I Thought This Was Just a Tram (May 23, 2022)

As we move to the New Testament, we look at the story of Felix. He invites conversation with Paul, yet with significant barriers he erects. How do we do the same?

Mercy When You're Dented (May 22, 2022)

Blessed are the merciful—it sounds really good when we are the ones receiving mercy. That call suddenly sounds a lot worse when we’re the ones called to _show_ mercy. Jesus calls us to that mercy, against our natural inclination for payback.

Why Do People Suffer? (May 22, 2022)

We struggle to get our heads around why God allows suffering. How do we make sense of what happens in our world?

Why is Grace Essential for the Christian Home? (May 22, 2022)

As we think about what the Christian home is called to be, why is grace an essential part of that?

Jonah's Turning Point

What does Jonah do with the opportunity that God gives him?

Songs for Our Temple (Week 21: Ps. 61-63)

Where do we place our hope? How do we think of those who would seem to have the upper hand as they do things displeasing to God? Let’s turn with Pastor Tim to the next three Psalms, Ps. 61-63, to find out!

Beware the Easter Grass (May 16, 2022)

This week, we turn to Hezekiah’s son Manasseh and the implications of generations of sin. How does our own sin affect us, those around us and those who come after us?

Hungry for the Wrong Thing (May 15, 2022)

Most of us have never gone without a meal, yet Jesus in Matthew 5:6 calls us to feel that ravenous, stomach-aching hunger—not for food, but for righteousness. Do we feel that craving?

What About "Those" People? (May 15, 2022)

Does the church love people with differences in race, sexuality, worldview, etc.? If so how? We do so by being peaceable, wise, and filled with grace.

Jonah and the Whale

Pastor Gene begins a short series on the life of Jonah.