Imitatio Christi: What it means to be whole
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

Imitatio Christi: What it means to be whole

Text: Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32

There is a plethora of self help advice out there centered on hacking your way to wholeness. But what if you already have everything you need to be whole?

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Imitatio Christi: In the Wasteland
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

Imitatio Christi: In the Wasteland

Text: Luke 4:1-13

Jesus journey towards the cross begins in a familiar place. Jesus shows us what it means to be human in the wastelands and wandering of life.

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The Marks of Christ
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

The Marks of Christ

Text: Galatians Galatians 6:1-18

The mosaic of Christ in the world is made up of a variety of people, cultures, ideas, and identities. But the Church will inevitably look like Jesus.

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A Transfigured Present
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

A Transfigured Present

Text: Galatians 5:1-26

God's gift does not guarantee us an easy life. It doesn't even guarantee us a happy life. What God's gift does offer us is a beautiful life.

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Peace of mind in the present
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

Peace of mind in the present

Text: Galatians 4:12-31

How does what Jesus is doing seep into our every day lived experience? Galatian’s uncomfortable allegory opens our eyes to the reality of our life with God, even in this present chaos.

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The gift you keep refusing
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

The gift you keep refusing

Text: 3:19-4:1-11

So much of life is driven by our attempts to grab for ourselves what God freely offers as a gift. So what might happen if we actually accepted it?

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Trusting in the Crucified Messiah
Todd Parish Todd Parish

Trusting in the Crucified Messiah

Text: Galatians 3:1-18

God’s plan to undo the fracturing of humanity has always been to create a people marked by faith. This faith is not about being intellectually right but about trusting—entrusting ourselves to the crucified Messiah who is bringing blessing to all the nations of the earth.

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The Word Became Flesh and Dwells Among Us
Chantal Avery Chantal Avery

The Word Became Flesh and Dwells Among Us

Text: John 1:6-14

We expect God’s glory to be in power and might, but Jesus reveals in His humanity and divinity His glory by being lifted up through suffering and death.

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The Light Shines in the Darkness
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

The Light Shines in the Darkness

Text: John 1:1-5

As we reflect on this past year and pray about the year ahead, we are reminded of the overarching truth that the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not overcome it.

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Advent Tears Us In Two
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

Advent Tears Us In Two

Text: Luke 3:7-18

Preparing the way of the Lord means acknowledging the darkness without and within. Doing so will mean drawing this one fundamental conclusion…

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Someone greater than you is coming
Chantal Avery Chantal Avery

Someone greater than you is coming

Text: Luke 3:1-6

John the Baptist is standing in the wilderness, calling us to repent, for the one greater is to come and make all things new. We are then invited into Jesus' salvation and restoration, giving up the old to a life far better than we can ever imagine.

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Don’t Give Up Hope
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

Don’t Give Up Hope

Text: Luke 21:25-36

Ready to hope again? Hope is often something overlooked (or abandoned) in post evangelical churches like ours. But Jesus’ insists that we be a strange people who hope when it seems like we have absolutely no reason for hope. And oddly enough, Jesus uses this truth to ignite our hearts to hope again.

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A Grateful Life
Brandon Alred Brandon Alred

A Grateful Life

Text: Luke 24:13-35

In our work of leading a Jesus centered life God encounters us and transfigures our resentment into gratitude.

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