Rightly Ordered Love: The Secret to Flourishing Relationships

Rightly Ordered Love: The Secret to Flourishing Relationships

We are all looking for the secret to a happy life and flourishing relationships. But whether we are single, married, old, or young, many of us struggle because our love has become disordered. In the kickoff message of our new series, Flourishing Relationships, Pastor Kelly Edmiston unpacks Jesus' summary of the law in Matthew 22: to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Drawing from a funny reflection on a 64-year marriage, a look at the ancient Shema, and a gentle check on codependency, Pastor Kelly shows why placing a spouse, partner, or friend in the place of God sets everyone up to fail. Learn why flourishing relationships aren't simply found; they are formed when God becomes the organizing center of our lives.

Permission to Feel: Anger

Anger is one of the most difficult emotions to process. For many of us, it has either not been modeled well, or the only model we have is anger that morphs into harmful aggression. I n the final week of our series, Pastor Abigail Olds flips the script on how we view this complex emotion, breaking down why anger, by itself, is actually a flashing sign pointing to where God's kingdom is not yet reigning. Looking at the raw, unfiltered cries of David in Psalms 59, 109, and 44, this message invites us to treat God as the safest space for our big feelings. Through transparent personal stories, including a hilarious toddler dress-up tantrum and a grueling season spent on an ICU floor, Pastor Abigail shows us that bringing our raw, un-civiled anger to God is the essential first step toward true healing and spirit-led transformation.

Permission to Feel: Sadness

What do you do when you lose the one thing your entire life is oriented around? In week five of our summer series, Pastor Kelly walks us through the heavy but necessary emotion of sadness using Psalm 137. Drawing a parallel to the treacherous Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest, Pastor Kelly breaks down why we cannot over, under, or around our grief; we have to go straight through it. We explore the biblical tool of lament, defining it not as a lack of faith, but as a profound act of faith. Whether you are dealing with a clinical diagnosis or the ordinary heartbreaks of life, this episode is an invitation to stop stonewalling God with your silence and instead bring your rawest stories to a loving Savior who sits right beside us in the dark.

Permission to Feel: Disgust

Did you know that disgust is actually a survival tool designed by God to keep you alive? In week four of our series, Pastor Trey tackles one of our most uncomfortable emotions: disgust. Looking at Psalms 119, 38, and 44, this message moves us past simply feeling our feelings into learning how to respond rather than just react. We walk through three heavy realities: being disgusted by the actions of others, facing the festering brokenness within ourselves, and the raw, staggering moments when we feel disgusted by the actions of God. Finally, Pastor Trey connects this ancient practice to our modern landscape, showing why holistic worship requires us to hold space for both celebration and deep lament.

The Mindset of Freedom: Moving from Slaves to Heirs

Drawing powerful parallels between Galatians 4:1-7, the delayed news of Juneteenth, and modern stories of incarceration, Pastor Devon Johnson explores how easily believers can live trapped in a slave mindset despite already being set free. This message challenges us to stop fighting a war that Christ has already won, urging us to step out of spiritual isolation and fully embrace our identity as beloved heirs of the Father.