January 25, 2026 - Living the Story Series - Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the identity and vocation of humankind. What does it mean to be created as God's image? Humanity is given a royal status and a sacred calling - an inv...

January 18, 2026 - Living the Story Series - Dr. AJ Swaboda invites us to set apart one day each week for a special purpose: rest. Practicing rest is good news for our children, the foreigner and refugee, and all of creation. Having...

January 11, 2026 - Living The Story Series - Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the beginning of the Story of God. This creation narrative communicates the nature of God, the world, and humanity to God's people in the Exodus, the ...

January 4, 2026 - Living The Story Series -Jerell Carper kicks off our Living The Story series with some big picture questions. What is the Bible and how should faithfully we read it? How do we faithfully respond as those who pa...

December 21, 2025 - Anticipating Christ - Jerell Carper wraps up our Advent series with a closer look at the beginning of the good news according to John. The arrival of Jesus into our world shows us what God is like, shines light i...

December 14, 2025 - Anticipating Christ - Jerell Carper asks, "How do we respond with joy when we hear the good news?" In a holiday culture that manufactures joy with folklore or enchantment, Jerell invites us to search for joy in t...

December 7, 2025 - Anticipating Christ - Sam Adams invites us into Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones, a hopeless place with no signs of life. Yet in unexpected ways, God breathes life into this place through Jesus, who inv...

November 30, 2025 - Anticipating Christ - Jerell Carper invites us to look into the face of darkness while we lean into the face of hope. Living between the arrivals of Christ, we join the people of God in waiting for the light with...

November 23, 2025 - Christ the King Sunday Jerell Carper introduces the Liturgical Year by inviting us shape our yearly rhythms around the person of Christ. As we inhabit the still-unfolding story of God, we are formed into the imag...

November 9, 2025 - Ruth Part 5Jerell Carper concludes the book of Ruth by showing Boaz's shrewd tactics and costly faith that he employed to buy back Elimilech's land and restore the lineage of Naomi. The extraordinary faith of Ruth and ...

November 2, 2025 - Ruth Part 4 - Brianna Hines invites us to the threshing floor for a robust look into the strong and surprising character of Ruth and Boaz. Boaz proves faithful and Ruth proves noble as they challenge all of us to ...

October 26, 2025 - Ruth Part 3 - Julie Langenberg invites us to mirror the steadfast love of God, whether we find ourselves in a place of privilege and power or an outsider. Even when we don't realize, God is at work in our lives.

October 19, 2025 - Ruth Part 2 - Jerell Carper continues our series in the book of Ruth by looking at Naomi's faith within profound bitterness and Ruth's costly commitment to Naomi's wellbeing. We're reminded again that God's kingdo...

October 12, 2025 - Ruth Part 1 - Jerell Carper starts our series in the book of Ruth by giving us a look at the cultural and social context of the story and the ways in which the story of Ruth is a snapshot of the entire story of Go...

October 5, 2025 - Jerell Carper surveys the vision of Citizens Church Eugene, inviting us to wisely live with as fruitful locals of our neighborhoods and city. // Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost