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Pastor Chris explores the concept of heaven through the lens of love as its defining characteristic. He encourages us to move beyond traditional, sometimes distorted imagery of paradise—like streets of gold—and instead envision heaven as a place of profound connection, healing, and being fully known and loved by God.

What do you do when the world feels like it’s falling apart? Guest preacher Leroy Barber shows us how setting our hearts and minds on heaven changes the way we live here and now.

What if we spent as much time thinking about heaven as we do about things on earth? Pastor Chris begins a new series on Heaven and invites us to see why imagining heaven changes the way we live, grieve, and care for the people around us.

There are so many voices in our culture trying to define what it means to be a Christian. Stereotypes, reductionism, and legalism can make us feel like we don't belong. Pastor Chris reminds us today that Jesus is the one who defines what it means to be a Christian, and that our primary goal is to make the invisible God visible to those we interact with every day.

What if imagination is one of the ways we practice hope? Continuing our Ordinary Glory series, Ericka Graham explores Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones and the invitation to see the world honestly while still imagining what God might make possible. Even in exile, grief, and circumstances that seemed beyond repair, God invited Ezekiel not only to hope for new life, but to participate in bringing it about.

What if some of the things we’re trying hardest to hold onto are actually keeping us from experiencing new life? Continuing our Ordinary Glory series, Ericka Graham explores Jesus’ invitation to lose our lives in order to find them. Through the paradox of crucifixion and resurrection, she considers our desire for control, the rules and expectations we create for ourselves, and the difficult work of surrendering what no longer leads to life.

We want to be a people who follow Jesus the way Dolly Parton did. Pastor Chris guides us through the way Dolly Parton lived a life of faith and implores us to follow in her example in how she loved and included all people.

Pastor Chris continues the “Ordinary Glory” series on discovering the sacred in everyday life, teaching that the good life is not achieved but received, enjoyed, and shared wherever you are.

We kick off a brand new series, Ordinary Glory, a series about discovering the sacred that's already present in your ordinary, everyday life. Pastor Chris Seay challenges the idea of "work-life balance," inviting us instead to live one integrated life, fully surrendered to God in every part of it.

What if we've become so focused on studying the Bible that we've forgotten how to experience it as a story? In this message from our A Faith for Today series, Josephine explores a different posture toward Scripture. Rather than approaching the Bible simply as a textbook, self-help manual, or collection of individual verses, we're invited to encounter it as one unfolding story of creation, covenant, Jesus, redemption, and new creation.

So many of us grew up believing God is a judge waiting to catch us doing wrong, but today, Pastor Chris walks through Zephaniah, John 21, and the story of Peter's greatest failure to show a different picture. A God who delights in you, sings over you, and meets you with breakfast on the beach when you fall.

What if sin is about more than breaking rules? In this message from our A Faith for Today series, Erika Graham explores a richer biblical understanding of sin—not simply as rule-breaking, but as "missing the mark." Rather than leading us toward shame or perfectionism, Scripture invites us to recognize our need for God's grace and continue aiming our lives toward the way of Jesus.

Guest preacher Leroy Barber explores a powerful parallel between financial identity theft and the spiritual identity theft happening to followers of Jesus today. Just as we protect our bank accounts and credit with daily vigilance, Leroy challenges us to guard our identity in Christ with the same intentionality — rooted not in culture, politics, possessions, or achievement, but in who God says we are.

After a devastating earthquake hit the region near Caracas, Pastor Chris and our team traveled to Venezuela to stand with our long-time partners and grieving communities on the ground. This week we hear directly from that trip: the loss, the prayers, the families living in tents, and the question that kept coming up: what actually makes the church the church? Then Lucho shares his own story. From worship leader in Venezuela to working without a salary for a year, to losing everything during the country's economic collapse, to food banks and a phone call that changed everything. It's a story about showing up uncomfortable and trusting God with what comes next.

In this message, guest speaker Dr. Ruth López Turley explores one of Scripture's most consistent themes: caring for our neighbors. Yet while the call to compassion is clear, the way of Jesus often challenges our assumptions about generosity, deservingness, and responsibility.