What do you see when you open your eyes? The never-ending struggle or valley? A reflection of a person you think God could never choose? Or do you dare to believe that there is something beyond what we can see and understand? Our perspectives shape our entire life; if we want to be a people awakened to God, then we must learn to see how God sees.

During this 8-week series we will be journeying through the Psalms of David—an unlikely man chosen by God to articulate the depths of human existence through the lens of Heaven. Through these teachings we will be fighting the instinct to trust only what we can see and instead learn how we can see through God’s eyes amid all we face. Waking up starts with opening our eyes; if we want to awaken to God, we must keep our eyes wide open.

It's often easy to see all the rules and laws of scripture and miss out on the promises and blessings God speaks over us. But as children of God, WE ARE BLESSED!

During these three weeks, we will look at some of the many blessings we have been given and learn how we can claim them in our lives today! Through these sermons, we will see how belonging to God, meditating on His Word, and giving back to Him all pave the way for us to receive the abundance God has for us!

As they approached the tomb, the place where death had claimed victory, something was different. Where just days before our Savior’s body had been sealed behind a stone too heavy to move, there was now a doorway—the stone had been rolled away. This open door was now an invitation to look into the place where death seemed to win and see that resurrection had come.

This is the promise of Easter for us today! During this four-week series we will look at some of the stones in our own lives; these things that seem too heavy to defeat. Yet, just as the early disciples saw the stone rolled away from Christ’s tomb, we too have the invitation to look closely at these places in our own lives where death has seemed victorious. Places of fear, shame, disappointment, and bitterness seem permanent, but we are invited to look closer. Resurrection has come!

Did you answer that email? Get that assignment done? Don’t forget that appointment! There are chores to be done, places to go, work to complete, and a finish line that seems ever moving. The busyness in our lives and monologue in our minds can be
relentless. Is life supposed to feel anxious, rushed, and overwhelming?

Lent is a time of reflection as we approach Easter. During this six-week series we will take time to slow down and see the things we are called to throw off so that we may fully embrace the things of Jesus. Creating space to grow our faith can seem impossible amidst schedules threatening to collapse on us, but this countercultural rhythm of rest is what leads us to abundant life. There is more for us, but we must make room to receive it—will you create space to more fully embrace God’s love?

This two-week series focuses on two sacraments that mark our identity as children of God–baptism and communion. The water and blood that flowed from His side were paving the way to our new life, and when we partake of these sacraments, we see a picture of our Salvation displayed. But more than a symbol, following Jesus’ example in both baptism and communion is a means by which God imparts grace to us. And while we don’t fully understand the mystery of these gifts, we know that we are a people marked by the water and the blood poured out for us.

From the beginning, humanity was designed to live in relationship with God. To know Him and be known by Him is the essence of our existence; and to be separated from Him the source of our suffering. This is why sin causes such brokenness; it separates us from the source of our life. But God gave the ultimate sacrifice to restore us to Himself—His Son, Jesus Christ. Now, those that have been redeemed carry the call to share the message of salvation with those still separated from the One they were made to know. Rooted in Matthew 10:7, this three-week series leading into our Missions Gathering will teach us how to carry out this mission with endurance as we go throughout our daily lives and to the ends of the earth.