Every now and then, it's helpful to reevaluate our commitments. Do we actually want all of the things we signed up for? Are we still "all in" on this routine—this relationship—this commitment? In this message, we wrap up our RE:DO series and look at some very challenging things Jesus said to his followers about commitment as we reconsider our commi…

What do you do when your love for something (or someone) has grown cold? What can you do when it feels like those embers of a once-blazing fire have died out? Is there any hope for a return of that spark that you once found so exciting?De către Chris Barras

Christ gave you a new chance: a do-over on your life, a chance to make things right. But where do you start? In this message, we will examine Jesus' countercultural teaching that challenges us to pull out of "business as usual" in American life and reorganize our priorities.De către Chris Barras

Don’t you wish you could redo some things in your life? Maybe a career choice, a relationship, or a move that you made? In this message, we will look at God’s ultimate redo that he offers to us. This is a chance to have a truly fresh start in life. This is a do-over, a redo, a rebirth.De către Chris Barras

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Are you a good person? How would you know? How do you make that call? In this message from Romans chapter 3, we will look at what it means to be truly good and the lengths God goes to help us actually be good.De către Chris Barras

Is being considered judgmental the worst thing you could be in America? It sometimes seems like it is. So, what does it mean when we think that God judges us? Is that worse? How do we handle this? In this message, we will look at a world where we all fall short and face God’s judgment.De către Chris Barras

Now and then, we find ourselves going down a bad road in life. And if we don't course-correct quickly enough, we can feel trapped, with nowhere to turn. In this message from Romans 1, we will talk about what it looks like to go down that bad road as a culture and as individuals and see some ways God has given us to escape the trap.…

The pillars of a building are the foundational structures that help hold it up. In the same way, our faith has pillars. This series will examine some of these pillars in the Book of Romans. In this message, we will look at the idea that we have been invited to be a part of God’s family.De către Chris Barras

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve talked about what it looks like to be both self-differentiated AND emotionally connected. But whenever you stand up for what you believe and attempt to remain connected to the people you love, others won’t always like what you do and say. They may even try to sabotage the good you are trying to create.…

Standing up for who we are and what we believe can help us be less anxious but also burn some relationships with others. The key is to remain emotionally connected to others even when we self-differentiate. In this message, we will examine how Jesus masterfully did this and how we can emulate him in our relationships.…

Sometimes, we have to stand up for ourselves. How do we do that well? It’s easy to do it and just be a jerk. You see examples of that everywhere. But what does it look like to make a healthy emotional stand for ourselves when people around us are pressuring us to act a certain way? In this message, we will look at how Jesus stays non-anxious by sta…

All the data out there shows that we are becoming more and more anxious. We are seeing a massive spike in anxiety in our society, particularly among younger people. What is driving that anxiety, and how can we be non-anxious? In this message, we will look at some of what the scripture says about anxiety and see how Jesus models peace amid stressful…

How often do YOU think about the Roman Empire? When Jesus was born, he stepped into the world of the mighty Roman Empire. And most people in that day were not good people or bad people. They were just like us: Regular people trying to get by. What did Jesus have for them? In this message, we will look at what the birth of Jesus meant for the rest o…

Have you ever felt like you don’t entirely belong? Like everyone else is somehow in on the secret to success, popularity, or fame - But you somehow didn’t get the memo? At some point or another, we have all felt like the odd one out, but there is good news for you: Jesus came to earth not just to save the good/wealthy/perfect people but to rescue t…

When Jesus came to earth he spent a lot of time ministering in and around Jerusalem. This famous city was full of some of the best religious people of that day. Jesus challenged them to rethink what it meant to be truly good. This Sunday, December 3rd, we will look at what it means to be truly good and see ways we can align our lives with God’s hea…

It is the season of gratitude! It’s a great time of year to give thanks. But what would happen if we got into a habit of giving thanks and showing gratitude all year round? And how would that actually change us? This week we will look at a Psalm of gratitude from King David and talk about some ways to build more gratitude into our daily lives.…

It doesn’t take much: a betrayal, a war, disappointments, lack of sleep. Any of it will make us have our doubts about ourselves or God. In this message, we will look at the role of doubt in our lives and strategies for using doubt to drive us into deeper faith.De către Chris Barras

Have you ever felt deeply in your soul that it's time to move forward? Whether it be moving forward from something that is not good for us, toward a better life, into a different career, or with a new life purpose... Sometimes where we are just is not working, and we need to figure out how to move forward.…

Loads of people talk about hearing from God. Do you ever wonder what they are on about? Can we even hear from God... really? How does that work? In this message, we will look in an unlikely place - Psalm 19 - to see how God communicates to us.De către Chris Barras

Sometimes, we find ourselves in a pretty hard spot. The economy has taken a downturn. We’ve messed up. We’ve lost a relationship. Things look pretty grim. Where can we go in times of trouble? In this message, we will look at three things God has given us as places of refuge when things go south.De către Chris Barras

Sometimes, we just know that we’ve blown it. We messed up. Made a mess. Need to make things right. How do we do that? What does it look like to really come clean? How can we be made right again and be healed? In this week's message, we will look at what it means to be made right again and heal after we've hurt others.…

Glancing at your social media will remind you that things are a little crazy. Sometimes, it seems like little sanity remains in the world. Where do we go when it feels this way? In this message, we will look at a Psalm that helps us recenter when things go off the rails.De către Chris Barras

Sometimes, we learn the most profound truths from song lyrics. We've all had that experience of a song that gets stuck in our heads but ends up reminding us of a real truth. In this series, "The Songs that Jesus Sang," we will look at the Old Testament book of Psalms. These Psalms or songs would've been very familiar to him, and he probably could s…

