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For God so loved the world, he sent Jesus. As God does, we do, too. Our call is to spread the love as sent ones, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Join us for Spread the Love, a four week series beginning this week, as we explore ECV’s mission statement as an invitation to join God in bringing God's kingdom of love to the world around us.

ECV’s Mission: The Elm City Vineyard exists to call all people to revolutionary lives of action through Spirit-empowered communities that love and obey Jesus Christ in all things.

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For God so loved the world, he sent Jesus. As God does, we do, too. Our call is to spread the love as sent ones, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Join us for Spread the Love, a four week series beginning this week, as we explore ECV’s mission statement as an invitation to join God in bringing God's kingdom of love to the world around us.

ECV’s Mission: The Elm City Vineyard exists to call all people to revolutionary lives of action through Spirit-empowered communities that love and obey Jesus Christ in all things.

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For God so loved the world, he sent Jesus. As God does, we do, too. Our call is to spread the love as sent ones, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Join us for Spread the Love, a four week series beginning this week, as we explore ECV’s mission statement as an invitation to join God in bringing God's kingdom of love to the world around us.

ECV’s Mission: The Elm City Vineyard exists to call all people to revolutionary lives of action through Spirit-empowered communities that love and obey Jesus Christ in all things.

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For God so loved the world, he sent Jesus. As God does, we do, too. Our call is to spread the love as sent ones, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Join us for Spread the Love, a four week series beginning this week, as we explore ECV’s mission statement as an invitation to join God in bringing God's kingdom of love to the world around us. 

ECV’s Mission: The Elm City Vineyard exists to call all people to revolutionary lives of action through Spirit-empowered communities that love and obey Jesus Christ in all things.

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True depth cuts through shallow places of safety. For some of us this means moving from the shoreline to the waters. For others, it means going even further out into the blue water, past our comfort zones. This Lent, we will explore four movements involved in creating a life of depth: Receive from God in a posture of dependence. Repent and turn back to God. Be renewed by God’s Spirit. Join God as God restores all things. God has this invitation for us. How will we respond?

As the week we now call Holy Week unfolds, we see in Jesus what it looks like to live a sacrificial life. Together as a body we'll explore Jesus's instructions and see what that may look like in our lives.

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True depth cuts through shallow places of safety. For some of us this means moving from the shoreline to the waters. For others, it means going even further out into the blue water, past our comfort zones. This Lent, we will explore four movements involved in creating a life of depth: Receive from God in a posture of dependence. Repent and turn back to God. Be renewed by God’s Spirit. Join God as God restores all things. God has this invitation for us. How will we respond? 

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 True depth cuts through shallow places of safety. For some of us this means moving from the shoreline to the waters. For others, it means going even further out into the blue water, past our comfort zones. This Lent, we will explore four movements involved in creating a life of depth: Receive from God in a posture of dependence. Repent and turn back to God. Be renewed by God’s Spirit. Join God as God restores all things. God has this invitation for us. How will we respond?
 

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True depth cuts through shallow places of safety. For some of us this means moving from the shoreline to the waters. For others, it means going even further out into the blue water, past our comfort zones. This Lent, we will explore four movements involved in creating a life of depth: Receive from God in a posture of dependence. Repent and turn back to God. Be renewed by God’s Spirit. Join God as God restores all things. God has this invitation for us. How will we respond?

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True depth cuts through shallow places of safety. For some of us this means moving from the shoreline to the waters. For others, it means going even further out into the blue water, past our comfort zones. This Lent, we will explore four movements involved in creating a life of depth: Receive from God in a posture of dependence. Repent and turn back to God. Be renewed by God’s Spirit. Join God as God restores all things. God has this invitation for us. How will we respond? 

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 True depth cuts through shallow places of safety. For some of us this means moving from the shoreline to the waters. For others, it means going even further out into the blue water, past our comfort zones. This Lent, we will explore four movements involved in creating a life of depth: Receive from God in a posture of dependence. Repent and turn back to God. Be renewed by God’s Spirit. Join God as God restores all things. God has this invitation for us. How will we respond?

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 In this series we will explore 1 and 2 Peter, the Apostle Peter’s two letters to the scattered first-century church in Asia Minor, who, though distant in time and place from ourselves, nonetheless share many of the very challenges that we do. We will consider what it means to be “third-culture people” who are chosen by God and called for his sake to live both fruitfully and prophetically in a land not our own 

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In this series we will explore 1 and 2 Peter, the Apostle Peter’s two letters to the scattered first-century church in Asia Minor, who, though distant in time and place from ourselves, nonetheless share many of the very challenges that we do. We will consider what it means to be “third-culture people” who are chosen by God and called for his sake to live both fruitfully and prophetically in a land not our own 

Join us as we consider suffering in 1 Peter in the context of the kingdom come and coming and how we might suffer "mindful of God" (2:19) "entrusting [our] souls to a faithful Creator" (4:19)

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 In this series we will explore 1 and 2 Peter, the Apostle Peter’s two letters to the scattered first-century church in Asia Minor, who, though distant in time and place from ourselves, nonetheless share many of the very challenges that we do. We will consider what it means to be “third-culture people” who are chosen by God and called for his sake to live both fruitfully and prophetically in a land not our own 

If the people of God are already living in exile, it could seem like this is just another hard thing: how can I live as a holy priest in a context of exile, oppression, and suffering? This is daunting unless holiness is not a standard to live up to, but a set apart path laid out for us with a guide who has chosen us to walk with him. The fundamental difference of this path versus any other is an experience of receiving mercy.- 

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In this series we will explore 1 and 2 Peter, the Apostle Peter’s two letters to the scattered first-century church in Asia Minor, who, though distant in time and place from ourselves, nonetheless share many of the very challenges that we do. We will consider what it means to be “third-culture people” who are chosen by God and called for his sake to live both fruitfully and prophetically in a land not our own 

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In this series we will explore 1 and 2 Peter, the Apostle Peter’s two letters to the scattered first-century church in Asia Minor, who, though distant in time and place from ourselves, nonetheless share many of the very challenges that we do. We will consider what it means to be “third-culture people” who are chosen by God and called for his sake to live both fruitfully and prophetically in a land not our own

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This is work. It’s the work of Christmas — to strike a match not just for ourselves, but for our community, the stranger, the oppressed, the one left out. This Advent, we’ll be looking at how the flames of hope, peace, joy, and love - the traditional themes of Advent - call us to holy work. We must nurture hope, fight for peace, cultivate joy, and embody love. 

Thankfully, the joy of a Jesus follower is more than a fleeting happy thought. Even better: joy is from God. The pressure is off for us to manufacture happiness on our own. Instead, we partner with the Holy Spirit to cultivate our hearts to receive deep, lasting joy as a gift. Come Sunday to hear and experience more.

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This is work. It’s the work of Christmas — to strike a match not just for ourselves, but for our community, the stranger, the oppressed, the one left out. This Advent, we’ll be looking at how the flames of hope, peace, joy, and love - the traditional themes of Advent - call us to holy work. We must nurture hope, fight for peace, cultivate joy, and embody love. 

Yet when we survey the state of the world, the state of our relationships, or the state of our own hearts, we often find war, discord, and anxiety and may see no end in sight. While God’s peace is indeed available to us, it often involves commitment and struggle on our part to lay hold of it. We labor in hope that in our own lives and in the fullness of time the Prince of Peace might bring his peaceful reign to bear. Bring a friend this week and join us this Sunday as we press in to "fight for peace" together.

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 It’s the work of Christmas — to strike a match not just for ourselves, but for our community, the stranger, the oppressed, the one left out. This Advent, we’ll be looking at how the flames of hope, peace, joy, and love - the traditional themes of Advent - call us to holy work. We must nurture hope, fight for peace, cultivate joy, and embody love.

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This Advent, we're faced again with the choice of what we do when things go dark. Do we rush towards activity and busyness or do we slump towards isolation and sadness? Jesus, Light coming into the world as an infant, has a different invitation. With God, we can light a candle and ask for this season of night to be illuminated. 

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In our new series, "So You Want to Be A Christian?", we’ll cover the beginning steps of following Jesus. Each day is another chance to respond to his call for an upside-down kind of life reflective of His otherworldly Kingdom. 

It matters a lot. The stories we tell ourselves-- the stories we live in and through--tell us what matters, what our lives are for. To be a Christian means, in part, to live into and through God’s story--the God of love who created us, loves us in our brokenness, heals, and transforms us.
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In our new series, So, You Want to Be A Christian?, we’ll cover the beginning steps of following Jesus. At times, these are the steps we’re begging self-proclaimed Christians in the public arena to follow. Other times, these are our steps as we grow in discipleship for the first time or as we’re humbled by God to focus on the basics once again. Either way, we need to know how to grow in faith and how to respond to Jesus’ words, “Follow me.”  Whether this journey of following Jesus is brand new for us or whether we’ve been following Jesus for decades, each day is another chance to respond to his call for an upside-down kind of life reflective of His otherworldly Kingdom. 

Why does following Jesus mean leaving certain things behind? Like any other decision, following Jesus involves a cutting off. It is, as Jesus says, a narrow path (Matt 7:13-14). To truly say yes to Jesus, we also have to give other people and things a no. This is uncomfortable and requires trust in Jesus that there is much kindness, much wisdom, and much power in the narrow way.
Come this Sunday to learn more about the strange gift of no.

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In our new series, So, You Want to Be A Christian?, we’ll cover the beginning steps of following Jesus. At times, these are the steps we’re begging self-proclaimed Christians in the public arena to follow. Other times, these are our steps as we grow in discipleship for the first time or as we’re humbled by God to focus on the basics once again. Either way, we need to know how to grow in faith and how to respond to Jesus’ words, “Follow me.”  Whether this journey of following Jesus is brand new for us or whether we’ve been following Jesus for decades, each day is another chance to respond to his call for an upside-down kind of life reflective of His otherworldly Kingdom.

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In our new series, So, You Want to Be A Christian?, we’ll cover the beginning steps of following Jesus. At times, these are the steps we’re begging self-proclaimed Christians in the public arena to follow. Other times, these are our steps as we grow in discipleship for the first time or as we’re humbled by God to focus on the basics once again. Either way, we need to know how to grow in faith and how to respond to Jesus’ words, “Follow me.”  Whether this journey of following Jesus is brand new for us or whether we’ve been following Jesus for decades, each day is another chance to respond to his call for an upside-down kind of life reflective of His otherworldly Kingdom.

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In our new series, So, You Want to Be A Christian?, we’ll cover the beginning steps of following Jesus. At times, these are the steps we’re begging self-proclaimed Christians in the public arena to follow. Other times, these are our steps as we grow in discipleship for the first time or as we’re humbled by God to focus on the basics once again. Either way, we need to know how to grow in faith and how to respond to Jesus’ words, “Follow me.”  Whether this journey of following Jesus is brand new for us or whether we’ve been following Jesus for decades, each day is another chance to respond to his call for an upside-down kind of life reflective of His otherworldly Kingdom.

In our closing talk, we’ll recap our series and then look at the end of the story. What does the fulfillment of Jubilee look like at the end of all things? It looks like a dwelling place of life, healing, and rest with our God. And the good news is that that Kingdom end is not just available at the end-- that final reality breaks backwards into our story right now.

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In the accounts of his life in the gospels, Jesus often says that the Kingdom of God - God’s rule and reign - is at hand. What is the history of this Kingdom though? Earlier in the narrative of Scripture, as God is forming His people, we learn about the concept of Jubilee. It’s a communal practice of release every fifty years--a societal reset meant to promote justice, forgiveness, and mercy. This communal loosening is all about not being our own masters, but letting the Kingdom, a Jubilee effort, master us. Does it seem like we need a reset societally? In our communities? In us? Let’s embrace the cry for Jubilee and let God’s good work reset, reorder, and reestablish our lives. 

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In the accounts of his life in the gospels, Jesus often says that the Kingdom of God - God’s rule and reign - is at hand. What is the history of this Kingdom though? Earlier in the narrative of Scripture, as God is forming His people, we learn about the concept of Jubilee. It’s a communal practice of release every fifty years--a societal reset meant to promote justice, forgiveness, and mercy. This communal loosening is all about not being our own masters, but letting the Kingdom, a Jubilee effort, master us. Does it seem like we need a reset societally? In our communities? In us? Let’s embrace the cry for Jubilee and let God’s good work reset, reorder, and reestablish our lives. 

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In the accounts of his life in the gospels, Jesus often says that the Kingdom of God - God’s rule and reign - is at hand. What is the history of this Kingdom though? Earlier in the narrative of Scripture, as God is forming His people, we learn about the concept of Jubilee. It’s a communal practice of release every fifty years--a societal reset meant to promote justice, forgiveness, and mercy. This communal loosening is all about not being our own masters, but letting the Kingdom, a Jubilee effort, master us. Does it seem like we need a reset societally? In our communities? In us? Let’s embrace the cry for Jubilee and let God’s good work reset, reorder, and reestablish our lives.

God’s vision of Jubilee, a forerunner of God’s coming Kingdom, has something to say about this. The proclamation of Jubilee actually frees people, and it also forms free people. We need both - the release of people stuck in captivity and the formation of people who long for freedom, looking to God to secure it for themselves and others. This Sunday, Josh will share ancient words from Leviticus to teach us more about Jubilee and provide a timely opportunity for the Church to demonstrate Jubilee today.

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In the accounts of his life in the gospels, Jesus often says that the Kingdom of God - God’s rule and reign - is at hand. What is the history of this Kingdom though? Earlier in the narrative of Scripture, as God is forming His people, we learn about the concept of Jubilee. It’s a communal practice of release every fifty years--a societal reset meant to promote justice, forgiveness, and mercy. This communal loosening is all about not being our own masters, but letting the Kingdom, a Jubilee effort, master us. Does it seem like we need a reset societally? In our communities? In us? Let’s embrace the cry for Jubilee and let God’s good work reset, reorder, and reestablish our lives.

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In the accounts of his life in the gospels, Jesus often says that the Kingdom of God - God’s rule and reign - is at hand. What is the history of this Kingdom though? Earlier in the narrative of Scripture, as God is forming His people, we learn about the concept of Jubilee. It’s a communal practice of release every fifty years--a societal reset meant to promote justice, forgiveness, and mercy. This communal loosening is all about not being our own masters, but letting the Kingdom, a Jubilee effort, master us. Does it seem like we need a reset societally? In our communities? In us? Let’s embrace the cry for Jubilee and let God’s good work reset, reorder, and reestablish our lives.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible are several contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 10 week series and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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Among the most compelling stories in the Bible is contained in the Book of Acts, written by the humble and gentle physician, Luke. In Acts, Luke tells the story of the birth and expansion of the church in the early decades following the Lord’s death, resurrection, and ascension. He tells the story of the coming and work of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and of other early saints. He tells the story of early opposition to the faith, of the first martyrs, and of the courage of early Christians in the face of resistance and even death. At the beginning of the book, the Christian community is limited to Jewish believers mostly in and around Jerusalem; by the end of the book, the church is growing and expanding among Jewish and Gentile communities throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. Come out for this 8-week series, “Being the Church,” bring a friend, and join us in living out in our own day and time what it is to be the church together.

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What dreams do we have for our life? Are they God’s dreams or our dreams? Both? Sometimes, we protect God from our own dreams, wondering if we gave into his ways and will if he would squelch our true desires. Other times, we give up on dreams understanding the call to discipleship to mean that dreams are for yesteryear. There is another way. Throughout the scriptures, God hints at what his true dream is and ways humans can partner with God with their own longings. This involves knowing God’s heart, learning to wait, expecting opposition, and pairing our dreams with a call to obedience.

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What dreams do we have for our life? Are they God’s dreams or our dreams? Both? Sometimes, we protect God from our own dreams, wondering if we gave into his ways and will if he would squelch our true desires. Other times, we give up on dreams understanding the call to discipleship to mean that dreams are for yesteryear. There is another way. Throughout the scriptures, God hints at what his true dream is and ways humans can partner with God with their own longings. This involves knowing God’s heart, learning to wait, expecting opposition, and pairing our dreams with a call to obedience. Come bring your dreams, yourselves, and interested friends this Sunday.

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What dreams do we have for our life? Are they God’s dreams or our dreams? Both? Sometimes, we protect God from our own dreams, wondering if we gave into his ways and will if he would squelch our true desires. Other times, we give up on dreams understanding the call to discipleship to mean that dreams are for yesteryear. There is another way. Throughout the scriptures, God hints at what his true dream is and ways humans can partner with God with their own longings. This involves knowing God’s heart, learning to wait, expecting opposition, and pairing our dreams with a call to obedience. Come bring your dreams, yourselves, and interested friends for this series.

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What dreams do we have for our life? Are they God’s dreams or our dreams? Both? Sometimes, we protect God from our own dreams, wondering if we gave into his ways and will if he would squelch our true desires. Other times, we give up on dreams understanding the call to discipleship to mean that dreams are for yesteryear. There is another way. Throughout the scriptures, God hints at what his true dream is and ways humans can partner with God with their own longings. This involves knowing God’s heart, learning to wait, expecting opposition, and pairing our dreams with a call to obedience. Come bring your dreams, yourselves, and interested friends for this series.

