10-12-25

Many of us are living life at full speed, just trying to stay in front of the calendar and not be buried by business and responsibilities. And in the business of it all, there are many competing voices—social media, entertainment, podcasts, politicians, news agencies, friends, family, and even our own inner voice. Many of these voices seek to influence what will become our top priorities and more importantly, our identity. What if we discovered what Jesus said is the most important thing—and that actually became the most important thing? That would be a game changer! How do we do this? How do we wade through all of the voices and train our hearts to hear Jesus first? Are you willing?

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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10-05-25

Water. It’s one of the most ordinary things in our lives. We drink it, wash with it, cook with it—simple, everyday purposes. But in Scripture, water is never just ordinary. God takes this common element and uses it for extraordinary, even supernatural purposes. From the flood to the Red Sea, from the Jordan River to the ministry of Jesus, water becomes a symbol of cleansing and of crossing over. And both of those realities come together in baptism. Baptism is not just a symbol but a God-ordained reality: in Christ, we are washed clean from sin, and we are carried across—not only from darkness to light, or from impurity to holiness—but from death itself into life everlasting.

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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#fillthecitywithjesus

09-28-25

In light of the state of our hearts and our nation because of a shift that is happening all around us, we are taking a small pause from the Slow Burn series in order to care for our hearts. In preparing for our 7-day fast this week, we are talking about how these present difficulties are working maturity in us. Paul tells the troubled Corinthian church a great parable of the treasure that is inside of our broken bodies. He tells us of a great renewal and eternal weight of glory that goes beyond comparison—but this all takes place in the midst of hard times. In fact, Paul gives four counterweight statements of the battle that is happening around and within. He tells us the purpose of it all, as one who has personal experience, and shares the hope of it all.

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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#fillthecitywithjesus

09-21-25

This weekend, we gathered in anticipation to see our hearts fully set free and living in breakthrough. Jesus came to set our hearts free, and we tend to take Him at His Word. We made space to grieve, let our hurting hearts have space to mourn, and most importantly, connect them to a God who will restore us. As we looked through the book of Lamentations, it paralleled much of what we are seeing today: a city that is in ruins. As Jerusalem was in physical ruins, the spiritual condition of our cities is being destroyed by the slow erosion of sin. There is order to Lamentations’ structure, just as there is in our lives, but in the middle of our routines, we are interrupted with pain and disorder that sin brings. Yet in the middle of this poetic and well-ordered book, there is a heart cry of Truth. In 3:22-24, we are reminded that in the middle of the pain, God’s steadfast love never ceases. It’s truths like this that our hearts need to wait on, to listen intently to, so that in chapter 5, we can live out verse 21. Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored. That’s what we are going after: restoration for all that the enemy has stolen.

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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#fillthecitywithjesus

09-14-25

Keeping the fire in full flame, the gifts that God has given you are a response to His grace working in you. This week, we look at 2 Timothy again to gain a greater understanding of the grace of God–the activity of God. The grace of God is working inside of you as He reveals to you who He is in Scripture. This revelation of who God is reveals who you are and fuels great exploits even if it means suffering. Those hard times that come from doing good are working a greater purpose out in your life, a reinforcement of who you are, and a destiny from God.

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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09-07-25

In preparation for our 24 hours of prayer that will start on Friday October 3 at 6pm to Saturday October 4th, we are discussing the correlation between the flame that is inside of us and the stewarding of the physical fire that we will keep burning for 24 hours. Paul tells Timothy the three elements of the spiritual fire of God’s Presence within: the flame, honorable and dishonorable elements like gold, silver, wood, and clay (the fuel), as well as the breath of God (the oxygen). We need all three for the flame to continually be ‘fanned into flame’ because we have all received gifts from God. God has generously given us so much, and it’s our responsibility to steward those gifts. Let’s fan into flame the Presence of God within so that our city will be renewed in Him!

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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#fillthecitywithjesus

08-31-25

A consistent illustration for the presence of God throughout the bible has been fire. Even the interaction of the Israelites with God was like a fire, dubbed their “consuming fire.” Too often, the church today is more like a pilot light that is flickering under the wind of the world, instead of burning like the light that we are called to be. As we gather, we fan into flame others around us through prayer, worship, encouragement, community, and the Word. Let’s get back to the practices that keep the slow burn of God’s Presence in our hearts.

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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#fillthecitywithjesus

08-24-25

There is an ancient orientation of our hearts that sometimes gets lost in all the good works we do. It’s the central desire of our hearts. It’s the deepest longing of who we are to simply be with Jesus. We are strengthened in the LORD by spending time with Him, not just hours on end like a monk, but by taking the attention of our mind and our heart throughout the day to be turned towards God. When we pay attention to who He is and what He is doing, it allows our hearts to burn again. The love that we had at first often gets stifled by an increase of knowledge; let’s return to our first love, stirring our hearts in response to all that God has done. Let us not give responsibility to others for the lack of passion; let us not blame church hurts, busyness, or what others have done to us to dictate our love for God. The slow burn of our hearts is to manage our affections for God over our difficulties and distractions.

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Fill the city with Jesus. This is the vision not just for our church, but for our people. The city is not just a physical location, but a collection of our family members, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances. How can you bring Jesus to your city?

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