Critical Characteristics of a Christian Influencer (Part 4)
February 15, 2026 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:28–32
In our text, Paul gathers the Ephesian elders to say goodbye and encourage them one last time. As we overhear their conversation, we learn what it looks like to be a healthy disciple of Jesus making healthy disciples of Jesus. We see the critical characteristics of a Christian influencer. This morning we see that Christian influencers “shepherd others” and “center on the gospel.”
Critical Characteristics of a Christian Influencer (Part 3)
February 8, 2026 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:28–32
In our text, Paul gathers the Ephesian elders to say goodbye and encourage them one last time. As we overhear their conversation, we learn what it looks like to be a healthy disciple of Jesus making healthy disciples of Jesus. We see the critical characteristics of a Christian influencer. This morning we see that Christian influencers “watch themselves.”
The Attitude That Costs You—And Saves You
February 1, 2026 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 4:1–6
When you live for Jesus, expect rejection from the world—but rest in God’s final verdict.
Critical Characteristics of a Christian Influencer (Part 2)
January 25, 2026 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:17–24
In our text, Paul gathers the Ephesian elders to say goodbye and encourage them one last time. As we overhear their conversation, we learn what it looks like to be a healthy disciple of Jesus making healthy disciples of Jesus. We see the critical characteristics of a Christian influencer.
Critical Characteristics of a Christian Influencer (Part 1)
January 18, 2026 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:17–38
In our text, Paul gathers the Ephesian elders to say goodbye and encourage them one last time. As we overhear their conversation, we learn what it looks like to be a healthy disciple of Jesus making healthy disciples of Jesus. We see the critical characteristics of a Christian influencer.
“All” In on Prayer
January 4, 2026 • Nick Weber • Ephesians 6:18
Four times in this single verse Paul uses the word “all” with reference to prayer. He calls us to pray “with all prayer” “at all times” “with all perseverance” “for all the saints.” So let’s go “all” in!
The Christian's Past, Present, and Future
December 28, 2025 • Joey Wang • Colossians 3:1–4
Because we have been raised with Christ, we can now pursue Christ, as we wait for His (and our) glory when He returns.
For God So Loved the World: A Christmas Reflection on a Familiar Verse
December 21, 2025 • Nick Weber • John 3:16
The first gift of Christmas wasn’t what Santa gave that little boy up at the North Pole in The Polar Express. Neither was it what the Magi brought to lay at the young Jesus’ feet. It’s what God gave to us there in Bethlehem: his only Son!
Portrait of the Kingdom of God
December 14, 2025 • Chris Keener • Matthew 5:3–12
Subjects of the Kingdom of God willingly and gladly submit to the reign of Jesus. They always come in the wrapper of humility, often accompanied by suffering. The Kingdom grows through meekness, patience, and faith, not by force.
The 20/20 Vision
December 7, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:20
In Acts 20:20, we see that the church was meeting in "public" spaces and "from house to house”—in larger gatherings and smaller groups. Such a dynamic is critical to the health of the church and the individual. If we are to see and show Christ rightly (i.e. with "20/20" vision), we need both!
If a Sermon Could Kill
November 30, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 20:7–16
On the surface, this story is a bit funny, but truly it frames some very deep theological truths. It all centers on the resurrection of Christ. In these verses we see: (1) A Resurrection Pattern, (2) A Resurrection People; and (3) A Resurrection Power.
From the Cross to the Throne: Jesus' (and Our) Victory through Suffering
November 23, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:18–22
Because Jesus suffered, rose, and now reigns, we can have hope and follow Him from the cross to the throne as we’re reminded of His saving grace through baptism.
“No Little Disturbance”: When Jesus Messes Up Your Life
November 16, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 19:21—20:6
To be sure, Jesus is going to make a mess of our lives . . . because he loves us. He puts his finger on idols and things that need to change if we’re to be spiritually healthy and right with God. Some people respond with submission, trusting his heart and hand. Others respond with rage and fight against him. What will you do?
Burn the Books!
November 9, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 19:8–20
We all want more of God’s power in our lives. But do we know how to get it? This text shows us the way!
The Voice Within: The Role of the Conscience in the Christian Life
November 2, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:15–16
God has given each of us a conscience, when properly guided by the Spirit, shaped by God’s Word and rooted in the Gospel, to help us to live in integrity, holiness and love for Him and with others.
We Can’t Do This Alone
October 26, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 18:18—19:7
At the very core of our identity as the church, as disciples of Jesus, we are to be a community of fellow-learners—people committed to learning from one another about him and helping others learn about him as well.
“I Have Many in This City”
October 19, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 18:1–17
As Christians, we are not just saved by Jesus, we are also sent by him. In our text today, we discover a number of things we ought not to be if, in fact, we want to be a church on mission like these early Christians.
If Paul Came to the Bay: Learning to Reach Our City Like Paul Reached Athens (Part 2)
October 12, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 17:16–34
In some ways, modern day Silicon Valley is like the ancient city of Athens. It’s a cultural center filled with some of the world’s brightest minds doing some of the most significant work. And yet it’s also one of the most unchurched and biblically illiterate places in the country. Therefore, as we watch Paul attempting to reach Athens, we learn what it might look like for us to reach the Bay Area.
The Unexpected Blessing of Suffering
October 5, 2025 • Joey Wang • 1 Peter 3:13–17
The Christian faith doesn’t exclude suffering but includes it. It doesn’t call us to avoid or delight in suffering. Rather the Gospel helps us to see suffering as a (unexpected) blessing of opportunities to honor Christ!
If Paul Came to the Bay: Learning to Reach Our City Like Paul Reached Athens (Part 1)
September 28, 2025 • Nick Weber • Acts 17:16–23
In some ways, modern day Silicon Valley is like the ancient city of Athens. It’s a cultural center filled with some of the world’s brightest minds doing some of the most significant work. And yet it’s also one of the most unchurched and biblically illiterate places in the country. Therefore, as we watch Paul attempting to reach Athens, we learn what it might look like for us to reach the Bay Area.