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In the days after the first Easter, John records several striking encounters with the risen Lord, both with women in his inner circle and with different gatherings of his disciples. In each encounter, Jesus speaks words fitting to each person he reveals himself to – words of comfort, of peace, of faith, and of restoration – and his words transform their lives, and ours, as they continue to echo through the ages. Join us over the next four weeks as we consider these encounters in a new post-Easter, 4-week series.

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In the days after the first Easter, John records several striking encounters with the risen Lord, both with women in his inner circle and with different gatherings of his disciples. In each encounter, Jesus speaks words fitting to each person he reveals himself to – words of comfort, of peace, of faith, and of restoration – and his words transform their lives, and ours, as they continue to echo through the ages. Join us over the next four weeks as we consider these encounters in a new post-Easter, 4-week series.

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In the days after the first Easter, John records several striking encounters with the risen Lord, both with women in his inner circle and with different gatherings of his disciples. In each encounter, Jesus speaks words fitting to each person he reveals himself to – words of comfort, of peace, of faith, and of restoration – and his words transform their lives, and ours, as they continue to echo through the ages. Join us over the next four weeks as we consider these encounters in a new post-Easter, 4-week series.

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In the days after the first Easter, John records several striking encounters with the risen Lord, both with women in his inner circle and with different gatherings of his disciples. In each encounter, Jesus speaks words fitting to each person he reveals himself to – words of comfort, of peace, of faith, and of restoration – and his words transform their lives, and ours, as they continue to echo through the ages. Join us over the next four weeks as we consider these encounters in a new post-Easter, 4-week series.

Each year, we celebrate Palm Sunday as a way to remember when Jesus triumphantly enters into Jerusalem. Using this story, we’ll take a deeper look at the concept of humility. Together as a community, we may discover where God shows himself to be humble and where He is calling us to “take on humility” in our own lives. Join us at 4:00pm as we celebrate our humble king and begin Holy Week.

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This Lenten season, we will create space for the Lord to move for the sake of growing closer to Jesus and the way of Jesus. The way of Jesus is life and life abundant. It is also life through constraint, sacrifice, and even suffering. Our own missing the mark, our own sin, keeps that life far from us and keeps the work of death close. Pursuing life means giving God space to convict us of sin and to embrace us with forgiveness. Conviction of sin by the God of love gives us space to seek God for life, mercy, and for forgiveness. Condemnation simply closes us in our own darkness. It robs us of hope. Yes, conviction exposes our sin as light piercing darkness. However, the revelatory light of conviction is joined by the warmth of the Father’s love for us. We will experience both this Lent as we go deeper with Conviction & Embrace, our Lenten teaching series.

The short answer is yes. The longer answer is we have an available Savior who we can turn to when He knocks on our door, ready to embrace us. Join us this Sunday to imagine what this could look like as Kim invites us to do just that: turn towards our available Savior. 

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This Lenten season, we will create space for the Lord to move for the sake of growing closer to Jesus and the way of Jesus. The way of Jesus is life and life abundant. It is also life through constraint, sacrifice, and even suffering. Our own missing the mark, our own sin, keeps that life far from us and keeps the work of death close. Pursuing life means giving God space to convict us of sin and to embrace us with forgiveness. Conviction of sin by the God of love gives us space to seek God for life, mercy, and for forgiveness. Condemnation simply closes us in our own darkness. It robs us of hope. Yes, conviction exposes our sin as light piercing darkness. However, the revelatory light of conviction is joined by the warmth of the Father’s love for us. We will experience both this Lent as we go deeper with Conviction & Embrace, our Lenten teaching series.

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This Lenten season, we will create space for the Lord to move for the sake of growing closer to Jesus and the way of Jesus. The way of Jesus is life and life abundant. It is also life through constraint, sacrifice, and even suffering. Our own missing the mark, our own sin, keeps that life far from us and keeps the work of death close. Pursuing life means giving God space to convict us of sin and to embrace us with forgiveness. Conviction of sin by the God of love gives us space to seek God for life, mercy, and for forgiveness. Condemnation simply closes us in our own darkness. It robs us of hope. Yes, conviction exposes our sin as light piercing darkness. However, the revelatory light of conviction is joined by the warmth of the Father’s love for us. We will experience both this Lent as we go deeper with Conviction & Embrace, our Lenten teaching series.

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This Lenten season, we will create space for the Lord to move for the sake of growing closer to Jesus and the way of Jesus. The way of Jesus is life and life abundant. It is also life through constraint, sacrifice, and even suffering. Our own missing the mark, our own sin, keeps that life far from us and keeps the work of death close. Pursuing life means giving God space to convict us of sin and to embrace us with forgiveness. Conviction of sin by the God of love gives us space to seek God for life, mercy, and for forgiveness. Condemnation simply closes us in our own darkness. It robs us of hope. Yes, conviction exposes our sin as light piercing darkness. However, the revelatory light of conviction is joined by the warmth of the Father’s love for us. We will experience both this Lent as we go deeper with Conviction & Embrace, our Lenten teaching series.

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This Lenten season, we will create space for the Lord to move for the sake of growing closer to Jesus and the way of Jesus. The way of Jesus is life and life abundant. It is also life through constraint, sacrifice, and even suffering. Our own missing the mark, our own sin, keeps that life far from us and keeps the work of death close. Pursuing life means giving God space to convict us of sin and to embrace us with forgiveness. Conviction of sin by the God of love gives us space to seek God for life, mercy, and for forgiveness. Condemnation simply closes us in our own darkness. It robs us of hope. Yes, conviction exposes our sin as light piercing darkness. However, the revelatory light of conviction is joined by the warmth of the Father’s love for us. We will experience both this Lent as we go deeper with Conviction & Embrace, our Lenten teaching series.

Jesus says that’s exactly our situation. Maybe we even believe that. But what if we knew it deep in our souls? What if we could abide there? Rest there? Live out of that love? Join us this Sunday us as Matt Croasmun invites us to do just that: learn to abide in the Love of God.

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Jesus’ greatest commandment is to love God and love neighbor. Paul, a famous church planter, simplifies it even more: love your neighbor as yourself. In a city like New Haven, there are many people to love. Some are lower on our list because some of us have to move in and past discomfort to love people God has placed nearby. Some are simply harder to reach. In this short series, we will look at what it means to neighbor New Haven. This will include an overview of the topic, a specific look at folks in the incarceration system, immigrants, and people others see as “wrong” to love. Multiple Sundays will have tangible ways of serving our neighbors that we can do during our worship service. If you want to grow in loving people in the new year, be a part of this series!

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Jesus’ greatest commandment is to love God and love neighbor. Paul, a famous church planter, simplifies it even more: love your neighbor as yourself. In a city like New Haven, there are many people to love. Some are lower on our list because some of us have to move in and past discomfort to love people God has placed nearby. Some are simply harder to reach. In this short series, we will look at what it means to neighbor New Haven. This will include an overview of the topic, a specific look at folks in the incarceration system, immigrants, and people others see as “wrong” to love. Multiple Sundays will have tangible ways of serving our neighbors that we can do during our worship service. If you want to grow in loving people in the new year, be a part of this series!

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Jesus’ greatest commandment is to love God and love neighbor. Paul, a famous church planter, simplifies it even more: love your neighbor as yourself. In a city like New Haven, there are many people to love. Some are lower on our list because some of us have to move in and past discomfort to love people God has placed nearby. Some are simply harder to reach. In this short series, we will look at what it means to neighbor New Haven. This will include an overview of the topic, a specific look at folks in the incarceration system, immigrants, and people others see as “wrong” to love. Multiple Sundays will have tangible ways of serving our neighbors that we can do during our worship service. If you want to grow in loving people in the new year, be a part of this series!

What does it look like to actually live out these commandments? More specifically, how can we love our neighbors here in NewHaven as ourselves? Join us this week as we begin our new series on loving our neighbors…even when it’s not comfortable.

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Jesus’ greatest commandment is to love God and love neighbor. Paul, a famous church planter, simplifies it even more: love your neighbor as yourself. In a city like New Haven, there are many people to love. Some are lower on our list because some of us have to move in and past discomfort to love people God has placed nearby. Some are simply harder to reach. In this short series, we will look at what it means to neighbor New Haven. This will include an overview of the topic, a specific look at folks in the incarceration system, immigrants, and people others see as “wrong” to love. Multiple Sundays will have tangible ways of serving our neighbors that we can do during our worship service. If you want to grow in loving people in the new year, be a part of this series!

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During Advent this year, we join believers around the world as we seek to quiet and reorient ourselves to Jesus in this often busy and fragmented season. And as we both celebrate his first coming and expectantly await his return, we seek to savor and reflect his light, enter into his joy even in our pain, and lift our eyes to the world for whose sake he came.

