The wellspring of love
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

The wellspring of love

Romans 6:1-10

The world is a broken place, but there is a profound reality that gives a deep hope in the face of any and every circumstance. It has been the source of hope for God's people for over 2,000 years and can be yours also. Want to know what it is?

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The wellspring of living
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

The wellspring of living

Romans 6:1-10

The world is a broken place, but there is a profound reality that gives a deep hope in the face of any and every circumstance. It has been the source of hope for God's people for over 2,000 years and can be yours also. Want to know what it is?

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A wellspring of sharing
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

A wellspring of sharing

Philippians 2:1-11

In our search for meaning, significance, success, we are each longing for transcendence. But the way up is down. None of this can come through our usual means of hustle, intellect, power, or wealth. We won't find ourselves in gaining, but in losing. This is what Christ shows us.

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Our wellspring of love
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

Our wellspring of love

John 10:22-33

If there is a God what is God like? Is God a maniacal tyrant, demanding obedience and subservience? An absent clockmaker? Or something worse? Is there any way to know? A long held Christian confession can help us navigate these important questions.

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This is everything
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

This is everything

We’ve had to ask hard questions about faith over the last few years. And we’re left wondering if there's anything worth saving? Or maybe better yet anything that can actually save us? Is there a spring of life in this wasteland of death?

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What’s the point of praying?
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

What’s the point of praying?

Why should we even pray? Especially if God already knows what we're going to ask, what's the point? The Psalm's answer will completely redefine prayer and it's place in our lives.

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The Silence of God
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

The Silence of God

How do we pray when faced with the unthinkable? More than this, how do we pray when it seems like our prayers are met by silence?

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Where to begin with prayer
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

Where to begin with prayer

Ready to pray but don't know where to start? The Psalms show us. Whether you've never prayed, or have prayed your whole life, they teach and train us in prayer like nothing else.

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Hope matters.
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

Hope matters.

We want to be a place of radically inclusive hope. But what exactly do we mean by hope, and why does it matter?

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A radical new way to live
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

A radical new way to live

The Spirit of Jesus led the earliest church into a counter cultural way of living that was beautiful and redemptive. But Jesus invites us to do the same. We can begin to actually experience the radical and transformative communion with God and one another we're made for.

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Honoring her story
Mark Guest User Mark Guest User

Honoring her story

Women have been active participants in the church from its earliest moments, yet we often overlook their irreplaceable contributions. Today, we recognize and honor the stories of three women who helped establish the church in its earliest days.

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A wild story of God’s radical inclusion.
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

A wild story of God’s radical inclusion.

While the history of the Church as an institution is so often one of exclusion, de-humanization, and violence, the ongoing story of Jesus work in and among the Church by His Spirit is a story of radical inclusion. Buckle up.

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Who we are.
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

Who we are.

The depiction of the fall of humanity in Genesis 3 is one of the most devastating passages in all of scripture. And today, it speaks to our reality that our situation is far more dire than we may realize, and the solution is far more beautiful than anything we could ever imagine.

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Is God mad at me?
Mark Brandon Alred Mark Brandon Alred

Is God mad at me?

The depiction of the fall of humanity in Genesis 3 is one of the most devastating passages in all of scripture. And today, it speaks to our reality that our situation is far more dire than we may realize, and the solution is far more beautiful than anything we could ever imagine.

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