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We continue our series about why church exists. In this episode we look at how the New Testament authors imagine the church as a family.

In our October 11 Sunday Gathering we continue our series about why church matters. This week we look at how church is the body, and how we need each other to accomplish the goal of the kingdom.

Sermon Reflection Host Jeff Whitebread sits down with Alex to talk about his first message in a new series about the church and why it exists.

In out October 5 Sunday gathering, we kick off a new series about why the church exists, and whether or not it really matters in our spiritual lives as we pursue living and loving like Jesus.

In our September 27 Sunday gathering, we close out our series about what you can say to God, by talking about confession.

Sermon reflection host, Jeff Whitebread sits down with Alex to talk about his recent sermon.

We continue our series about what we can say to God. This week we look at whether or not we can say no to God, and if he gets angry when we do!

We continue our series "Can You Say That to God", by talking about being honest with God in lament. Letting him know the times that he failed us.

We kick off a new series about being honest with God. Honesty with God starts with honesty with ourselves. This week's discussion questions are below: 1. Where do you most often feel like you need to “have it together”?
Who are you most tempted to perform for—family, friends, coworkers, church, or even God? 2. What version of yourself do you tend to present to other people?
Are you the strong one, the good one, the funny one, the successful one, the spiritual one, the independent one, the one who always has the answers—or something else? 3. What are you afraid might happen if people saw more of the real you?
What does your false self seem to be protecting you from? 4. Are there things you have learned you aren't supposed to talk about?
What questions, doubts, emotions, failures, or struggles have you learned to keep hidden? 5. Where might your faith have become more performative than transformative?
Are there things you say you believe that you haven't actually allowed to change you? 6. What are you trying to prove about yourself?
Who are you trying to prove it to? What do you think would happen if you stopped trying? 7. Where are you hiding from God?
Are there things you avoid bringing to God because you think they are too ugly, angry, doubtful, embarrassing, or disappointing? 8. What is something you are afraid to tell God because you think it isn't the “right” thing to say? 9. Read Genesis 3:7–9 again.
Adam and Eve's response to shame was to cover themselves and hide.
When you experience shame, what is your instinct—to hide, cover, defend, explain, blame, perform, or run toward God? 10. Hebrews 4:13 says that “nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.”
How does that truth make you feel?
Does it primarily feel frightening, freeing, uncomfortable, comforting—or something else? 11. What would change if you really believed that God already knows the worst and loves you anyway?

Jeff Whitebread and Alex sit down to reflect on the most recent sermon, and discuss how to stay connected to Jesus.

In our August 30, Sunday gathering we wrap up our Once and Future King series in the book of Matthew for 2026, by looking at a parable of Jesus in Matthew 21. We'll pick back up in Matthew in Summer 2027.

Alex sits down with Jeff Whitebread for an informal talk to discuss Sunday's message and dig deeper into the theme of obedience.

In our August 23 Sunday gathering, we continue our series in Matthew 21, exploring Jesus' rebuke to the religious leaders in the temple.

Guest speaker Tim Imber continues our series in the book of Matthew.

In our August 9 Sunday gathering we continue our series in Matthew by looking at Matthew 21 and the passage usually associated with Palm Sunday.