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During Advent this year, we join believers around the world as we seek to quiet and reorient ourselves to Jesus in this often busy and fragmented season. And as we both celebrate his first coming and expectantly await his return, we seek to savor and reflect his light, enter into his joy even in our pain, and lift our eyes to the world for whose sake he came.

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During Advent this year, we join believers around the world as we seek to quiet and reorient ourselves to Jesus in this often busy and fragmented season. And as we both celebrate his first coming and expectantly await his return, we seek to savor and reflect his light, enter into his joy even in our pain, and lift our eyes to the world for whose sake he came.

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During Advent this year, we join believers around the world as we seek to quiet and reorient ourselves to Jesus in this often busy and fragmented season. And as we both celebrate his first coming and expectantly await his return, we seek to savor and reflect his light, enter into his joy even in our pain, and lift our eyes to the world for whose sake he came.

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Our Fall 2024 series started with healing and continued with enemy love. It’s hard to admit we’re sick, and we need healing. It’s hard to love our enemies. It’s also hard to submit ourselves to God and worship God alone. Yet, if we worship God fully, healing comes easier as we are oriented around the Healer — not just our wounds. If we worship God fully, we’ll know we’re lifting someone up who loves us…and our enemies. This short three week series will be a primer on how to notice God and be invited to worship, understand obedience as worship in all areas of our lives, and form habits of formation — even in the every day — that help us worship God for the long haul.

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Our Fall 2024 series started with healing and continued with enemy love. It’s hard to admit we’re sick, and we need healing. It’s hard to love our enemies. It’s also hard to submit ourselves to God and worship God alone. Yet, if we worship God fully, healing comes easier as we are oriented around the Healer — not just our wounds. If we worship God fully, we’ll know we’re lifting someone up who loves us…and our enemies. This short three week series will be a primer on how to notice God and be invited to worship, understand obedience as worship in all areas of our lives, and form habits of formation — even in the every day — that help us worship God for the long haul.

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Our Fall 2024 series started with healing and continued with enemy love. It’s hard to admit we’re sick, and we need healing. It’s hard to love our enemies. It’s also hard to submit ourselves to God and worship God alone. Yet, if we worship God fully, healing comes easier as we are oriented around the Healer — not just our wounds. If we worship God fully, we’ll know we’re lifting someone up who loves us…and our enemies. This short three week series will be a primer on how to notice God and be invited to worship, understand obedience as worship in all areas of our lives, and form habits of formation — even in the every day — that help us worship God for the long haul.

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If your sworn enemy asks you to love those who hurt you, you should run. If God asks the same, you should lean in and listen. Most people nod and agree with the teaching to love your neighbor — even if we don’t. But to love our enemies? Most laugh. Why love people who will hurt us? Why prioritize people who want to harm us? This seems foolish, unwise, even abusive. Yet, loving one’s enemies is the foundation of Jesus’ teaching…and his life. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us….For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:8,10) Jesus starts his enemy love — with us. In turn, God’s love for us —not our natural love for our enemies - is the foundation of this radical teaching and practice. But what does it look like? For some of us, we’re confused if we even have enemies. For others, we know exactly who they are and we are not excited for Jesus’ words on these matters. For all of us, Jesus has a good and powerful invitation as we respond to his transformative witness in a time of division, cancelation, and violence.

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If your sworn enemy asks you to love those who hurt you, you should run. If God asks the same, you should lean in and listen. Most people nod and agree with the teaching to love your neighbor — even if we don’t. But to love our enemies? Most laugh. Why love people who will hurt us? Why prioritize people who want to harm us? This seems foolish, unwise, even abusive. Yet, loving one’s enemies is the foundation of Jesus’ teaching…and his life. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us….For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:8,10) Jesus starts his enemy love — with us. In turn, God’s love for us —not our natural love for our enemies - is the foundation of this radical teaching and practice. But what does it look like? For some of us, we’re confused if we even have enemies. For others, we know exactly who they are and we are not excited for Jesus’ words on these matters. For all of us, Jesus has a good and powerful invitation as we respond to his transformative witness in a time of division, cancelation, and violence.

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If your sworn enemy asks you to love those who hurt you, you should run. If God asks the same, you should lean in and listen. Most people nod and agree with the teaching to love your neighbor — even if we don’t. But to love our enemies? Most laugh. Why love people who will hurt us? Why prioritize people who want to harm us? This seems foolish, unwise, even abusive. Yet, loving one’s enemies is the foundation of Jesus’ teaching…and his life. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us….For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:8,10) Jesus starts his enemy love — with us. In turn, God’s love for us —not our natural love for our enemies - is the foundation of this radical teaching and practice. But what does it look like? For some of us, we’re confused if we even have enemies. For others, we know exactly who they are and we are not excited for Jesus’ words on these matters. For all of us, Jesus has a good and powerful invitation as we respond to his transformative witness in a time of division, cancelation, and violence.

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God heals. We see this in scripture. Jesus performs miracles and then his disciples do the same work of healing people from sickness and setting people free from dark forces. We see this in church history. Saints do healing work and communities rejoice. Hundreds of years later, do we see God’s healing in our lives? In our community? This Fall, we’re going to look at who Jesus is as a healer, but also what it means that God forms healing communities in and through us. This is not merely about physical healing though we’ll learn how that, too, is a powerful sign of the Kingdom. This is healing for our minds, emotions, our cities, and our worlds. If you are tired of sickness and eager for health, check out this entire series and ask God for more healing in your life, in our church, and in the world.

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God heals. We see this in scripture. Jesus performs miracles and then his disciples do the same work of healing people from sickness and setting people free from dark forces. We see this in church history. Saints do healing work and communities rejoice. Hundreds of years later, do we see God’s healing in our lives? In our community? This Fall, we’re going to look at who Jesus is as a healer, but also what it means that God forms healing communities in and through us. This is not merely about physical healing though we’ll learn how that, too, is a powerful sign of the Kingdom. This is healing for our minds, emotions, our cities, and our worlds. If you are tired of sickness and eager for health, check out this entire series and ask God for more healing in your life, in our church, and in the world.

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God heals. We see this in scripture. Jesus performs miracles and then his disciples do the same work of healing people from sickness and setting people free from dark forces. We see this in church history. Saints do healing work and communities rejoice. Hundreds of years later, do we see God’s healing in our lives? In our community? This Fall, we’re going to look at who Jesus is as a healer, but also what it means that God forms healing communities in and through us. This is not merely about physical healing though we’ll learn how that, too, is a powerful sign of the Kingdom. This is healing for our minds, emotions, our cities, and our worlds. If you are tired of sickness and eager for health, check out this entire series and ask God for more healing in your life, in our church, and in the world.

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God heals. We see this in scripture. Jesus performs miracles and then his disciples do the same work of healing people from sickness and setting people free from dark forces. We see this in church history. Saints do healing work and communities rejoice. Hundreds of years later, do we see God’s healing in our lives? In our community? This Fall, we’re going to look at who Jesus is as a healer, but also what it means that God forms healing communities in and through us. This is not merely about physical healing though we’ll learn how that, too, is a powerful sign of the Kingdom. This is healing for our minds, emotions, our cities, and our worlds. If you are tired of sickness and eager for health, check out this entire series and ask God for more healing in your life, in our church, and in the world.

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How often do we lose sight of God’s character? We rupture a relationship and feel guilty. We sin and justify ourselves instead of seeking forgiveness. We lose our job and feel devastated. We need to remember who God is. God is powerful. God is alive. God is a unifier who makes us one. God is love. God is generous. God is light. The letter to Ephesus declares who God is, and we will ask God to help us not only believe these truths but walk them out in our lives.

Would you believe that it's the church? "Through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known...in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord" (3:10-11).

The good news is that all—Jew and Gentile alike—have "access to God" (2:17 cf. 3:12) as they are incorporated into a people, "members of the household of God" (2:19), even "a dwelling place for God" (2:22). Does the church, the Body of Christ, feel like good news to you?

Join us this Sunday as we reflect on just how closely connected the good news of Jesus is to the church in the letters of the New Testament we've been reading together this summer. We'll make space for folks to share how they've experienced the good news of Jesus in and as an invitation into the church and also engage with God about what we might need to persist in or move closer to the church as the fundamental location of our lives with God. We'll also look at Ephesians 4, where Paul describes God as a giver of good gifts, empowering each person to build the Body of Christ and find a place in it through the exercise of those gifts. We'll make time to reflect on the gifts that we've each been given and seek both new gifts and an increase in fruitfulness as we invite the Holy Spirit and pray for one another.

