“A Pattern of Righteousness” Text: Romans 6:12-23 Pastor Steve Malcolm explores the righteousness that we are called to in Romans 6 by taking an awkward walk with Abraham and Isaac.

“Alive in Christ” Text: Romans 5:20-6:11 In Romans 6, Paul calls us to be dead to ourselves, and to come alive in Christ. This truth shapes the way we live, the ways we relate to one another, the ways we utilize money, and even our wishes and dreams for our lives.  When we get Jesus…

“Trinity Sunday: Speechless” Text: Matthew 28:16-20 On this Trinity Sunday, we are invited to contemplate the mystery of Holy Trinity, not as a doctrine to be explained, but as a revelation to be experienced. While Scripture serves as a reliable pointer, and the ancient creeds attempt to describe the revelation, we are truly caught speechless…

“Pentecost: A Holy Interruption” Text: Numbers 11:24-30; Acts 2:1-21 Pastor Jon explores several of the ways in which God interrupts our lives: to call us from sin, to bring us back where we need to be, to interrupt our religious routines, and to put us to use in the Kingdom of God. As we celebrate…

How Then Shall We Live? Text:  Peter 3:8-9; 4:7-11; 5:6-11 We conclude our series on First Peter with a sequence of practical instructions on holy living. Now that we have this living hope, having heard the call to Christlike holiness, having tasted that God is good; we live into the good life, taking heart despite…

Take Heart Text: I Peter 3:13-17; 4:12-19; John 16:33 As we hear stories of religious persecution around the world, we are reminded of some of the “famous last words” of Jesus – “In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world.”  Pastor Jon shares some modern stories of martyrs,…

The Good Life – May 18, 2014 Text: I Peter 2:11-12, 20-25 What does the good life mean? The good life means that we are safe, that we are living into our salvation, that while we may be strangers and aliens in the world around us, we are confident of our citizenship in a greater…

“Taste and See” Text: I Peter 2:1-10 We continue our journey through the Easter Season with a closer look at I Peter 2:2-3. What does it mean to “taste and see that the Lord is good”? We crave pure spiritual milk. We grow up into our salvation. We help others discover where to find the…

Strange Holiness – May 4, 2014 Text: I Peter 1:13-25 Resurrection people are called to be holy as God is holy. But what does this holiness look like? Shaped by the Image of God, informed by the incarnation, and participating in the Mission of God, we hear the call to be obedient children, living as…

Living Hope I Peter 1:3-9 Journey with us through the Easter season with a study on the book of First Peter. This letter helps us understand how the resurrection shapes the ways we live and interact with the world today. Today we explore what it means to have a “Living Hope,” and how this hope…