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
Peter & The Spirit
Last week, we continued in our “Jesus Breathed” series about the role of the Holy Spirit in the mission of the church. If you missed last week, here’s the logic of the sermon in a quick Q&A: Q: Jesus calls us to be his witnesses, but how can we be witnesses if we cannot see or hear Jesus ourselves? A: The Holy Spirit. Essentially, the Holy Spirit is who opens our eyes to see the risen Jesus who is unseeable (because he’s ascended