Ethan Linder: Luke seems nearly obsessed with having us picture Christ’s life – and the church’s life – at the table. This sermon will explore how for the early church (and for us) the table can be a place that re-defines what it means to be family.

Steve DeNeff: In the course of their (the apostles') eating, Christ commissions them to be witnesses of these things.

Steve DeNeff: In the first meal after the supper, the couple’s eyes are opened to the reality of a new creation (mirrors Gen. 3:6-7)

Steve DeNeff: For most of us, and for Churches in general, two roads diverge, one the way of glory, the other the way of a cross. “Anyone” or “whoever” (v.25) chooses the other discovers a disquieting reality: The cross is a different kind of glory.

Ethan Linder: One of the core teachings of the Christian faith is that “in the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.” The problem is: we don’t believe it… at least not enough to release us from the crushing weight of shame. In this sermon, we’ll explore John 8 and Romans 8, seeing how Jesus demonstrates – and Paul codifies – a new posture toward t…

Steve DeNeff: In a “perversion of justice,” God can reverse the deep power of sin and restore us to righteousness and wholeness.

Steve DeNeff: Grace is the only cure for prejudice and judgmentalism.

Steve DeNeff: The boundary between sinners and saints is not where we think it is. But in Christ the two are reconciled to God and to each other.

Nathan Metz: The grace of Jesus toward Simon painted a picture of who he would become: Peter. We all need this kind of imaginative grace from God that is the power to change us and the projection of who we can become in Him. As we receive this imagination of grace from God, we will offer the same gift to those around us by (1) giving a new name (2)…

Steve DeNeff: Signs series week 7, Opening the Eyes of the Blind.

Steve DeNeff: Signs series week 6, Feeding the Multitude.

Steve DeNeff: Signs series week 5, healing the paralytic.

Emily Vermilya: The healing of the official’s son. What happens in the space between our requests of God and his ultimate action? Long before anyone knew of the miracle of healing that happened in Jesus’s second sign, the miracle of faith emerged.

Ethan Linder: Nicodemus and being born from above. This exchange between Jesus and Nicodemus left the Pharisee confused, because he couldn’t understand what it meant to be born again. Do we understand it? Or have we just fooled ourselves into thinking we do? This sermon will talk about what Jesus meant when he talked about being “born again,” and h…

Steve DeNeff: Signs series week 2, turning water into wine.

Steve DeNeff: Signs Series, sermon one

Emily Vermilya and Steve DeNeff: In the midst of a storm, we navigate more than govern. We discern more than decide. So what have we discerned for the direction of our Church?

Vickie Conrad: As we enter the Christmas season, we are reminded that the greatest gift to the world is Jesus. Unlike the earthly gifts we unwrap during the holidays, this eternal gift calls for more than a one-time thank you—it invites a daily response of obedience, gratitude, and praise.

Steve DeNeff: In Luke’s version of Christmas, there are two stories occurring at the same time, each in a different city, with different kings and kingdoms, each with a different spirit. These two stories continue to this day. One gets all the news. We belong to the other.

Ethan Linder: An angel appeared to Joseph, because (though he didn’t carry the life of God within him) he had a load-bearing role to play in Jesus’ life. The angel’s call to Joseph – to adopt the promise of God – offers us countless gifts in the inheritance of faith: from the way we interpret Scripture, to the way we see our lives in light of other…

Sermon SummaryNathan Metz: What does it mean to be ‘favored’ by God? It’s not a reward. It can’t be withheld. Favor is not a commodity, it’s a relational posture. The ultimate expression of God’s favor is Christ’s filling, the incarnation. Mary was favored and filled so that we may now be favored and filled. How? Faith. The filling of Christ in Mar…

Steve DeNeff: For anyone still wondering if their faithfulness still matters, this story of Zechariah and Elizabeth reminds us that anything… literally anything… is possible with God.

Steve DeNeff: Whatever God has called you to do must be done with hope and patience.

Steve DeNeff: In God’s economy, there is more joy in giving than in receiving. There is freedom in possessing nothing. There is wisdom in trading what we cannot keep for gaining what we cannot lose. Before we enjoy this freedom, we will have to unlearn virtually everything we’ve been taught about our things.…

Steve DeNeff: The political illusion is that all problems have, in our mind, become political. But as Christians we have a different story and a better alternative in the shape of a Beloved Community practicing these five values.