This sermon traces three defining qualities of the Servant. He is chosen and anointed by God, fully authorized to carry out God’s mission. He brings justice with compassion, refusing domination or self-promotion while tenderly caring for the weak and persevering until justice is established. And he provides light to all peoples, fulfilling God’s covenant purposes by opening blind eyes, freeing captives, and bringing hope to the nations.

Ultimately, this passage points clearly to Jesus Christ as the Servant who fulfills God’s mission. Through his humble life, sacrificial death, and victorious resurrection, Jesus secures justice, brings lasting hope, and reveals God’s glory to the ends of the earth. 

Using the story of Abraham, we look at what it truly means to be blessed by God. God forms a people for His purpose, blesses His people by grace, and sends His people as conduits of blessing to the nations. From creation to Babel and now to Abraham, Scripture shows that God has never abandoned the world but is committed to renewing it through His chosen people.

This message challenges the tendency to view God’s blessings as private benefits and instead calls us to see them as a sacred trust. What if the question is not “Who receives the blessing?” but “Who understands what the blessing is for?” As followers of Christ, we are invited to see ourselves as participants in God’s ongoing mission, blessed so that others might experience His grace, restoration, and life

Through this passage, we see that God disrupts our false self-sufficiency, hinders our collective prideful power, and ultimately overcomes our resistance in order to advance His mission of filling the earth with His glory. The story of Babel reminds us that while human ingenuity and unity can accomplish much, they become destructive when divorced from humility and submission to God’s rule.

This sermon invites us to examine where pride may be shaping our identity, security, and purpose, and calls us to repentance, humility, and renewed participation in God’s redemptive mission through Jesus Christ.

From Genesis 1:26–30, we see that human beings were created in God’s image, entrusted with God’s mission, and sustained by God’s blessing. Far from being an accident or afterthought, humanity plays a central role in God’s purpose to fill the earth with His life-giving glory.

This message explores the deep longing every person feels for meaning, purpose, and mission, and shows how that longing finds its true fulfillment when we understand God’s mission and our place within it. As we trace the foundations of the biblical story, we discover that our everyday lives, work, relationships, and creativity are all meant to participate in God’s redemptive plan for the world.

Whether you are asking “Why am I here?” or seeking to live more intentionally as a follower of Jesus, this message invites you to see your life as part of something far bigger than yourself: God’s mission to restore and renew all things.

Jesus suffered to restore our dignity, defeat our enemy, and become a present and faithful help in our pain. He is not distant from human suffering but has fully entered into it, identifying with us in our weakness and leading us toward glory. As we close the Wonder series, we are called to look to the Suffering Savior and trust Him in whatever we are facing, confident that suffering does not get the final word. Resurrection does.

Through a powerful warning and a hopeful reminder, this passage calls us to persevere in faith by remembering both the danger we face apart from Christ and the deliverance we have because of Him. When we lose our sense of wonder, we begin to drift. But when we recover wonder, we recover worship, devotion, and endurance.

Big Idea: Wonder at the salvation of God.

In Part 2 of the Wonder Christmas series, Pastor Jacob Ley unpacks Hebrews 1:5–14 as it encourages us to behold the greatness of Jesus as the Son of God. By comparing Jesus with angels, the author of Hebrews shows us that Christ is greater because of His sonship, His status as King, and His sovereignty

This message invites us to recover a sense of wonder at who Jesus truly is and how He is greater than every other mediator or guide!

We break down how the tithe teaches priority, perspective, and provision, showing that God isn’t trying to extract something from us—He’s forming something in us. If you’ve ever wondered how generosity connects to joy, worship, community, or spiritual formation, this conversation will reframe giving in a life-giving and practical way.

Drawing on insights from consumer psychology and the parable of the rich fool, Jacob explores how easily our sense of self becomes attached to what we have, and why that path always leads to spiritual poverty.

You’ll learn the three practices Jesus gives to protect your heart: see the danger, check your motives, and turn from greed. Ultimately, generosity isn’t just about giving, it’s a safeguard for the soul.

