Ecclesia, Part 2 – Gathering’s Important

by | Jun 12, 2011 | Messages

When you think of church, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A building with pews, a choir in robes, a preacher spouting “hell, fire & brimstone”? Is this an accurate picture, or is church supposed to be something different? Join us as we consider the...

Ecclesia, Part 1 – Stop Going to Church

by | Jun 5, 2011 | Messages

When you think of church, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A building with pews, a choir in robes, a preacher spouting “hell, fire & brimstone”? Is this an accurate picture, or is church supposed to be something different? Join us as we...

Upside Down, Part 4

by | Mar 29, 2011 | Messages

We all want to be happy. And if God is a good God, he wants us to be happy too, right? Why, then, does Jesus say bizarre things like, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and “Blessed are those who mourn”? And why does Paul say that “God chose the foolish [and the weak...

Upside Down, Part 3

by | Mar 22, 2011 | Messages

We all want to be happy. And if God is a good God, he wants us to be happy too, right? Why, then, does Jesus say bizarre things like, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and “Blessed are those who mourn”? And why does Paul say that “God chose the foolish [and the weak...

Upside Down, Part 2 – Beauty from Pain

by | Mar 17, 2011 | Messages

We all want to be happy. And if God is a good God, he wants us to be happy too, right? Why, then, does Jesus say bizarre things like, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” and “Blessed are those who mourn”? And why does Paul say that “God chose the foolish [and the weak...