The Place Advent Begins | Advent 2024 Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

December 15th, 2024  |  35 mins 44 secs

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Pastor Rich explores the Advent story of Zechariah. We look at the ways God shows up in his life, which has implications for the ways God shows up in our lives. We focus on themes of waiting, God's grace, and the limits of human potential that open us up to God's power.

The Inkeeper & Scandalous Hospitality | Advent Series 2024 | Pastor AJ Sherrill

December 8th, 2024  |  38 mins 26 secs

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This Sunday, we celebrate the second week of the Advent season. Advent is a time of preparation and waiting for God's coming in Christ. Each Sunday during Advent, we examine four biblical characters who help us prepare our hearts for Christmas. This message focuses on the innkeeper in the nativity story.

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Pointing to Jesus | Advent 2024 Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

December 1st, 2024  |  40 mins 21 secs

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This Sunday, we celebrate the first week of the Advent season. Advent is a time of preparation and waiting for God's coming in Christ. Each Sunday during Advent, we will examine four biblical characters who help us prepare our hearts for Christmas. This message focuses on John the Baptist and how he points us to Jesus.

Resisting the Politics of Fear | Faith and Politics Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

November 19th, 2024  |  35 mins 48 secs

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In this sermon, Pastor Rich leads us to consider the ways fear is used as a strategy to perpetuate hostility and division and how we can learn to love in ways that resist fear and promote healing.

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Putting God On Display In Polarizing Times | Faith and Politics Series | Jason Gaboury

November 10th, 2024  |  31 mins 44 secs

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God invites us to resist polarization by remembering who we are in Christ, focusing our anger in healthy ways, pursuing what’s right, and putting God on display. In part 2 of our #faithandpolitics series, New Lifer Jason Gaboury focuses on what it means to bear witness to Christ in a time of political division.

Is Christ Divided? | Faith and Politics Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

November 5th, 2024  |  28 mins 55 secs

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This is part of a three-week series on Faith and Politics. Pastor Rich opens the series having us focus on what it means to bear the marks of Christian maturity in a culture of political division.

Practicing the Presence of People | Slow Motion Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

October 27th, 2024  |  54 mins 13 secs

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In Part 5 of our Slow Motion Series, Pastor Rich preaches on the theme of "Practicing the Presence of People". Looking at the life of Jesus we explore the ways we are called to connect our life with God to the practicing presence with people.

Self-Reflection in a Culture of Self Absorption | Slow Motion Series | Pastor Sherin Swift

October 20th, 2024  |  47 mins 37 secs

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Pastor Sherin continues our Slow Motion series by exploring how self-reflection is a critically important part of our prayer life and how it opens up space for transformation.

Scripture Meditation in a Skimming Culture | Slow Motion Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

October 13th, 2024  |  47 mins 38 secs

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This Sunday, we continue our Slow Motion series. Pastor Rich leads us through Psalm 1 as we explore what it means to slowly meditate on scripture. As we meditate, there are a number of promises God offers us.

Contemplative Prayer | Slow Motion Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

October 6th, 2024  |  35 mins 9 secs

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Pastor Rich continues our Slow Motion series. We explore why contemplative prayer is one of the most important practices to remain close to God and faithfully live in the world.

Contemplative Rhythms for an Exhausted Culture | Slow Motion Series | Pastor Rich Villodas

September 29th, 2024  |  32 mins 27 secs

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Pastor Rich kicks off our Slow Motion series with a word on the violent pace we often live. In Mark 1, we learn from Jesus what it means to prioritize a slowed-down spirituality.

Our 5-week series, Slow Motion, explores five practices to help us slow down our lives to be with God, ourselves, and others.

Here For The Next Generation | NextGen Sunday | Pastor Rich & Rosie Villodas

September 22nd, 2024  |  38 mins 28 secs

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In this message, Pastor Rich and Rosie share their hearts for what God has for us as a community as we seek to form Christ-followers in this generation.

Deep Roots, Strong Foundations | Vision Sunday 2024 | Pastor Rich Villodas

September 15th, 2024  |  45 mins 16 secs

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This Vision Sunday message revisits who God has called us to be as a community and what God has for us in the coming year.

3 Important Questions | Practical Faith | Pastor Rich Villodas

September 8th, 2024  |  34 mins 36 secs

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Text: James 5:13-19

This Sunday, we conclude our summer series through the book of James. We focus on 3 important questions that can significantly impact the quality of our lives if we step in the direction God calls us to.

Life Changing Christ Encounters | Dr. Ron Walborn

September 1st, 2024  |  38 mins 25 secs

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Guest speaker and Executive Director of Urban Initiatives for Asbury Theological Seminary, Dr. Ron Walborn delivers a message titled "Life Changing Christ Encounters", exploring how encountering Christ in a fresh way prepares us to become a Christ encounter for others.

A Faith That Works Justice | Practical Faith | Pastor Andre Grey

August 25th, 2024  |  35 mins 51 secs

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In this message, Pastor Dré focuses on faith and justice. In Chapter 5 of the Book of James, we see that James offers a prophetic lament that gives a warning to the rich oppressors and hope for the marginalized.