Message: “Deep, Meaningful Expansion” from Jeff Lawrence
A message from the series “Deep, Meaningful Life.” We wrap up our Deep, Meaningful Life series looking at the call to expand the reach of the gospel in our city and in our world. In Jesus’ plan, each of has a role to play using our unique spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences to advance the mission of God.
Read MoreMessage: “Deep, Meaningful Connection” from Chace Ifland
A message from the series “Deep, Meaningful Life.” This week in our Deep, Meaningful Life series we’ll look at the importance of connection to others when it comes to living a life of flourshing. Most of us know we need connection, but genuine connection is often hard to come by in our world where we often feel the need to perform and conform just to fit in. In John 13, though, we see that Jesus’ vision was that the church would be a place where deep connection can be found.
Read MoreMessage: “Deep, Meaningful Development” from Jeff Lawrence
A message from the series “Deep, Meaningful Life.” We kicked off our Deep, Meaningful Life series looking at our personal devotion in Jesus’ call to “follow me.” This week, we see the importance of our personal development. Devotion without development is shallow. We will dive into the ways Jesus developed his disciples to live a deep, meaningful life.
Read MoreMessage: “Deep, Meaningful Devotion” from Jeff Lawrence
A message from the series “Deep, Meaningful Life.” The clean calendar of a new year invites us to renew and refocus our lives. This January, we will survey the New Testament Gospels to see how Jesus develops people to flourish as his followers. We are investing the entire month in you: your devotion, your development, your connection, and your expansion of God’s love in our world. This is a great time for everyday people — just like you and me — to wake up to deep, meaningful life in Christ.
Read MoreMessage: “New Year’s Eve PJ Sunday” from Chace Ifland
A message from the series “Deep, Meaningful Life.” A short reflection on Psalm 1 as we wind down 2023 and usher in 2024.
Read MoreMessage: “Christmas Eve at Redemption” from Jeff Lawrence
A message from the series “Watch & See.”
Read MoreMessage: “Watch and See: The Innkeeper” from Jeff Lawrence
A message from the series “Watch & See.” When you read about the birth of Christ, perhaps no one had a front row seat like the Innkeeper. He first told Mary and Joseph that there was no room at the inn, and then he showed them into the courtyard where the animals were kept. This week, we will consider the arrival of Jesus through the eyes of the Innkeeper as we consider the importance of seeing — really seeing — the significance of Jesus’ birth for our lives and our world.
Read MoreMessage: “Watch and See: Gabriel and Mary” from Jeff Lawrence
A message from the series “Watch & See.” Have you ever found God’s plans wild and weird and wonderful, all at the same time? This week, we will see the Christmas story from the surprising perspective of the angel Gabriel. He was the one God chose to tell an innocent teenager, Mary, that she would give birth to a Savior son. Were these words easy for an angel to speak? Were the eyes of the angel alive with wonder as he watched these long-awaited events unfold in God’s good time?
Read MoreMessage: “Watch & See: Joseph” from Chris Clark
A message from the series “Watch & See.” Seven hundred years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Isaiah foretold of the virgin birth of a son to be called Immanuel (which means, “God with us”). This week will look at the story of the birth of Christ through the lens of Joseph. What can we learn about Joseph that might open our eyes to the greater wonder of this familiar Christmas story?
Read MoreMessage: “Watch & See: The Wise Men” from Chace Ifland
A message from the series “Watch & See.” Like nothing else in human history, Christmas combines the cosmic marvel of God’s salvation plan unfolding in time, and at the same moment, the most intimate and personal of human interactions surrounding the birth of a little boy. Join us this Christmas season as we zoom in for a close up look at Christmas from the perspective of the wisemen, Joseph, the angel Gabriel, the innkeeper, and the multitudes of the heavenly host. Through their eyes, we are invited to watch and see the miracle and the mystery of Jesus’ birth.
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