting, and enter into these “solemn” weeks with surprising joy and gratitude.

Pastor Chris continues to walk us through key lessons from the Book of Ecclesiastes. As many of us seek to establish and practice new rhythms, the wisdom of Solomon reminds us that satisfaction will not be found in what we can accumulate or achieve, but primarily in the relationships that we have the opportunity to nurture.

Pastor Sean Palmer continues the conversation we began last week; engaging with the book of Ecclesiastes and what it reveals about our search for meaning and purpose in life. Will we cling to the things we know will fade, or turn our attention and energy toward the things that will outlive these days under the sun?