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How often do we lose sight of God’s character? We rupture a relationship and feel guilty. We sin and justify ourselves instead of seeking forgiveness. We lose our job and feel devastated. We need to remember who God is. God is powerful. God is alive. God is a unifier who makes us one. God is love. God is generous. God is light. The letter to Ephesus declares who God is, and we will ask God to help us not only believe these truths but walk them out in our lives.

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How often do we lose sight of God’s character? We rupture a relationship and feel guilty. We sin and justify ourselves instead of seeking forgiveness. We lose our job and feel devastated. We need to remember who God is. God is powerful. God is alive. God is a unifier who makes us one. God is love. God is generous. God is light. The letter to Ephesus declares who God is, and we will ask God to help us not only believe these truths but walk them out in our lives.

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How often do we lose sight of God’s character? We rupture a relationship and feel guilty. We sin and justify ourselves instead of seeking forgiveness. We lose our job and feel devastated. We need to remember who God is. God is powerful. God is alive. God is a unifier who makes us one. God is love. God is generous. God is light. The letter to Ephesus declares who God is, and we will ask God to help us not only believe these truths but walk them out in our lives.

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How often do we lose sight of God’s character? We rupture a relationship and feel guilty. We sin and justify ourselves instead of seeking forgiveness. We lose our job and feel devastated. We need to remember who God is. God is powerful. God is alive. God is a unifier who makes us one. God is love. God is generous. God is light. The letter to Ephesus declares who God is, and we will ask God to help us not only believe these truths but walk them out in our lives.

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How often do we lose sight of God’s character? We rupture a relationship and feel guilty. We sin and justify ourselves instead of seeking forgiveness. We lose our job and feel devastated. We need to remember who God is. God is powerful. God is alive. God is a unifier who makes us one. God is love. God is generous. God is light. The letter to Ephesus declares who God is, and we will ask God to help us not only believe these truths but walk them out in our lives.

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Stories are so important to our culture. Whether it’s the story of our country or our family or even our favorite novel, stories have the power to ground us, inspire us, and give us hope. This summer, we’ll be studying the letter to the Colossians that hones in on a really important story for all of humanity: the Gospel (or good news) of Jesus. This Gospel story isn’t only in the Bible. It’s happening. Paul says it’s even connected to hope laid up in heaven for us. Need some more hope this summer? Come and get your fill from a story you can join.

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Stories are so important to our culture. Whether it’s the story of our country or our family or even our favorite novel, stories have the power to ground us, inspire us, and give us hope. This summer, we’ll be studying the letter to the Colossians that hones in on a really important story for all of humanity: the Gospel (or good news) of Jesus. This Gospel story isn’t only in the Bible. It’s happening. Paul says it’s even connected to hope laid up in heaven for us. Need some more hope this summer? Come and get your fill from a story you can join.

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Stories are so important to our culture. Whether it’s the story of our country or our family or even our favorite novel, stories have the power to ground us, inspire us, and give us hope. This summer, we’ll be studying the letter to the Colossians that hones in on a really important story for all of humanity: the Gospel (or good news) of Jesus. This Gospel story isn’t only in the Bible. It’s happening. Paul says it’s even connected to hope laid up in heaven for us. Need some more hope this summer? Come and get your fill from a story you can join.

In v. 24, Paul—who, after all, is writing from prison (4:3)—makes clear that his having become a "servant" of the gospel (1:23) involves "suffering" (1:24) and no small amount of "struggle" (2:1). Deepening roots of faith in Jesus, Paul suggests, result not (only) in comfort, but (also) in costly service in pursuit of the kingdom of God. Join us this Sunday as we invite the Lord's formation and encouragement to "continue steadfast in the faith" especially when our faithful service in response to the good news of Jesus leads us into suffering.

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Stories are so important to our culture. Whether it’s the story of our country or our family or even our favorite novel, stories have the power to ground us, inspire us, and give us hope. This summer, we’ll be studying the letter to the Colossians that hones in on a really important story for all of humanity: the Gospel (or good news) of Jesus. This Gospel story isn’t only in the Bible. It’s happening. Paul says it’s even connected to hope laid up in heaven for us. Need some more hope this summer? Come and get your fill from a story you can join.

Join us this Sunday when we'll empty out some of the time we typically devote to teaching to engage with the Lord and be filled with the Holy Spirit whose coming to the fledgling post-Resurrection church we celebrate on Pentecost.

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Following our Easter service exploring the power of the empty tomb, we will spend several weeks looking at how resurrection changes emptiness. Because of the resurrection, we know that empty things can be blessed. And some things need to be emptied to be consecrated for blessings that go far beyond what we can see. How do our schedules, wallets, contacts, and more need to be emptied in order for us to experience God’s abundance? Come and learn more.

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Following our Easter service exploring the power of the empty tomb, we will spend several weeks looking at how resurrection changes emptiness. Because of the resurrection, we know that empty things can be blessed. And some things need to be emptied to be consecrated for blessings that go far beyond what we can see. How do our schedules, wallets, contacts, and more need to be emptied in order for us to experience God’s abundance? Come and learn more.

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Following our Easter service exploring the power of the empty tomb, we will spend several weeks looking at how resurrection changes emptiness. Because of the resurrection, we know that empty things can be blessed. And some things need to be emptied to be consecrated for blessings that go far beyond what we can see. How do our schedules, wallets, contacts, and more need to be emptied in order for us to experience God’s abundance? Come and learn more.

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Following our Easter service exploring the power of the empty tomb, we will spend several weeks looking at how resurrection changes emptiness. Because of the resurrection, we know that empty things can be blessed. And some things need to be emptied to be consecrated for blessings that go far beyond what we can see. How do our schedules, wallets, contacts, and more need to be emptied in order for us to experience God’s abundance? Come and learn more.

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Following our Easter service exploring the power of the empty tomb, we will spend several weeks looking at how resurrection changes emptiness. Because of the resurrection, we know that empty things can be blessed. And some things need to be emptied to be consecrated for blessings that go far beyond what we can see. How do our schedules, wallets, contacts, and more need to be emptied in order for us to experience God’s abundance? Come and learn more.

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Following our Easter service exploring the power of the empty tomb, we will spend several weeks looking at how resurrection changes emptiness. Because of the resurrection, we know that empty things can be blessed. And some things need to be emptied to be consecrated for blessings that go far beyond what we can see. How do our schedules, wallets, contacts, and more need to be emptied in order for us to experience God’s abundance? Come and learn more.

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Following our Easter service exploring the power of the empty tomb, we will spend several weeks looking at how resurrection changes emptiness. Because of the resurrection, we know that empty things can be blessed. And some things need to be emptied to be consecrated for blessings that go far beyond what we can see. How do our schedules, wallets, contacts, and more need to be emptied in order for us to experience God’s abundance? Come and learn more.

This week, Kim will discuss the vision and imagination that God invited the Israelites to embrace for a new way of life: one that holds about the abundance, safety, and security God provides if they follow his decrees and the directions God extended to the Israelites if one of their fellow Israelites became poor. 

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Jesus cares deeply about the marginalized. During this Lenten series, we will unpack God’s care for the poor, identification with this group, and the ways God moves on their behalf and calls us to do likewise. Oftentimes, we see people talk the talk with justice — saying the right things, using the in season buzzwords — but they are not caring for actual marginalized folks. Other times, we see people serving to the point of burnout and not modeling the world they are working so hard for. They might do good works but without much good news. Jesus is completely different. He has compassion, mercy, and deep love for folks who are marginalized. Jesus sees, stops, and cares, and He calls us to do the same. Will we? Over the Covid-19 pandemic, each our service and justice ministries got shut down — prison bible studies at Whalley and York, serving at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), and serving with Agape Church for the Homeless. As the pandemic shifted and more things opened up, we remained quite inward. We want that to change. We are praying that God’s work amongst us would inspire a new ministry for and among the poor and marginalized. Join us!

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Jesus cares deeply about the marginalized. During this Lenten series, we will unpack God’s care for the poor, identification with this group, and the ways God moves on their behalf and calls us to do likewise. Oftentimes, we see people talk the talk with justice — saying the right things, using the in season buzzwords — but they are not caring for actual marginalized folks. Other times, we see people serving to the point of burnout and not modeling the world they are working so hard for. They might do good works but without much good news. Jesus is completely different. He has compassion, mercy, and deep love for folks who are marginalized. Jesus sees, stops, and cares, and He calls us to do the same. Will we? Over the Covid-19 pandemic, each our service and justice ministries got shut down — prison bible studies at Whalley and York, serving at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), and serving with Agape Church for the Homeless. As the pandemic shifted and more things opened up, we remained quite inward. We want that to change. We are praying that God’s work amongst us would inspire a new ministry for and among the poor and marginalized. Join us!

