In today's message, we explore Jesus’ surprising invitation to trust God in the middle of suffering, not in spite of it. We consider the real strength of faith, the reality that following Jesus will include grief and hardship and how sometimes that cost is actually part of discipleship. Rather than avoiding pain, we consider what it means to lean into grief as a necessary and even meaningful part of being human. We also name the cultural pull toward comfort and how easily we opt out when things get difficult, even when Jesus is inviting us deeper. Ultimately, we look to Jesus as the one who meets us in our grief, offering not just teaching but his presence as we learn to trust him more.

In this message we continue our journey through the final week of Jesus’ life, using a scene from The Chosen to help us step into the moment of the Last Supper. Just after Judas leaves the table, Jesus gives a simple but profound command: love one another just as I have loved you. Before we can live that kind of love, we first need to root ourselves in the love revealed in the cross, where God’s glory is seen in sacrificial love. From that place we learn to love others through the words, works, wounds, and welcome of Jesus. This teaching invites us to experience God’s love more deeply and to reflect that love in the way we live with the people around us.

In this message, we continue our journey through the final week of Jesus’ life, using scenes from The Chosen to reflect on his words in Matthew 24. Jesus speaks about wars, suffering and the love of many growing cold, but he also invites his followers to live with hope and watchfulness as God’s kingdom breaks into the world. Are things getting worse, or better? In the tension of the “now and the not yet,” we discover that both are true. Jesus’ call is not to panic or withdraw, but to stay awake, to yearn for his kingdom and to participate in what God is doing even now.