Go In Peace (Luke 7:36-50)

The theme of this second week of Advent is peace. In our story this morning, a prostitute from the city boldly enters the house of Simon the Pharisee where Jesus is eating and washes Jesus' feet with her tears and hair. What is going on here? The story ends with Jesus telling her to "go in peace." But what does he mean by it? How do we experience it? [Ryan Sutherland]

Where Is Your Hope? (John 4:1-26)

We're entering the season of Advent (latin for coming) - the time of year when the church has historically focused on the coming of God in the person of Jesus Christ. There are four Sundays leading up to Christmas that each have a different theme (hope, peace, joy, love).

 This week we focus on the theme of hope by looking at Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman of ill-repute. Are you looking for hope this holiday season? You might just find it in the same place as this woman! [Ryan Sutherland]

How the Body Loves (1 Corinthians 13)

This fall we've been looking at Paul's vision for an equipped body of Christ and today we wrap up this series by seeing how the Body loves. How does Agape love express itself? Where does it come from? How are we supposed to find the power to love this way? [Ryan Sutherland]

A Many-Membered Body (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)

This week we get into the thick of Paul's body metaphor. Paul wants to help us see that the church is meant to have many members - which he describes as many parts of the body - all functioning in a unified way to actually be the body of Christ. He isn't simply making an observation about the body ("hey look at the church, there are lots of people here!") but describing the way the church is meant to be by God's design. [Ryan Sutherland]

God's Gift to the Body (1 Corinthians 12:1-12)

One of the marks of an equipped church is all of the members using their gifts properly. Do you know how God has gifted you? He's also provided the ultimate gift to enable the body to do works of ministry - his Holy Spirit!  [Ryan Sutherland]