My dad grew up with three brothers. They were all close in age and, to put it mildly, a little rambunctious. Needless to say, he has stories. Stories I’ve heard over and over again.
When I was young, those stories were amazing to hear. I couldn’t get enough. I thought they were hysterical and, at times, unbelievable. Then, as I got older and the stories started to repeat, I thought they were annoying.
Now, those same stories are precious to me. They explain, in a strange way, who I am by reminding me where I came from.
I’m sure your family has stories too. Stories that have been told around the dinner table, passed down through generations, or repeated so many times that everyone knows what comes next. These stories shape us. They help define who we are and the world around us.
Jesus, like my dad, was a storyteller.
We often call His stories parables. Jesus used familiar, everyday things to teach profound spiritual truths. In the book of Matthew, Jesus used parables to help people understand God’s kingdom and how they should respond to it. These stories, like our family stories, have the power to shape us in significant ways.
This Sunday, we started a new series called “Kingdom Stories.” Over the next few weeks, we’ll look at the parables Jesus told in the book of Matthew and discover what they teach us about God’s kingdom and our place in it.
1 Sept 2026
Romans 15:14-21
Paul had a strange kind of ambition.
Not the kind that chases titles or applause. The kind that pulls him toward places where Christ hasn't been named yet.
In Romans 15:14-21, Paul tells the church in Rome exactly why he preaches where he preaches. He's not interested in building on someone else's foundation. He wants to go where the gospel hasn't gone.
That should unsettle us a little.
It's easy to let our faith get comfortable. To keep our witness inside people who already know. To call that "ministry" and leave it there.
But Paul's ambition wasn't about him. It was about who still hadn't heard.
This Sunday we're asking a simple question: who hasn't heard from you?
Not because you need to have all the answers. Not because you need a stage. Just because someone in your life — a neighbor, a coworker, a family member — is still waiting to hear it from someone who actually knows them.
25 Aug 2026
Romans 15:4-5 & 13
Hope isn't wishful thinking. It's what keeps us moving forward.
In Romans 15:4-5 & 13, Paul reminds us that the Scriptures were written to give us endurance and encouragement — so that we could have hope. And that hope doesn't come from our circumstances or our own willpower. It comes from "the God of hope," who fills us with joy and peace so that we can overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Life has a way of wearing us down. Discouragement is real. But we're not meant to press on by gritting our teeth and hoping things get better. We press on because our hope is anchored in Someone who never runs out of it.
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