"Everything Is Gonna Be Alright"

Each person in scripture was given a promise: not of an immediate shift in their fortunes, but a bigger-picture assurance. The promise is that God is with us, so everything is gonna be all right. We will tell stories where things didn’t have to be perfect right then — it would become perfect in the future.  
Christmas is a promise. That promise is simple: God has come. God will win. Glory to the highest heaven! At least we know, everything is gonna be all right.

"A Bigger Story" 
October 31 - November 21

Live into the tension. Any great story requires us to live through tension and anxiety, quickly turning pages and asking what will come next. This year has left us hanging on the edges of our seats as we ask that question of our real lives. As we look toward what tomorrow might bring, God is reminding that we are part of a bigger story. There is hope in the tension; God is calling us to something bigger than ourselves.

"Habits"
September 12 - October 3
​& October 24

"What do you want?" This question, not what you believe or what you do, is Jesus' primary question to us. We are not merely the summation of what we think but how we feel. What we want out of life will shape what we do day to day. We see in the life of Jesus the truest form of what it means to be human, through the habits he chose to practice.
Join us during this series as we explore what  spiritual habits or practices we learn from the life of Jesus, and how these can help us to shape who we are and what we want in life--from the outside in.

"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
​August 8, 15, 22, & Sept 5, 2021

​We all know what it feels like when we do not get what we want. After so many disappointments, how do we move forward as faithful disciples? When we feel like God chooses to be silent, how do we hold on to the hope Christ promises us? What do we do when God doesn’t give us what we want? In these four weeks we will explore the lessons scripture holds for us during these difficult times, holding on to our Christian hope in the process.

"The Good News Of Matthew"
May 30 - August 1, 2021

​We live in a world where promises are made and broken every day. We wonder what we can count on, who we can trust, what agreements are actually sacred. But God is different: God has made promises to humanity from the beginning of time, and those promises were fulfilled in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and the presence of the Holy Spirit. This summer, we will journey together through the Gospel of Matthew, unearthing the deeply-rooted commitments God made to creation, and the fulfillment of God’s words in Jesus’ teaching and actions. In this deep-dive of scripture, we will find the sure footing all of us are looking for.

Crux
April 11 - May 9, 2021

We tend to look for the satisfaction of a single answer: left or right, pro or con, blue or red. We want one idea to be right and the other idea wrong. The problem is, life isn’t always so clean cut. There are many instances in which it seems impossible to resolve competing claims. The life of following Jesus resists easy either/or thinking. Rather than insisting on one or another, what if we began to think of the big questions differently? In every big question, don’t just look to the usual positions. Look for Jesus. When you find the cross, you find the crux of the matter, and you will experience the fullness of the Christian life.

​Expectaions 
February 21 - April 4, 2021

Join us for a seven-week look into the geography of Jesus, the long-expected Jewish revolutionary Messiah. A virtual tour of the geography of Jesus’ life will give us a fresh perspective on the purpose of Jesus’ ministry and how it overturned people’s expectations of what was going to happen. What Jesus did really mean when he preached that the kingdom of God was at hand, and what false expectations do we carry about what Jesus is going to do for us?

Heavenly Virtues
January 3 - February 14, 2021

Some of our most dominant social values today are education, success, and wealth — what we may call “Achievement Values.”  We may be "successful," but how often do we consider the state of our souls? This seven-week series helps us shift from from achievement values to heavenly virtues, or what author David Brooks calls eulogy virtues. These form the foundation of a life rooted in faith.

Comfort and Joy
November 29 - December 20

Traditions are at the heart of the holiday season. Yet for many of us, the warmth of food, stories, music and gift giving among family is merely aspirational and the reality is that Advent and Christmas might be a time of loneliness and sadness this year. The good news of Christmas is that the story of Jesus is actually a story about finding community, connection, and family — a place where we can both be comfortable in who we are and called to new life.

Everyday Saints
November 1 - 22

When we hear the word “saint” we may think of Catholicism or football players or Mardi Gras. Most of us think of really religious people, perhaps people that are beyond us in terms of their virtue and character--for example, their goodness and ability to forgive. But sainthood isn’t a rank we achieve like a master spiritual level in a game of life. The biblical definition of saint is very simple: “believer.” When you and I put our trust in Jesus Christ, we become saints, made holy through Jesus’ death and resurrection.
If as believers, we are all saints, then what does that mean for our lives? In this series, we address what it means to be a saint. These four attributes help us understand the biblical definition of sainthood and bridge the space between the everyday lives we live and the holiness which we have receive in Christ and to which we are called.
Through faith in Christ, we can be saints.

Grace
October 18 & 25

To understand Wesleyan theology, we need to understand the Wesley story. John and Charles Wesley had a standard approach to their ministry. They would enter a rural, English town square with an entourage of 20-30 friends, singing songs through the streets until people gathered. They’d end up in the town commons, and John would preach on living each day as if it was our last and our first. The first week of this series is a focus on Amazing Grace – the “last” portion of Wesley’s message, and the second week is a focus on Responsible Grace – the “first" portion.

Believing Without Seeing
​October 11

​We want to believe. We want to trust Jesus completely. So we confront our doubts honestly. As part of a believing community, we strive to understand the Bible and the essential Christian beliefs. We want to make some sense of it all. We put the work in. We discuss. And, all the while, we pray, “I believe; help my unbelief.”

Daughters & Sons
September 20 - October 4

The old saying “blood is thicker than water” is a misquote. The full saying is, “the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” In other words, in Jesus, we redefine what we mean by blood, from shared DNA of our familial ties to the shared covenant of Christ’s blood shed for us. When we follow Jesus, we inherit a new family of fellow believers. We have a place at the table. We find that we belong. We are a child of a living and loving God. The community of faith is what church is all about.

Community, Cross, and New Creation
August 9 - September 13

We are told the Bible is the source of a more fulfilling life, but it is too complicated to understand without God and God’s community walking through it with you. Understanding the Bible as a set of books in their normal order can seem like an almost impossible task. This series looks at three images that are present in every one of the 27 books of the New Testament. Reading the Bible with these three images in mind reveals a consistent moral vision: the promise of a new creation, only possible through community and the cross.

​A Life of Prayer 
June 28 - August 2

Rev. David Woody is issuing a call to prayer, urging us all to make prayer a priority in our living during this difficult season in our world. This will not happen overnight.
​Even mature Christians will acknowledge the considerable challenges in building a life of prayer. Nonetheless, we, as a church family, begin here. We begin now.

​​Forge
May 24 - June 21, 2020

In this 5-week study of Forge, we will look at how to live a Christian life in the world today. Being a Christ follower is a process of being refined like a precious metal. It is not enough to remain in the dirt as raw ore. Christ wants to refine us into a work of beauty and function. In the series we will learn how to deal with times of anxiety and worry; what it means to follow Jesus in an increasingly “post-Christian” culture; how to navigate temptation; and the power of living in Christian community.

EQUIP
April 19-May 17, 2020

Get the tools you need for a more joy-filled, fulfilling life through this five-week study of practical ideas for daily living. In these five sermons, learn more about your faith, about parenting, how to deal with pain and loss, and how to live in relationship to other people.