Shattered People, Rousing Word

Week 1

May 12, 2024 • Jon Morales • Isaiah 40

We all know the kind of person who has to make their own mistakes.

Raised in a good home, they still manage to land themselves on the wrong path—one plainly headed for trouble. Our hearts ache to watch a person we love dig themselves into a pit of addiction, abuse, or suffering. We long for the day they’ll “wake up” and return to what they know is right…but will that day ever come?

Join us this Sunday as our newest message, “Shattered People, Rousing Word,” reveals what each of us have in common the ones who’ve lost their way. Together, we’ll discover a hope for the prodigal in all of us.

A New Thing!

June 9, 2024 • Jon Morales • Isaiah 42:18—43:21

The 2018 film Beautiful Boy depicts the true story of a father’s struggle to redeem his son from the drug addiction that has torn their lives apart. Viewers grieve for a dad willing to give everything for his son, yet powerless to save him. We ache as the hope we once held gives way to despair. And we long for the happy ending that never comes. It’s stories like these that reveal a deep longing for our own happily ever after, and our yet-deeper fear that it won’t come. Join us this Sunday as our newest message, “A New Thing!” tells another true story—one of a different Father, and with a different kind of ending.

Stupidity of Idols, Supremacy of God, Satisfaction in Christ

June 2, 2024 • Charlie Koopman • Isaiah 41:21—42:17

“Prestige, power, privilege—at what price?” The closing words of Psychology Today’s “The Problem with Rich Kids,” this question is a response to startling findings about the effects of affluence on the next generation. After more than a decade of research, the author reports disturbingly higher rates of substance abuse, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, cheating, and stealing among wealthy youth, as compared to their lower-income peers. Studies like these beg the question, does money really buy happiness? Join us this Sunday as our upcoming message, “Stupidity of Idols, Satisfaction in Christ,” challenges us to exchange empty promises and cheap substitutes for the real thing.

Can Your Life Turn Around?

May 26, 2024 • Jon Morales • Isaiah 41:1–20

There’s power in a good pep talk. A coach’s half-time huddle changes the course of the game. An officer’s rallying cry turns the tide of the battle. A politician’s address inspires a nation. And a father’s reassurance gets two skinned knees back up on the bike. Browbeaten by fear and shame, there’s only one thing that gives us the strength to try again: Hope. Join us this Sunday as our upcoming message, “Can Your Life Turn Around?” speaks a word of hope to the weary, anxious, and ashamed.