What do we do when a wonderful season like Christmas meets us with complex issues? When loss and tragedy are thrust upon us? When frustration and grief hit us like a wave? When circumstances feel so overwhelming, we don’t know how we’ll overcome them? We fall back on this truth: God is with us, and he is faithful to his Word. Listen as Jordan Taylor teaches on "The God Who Is Promised."
The God Who Is Named
December 7, 2025
This message traces the long-awaited promise of God through 42 generations, all leading to the moment he takes on a name—Jesus—to bring salvation to the world. Be encouraged as you see how God’s character, authority, and love are wrapped up in the name he chose for himself. Take a moment to listen, as Hannah Colt shares from Matthew 1 on "The God Who Is Named."
Women's Christmas Coffee 2025
December 6, 2025
Our 2025 Women’s Christmas Coffee was truly beautiful. Nearly 700 women joined us on Saturday to shop the Marketplace, enjoy delicious treats, and savor warm, seasonal drinks.
But the true highlights of the morning were the Spirit-led worship of our King and the message from Professor Carmen Joy Imes. Carmen unfolded the richness of the gospel through Isaiah 9:6, reminding us that Advent reorients our hearts, renews our hope, and invites us to release our burdens to the God Who Has a Name—and that name is Jesus.
If you missed the event, we invite you to listen in. And if you were with us, enjoy revisiting the program and reliving the beauty of the day.
The God Who Is with Us
November 30, 2025 • Richard Cimino
As we enter Advent, we remember this truth at the center of our hope—Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. Before Bethlehem, before Creation itself, God’s heart has always been “with-ness.” The God who eternally exists in loving communion—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—moved toward us to bring us back into his presence.
Listen as Pastor Richard Cimino begins our Advent series, "The God Who Is."
The Beginning of the Passion of Jesus Messiah
November 23, 2025 • Char Brodersen
In this week’s passage, the religious leaders are scheming while Jesus is reclining. Our Savior knows what is coming, and we will see in the narrative both his passivity and his sovereignty over all that is about to transpire.
But the thing that stands out the most in this story is Mark's presentation of Jesus, God’s Passover lamb, given for us to bring salvation and redemption to the world.
Watch as Char Brodersen teaches on the Beginning of the Passion.
Jesus At The End
November 20, 2025
In our final message of “Jesus In Between”, Hannah Colt takes us through the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. This is the ultimate transformative encounter, a reordering of reality for the people of God, and an invitation to move forward—knowing that our risen King has gone ahead of us.
The Tale of Two Temples and the Way of Faithfulness
November 16, 2025 • Char Brodersen
Chapter 13 is one of the most challenging passages in the Gospel of Mark. It bridges two significant sections, pointing us toward two endings: the end of the temple and the end of Jesus.
Jesus is speaking of destruction and end-times events, but he gives his disciples a place of confidence and absolute permanence. Jesus and his words are the only things that will stand and are absolutely certain in this world. Hold fast to him. He will never fail.
The Women At The End
November 13, 2025 • Mark 16:1–8, Mark 14:1–9, Mark 15:40, Mark 15:47
In today's message, Nicolette Walker pointed us to the example of passionate devoted worship to Jesus shown through the women who worshiped him before His crucifixion, were faithful to him during Him crucifixion, and served him even after He had been crucified. The lives of these women had all been transformed by Jesus, and they followed Him to the very end. In the same way, may the transformation that Jesus has brought to our lives compel us to devotion to and passion for Him.
YHWH Visits the Temple, the Teachers, and the Treasury
November 9, 2025 • Char Brodersen
What Gets God’s Attention?
As we come to the end of Mark chapter 12, we witness a beautiful moment in Jesus’ ministry. In the midst of crowds and commotion, he draws his disciples’ attention to an act of faith—one that might easily be overlooked, both then and now. Listen as Char Brodersen unpacks this scene and invites us to consider what truly gets God’s attention.
In-Between Stories
November 6, 2025
In today’s installment of “Jesus In Between”, Trish Kulcsar, Priscilla Garcia, and Cheryl Brodersen share their experiences of meeting Jesus in the “In-Between” moments of their lives, and how He has been working in their own individual hearts and circumstances.
Recapturing the Cosmic Messiah
November 2, 2025 • Char Brodersen
In Mark 11, Jesus turns the tables—quite literally—as he enters the temple marketplace. Then, in chapter 12, he is met with a barrage of questions from the religious leaders who were seeking to stump him. But in our passage this week, the tables turn once more—this time figuratively—as Jesus begins asking the questions.
Listen as Char Brodersen tackles this sometimes puzzling passage, which reveals Jesus as our true and rightful King, the One who conquered death once and for all.