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Jesus cares deeply about the marginalized. During this Lenten series, we will unpack God’s care for the poor, identification with this group, and the ways God moves on their behalf and calls us to do likewise. Oftentimes, we see people talk the talk with justice — saying the right things, using the in season buzzwords — but they are not caring for actual marginalized folks. Other times, we see people serving to the point of burnout and not modeling the world they are working so hard for. They might do good works but without much good news. Jesus is completely different. He has compassion, mercy, and deep love for folks who are marginalized. Jesus sees, stops, and cares, and He calls us to do the same. Will we? Over the Covid-19 pandemic, each our service and justice ministries got shut down — prison bible studies at Whalley and York, serving at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), and serving with Agape Church for the Homeless. As the pandemic shifted and more things opened up, we remained quite inward. We want that to change. We are praying that God’s work amongst us would inspire a new ministry for and among the poor and marginalized. Join us!

The remarkable text from Matt 25 about the sheep and the goats and the "least of these" has been with us every week so far in our series on "Loving the Poor in Word and Deed" as we've explored how we serve and encounter Jesus when we feed, clothe, house, welcome, visit, and otherwise care for the poor. This week we continue our series with a look at how God identifies with the poor as he rescues a people from slavery in Egypt and enjoins those people--his people--to liberality, generous giving motivated by their own experience of rescue by God from affliction and lack. It's the model for the church of Jesus who was "anointed to bring good news to the poor" (Luke 4:18) and instructed his followers to "give to all who ask" (Matt 5:42).

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Jesus cares deeply about the marginalized. During this Lenten series, we will unpack God’s care for the poor, identification with this group, and the ways God moves on their behalf and calls us to do likewise. Oftentimes, we see people talk the talk with justice — saying the right things, using the in season buzzwords — but they are not caring for actual marginalized folks. Other times, we see people serving to the point of burnout and not modeling the world they are working so hard for. They might do good works but without much good news. Jesus is completely different. He has compassion, mercy, and deep love for folks who are marginalized. Jesus sees, stops, and cares, and He calls us to do the same. Will we? Over the Covid-19 pandemic, each our service and justice ministries got shut down — prison bible studies at Whalley and York, serving at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), and serving with Agape Church for the Homeless. As the pandemic shifted and more things opened up, we remained quite inward. We want that to change. We are praying that God’s work amongst us would inspire a new ministry for and among the poor and marginalized. Join us!

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Jesus cares deeply about the marginalized. During this Lenten series, we will unpack God’s care for the poor, identification with this group, and the ways God moves on their behalf and calls us to do likewise. Oftentimes, we see people talk the talk with justice — saying the right things, using the in season buzzwords — but they are not caring for actual marginalized folks. Other times, we see people serving to the point of burnout and not modeling the world they are working so hard for. They might do good works but without much good news. Jesus is completely different. He has compassion, mercy, and deep love for folks who are marginalized. Jesus sees, stops, and cares, and He calls us to do the same. Will we? Over the Covid-19 pandemic, each our service and justice ministries got shut down — prison bible studies at Whalley and York, serving at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), and serving with Agape Church for the Homeless. As the pandemic shifted and more things opened up, we remained quite inward. We want that to change. We are praying that God’s work amongst us would inspire a new ministry for and among the poor and marginalized. Join us!

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Jesus cares deeply about the marginalized. During this Lenten series, we will unpack God’s care for the poor, identification with this group, and the ways God moves on their behalf and calls us to do likewise. Oftentimes, we see people talk the talk with justice — saying the right things, using the in season buzzwords — but they are not caring for actual marginalized folks. Other times, we see people serving to the point of burnout and not modeling the world they are working so hard for. They might do good works but without much good news. Jesus is completely different. He has compassion, mercy, and deep love for folks who are marginalized. Jesus sees, stops, and cares, and He calls us to do the same. Will we? Over the Covid-19 pandemic, each our service and justice ministries got shut down — prison bible studies at Whalley and York, serving at Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), and serving with Agape Church for the Homeless. As the pandemic shifted and more things opened up, we remained quite inward. We want that to change. We are praying that God’s work amongst us would inspire a new ministry for and among the poor and marginalized. Join us!

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S I N

Some people say sin is missing the mark. Others say sin is like drinking poison, weakening you with every breath you take. Some say sin doesn’t exist or, if it does, it doesn’t really matter. What does Jesus make of sin? What do you?

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S I N

Some people say sin is missing the mark. Others say sin is like drinking poison, weakening you with every breath you take. Some say sin doesn’t exist or, if it does, it doesn’t really matter. What does Jesus make of sin? What do you?

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A Sermon Series on God's Hospitality and Our Own

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A Sermon Series on God's Hospitality and Our Own

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A Sermon Series on God's Hospitality and Our Own

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In Advent, we remember the anticipation of many who were looking forward to the birth of Jesus. We also look forward to the second coming of Jesus. Both parts help us expand our own story— it started before us and it is connected to something beyond us.

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In Advent, we remember the anticipation of many who were looking forward to the birth of Jesus. We also look forward to the second coming of Jesus. Both parts help us expand our own story— it started before us and it is connected to something beyond us.

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Empowered is a practical sermon series on how Jesus’ work to bring the Kingdom empowers us to live and minister in a whole new way through the Holy Spirit.

Empowered is a practical sermon series on how Jesus’ work to bring the Kingdom empowers us to live and minister in a whole new way through the Holy Spirit. Whether it’s the call to do Kingdom ministry like Jesus, to lean out in spiritual gifts like healing and prophecy, or to pray for people in your everyday life, we want this series to help you feel empowered to live like Jesus everyday.

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Empowered is a practical sermon series on how Jesus’ work to bring the Kingdom empowers us to live and minister in a whole new way through the Holy Spirit. Whether it’s the call to do Kingdom ministry like Jesus, to lean out in spiritual gifts like healing and prophecy, or to pray for people in your everyday life, we want this series to help you feel empowered to live like Jesus everyday.

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Empowered is a practical sermon series on how Jesus’ work to bring the Kingdom empowers us to live and minister in a whole new way through the Holy Spirit. Whether it’s the call to do Kingdom ministry like Jesus, to lean out in spiritual gifts like healing and prophecy, or to pray for people in your everyday life, we want this series to help you feel empowered to live like Jesus everyday.

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Empowered is a practical sermon series on how Jesus’ work to bring the Kingdom empowers us to live and minister in a whole new way through the Holy Spirit. Whether it’s the call to do Kingdom ministry like Jesus, to lean out in spiritual gifts like healing and prophecy, or to pray for people in your everyday life, we want this series to help you feel empowered to live like Jesus everyday.

Empowered is a practical sermon series on how Jesus’ work to bring the Kingdom empowers us to live and minister in a whole new way through the Holy Spirit. Whether it’s the call to do Kingdom ministry like Jesus, to lean out in spiritual gifts like healing and prophecy, or to pray for people in your everyday life, we want this series to help you feel empowered to live like Jesus everyday.

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Empowered is a practical sermon series on how Jesus’ work to bring the Kingdom empowers us to live and minister in a whole new way through the Holy Spirit. Whether it’s the call to do Kingdom ministry like Jesus, to lean out in spiritual gifts like healing and prophecy, or to pray for people in your everyday life, we want this series to help you feel empowered to live like Jesus everyday.

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Revelation 12:11 says that we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Our stories are powerful tools that reveal how God has been and continues to be at work in our lives and are meant to be weapons against the enemy. Come and hear about the power of our stories.

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Revelation 12:11 says that we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Our stories are powerful tools that reveal how God has been and continues to be at work in our lives and are meant to be weapons against the enemy. Come and hear about the power of our stories.

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Revelation 12:11 says that we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Our stories are powerful tools that reveal how God has been and continues to be at work in our lives and are meant to be weapons against the enemy. Come and hear about the power of our stories.

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Revelation 12:11 says that we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Our stories are powerful tools that reveal how God has been and continues to be at work in our lives and are meant to be weapons against the enemy. Come and hear about the power of our stories.

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Revelation 12:11 says that we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Our stories are powerful tools that reveal how God has been and continues to be at work in our lives and are meant to be weapons against the enemy. Come and hear about the power of our stories.

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Scripture records variations of this phrase so many times. Be Not Afraid. Fear not. Do not be afraid for God is with you. God says it. Angels say it. Jesus says it. People say it. Why is it such a repeated exhortation and encouragement? Because we can struggle so mightily with fear. We can have a lack of trust in God and others, and we can feel a lack of love that God is with us. Or if He is with us, that it’s a good thing. The words from scripture are clear though: Be not afraid.

