With the rise of the Fantasy Football subculture, the fascination is no longer about one team or one game. Fantasy Football enthusiasts watch all the games, keeping track of all the players because each one has a direct impact on their fantasy team’s success. Join us as we look at Fantasy Football through the lens of scripture: looking at the team building process and how each team member’s unique gifts and passions contribute to the team’s ability to reach their goal.

Talking about the Holy Spirit can make people nervous. The Holy Spirit and the Trinity can be confusing. And to make things more complicated, the Bible uses a number of different words for the Holy Spirit. So how to we make sense of all of this? What does it mean and how does it relate to our lives? Join us for this three-week series as we look at the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

When it comes to trusting God, we all face barriers that can prevent us from trusting God as we should. Join us as we look at ways overcome these barriers and be trusting, obedient, gracious and generous in order to expand the church and the Kingdom of God.

We talk a lot about lives transformed, but what does that mean? What does a transformed life look like and how do we get there? It has to be more than the “life transformation” that is offered by the newest kitchen appliance or exercise machine. This weekend hear the stories of those who have been transformed, see them be baptized as a public announcement of their faith in Jesus, and party with them in the glowing result.

When it comes to your faith, are you hanging out in the shallow end of the pool? The Bible says that we are to grow to maturity in Christ. But what does that look like? The answer may surprise you. This weekend we’ll at what it really means to move beyond that which is shallow and to “go deep” in your faith.

Do you ever feel alone? Do you desire to have real relationships that you can share your life with? The reality is that we all long for these kind of friends. Join us for a new two-week series called “Disconnected” as we explore ways to get connected to others and build relationships.

We are starting a new series this weekend called Intervention. The series is based on the Old Testament book of Jonah. Jonah is great drama. It involves a man on the run, life-threatening situations, difficult decisions, and a surprise ending – and yes, a big fish! Most important, this little book (four chapters) has some profound things to say about a God who, out of his great love for us, is willing to “intervene” in our lives. Wherever you are in your own spiritual journey, we’re convinced you’ll find hope and help from Jonah.

In 1965 a half-hour Christmas show entitled A Charlie Brown Christmas first appeared on TV. Appointed director of the holiday school pageant, Charlie Brown ventures out with Linus to buy the perfect artificial Christmas tree. Instead they bring back a pathetic little tree…a real one. The whole experience leaves Charlie Brown feeling depressed and lonely…some of the same emotions that many of us feel as we navigate through the demands of a season driven by shopping, parties and expectations that often go unmet. Join us for a three-week series entitled “A Better Than Perfect Christmas” as we look at what it means to be real in a world preoccupied with the pursuit of perfection.

We’ve all made some pretty dumb decisions in our lives. For most of us there are chapters in the past we would like to rewrite. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to reverse the bad decisions of the past. But there is certainly no reason to repeat them either. Join us for a 4-part series entitled “Shortcuts” which focuses our attention on one question that has the power to fool proof our decision making from this point forward.

Love, the word so ubiquitous in our culture that it has lost much of its meaning. We love everything – our kids, our house, our new car, our favorite team, Starbucks coffee. What does it mean when we say we love something or when someone says they love us? What does love really look like? The advent (coming) of Christ into the world 2,000 years ago reminds us that love has a name – and his name is Jesus.