The Greatest Commandment and the Way of Jesus
October 26, 2025 • Char Brodersen
As we continue through chapter 12 of Mark, we come to the final question posed by a religious leader: what is the greatest commandment? In his response, Jesus beautifully links the love of God and love of neighbor, declaring, “There is no commandment greater than these.”
So what does that mean, and what does this love look like practically in the life of a disciple? Listen and see as Char Brodersen continues our series, "Further Up, Further In."
The Men At The End
October 23, 2025 • Richard Cimino • Mark 15:42–47
In today's message, Richard Cimino takes us deeper into the story of one of the men who was there with Jesus at the very end: Joseph of Arimathea. Through his story, we are reminded that discipleship to Jesus begins with Christology: who He is and what He has done.
The Resurrection and the Power and Faithfulness of God
October 19, 2025 • Char Brodersen
As we continue in Mark, we move closer to the climax of the Gospel. In this week’s passage, Jesus is again challenged by the religious leaders. As they seek to trap him, he responds by telling them they are in error, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. Jesus then speaks of his Father as not being the “God of the dead, but of the living.”
Listen as Char Brodersen reminds us that our God is unchanging—he still speaks, still saves, and still brings resurrection life!
The Unlikely Company of Jesus
October 16, 2025 • Keilah Gaviria • Mark 15, Mark 2, Mark 5, Mark 7, Mark 10
Jesus' group of followers were a bit of a ragtag group, and that's how it was meant to be! In Mark 2 He said that He had come for those who knew their deep need for Him, not for those who thought they had it figured out. As we studied these stories of people who were outsiders and made insiders, Keilah reminds us to remember how Jesus has done the same for us. We have experienced Jesus' compassion, mercy, and humility for ourselves; we have been made whole. Our goal is to do the same for others: point back to Jesus, share how He has transformed us, and pray for the transformation of those around us.
The Politics of Jesus
October 12, 2025 • Char Brodersen
To whom do we owe our allegiance? This seems like an easy question with an equally simple answer. But in this week’s passage, Jesus once again faces the religious authorities as they attempt to trap him with a clever trick question.
Char Brodersen shares that Jesus has his own politic—his own kingdom—that he is bringing into being through his life, death, resurrection, and ascension to the right hand of the Father. This kind of life and way of being taught in the Sermon on the Mount is seen in the way that the Early Church lived in community as a witness to the kingdom of God.
The Powerful
October 9, 2025 • Mark 2, Mark 3, Mark 7, Mark 10, Mark 15
In today’s message, we are continuing through Mark focusing on Jesus’ encounters with the powerful. Margaret Lally reminds us that even the powerful had needs, though they weren’t immediately obvious. Grace is a gift freely and generously given to all, and received by those who know they need it! As we study the stories of the healing of the paralytic, the healing of the withered hand, and Jesus’ dinner with tax collectors and sinners, we see that even in the face of opposition, Jesus is simply being Jesus, doing Jesus things, and showing the character of God.
Identity, Authority, and the Way of Jesus
October 5, 2025
Jesus was secure in his identity as the beloved Son of the Father. In this week’s passage, we see him make bold proclamations, undaunted by the religious leaders who would soon call for his death on a Roman cross. He does not retaliate or escalate threats; instead, Jesus continues the mission the Father sent him on—to reveal God’s great love and salvation for the world. This is the way of our Savior, and we are called to follow it. Listen as Char Brodersen begins chapter 12 of the Gospel of Mark.
Relational Evangelism
October 2, 2025 • Colossians 4:2–6
As we reflect on our studies of both the powerless and the powerful in the Gospel of Mark, we have been seeking ways to reflect the compassion of Jesus to those around us. Bianka Mathus reminded us that, as followers of Jesus, His resurrection changed everything for everyone! We were encouraged to love others well, because there’s no better way to live, and to evangelize because there’s no other way to respond. Though this may feel daunting, Bianka showed us that often, the best place to start is with the person right in front of us. Listening well, expressing radical hospitality, seeking out ways to help the powerless, and committing to prayer for wisdom are all practical steps to pointing those around us to Jesus.
Mission Flows from Identity
September 28, 2025 • Char Brodersen
Mission begins with God, and we are partners with him in reaching the world with the good news. But what does that look like in our local context? Listen as Char Brodersen concludes our month-long Vision series with a message on Mission.
The Powerless
September 25, 2025 • robin lewis • Mark 5, Mark 8:22–26, Mark 9:14–29, Mark 10:46–52, Mark 1—3
In today’s message, Robin reminds us of the powerful truth that Jesus is Jehovah Rophe, “the one who heals". As we explore the encounters that Jesus had with various people, we see that their vulnerability drove them to faith—and we see the deep compassion shown to them by Jesus.
