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Join us this week as Mike discusses the foundational claim of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead in 1 Corinthians 15, showing that Christianity rises or falls on the historical reality of Jesus rising from the dead. In this message from the Foundations series, Mike examines 1 Corinthians 15 to show that faith is not blind wishful thinking. Grounded in minimal historical facts that even secular scholars accept, Paul’s early testimony points to three inescapable realities: an empty tomb, hundreds of eyewitnesses, and radically transformed lives. These historical pillars offer a solid anchor for our deepest questions about truth and identity. Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app. What happens when you confront the evidence for the resurrection head-on? Watch to discover how this single event in history can free you from your past, secure your future, and completely transform your life today.

Join us this week as Tyler discusses how we get home from the exile of our sin. Drawing from Ephesians chapter two, he reminds us that we were once dead in our trespasses and sins, following the course of this world, the prince of the power of the air, and the passions of our flesh. But God, being rich in mercy because of his great love, made us alive together with Christ. By grace we have been saved through faith as a gift, not by works, so that no one may boast. In Christ, God brings us near to himself and nearer to each other, uniting Jews and Gentiles as one people in his family. Just as the father ran to the prodigal son while he was still far off, God runs to us through the blood of Jesus. Will you come to your senses and receive this life-changing gift today? Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

In this Foundations series Q&A session, we explore how ancient scripture speaks directly to our modern struggles with faith, origins, and purpose. Looking closely at Genesis 1, we discover that the creation account functions as an artistic literary masterpiece designed to reveal God’s order and intent, rather than a modern scientific manual. When we stop forcing our cultural assumptions onto the ancient text, we find room for thoughtful reconciliation between scientific study and biblical authority, while recognizing human beings as the treasured caretakers of God’s world. Watch this video to discover what the phrase "let us make man in our image" reveals about spiritual warfare, divine purpose, and true Christian unity today.

Join us this week as Mike discusses the biblical theme of exile, showing that the Babylonian captivity is the archetypal picture of our human condition—we all live in a counterfeit Eden, longing for true home while hanging up our harps by the rivers. God’s unconditional promise through Abraham remains, yet Israel’s repeated unfaithfulness led to the exile warned of in Deuteronomy, revealing that the problem is not external oppressors or Babylon itself but the human heart that needs transformation. Jeremiah 31 promises a new covenant where God writes his law on our hearts, forgives sins, and brings us home. Jesus fulfills this by becoming the exile on the cross, paying the costly price with his blood so we who were far off are brought near as members of God’s household. Through repentance that owns the heart’s problem, baptism that dies to Babylon’s life, faith in his resurrection, and the Spirit’s indwelling, we receive a new heart and live as elect exiles seeking the city’s welfare. May this truth turn your eyes from the wrong hope to the gift of a new heart today. Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Join us this week as Mike discusses God's response to the world's brokenness in Genesis 15. After the nations were scattered in rebellion, God began a rescue through Abram, promising that through him and his offspring all nations would be blessed. The promise looked impossible. Abram was childless, afraid after rescuing Lot, and still waiting. Fear often becomes the catalyst for doubt. God answered with patience, not rebuke, and called him to count the stars. Abram believed the Lord, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Faith is trust in a saving God; it is not our grip that saves us, but the anchor we trust. In a covenant cut in blood, God alone passed between the pieces, vowing to be cut off if he failed and to remain faithful even if Abram did not. That vow is kept when Jesus is cut off for us, so the blessing comes by faith. While we wait, drive away the birds of prey and hold fast to the sure anchor. Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Join us this week as Pastor Tyler examines how our internal desires often lead us away from God’s design. Looking at the story of the fall in Genesis 3 and the concept of "desire paths," he highlights how humanity repeatedly chooses shortcuts over the creator's plan. The enemy uses familiar tactics—questioning truth, denying danger, and promising autonomy—to draw us into inadequacy, fear, and shame. Yet, even in humanity's deepest failure, God steps into our mess to offer a way back. How do you handle temptation when your desires pull you off course? Watch this message to discover practical steps to overcome struggle and experience the grace that bridges every fracture.

In this installment of the Foundations series, we explore the timeless account of Genesis 1 and our core human identity. True value does not come from social status, career achievements, or outward appearances. Scripture reveals that every human being bears the image of God, crowned with sacred dignity and appointed to bring order and flourishing to the world. What happens when we exchange this divine calling for modern idols like power, materialism, and approval? Watch to discover how embracing your true identity transforms your everyday work, restores fractured relationships, and frees you from the exhausting pursuit of proving your worth.

