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This past Sunday, we continued our "Simple Gospel" series by looking in Galatians 4 and the End of Religion. Do all religions lead to God? It's popular to make this assertion, but our believe might shock you: no religions lead to God, even the "Christian" ones....

This past Sunday, our Simple Gospel series continued by looking at Galatians 3, where Paul continues his argument against the empty, performance-driven religion that plagued the Galatian Church. They had been taught that being right with God meant obeying all of the...

This past Sunday, we continued our "Simple Gospel" series by looking at the story of Paul's strong confrontation with Paul in Galatians 2. We all have gaps between what we believe and the life we live - even Peter. Even after decades of powerful sermons, miracles, and...

This week, I've had two conversations with people in our congregation about politics. Both of these folks are highly active in our church, serve faithfully, and love Jesus deeply. Yet these two people had dramatically differing political views. In the same church,...

This past Sunday, we started a new series on the book of Galatians called "Simple Gospel." Galatians is a book all about seeing the message of Jesus clearly in the fog of empty religion. Paul was adamant about the Galatian Church leaving behind the religious...

This past Sunday, we celebrated Father's Day by looking at what it means to be a man. There's a ton of toxic, unhealthy versions of manhood we're presented with every day. But Jesus serves as our picture of authentic manhood, living lives defined not by climbing the...

This past Sunday, we closed out our Friended series by talking about what holds all of our relationships together - love. But not the kind of love we see in the world. This love is a steadfast, faithful love that sticks around no matter the circumstances. We see this...

This past Sunday, we continued our Friended series by looking at the topic of forgiveness. Relationships are messy, right? We can shut down comparison, we can improve our communication, we can handle conflict in a healthy way.... but if we can't forgive, our...

Any relationship that matters is going to be full of conflict. Whether it be our marriages, co-workers, friends, or family, conflict will make its impact - whether we like it or not. Some of us run towards it, while the rest of us run as fast as we can away from it!...

This past Sunday, we continued our "Friended" series by tackling a tough subject: conflict. As followers of Jesus, the way we handle conflict is a direct reflection of our understanding of the Gospel. As reconcilers and bridge builders, it's one of the primary ways we...