In a world where we struggle with our own bodies - the way they look, they feel, how we care for them - what difference does Jesus make to that? In this final message of the series, we will look at the man Jesus, who had a body like ours, and see how HIS body actually gives us hope for our own.De către Chris Barras

Do our bodies keep the score? There has been a lot of talk in the last few years about trauma and how it affects our bodies. In this message, we will look at the concept of trauma, how it affects our bodies, and how God can heal us in those places where we are most hurt.De către Chris Barras

Is there any topic in our current culture that is more controversial than gender? Between male and female roles in society, gender stereotypes, and transgenderism, a lot is going on in the Western world around this topic. In this message, we will look at what our bodies tell us about who we are as men and women and the implications for the gender c…

What is the main thing that motivates you, day after day? What drives you forward when nothing else will? What keeps you focused? And what happens when you find out that your number one priority... shouldn't be?De către TJ Owen

We all have desires that are deep within us. We don’t just want things with our brains. We want things with our bodies. What do we do with those desires? Are they good or bad? What do they tell us about who we are and how we were made? In this message, we will dive into those questions and learn how God designed us.…

If our bodies could talk, what would they tell us? Maybe they would tell us what foods they really want, or perhaps to move around a little more. Our bodies are trying to tell us some things if we are willing to dial in and listen. In this series, we will talk about how we view the body and what God has told us about what the body is and what it is…

Everywhere you look, there is division and dysfunction in our relationships. Whether it's a breakdown in the family, polarization in political views, or sports rivalries that turn violent - we see and feel the pain of relationship problems. God wants so much more for his spiritual family. He made us to be in loving fellowship with him and one anoth…

Whether it is snowboarding, knitting, or formatting excel spreadsheets: any new skill usually takes practice. But it's also possible to practice the wrong things and develop patterns that will ultimately harm us and the people around us. Join us this Sunday, August 6th, as we start to wrap up our Summer of Love series with a message called "Intenti…

What are you looking at? That’s usually a question people ask in a sort of annoyed tone. But it’s actually a good question (without the annoyance). What are you looking at? Because what you look at shapes, in part, what you will become. In this message, we will discover how John challenges us to look at Jesus, who we are in relationship to him, and…

We all desire to live the right way (however we define that), but we often encounter serious challenges. In this message, we will look at three things from the book of 1 John that John tells us will trip us up, and we will look at some ways to defeat them.De către Chris Barras

We all desire to live the right way (however we define that), but we often encounter serious challenges. In this message, we will look at three things from the book of 1 John that John tells us will trip us up, and we will look at some ways to defeat them.De către Chris Barras

Have you ever played a board game with someone who consistently bends the rules? Our internal sense of justice rages at the thought of cheaters prospering, lawyers defending a guilty party, or liars successfully hiding the truth. What is it in us that hates it when the bad guy gets away?De către Chris Barras

Have you ever played a board game with someone who consistently bends the rules? Our internal sense of justice rages at the thought of cheaters prospering, lawyers defending a guilty party, or liars successfully hiding the truth. What is it in us that hates it when the bad guy gets away?De către Rachel Woolard

Ever since we were little, we have been a little afraid of the dark. Maybe it is because of the unknown or because bad things happen under the cover of darkness. In this message, we will continue our study through the letter of 1 John and talk about what it means to walk in the light, in the truth, and in freedom.…

How much proof do you need to believe something? And what kind of proof is compelling? Do you have to have been there? Can you just read about it and believe it? Does eyewitness testimony matter? In this message, we will look at one of Jesus’s closest followers and the foundation he provides for our faith.…

What do God, plant parents, big emotions, Taylor Swift, cliffhangers, Doctor Who and grace have to do with our every day lives?De către Topher Lytle

We all love the idea of a do-over or a second chance. Or at least we love the idea of a second chance for ourselves. For other people? Not so much. In this message, we will look at Jonah getting a second chance to give an entire city a second chance. And we will learn something about the God who brings about redemption and hope.…

Have you ever heard a song on the radio and it fits your life EXACTLY? Especially when things go wrong - music has a way of expressing what is in our hearts that mere words just can't. This week at the Byrd Theatre we’re going to continue talking about the story of Jonah and what Jonah does when his life gets turned upside down and inside out. Here…

Are you the hero or the villain in your own story? If we are honest, we are not always the hero. Sometimes we blow it. And when we do, we tend to hide. We hide from others. We hide from accountability. We hide from God. In this message, we will look at the heart of God, who seeks after us even when we try to run away from Him.…

We all strive to break free from the cages that hold us back - either the ones put on us by family or friends, or the ones we impose on ourselves. But what if true freedom doesn’t come from being free from all constraints? Is there value in placing ourselves in a healthy kind of cage? In this message, we will look at a challenge from Jesus to stick…

What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything? Many people spend their lives seeking an answer to the deepest questions known to mankind, like this one. And what happens if you get the answer wrong? Fortunately for us, the Bible actually answers this question pretty clearly. Join us at 10am this Sunday, May 7th, as we talk about why eve…

One cage that many of us struggle to escape from is our own shame. We have negative thought patterns that relentlessly pull us down, and we don't know how to be set free. This Sunday, April 30, we will look at how shame can dictate our behavior, the reality of shame, and what the Bible says on how to deal with it.…

Many of us struggle to know who we are. We look to our parents, teachers, or friends to tell us - or try to look inside and “find ourselves.” God offers us a better way out of those identity cages. This Sunday, April 23, we will look at the letter of 1st Peter to find out who we truly are.De către Chris Barras