Mark Niethammer preaches on perspective. Perspective changes everything. Two people can look at the same cloud and see two completely different images. Grace looks at the world differently. When God does something beautiful in front of us – what do we see? Do we see the possiblity that grace may be breaking into the world in ways we did not expect?

Preaching text: John 9: 1-41

Sara Olson-Smith preaches on mattering. Every human being has a deep need to matter — to feel valued and to know their life has purpose and meaning. Yet many of us struggle to believe this, drowned out by voices that make us feel invisible, cast aside, or beyond redemption. The good news of Jesus is simple: you matter, deeply and completely.

Preaching text: John 4:5-21, 25-30, 39

Maddy Tyler preaches on trust. Being "born again" is not a rebirth but a spiritual transformation. John 3:16 reveals God's plan — sending Jesus to live, die, and raise the world into something new. To truly believe is more than agreeing to facts; trust is relational, a willingness to rely on what we know to be true.

Preaching text: John 3:1-17

Katy Warren preaches on temptation. Sometimes temptation isn't a clear line we knowingly cross — it's a slow, subtle drift that pulls us away from our center before we even realize it's happening. We find ourselves lost in anger or resentment, wondering how we got there, having forgotten who we are and who we want to be. We have been named children of God, yet how easily we are lured into living like it isn't true.

Preaching text: Matthew 4:1-11

Sara Olson-Smith preaches on God’s love. Jesus is God's glory packaged in human form—making the invisible God visible to us. God's presence isn't reserved for mountaintop moments when life feels good; Jesus bends down into our worry and grief, carrying divine light into our struggles and sorrows. Jesus breaks into the world's despair with radiant, unstoppable love.

Preaching text: Matthew 17:1-9

Mark Niethammer preaches on showing up. You are salt and light—preserving life, revealing truth, enabling growth—but only when shared with others. Jesus calls you to show up and use what you already have, because the world needs exactly who you are. There is no single way to be salt and light; you become it simply by living it out.

Preaching text: Matthew 5:13-20

Katy Warren preaches on the Beatitudes. In the midst of chaos, what it would mean if we embraced a radically different way of living—one defined not by self-interest but by how well we love each other. Drawing on Martin Luther King Jr.'s concept of "dangerous unselfishness," we can navigate through difficult times by choosing to think and live differently. God invites us into faithful lives where peacemaking and genuine care for one another become our defining characteristics.

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Preaching text: Matthew 5:1-12

Sara Olson-Smith preaches on the power of God. Rather than worldly strength, God's true power lies in the willingness to suffer and die for others—the ultimate act of love and sacrifice. We are all equal in our need for God's grace, each carrying unique gifts, and are called to unite across our differences as a community that brings love and warmth to one another and our neighbors. We are all bearers of God’s divine mark.

Preaching text: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18