In Mark 12:28–34, Jesus cuts through the noise of life and reveals what matters most: loving God wholeheartedly and loving others faithfully. This command isn’t a checklist to complete but a relationship to live from. Though we fall short of lo...

Jesus reminds us that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.Resurrection hope isn’t just for the future—it changes how we live right now.

While earthly governments have a legitimate place, Jesus makes clear that everything bearing God’s image—our lives, loyalties, and hearts—belongs to Him. As the true image of the invisible God and King over all creation, Jesus calls us to give ...

In Mark 11:27–12:12, Jesus confronts the question of authority, revealing that everyone lives under something that ultimately guides their life. Through the parable of the tenants, our actions expose who or what we truly answer to, while God’s ...

In Mark 11:1–25, Jesus enters Jerusalem as the promised King, but reveals that true deliverance is not found in rituals or expectations shaped by circumstance, but in faith and relationship with Him. Jesus offers a better deliverance—one rooted...

When we lose sight of the finish line, we drift toward complacency—but the resurrection of Christ calls us to endurance and hope. To fully enjoy God, we must be fully transformed by Him, and that transformation will come in an instant, in the t...

Money is a good gift, but it makes a terrible god. Matthew 6:24 tells us we cannot serve both God and money. Solomon—who had immense wealth— testifies that it only left him wanting for more. Only Jesus, the giver of all good gifts, can truly sa...

Work is a gift—but it makes a terrible god. This week in Prepare Him Room, we reflected on how achievement and productivity can quietly replace Jesus as the source of our worth. Ecclesiastes reminds us that true joy isn’t found in what we build...

We’re all chasing something to make life feel full, but Ecclesiastes 2 reminds us that pleasure makes a terrible god. Solomon tested every form of enjoyment, success, comfort, and indulgence to see if anything under the sun could hold the weigh...

Ecclesiastes 1:12–18 reminds us that even the greatest wisdom and knowledge can’t satisfy the deepest longings of our hearts. Solomon discovered that chasing understanding apart from God only leads to frustration, pride, and grief. This Advent,...

Bartimaeus may have been physically blind, but he saw Jesus more clearly than anyone else. In Mark 10:46–52, he cries out for mercy, Jesus stops for him, heals him, and he immediately follows. Spiritual blindness creeps in when we cling to prid...

Jesus shows that true greatness isn’t found in status but in service. In Mark 10:32–45, He leads His disciples toward the cross and teaches that the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve—and to give His life as a ransom for many.

In Mark 10, Jesus teaches that only those who receive the kingdom of God like a child will enter it. The rich young man reveals how self-righteousness and self-reliance keep us from fully depending on God, while the disciples show us the beauty...

In Mark 10:1–12, Jesus lifts our eyes to see marriage the way God intended—from a man-centered contract to a God-ordained covenant. While the Pharisees treated marriage and divorce casually, Jesus points back to creation, reminding us that God ...

In light of what Jesus accomplished on the cross, we’re called to orient our lives around Him. That means choosing serving over status, Christ over credit, and exchanging pride for purpose. The greatest human to ever walk the earth became the l...

As we continued our series in Mark this week, we were reminded that God is with us both in the mountain-top moments of life and in seasons of deep grief and desperation. May we remember to stay near to the Father in both seasons and find fullne...

Even as believers, we’re prone to spiritual amnesia. When we forget Jesus’ past faithfulness, it can distort how we see His character—especially when life feels out of control. That’s why one of the most repeated commands in Scripture is to rem...

This week, College Ministry Resident Trent Marshall continued our series in the Gospel of Mark, teaching from Mark 8:1–26. In this passage, we see Jesus heal a little girl oppressed by a demon, reminding us that our deepest needs are His highes...

In Mark 7:1–23, Jesus exposes the futility of man-made religion. The Pharisees clung to rituals, believing they could make them clean, but Jesus makes clear the true problem isn’t dirty hands—it’s a defiled heart. No amount of scrubbing, no tra...

In Mark 6:30–56, Jesus feeds thousands with just five loaves and two fish and later walks on water, revealing Himself as the great “I AM.” The disciples had nothing close to enough, but Jesus took what little they offered and multiplied it unti...

This past weekend, Alex Leyva continued our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark. Sharing the good news can sometimes feel overwhelming, or like something we’re not qualified to do. But we were reminded that the gospel is more powerful than our ...

On the final week of our Core Values series, Doug Johnston walked us through our value of Out. We were reminded that God's call to join Him in spreading the good news of the gospel isn’t just a divine invitation—it’s imperative. God didn’t resc...

This week we explored our core value of In. As God's chosen people, we are made to live in gospel community that flows out of our identity in Christ. But what does that look like? It looks a lot like Jesus—showing compassion, walking in humilit...

This past Sunday, Alex Leyva continued our Core Values series by focusing on our value of Up: Spiritual Formation. So what exactly does spiritual formation mean? At its heart, it’s the transforming truth of the gospel that changes us and allows...