Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 11:1-15
The gospel message is so much more than “you get to go to heaven when you die.” It’s not just spiritual salvation (though this is very good news indeed), it’s more than that — full and powerful participation in Jesus’ kingdom for each one of us.
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Mark 1:15-20
A lot of ink has been spilled on describing the gospel. Could it be that the gospel is actually as simple as the person of Jesus?
The King Jesus gospel Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Luke 18:18-30
Could it be that the gospel of Jesus — and with it, his vision of a salvation and eternal life — is bigger and more beautiful than what most of us have heard before?
The truncated gospel Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
1 Corinthians 15:1-8
Let’s unpack how beautiful the gospel message really is — the greatest news that you could ever hear or share.
Mike Chu // Teaching Pastor
Matthew 27: 32-35, 39-42 and Psalm 22
It is okay to tell God how hurt, scared, angry, or humiliated you feel. God can take it! Let’s explore the role of lament, or imprecatory, prayer.
Imprecatory prayer Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
1 Corinthians 2: 9-16
Did you know that God is speaking to you, and you can hear His voice? Prayer is not a one-way conversation. Find out how to truly listen for the voice of God.
Cindy Comiso // Associate Pastor
Mark 5: 24-34
Imagine what God can do! Pastor Cindy Comiso leads us through a dialogical sermon devoted to the restorative practice of imaginative prayer.
Imaginative prayer Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Luke 11: 1-13
Prayer is a way we join with God to help bring His Kingdom into being here on earth. Let’s explore the gift of intercessory prayer.
Intercessory prayer Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Exodus 17: 8-16 and Matthew 18:18-20
An introduction to prayer: the process by which our hearts become aligned with what God wants to do, both in and through us.
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
John 8:2-11
We explore the radical gospel of Jesus that welcomes all of us, no matter our circumstances, and calls us to a life of belonging and obedience.
Neither do I condemn you Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Pastor Stephen Sharkey is joined by Mike Chu, M.Div, teaching pastor at Granite City Church; Greg Coles, Ph.D, author of Single, Gay, Christian and senior research fellow at the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender; and Brittannie Moroz, LMHC and trauma therapist affiliated with Sanctuary Church in Providence, RI to answer questions raised by the Sexual Formation Sermon Series.
Panel discussion plus Q&A Read More »
Greg Coles, PhD // Guest Speaker
Matthew 19:16-30
Greg Coles, author of Single, Gay, Christian, delivers a message that calls us to radical obedience and reminds us of the costliness of discipleship.
A different kind of happy Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Genesis 2:18-24
What is God’s design for marriage? We explore God’s blueprint for human flourishing as it relates to marriage, sex, and singleness.
Stephen Sharkey / Lead Pastor
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Do you believe that what you do with your body truly matters? Today we break down some of the lies that surround sex and move toward a better theology of the body.
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
2 Corinthians 10:1-5
Anything can be an idol when it gets more of our time and affection than Jesus. How do we put Christ back in his rightful place in our lives?
The idolatry of ideology Read More »
Michael Chu // Teaching Pastor
Genesis 3:1-7
What makes something good or bad — or even evil? We explore exactly what we lost in the Garden of Eden and how Jesus restores us.
It seems good to me Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Is there such a thing as truth? And if so, how can we know it? We explore the Bible as the powerful means by which we learn what’s true in our world.
Knowing right from wrong Read More »
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 7:24-29
There’s no getting around it: it’s not just what you believe but what you DO that matters. Life transformation is only possible when you go beyond hearing Jesus’ teachings and put them into practice.
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 7: 13-23
In the midst of all the conflicting messages we hear about what’s right or good in life, how do we separate out the truth of God’s Word and put it into action?
Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 7:7-12
Jesus summed up his radical teaching with the famous phrase “do unto others.” How can we take this Golden Rule and use it to live into a new way of being human — one in which we love others the way we want to be loved?