Join us this week as Mike discusses who God is from Moses’ encounter at the burning bush in Exodus 3. God is the self-existent I AM—real, independent, and unbound like fire that burns without fuel—unlike the regional gods of Egypt or any version we might shape by our preferences. He sees, hears, and intimately knows the sufferings of His people and comes down to deliver them. This holy God wants to be known as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, yet His presence is so set apart that a mediator is needed so we are not consumed. In Jesus, who claimed the name I AM, God redeems us from a deeper slavery to sin by taking our suffering on Himself. He then sends ordinary, unqualified people with the promise, “I will be with you,” transforming them for His glory. Turn aside and come see how He can do that in you. Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Pastor Mike concludes the summer series on the parables of Jesus by examining the end of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7. He reflects on a devastating flash flood in Nepal to show how easily a life built on a fragile foundation can wash away. True security does not come from superficial performance, career status, or wealth. Instead, it comes from listening to the words of Jesus and building directly on his authority. Watch this video to learn how to identify the voices shaping your daily decisions. Are you ready to let go of false identities, step through the narrow gate of surrender, and find a foundation that no storm can destroy?

In this message, Pastor Tyler explores the spiritual battle we face daily. Drawing from Ephesians 6, he highlights the physical and spiritual reality of girding our loins with the belt of truth. We live in a world that constantly distorts reality, making it easy to mistake people for our true enemy. By surrounding ourselves and our families with God's truth, we can recognize spiritual lies immediately and stand firm in our true identity in Christ. Watch to discover how to practically apply God's truth to your everyday life and family. How can you prepare for spiritual battles when you feel overwhelmed by daily distractions? Join us to learn how to stand firm in the victory that Jesus has already won for you.

Join us this week as Mike discusses who is at your table, exploring Jesus’ words in Luke 14 about places of honor and true hospitality. Jesus warns against seeking the highest seats, for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. He challenges hosts not to invite only those who can repay but the poor, crippled, lame, and blind, who will be repaid at the resurrection of the just. In the great banquet parable, many invited make excuses and miss out, while the master brings in the overlooked from the streets and highways to fill his house. This points to the kingdom feast for all who trust in the Lord for salvation, whose tears are wiped away and disgrace lifted. As those once spiritually poor and excluded yet invited by grace through Jesus’ own rejection, our tables can become a foretaste of that banquet. Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Join us this week as Rob discusses Matthew 25’s parable of the talents. A master entrusts varying talents to three servants according to ability, then leaves. The first two invest at once and double their amounts, each receiving “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.” The third hides his out of fear, misunderstanding the master’s character, and is rebuked as wicked and slothful, losing the talent and cast into outer darkness. In a series of parables about readiness for the return, this challenges us to examine the skills, gifts, and opportunities God has given us—missions, helping those in need, ministry involvement, meal trains, or sharing faith—and to act in faith rather than passivity. We long to hear those affirming words. How will you invest what the Master has entrusted to you? Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Join us this week as Paul Weiss discusses intentional eternal stewardship from the parable in Luke 16 of the rich man’s manager who was wasting his master’s possessions and shrewdly reduced the debts of others to secure a future welcome. The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness rather than dishonesty, observing that the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. Jesus calls us to make friends by means of unrighteous wealth so that when it fails they may receive us into the eternal dwellings, reminding us that one who is faithful in very little is also faithful in much and that no servant can serve two masters—you cannot serve God and money. As stewards of what is not our own, like parents caring for children for a short time, we are urged to pursue the kingdom with the same intentional planning we give earthly matters, living as children of light rather than darkness, saved not by good works but for them. Consider whether your life shows you are pursuing the kingdom like treasure found in a field.Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Join us this week as we meditate on the word from Matthew 13, where the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure in a field that a man joyfully sells everything to buy, or a merchant who sells all for one pearl of great value. This treasure is of immeasurable worth yet hidden when we seek lesser things, growing gradually alongside the world until the final separation of good from evil. Anyone can discover it, whether by stumbling like the day laborer or seeking like the merchant, and buying it means joyfully transferring allegiance from self and possessions to King Jesus. Jesus sold all for the joy of claiming us as His treasure. Those trained for the kingdom bring out and share its new and old riches. What will you release to possess this greater treasure? Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.

Join us this week as Tyler discusses how the kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field that becomes the largest of garden plants where birds nest in its branches, and like a little yeast that permeates three measures of flour to feed many. He contrasts this with the towering tree in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream from Daniel that was cut down because the king failed to give credit to God. Despite the early disciples’ flaws, quarrels, and the church’s ongoing struggles with disunity, shallow faith, and hypocrisy, God still grows His kingdom through wildly unqualified people, just as He did from Pentecost onward when thousands were added. Divine growth starts small and takes time, providing shelter and sustenance. We join in by recognizing our need for Jesus, sacrificing comfort for the kingdom, and trusting that only He changes hearts through small seeds of kindness, forgiveness, and shared meals. Watch on Youtube, Our Website - or listen on your favorite podcast app.