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We love the idea of community. It's the actual people who make it difficult. People disappoint us. Misunderstand us. Require patience from us. Ask us to forgive. But, part of having God as our Father is learning to receive the people in His Church as our brothers and sisters. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY  Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

It's easy to build a life around what makes us comfortable. What works for us. What benefits us. What fits our plans. But Jesus has never called us to a life that stops with us. There is more on the other side of living beyond yourself. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

What if you've been deciding how God feels about you based on what's happening to you? When life gets hard, people walk away, or your own mistakes start speaking louder than grace, it can feel like God must be against you too. Romans 8 gives us a different way to read our lives. Your circumstances are not the evidence of how God feels about you. The cross is. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

There's a version of you that wants what God wants. And there's another pull that seems determined to take you somewhere else. You've felt it. The question isn't whether the war is happening. The question is: how do we win?

"I thought I had changed." Have you ever had a moment that made you question all the progress you thought you'd made? The anger came back. The temptation came back. The old pattern showed up again. And suddenly you're wondering: Why am I still struggling? Romans 7 might change the way you see the fight. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

What if freedom doesn't feel the way you thought it would? You can be free and still feel resistance. You can belong to Jesus and still wrestle with old desires. You can be changed and still have a fight in front of you. Maybe the struggle isn't proof that you're not free. Maybe you've misunderstood what freedom actually feels like.  JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

What if the thing you keep saying you can't change has already lost its authority over you? The patterns. The habits. The things you keep going back to. Romans 6 makes a radical claim about who you are now because of Jesus. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG  Instagram → / onechurchnw  TikTok → / onechurchnw

What if the reason you keep losing your joy has nothing to do with your circumstances? Maybe joy isn't something you find when life finally goes your way. Maybe we've been looking for it in the wrong place. There is a joy that doesn't fade. And it might be closer than you think. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG  Instagram → / onechurchnw  TikTok → / onechurchnw

What if you've spent more time thinking about what broke you than what Jesus can do in you? Romans 5 doesn't minimize the effect of sin. It tells the truth about it. But then Paul says something even better. How much more. How much more can grace change you? How much more can Jesus restore you? How much more can God do with your story? JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give →https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

We spend so much of our lives trying to find peace. A better job. More money. The right relationship. A more comfortable life. But sometimes what we call peace is really just convenience. Romans 5 shows us a deeper kind of peace that is not based on our circumstances or even our feelings. It comes from knowing that through Jesus, we are at peace with God. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give → https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

Shame tells us to try harder. The gospel invites us to believe differently. In this message from Romans, we discover that we don't behave our way out of shame. We believe our way into the freedom Christ has already secured for us. Because before God changes the way we live, He changes where we stand. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give → https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

What if the greatest sermon you'll ever preach isn't with your words? It's with your life. In this message from Romans 2, we explore the invitation to live with integrity, practice what we preach, and pursue the kind of transformation that only the Holy Spirit can produce. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give → https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

We all tell ourselves stories. "I'm not as bad as they are." "My sin isn't that serious." "I'm doing enough." In Romans 2, Paul lovingly exposes the lies we believe about ourselves, others, and God. Because before the gospel can transform us, it first has to tell us the truth. The good news isn't that we're better than we thought. It's that Jesus is better than we imagined. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.com/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.com/pathway Give → https://www.onechurchnw.com/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

What happens when we forget how much we've been forgiven? Judgment grows. Wonder fades. Grace becomes harder to give. In Luke 7, Jesus reminds us that people who never get over grace become people who freely extend it. Because when we truly understand what He's done for us, it changes the way we see everyone else. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.co/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.co/pathway Give → https://www.onechurchnw.co/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw

Some battles can't be won with strength alone. Depression. Fear. Temptation. Discouragement. Ephesians reminds us that the greatest fight of the Christian life isn't against flesh and blood. It's the daily decision to trust Jesus, stand firm in our identity, stay close to the Father, and keep our eyes fixed on Him. This message explores three simple but powerful postures for spiritual warfare: stand, pray, and praise. JOIN US THIS SUNDAY Plan a Visit (Seattle, WA) → https://www.onechurchnw.co/visit Next Steps → https://www.onechurchnw.co/pathway Give → https://www.onechurchnw.co/give FOLLOW ALONG Instagram → / onechurchnw TikTok → / onechurchnw