Let the Stranger be Strange

Don't Fear Breaking Things

Do you feel the pressure of: * having to say the right things to keep friends? * never messing up? It's fair to say that Jesus was a disruptor. Yet why does it seem so many of his followers feel pressure to keep the peace? Jesus was eating with tax collectors and sinners and this upset the religious leaders. So Jesus tells them a story. Through this story Jesus teaches that repair is more powerful than not having made mistakes. We shouldn't have to live under the pressure of always getting things right. Repair is at the heart of Jesus's teaching.

Are You in Control of Meeting Your Needs?

Our most basic need is for relationships. Yet Relationships often feel out of our control. God has given us a tool that means we can get our relational needs met regardless of what's happening around us. Listen to find out how hospitality gives you ownership of your needs and puts you in the driver's seat.

God's hospitality is an invitation to come home

We shouldn't feel like we are one bad day away from being rejected . . . when we see the Gospel as a new set of rules to follow that's exactly what happens. When we see the gospel as God's hospitality we can respond and come home.

You Shouldn't Have to Feel Like a Mess

How does God relate to us? Is He “cool but distant”? Is He “tough but fair”?  If we believe God is tough but fair, we feel tempted to fix our problems so we don’t get in trouble. We often feel like a mess to be fixed. If we believe God is cool but distant we feel tempted to settle for what is, since God is distant. We often keep our hopes low. Jesus reveals a God who relates to people not through toughness, or distance but through hospitably. This means we don’t have to fix ourselves to get in his good graces, neither do we have to settle for what is.  Join us as we explore Jesus' introductory message. He introduces himself to the world as the one who spread's God's hospitality.

Welcome Home: What is a church?

Churches help us follow Jesus. Following Jesus includes two things: be with him and do what he does. Learn more.