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Scripture records variations of this phrase so many times. Be Not Afraid. Fear not. Do not be afraid for God is with you. God says it. Angels say it. Jesus says it. People say it. Why is it such a repeated exhortation and encouragement? Because we can struggle so mightily with fear. We can have a lack of trust in God and others, and we can feel a lack of love that God is with us. Or if He is with us, that it’s a good thing. The words from scripture are clear though: Be not afraid.

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Scripture records variations of this phrase so many times. Be Not Afraid. Fear not. Do not be afraid for God is with you. God says it. Angels say it. Jesus says it. People say it. Why is it such a repeated exhortation and encouragement? Because we can struggle so mightily with fear. We can have a lack of trust in God and others, and we can feel a lack of love that God is with us. Or if He is with us, that it’s a good thing. The words from scripture are clear though: Be not afraid.

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Scripture records variations of this phrase so many times. Be Not Afraid. Fear not. Do not be afraid for God is with you. God says it. Angels say it. Jesus says it. People say it. Why is it such a repeated exhortation and encouragement? Because we can struggle so mightily with fear. We can have a lack of trust in God and others, and we can feel a lack of love that God is with us. Or if He is with us, that it’s a good thing. The words from scripture are clear though: Be not afraid.

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Scripture records variations of this phrase so many times. Be Not Afraid. Fear not. Do not be afraid for God is with you. God says it. Angels say it. Jesus says it. People say it. Why is it such a repeated exhortation and encouragement? Because we can struggle so mightily with fear. We can have a lack of trust in God and others, and we can feel a lack of love that God is with us. Or if He is with us, that it’s a good thing. The words from scripture are clear though: Be not afraid.

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Rest can seem so elusive in our fast-paced culture and our own choices to cooperate with such a breakneck speed. Yet, rest remains a gift from God for God’s people. As the school year winds down, we have a chance to reevaluate and reset before we just adopt a version of a speedy summer. Using the framework for a healthy Sabbath - pause, pray, and play, we’ll slow down to think about how we can foster Sabbath rhythms for us and our communities that last far beyond one day a week. Come and explore more!

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Rest can seem so elusive in our fast-paced culture and our own choices to cooperate with such a breakneck speed. Yet, rest remains a gift from God for God’s people. As the school year winds down, we have a chance to reevaluate and reset before we just adopt a version of a speedy summer. Using the framework for a healthy Sabbath - pause, pray, and play, we’ll slow down to think about how we can foster Sabbath rhythms for us and our communities that last far beyond one day a week. Come and explore more!

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Rest can seem so elusive in our fast-paced culture and our own choices to cooperate with such a breakneck speed. Yet, rest remains a gift from God for God’s people. As the school year winds down, we have a chance to reevaluate and reset before we just adopt a version of a speedy summer. Using the framework for a healthy Sabbath - pause, pray, and play, we’ll slow down to think about how we can foster Sabbath rhythms for us and our communities that last far beyond one day a week. Come and explore more!

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In this series, Resurrected Lives, we are exploring what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, we can be raised too. But sometimes, it takes more than three days for us to believe and live into that resurrection. For the first two weeks of our series, we looked at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Next, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

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In this series, Resurrected Lives, we are exploring what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, we can be raised too. But sometimes, it takes more than three days for us to believe and live into that resurrection. For the first two weeks of our series, we looked at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Next, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

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In this series, Resurrected Lives, we are exploring what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, we can be raised too. But sometimes, it takes more than three days for us to believe and live into that resurrection. For the first two weeks of our series, we looked at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Next, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

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In this series, Resurrected Lives, we are exploring what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, we can be raised too. But sometimes, it takes more than three days for us to believe and live into that resurrection. For the first two weeks of our series, we looked at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Next, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

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In this series, Resurrected Lives, we are exploring what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, we can be raised too. But sometimes, it takes more than three days for us to believe and live into that resurrection. For the first two weeks of our series, we looked at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Next, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

In this series, Resurrected Lives, we will explore what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, we can be raised too. But sometimes, it takes more than three days for us to believe and live into that resurrection. For the first two weeks of our series, we looked at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Next, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

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In this series, Resurrected Lives, we explore what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, so can we. But sometimes, it takes more than three days to believe that for us. For the first two weeks of our series, we will look at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Then, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

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In this series, Resurrected Lives, we explore what it means to live post-Easter lives in light of Jesus’ resurrection. If Jesus has been raised, so can we. But sometimes, it takes more than three days to believe that for us. For the first two weeks of our series, we will look at what kind of lives are possible through the story of Acts. Then, as a Church, we will walk through several hot-button topics like money, sex, parenting, and power to see what kind of difference resurrection makes for these areas in our lives. Come and see!

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This Lent, we are going to practice simply walking with Jesus. We will do this as we look at the gospel of Mark chapters ten, eleven, and sixteen.

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This Lent, we are going to practice simply walking with Jesus. We will do this as we look at the gospel of Mark chapters ten, eleven, and sixteen.

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This Lent, we are going to practice simply walking with Jesus. We will do this as we look at the gospel of Mark chapters ten, eleven, and sixteen.

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This Lent, we are going to practice simply walking with Jesus. We will do this as we look at the gospel of Mark chapters ten, eleven, and sixteen.

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This Lent, we are going to practice simply walking with Jesus. We will do this as we look at the gospel of Mark chapters ten, eleven, and sixteen.

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This Lent, we are going to practice simply walking with Jesus. We will do this as we look at the gospel of Mark chapters ten, eleven, and sixteen.

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What does that home feel like? Are we returning there or heading home for the first time? In this teaching series called Home, we explore God’s big picture of Home throughout the scriptures. Along the way, we will navigate the tensions of the now and not yet of wanting home while not fully being at home. Lastly, we will learn how this God of ours, ultimately, wants us to prepare for a home that is coming and that is here. 

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What does that home feel like? Are we returning there or heading home for the first time? In this teaching series called Home, we explore God’s big picture of Home throughout the scriptures. Along the way, we will navigate the tensions of the now and not yet of wanting home while not fully being at home. Lastly, we will learn how this God of ours, ultimately, wants us to prepare for a home that is coming and that is here. 

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What does that home feel like? Are we returning there or heading home for the first time? In this teaching series called Home, we explore God’s big picture of Home throughout the scriptures. Along the way, we will navigate the tensions of the now and not yet of wanting home while not fully being at home. Lastly, we will learn how this God of ours, ultimately, wants us to prepare for a home that is coming and that is here. 

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The spiritually grounding language of the Psalms can inspire fresh rhythms and habits for this new year. Blending scriptural invitations with the practice of crafting a rule of life, Josh will invite us to consider how understanding existing practices and committing to new practices - not necessarily making resolutions - can transform our lives.

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The spiritually grounding language of the Psalms can inspire fresh rhythms and habits for this new year. Blending scriptural invitations with the practice of crafting a rule of life, consider how understanding existing practices and committing to new practices - not necessarily making resolutions - can transform our lives.

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Together, we'll look at the story of the events leading up to the birth of Jesus to see how God is at work close to us, far from us, and everywhere in between.

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Together, we'll look at the story of the events leading up to the birth of Jesus to see how God is at work close to us, far from us, and everywhere in between.

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Together, we'll look at the story of the events leading up to the birth of Jesus to see how God is at work close to us, far from us, and everywhere in between.

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Who gets our allegiance? There are competing things in life vying for our attention, fidelity, and energy. As people reading a church newsletter, we can give a Sunday school answer to this question of commitment: Jesus! Or we can also examine our mind, citizenship, resources, and heart. With that more careful study, where does our allegiance truly lie and how do we put our trust - and our everything - more faithfully in the hands of the Lord?

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Who gets our allegiance? There are competing things in life vying for our attention, fidelity, and energy. As people reading a church newsletter, we can give a Sunday school answer to this question of commitment: Jesus! Or we can also examine our mind, citizenship, resources, and heart. With that more careful study, where does our allegiance truly lie and how do we put our trust - and our everything - more faithfully in the hands of the Lord?

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Who gets our allegiance? There are competing things in life vying for our attention, fidelity, and energy. As people reading a church newsletter, we can give a Sunday school answer to this question of commitment: Jesus! Or we can also examine our mind, citizenship, resources, and heart. With that more careful study, where does our allegiance truly lie and how do we put our trust - and our everything - more faithfully in the hands of the Lord?

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Celebration!

Birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries (shout out to ECV) are all occasions for celebration. But what if celebration is a spiritual discipline we can rely on far more than a few special days out of the year? God commands us to rejoice. Why and what for? It tuns out that in the Church, we have have something to celebrate anytime, every day, and even in hard times.

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Celebration!

Birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries (shout out to ECV) are all occasions for celebration. But what if celebration is a spiritual discipline we can rely on far more than a few special days out of the year? God commands us to rejoice. Why and what for? It tuns out that in the Church, we have have something to celebrate anytime, every day, and even in hard times.

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Life is full of questions. How many times a week do we ask questions of our friends--or our constant companions Google, Siri, or Alexa?

As we engage the big questions of our lives, how often do we go to God with them, expecting a conversation? As it turns out, Christians and non-Christians are often united in asking big questions to the Sky…and then not waiting for any real response before returning to our regularly scheduled programming.

In our new series, Asking God, we’re looking to change that. What are big questions we can ask God that will lead to formative and life-changing dialogues with Jesus?

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Life is full of questions. How many times a week do we ask questions of our friends--or our constant companions Google, Siri, or Alexa?

As we engage the big questions of our lives, how often do we go to God with them, expecting a conversation? As it turns out, Christians and non-Christians are often united in asking big questions to the Sky…and then not waiting for any real response before returning to our regularly scheduled programming.

In our new series, Asking God, we’re looking to change that. What are big questions we can ask God that will lead to formative and life-changing dialogues with Jesus?

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Life is full of questions. How many times a week do we ask questions of our friends--or our constant companions Google, Siri, or Alexa?

As we engage the big questions of our lives, how often do we go to God with them, expecting a conversation? As it turns out, Christians and non-Christians are often united in asking big questions to the Sky…and then not waiting for any real response before returning to our regularly scheduled programming.

In our new series, Asking God, we’re looking to change that. What are big questions we can ask God that will lead to formative and life-changing dialogues with Jesus?

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Life is full of questions. How many times a week do we ask questions of our friends--or our constant companions Google, Siri, or Alexa?

As we engage the big questions of our lives, how often do we go to God with them, expecting a conversation? As it turns out, Christians and non-Christians are often united in asking big questions to the Sky…and then not waiting for any real response before returning to our regularly scheduled programming.

In our new series, Asking God, we’re looking to change that. What are big questions we can ask God that will lead to formative and life-changing dialogues with Jesus?

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Life is full of questions. How many times a week do we ask questions of our friends--or our constant companions Google, Siri, or Alexa?

As we engage the big questions of our lives, how often do we go to God with them, expecting a conversation? As it turns out, Christians and non-Christians are often united in asking big questions to the Sky…and then not waiting for any real response before returning to our regularly scheduled programming.

In our new series, Asking God, we’re looking to change that. What are big questions we can ask God that will lead to formative and life-changing dialogues with Jesus?

This would be a great week to invite your friends as we continue to grow a curious community that trusts in a living God who is both bigger than and responsive to our questions.

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Life is full of questions. How many times a week do we ask questions of our friends--or our constant companions Google, Siri, or Alexa?

As we engage the big questions of our lives, how often do we go to God with them, expecting a conversation? As it turns out, Christians and non-Christians are often united in asking big questions to the Sky…and then not waiting for any real response before returning to our regularly scheduled programming.

In our new series, Asking God, we’re looking to change that. What are big questions we can ask God that will lead to formative and life-changing dialogues with Jesus?

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Before you start read this guide:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Guided-Devotional-Nature-Walk-Details.pdf

For more and to watch the video:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/the-ecv-livestream-what-is-church/

For more and the video:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/ecv-livestream-pentecost-sunday/

We are bringing back old talks from ECV's history for you to listen to during the COVID-19 crisis.

Family Pastor, Asha Evans delivered the third talk in a series called "Love<Fear." In this talk, Asha invites us to examine Peter's decision to follow Jesus and leave his nets and boat behind.

Series description: "There is a lot of fear these days: fear of people unlike us, fear of people who stoke fear of people unlike us. Fear of the future. Fear of what’s unknown. But a life of fear is not the life that God has for us. Time and again, the first words of God’s messengers in the Bible are: “Don’t be afraid.” And the Bible suggests an interesting antidote for fear: not power, not courage necessarily, but love. “Perfect love casts out fear.” (1John 4:18) Join us this Sunday as Matt Croasmun kicks off our new series: Love is Greater Than Fear. We’ll jump in right at the beginning, in the Garden, where fear first rears its ugly head."

http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/the-generosity-of-love-asha-evans/

We are bringing back old talks from ECV's history for you to listen to during the COVID-19 crisis.

Lead Pastor, Josh Williams gave the second talk in a series called "Love<Fear." In this installment, Josh talks about love and fear in the life of Esther.

Series description: "There is a lot of fear these days: fear of people unlike us, fear of people who stoke fear of people unlike us. Fear of the future. Fear of what’s unknown. But a life of fear is not the life that God has for us. Time and again, the first words of God’s messengers in the Bible are: “Don’t be afraid.” And the Bible suggests an interesting antidote for fear: not power, not courage necessarily, but love. “Perfect love casts out fear.” (1John 4:18) Join us this Sunday as Matt Croasmun kicks off our new series: Love is Greater Than Fear. We’ll jump in right at the beginning, in the Garden, where fear first rears its ugly head."

http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/for-such-a-time-as-this-josh-williams/

We are bringing back old talks from ECV's history for you to listen to during the COVID-19 crisis.

Staff Pastor, Matt Croasmin gave the first talk in a series called "Love<Fear." This first part takes us all the way back to the beginning in the Garden of Eden.

Series description: "There is a lot of fear these days: fear of people unlike us, fear of people who stoke fear of people unlike us. Fear of the future. Fear of what’s unknown. But a life of fear is not the life that God has for us. Time and again, the first words of God’s messengers in the Bible are: “Don’t be afraid.” And the Bible suggests an interesting antidote for fear: not power, not courage necessarily, but love. “Perfect love casts out fear.” (1John 4:18) Join us this Sunday as Matt Croasmun kicks off our new series: Love is Greater Than Fear. We’ll jump in right at the beginning, in the Garden, where fear first rears its ugly head."

http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/love-is-greater-than-fear-matt-croasmun/

This is the first of many archived talks that we'll be uploading to the ECV Talks Podcast during the COVID-19 crisis.

Link to the site and video:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/words-from-the-wilderness-josh-williams/

Staff Pastor Matt Croasmun, brings us the second installment in our Lenten series, "Change Your Mind: Embracing the Truth of God’s Goodness."

About the series:

Jesus invites us to “repent and believe the good news.” What does that mean for us this Lent, the historic season of reflection and devotion around the person of Jesus – his life, death, and resurrection? Repent can seem like such a judgmental word, yet the word simply means to change one’s mind, to have a whole life turning towards Jesus. What keeps us from that? Often, lies. Lies that the good news isn’t so good. That God isn’t so good. That we’re doomed not to be good. These lies drag us down and make change not just seem unattractive, but impossible. This Lent, we are going to tackle lies with the help of the Spirit and receive Jesus’ invitation to turn towards Him. 

link to our site and the video:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/change-your-mind-i-cant-be-vulnerable/

Lead Pastor, Josh Williams, brings us the first installment in our Lenten series, Change Your Mind: Embracing the Truth of God’s Goodness.

About the series:
Jesus invites us to “repent and believe the good news.” What does that mean for us this Lent, the historic season of reflection and devotion around the person of Jesus – his life, death, and resurrection? Repent can seem like such a judgmental word, yet the word simply means to change one’s mind, to have a whole life turning towards Jesus. What keeps us from that? Often, lies. Lies that the good news isn’t so good. That God isn’t so good. That we’re doomed not to be good. These lies drag us down and make change not just seem unattractive, but impossible. This Lent, we are going to tackle lies with the help of the Spirit and receive Jesus’ invitation to turn towards Him.

link to our site and the video:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/change-your-mind-i-should-be-enough/

Lead Pastor, Josh Williams finishes our series by inviting us to explore what it means that we have power through the Spirit worth sharing with others. While a lot of the ways we can share about God’s goodness include words, we can also demonstrate the Spirit’s power through our actions. What does that look like? Is that accessible to all of us? What if the most powerful things we can do for our neighbors and friends isn’t saying anything incredibly wise or profound but praying for them and expecting to see God move in their lives?

link to our site and the video:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/power-worth-sharing/

In the previous talk, Josh started a series called Worth Sharing and invited us to think about whether we share the goodness of God with others in our lives

In this talk, Lead Pastor, Josh Williams explores how we have a story worth sharing. As people, stories are so important for us to understand one another. What if the same is true for God? We really need to know God’s story to understand God. So, what’s God’s story? It’s beautiful, tragic, moving, and curious. And we’re involved! Hear how we have a story in God that’s worth sharing.

link to the video:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/a-story-worth-sharing/

link to the video on our site:
http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/goodness-worth-sharing/