4 Polaroid Pictures of a Healthy Church

The Message in the Miracle

The Message in the Miracle Scripture Text: Acts 3:1-26 Date: June 7, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We are all like the lame man sitting outside the temple — spiritually helpless, begging for just enough to get by, unaware of our deepest need. We look to silver and gold, to comfort and circumstance, when what we truly need is healing at the soul level. Through the name of Jesus Christ, we find forgiveness for our past, refreshing peace in our present, and the hope of full restoration in our future. We no longer have to sit outside begging — in Christ, we can walk, leap, and go all the way in.

4 Polaroid Pictures of a Healthy Church

4 Polaroid Pictures of a Healthy Church Scripture Text: Acts 2:41-47 Date: May 31, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We are called to be a church that gives itself fully to four things: learning together from the Apostles' teaching, sharing our lives and resources generously with one another, worshipping God together through communion and prayer, and welcoming all people with radical hospitality. Like the early church in Acts 2, we devote ourselves not to a building or an event, but to a living community. As we do, we become a powerful witness to a lonely world that desperately needs a place to belong.

Wind & Fire & Tongues, Oh My!

Wind & Fire & Tongues, Oh My! Scripture Text: Acts 2:1-41 Date: May 24, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: On Pentecost Sunday, we turn to Acts 2 and ask the same questions the crowd asked: what does this mean, and what should we do? We see that the rushing wind, fire, and tongues mark the redemption of Babel—where God now unites diverse peoples under Jesus rather than erasing their cultures—and the pouring out of the Spirit promised through Joel, made possible by Jesus ascending to David's throne. As we receive this Spirit, we repent, are baptized, and strongly urge others toward the life Jesus gives.

Before you go, Wait!

Before You Go, Wait! Scripture Text: Acts 1:1-14 Date: May 17, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: In this sermon kicking off a series through the book of Acts, we unpack Acts 1:1-14 and the surprising command Jesus gives his disciples before sending them out: wait. He explores what we're called to wait for, why waiting matters before we go, and how we wait and what active waiting actually looks in everyday life.

Family

Family Scripture Text: 1 Timothy 5:1-16 Date: May 10, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We live in a culture that tempts us to place our careers above our families, yet we also risk elevating family to an idol in our Christian subculture. We believe that family holds a place of primary importance in our lives, but not ultimate importance — that belongs to our devotion to Jesus Christ. We are called to care for our earthly families as an expression of our faith, while also embracing the church as our eternal family. We choose to live not for ourselves, but for one another.