March 2022

Seven Sayings of the Cross: Putting His Affairs in Order

We continue our Lent series by talking about Jesus’ Last words to his mother. We examine what Jesus was to accomplish with these words. Lastly, we look at what these words can tell us about Jesus’ heart and what that means for us today. Our main passage this week is: John 19:26-27



Seven Sayings of the Cross: Crime and Salvation

We continue our Lent series by talking about Jesus’ words to the criminal crucified next to him. We examine the faith it took for the criminal to believe in Jesus. Lastly, we discuss what Jesus’ words to this criminal mean for us today and how we live our lives. Our main passage this week is: […]



Seven Sayings of the Cross: Forgiveness is Divine

This week, we kick off our Lent series, by examining Jesus’ first saying from the cross. We look at the connection between forgiveness and prayer. What does it mean that Jesus is praying for our forgiveness? Our main passage this week is: Luke 23:34.



February 2022

Peter gets an Ear Full

This week, we take a look at Jesus’ last healing before he goes to the cross. We look at what it means that Jesus chose to have his last miracle be healing an enemy and fixing a mistake of Peter. What does this show us about divine forgiveness? Our main passage this week is: Luke […]



Season of Witness: Can I Even Do This?

This week, we wrap up our series on being missional by looking at an example of a time when the disciples failed. They were told to cast out demons and they couldn’t do it. We will look at Jesus’ reaction to this and what that means for us today. Our main passage is Mark 9:14-18.



December 2021

Tales from the Manger: The Angels: What Glad Tidings!

On the second Sunday of Advent, we examine just what the first Christmas meant for the angels. First, we explore a little bit about what exactly angels are. Then we examine just why the first Christmas was such a joyous event for them and why it should continue to be joyous for us today. This […]



November 2021

Tales from the Manger: Mary—There is No Turning Back Now

On the first Sunday of Advent, we examine just what the first Christmas meant for Mary. We look at how the birth of Jesus changed her life drastically. Then we explore how much faith and love it took for Mary to follow along with God’s plan. Today’s passage is: Luke 1:28-55.



Thanksgiving: A time of reflection, thankfulness, and making us whole

This Thanksgiving week, we reflect on celebrations of thankfulness from the Old Testament. This helps us see how our modern Thanksgiving is part of a long tradition of setting aside a day for reflection, feasting, and thankfulness. Lastly, we explore how the actual act of being intentionally thankful can have tangible benefits for us. This […]



October 2021

The Gospel of Matthew: Handing off that Golden Baton of Love

This week, we continue our journey though the Gospel of Matthew. We examine the well-known Golden Rule verse within the larger context of the sermon on the mount. We talk about some ways we can prepare to go out and treat others the way we would like to be treated. Our main passage this week […]



Gospel of Matthew: ‘You don’t know who I am! I do what I want!’

This week we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew by examining what Jesus says about judging. We often think of judging simply as ‘that person should not have done that!’ But what about the first impressions we form about people? How are we judging people every day and not even realizing it! We […]