What is our vision and idea of heaven?  Many pop culture misconceptions about what heaven is can flood our imagination, but what does Jesus say about heaven? In the Gospels, heaven is mentioned 126 times.&n...

Last week’s sermon was about how God interrupts his people as individuals to call us into deeper trust.  This week, we look at the church and see how disruption is a consistent part of our story.  The Body of Christ ...

Nobody likes to be interrupted. Interruptions remind us that we’re not in control.But one thing we see clearly in Scripture: God interrupts.From creation, to Joseph, David, the disciples, and ultimately the Incarnation—...

Listening is essential to our relationship to God.  The Hebrew word for listen is SHEMA.  In Hebrew culture, there is an expectation to respond to what one hears.  It was a listen AND obey scenario.  Listen AND act.  In...

Let’s start with what the Kingdom of God is not.  It is not any modern nation, not Republican or Democrat.  It is not Christian Nationalism. We don’t build, bring, or extend the Kingdom of God.  But instead: <...