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Prayer has nothing to with magic but it is full of mystery. Having a Biblical understanding of prayer makes all the difference in how and why we pray and ultimately, how effective our prayers are. In this sermon, we talk about: 1. Prayer in Scripture 2. Posture of Prayer 3. Heart of Prayer 4. Purpose of Prayer 5. Practices of Prayer Such an important message so tune in!

Is the theme of Jonah “evangelizing unbelievers” like we’ve been taught since we were little? Or maybe more about the God of second chances? Or even the epic story of a whale swallowing a human who lives to tell? Hmmm… Has the story of Jonah become like a fairytale or lullaby? Told so many times that you never stop to ask the hard questions around this difficult story? Let’s turn this familiar story on its side a bit and reimagine what we think we know...

Deborah was an incredible military strategist in addition to long-serving judge in Israel. What are some of the strategies she used that we can apply to our lives today? And what was her spiritual legacy? Hint: She did what was right in the sight of the Lord.

In Romans, Paul instructs us to "pursue hospitality". What does it look like to lay down our sense of scarcity, fears and selfishness to look for ways to show hospitality to this world? Let's find out!

Just as in a physical family, our stories are influenced by the stories of our spiritual ancestors. The Bible is rich with narratives about humans wrestling towards faithfulness, some more successfully than others. As we immerse ourselves in Scripture, these stories become irrevocably woven into our own story. Today, Joel unpacks the story of Job and the way that he faced unthinkable suffering while staying faithful to God. This story brings up some BIG questions about suffering and justice. Tune in!

The ultimate "with God life" psalm that creates a powerful narrative of a God that fights for you, a God who creates safety in the midst of battle, a God who protects you and a God who loves you passionately. This is the reminder you need today!

What does it mean to live a "Psalm 23" life? He Provides. And then some. Psalm 23 is one of the more familiar psalms but Joel asks us to consider regularly meditating on it as a confidence (in God's goodness) building practice.

In this psalm, God chastises His people for making Him small, imagining Him to be just like us, imagining that He is okay with the evil they are doing. God doesn’t need us or the things we do for Him; we need Him, however, He does desire to be in holy relationship with us. And He calls us to a heart of thanksgiving. Can we be people of holy thanksgiving and still allow our feet, our hands, our eyes, our ears, our heart…to run towards evildoing? Will a truly thankful person forget God, from whom all blessings flow?

Finishing up this series with the goodness of God. Every topic we have covered so far is wrapped in our understanding that God is, in fact, good. We even delve into the age old question "If God is good, why do bad things happen?". Join us!

Did you know that we are eyewitnesses to the life of Christ through the testimony of the Holy Spirit within us? Joel walks us through what it means to be empowered by our "With God Life" to be a witness here on earth.

W Wonder is what we feel when we encounter something powerful that we can’t easily explain. As God's people, we should Stop and Stare in Wonder as a practice of our faith. Wonder is an act of worship, of deep humility, and ultimately a powerful act of resistance against cynicism, numbness and despair. Let your Godly imagination take you to those places of wonder all around you.

Pastor Rachel exhorts us to live into the abundance that God has promised. Why are we, like the Israelites, so reluctant to go forward into the promised land of "more than enough"? What is in us that will settle for the land of "just enough" or even return to the land of "never enough"? Let us live like Caleb who says "Let us go for we are well able to overcome." Well able to overcome. Thanks be to God!