Boats, Booths, Banquets
A guest blog by Next Gen Pastor, Rebecca DeLucia This past Sunday we looked together at Luke 5:1-11 in which Jesus calls Simon Peter alongside James and John; his co-workers who also left behind that miraculous catch to follow Jesus. Last Wednesday evening during our first Central Youth Bible Discussion of the summer we looked just a few verses later at Luke 5:27-32 in which Jesus calls Levi. At first glance, the two stories feel very different. Peter, James, and John are
A Month & a Day Away
Tomorrow marks one month from our first gazebo service. I’m really looking forward to it this year, as I’m excited about what I’ll be sharing. It’ll be a series called “Off the Map” about finding Jesus in unexpected places, and it’ll be geared towards all of those people who think that God has written them off. We all know people like that…he people who think lightning would strike the church building if they ever walked in…the ones who, deep in
The God of Hope
Today’s a hot one. This whole week will be. Stay cool, and stay hydrated! If you need a place to cool down, please don’t hesitate to reach out.This week in Burning Hearts, our 2026 bible reading plan, we’re reading selections from the book of Isaiah. It’s a wonderful book, and as I said in the weekly video, it is a vitally important book when it comes to understanding how Jesus and the New Testament writers understood him. Don’t miss out on reading with
Paul & the Spirit
Recently in our Wednesday emails, I’ve been connecting our Sunday theme in the Jesus Breathed series (the Holy Spirit) with our daily readings and bible studies, to help draw out more understanding of the Holy Spirit’s role in our lives and community. Today, I want to draw on today’s reading from Paul’s letter to the Colossians.Colossians is one of those letters, however, where the Spirit barely plays a role. In most translations, in fact, the Spirit only appear in one verse (1:8). However, in
John & The Spirit
Right now on Sundays in our Jesus Breathed series, we are exploring the role of the Holy Spirit for our ongoing mission as Jesus’ followers. We spent last week in John 14, and in our bible studies this week, we looked at John 16. These chapters (13-16) all spring out of the reality that Jesus is trying to impress upon them: that he’s ‘going away’, and they won’t ‘see’ him any much more. What he means is, he’s going to die and won’t be