If you’ve ever wrestled with contentment, identity, or the pressures of a culture built on “you are what you own,” this episode will both challenge and free you.

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Is Jesus truly the King? This message invites you to behold Christ as the Innocent, Suffering, and Victorious King who gave His life in exchange for sinners and triumphed over sin, Satan, and death. Join us as we journey to the foot of the cross to see glory in what looked like shame—and a crown formed by thorns.

In Mark chapter 11, Jesus enters Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week, where He reveals Himself as the Messiah to the multitudes who had traveled there to celebrate the Passover. Now, thousands of years later, His identity remains the same: our righteous deliverer and promised king. 

Jesus is the solution to our sin, emptiness, and restlessness — so how will you respond to His arrival? We have the choice to either accept and celebrate His offer of salvation, or reject Him and face His judgement. Listen in as we unpack God's message to us through Christ's entry into Jerusalem: I have come to set you free!

This sign wasn’t just about restoring life; it was a declaration of who Jesus is and a call to respond. You can’t escape responding to Jesus. Why? Because His purpose is intentional, His passion is invitational, and His power is irrefutable.

Join us as we dive into this transformative story, discovering how Jesus’ delay was an act of love, how His tears reveal His heart, and how His command over death demands our faith. Whether you are wrestling with God’s timing, questioning His presence in your suffering, or seeking to grow in trust, this episode will challenge and encourage you to respond to the One who is the Resurrection and the Life.

Don’t just hear the story—respond to it.

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Through this powerful encounter, we’ll ask: How do we respond to the revelation of Jesus? Are we curious, skeptical, afraid, dismissive, or spiritually blind? Join us as we uncover what it truly means to see the Light of the World and follow Him in faith.

Listen now and reflect: Are you seeing Jesus for who He truly is?

In this episode, we explore John 6 and the challenge of rightly knowing Jesus. Many saw Him as a great prophet, a political revolutionary, or a means to an end—but missed the fullness of who He is. Through this powerful sign, John reveals that Jesus is more than a prophet, more than a king—He is the divine "I AM," the only one who truly brings life and deliverance.

Join us as we examine how we can sometimes misinterpret Jesus, and how John’s gospel helps us see Him rightly—so that we might experience His life-saving power today.

As we walk with Jesus, it's important to do a heart check and ask ourselves if we're aligned with His purpose. Listen in as we walk through John 6 and consider these three questions:

1. Are you following because of who you want Jesus to be?  
2. Are you following because of what you can get?  
3. Are you following because of who Jesus is?  

As we continue in our study of the Gospel of John, we dive into the second sign, where a desperate man seeks healing for his son and learns a powerful lesson about faith. In this passage, Jesus challenges us to reflect on the kind of faith we have. Is it conditional, based only on signs and wonders, or is it a faith grounded in trusting Jesus' word, no matter what?

Through three key questions, we examine how we can deepen our faith, move beyond surface-level belief, and trust in Jesus for who He is, not just for the benefits He brings. Tune in as we reflect on how faith in Jesus leads to transformation and eternal life, and how our trust in Him should go beyond the fleeting signs we might seek.

We have been studying John 17 throughout our series Why Pray? In this passage, we read a prayer that Jesus prayed just hours before His crucifixion. At the Last Supper, we see Him praying to His Father over His disciples and His purpose. Within Christ’s prayer, we can find the purpose that He longs for us, His children, to have. Because we're set apart as followers of Christ, our purpose is found in Jesus and built on Him alone. It's all about Jesus. Join us for our latest sermon, How Do We Know God’s Purpose for Us? and find out why prayer is so vital to knowing our purpose in Christ.  

Through an investigation into Ephesians, we see how scripture enforces the statement “I believe in… the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints” and teaches us about the role of church. 

When those who follow Jesus as Lord come together, we start to grow in specific ways. Let’s answer the question, what does God do in the Church? Join us for our newest message of the series, I Believe in the holy Universal Church, and learn how God’s church is where God’s people grow in God’s image.