The second commandment shows that God wants more than our obedience; God wants our hearts.

The 10 Commandments are an invitation to covenant. That’s what God and the people were doing at Sinai: confirming a covenant. God has proven God's faithfulness and invites us to be faithful.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Rules somehow feel different when they are religious, don’t they? The words “thou shalt not” just have such weight. Religious rules can induce fear, and guilt, and judgment. Why did God choose to give us rules?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

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If God allowed Jesus to experience trials and temptations, what does that mean for us?由Dr. Charlene Friedman

AI creates new ethical questions at a time when people do not agree on basic ethics. When people do not agree on right and wrong, how can we agree on what’s right and wrong for AI?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What is truth? That’s the question of our age. Modernism says truth is objective, factual, separate from the observer. Postmodernism says truth is subjective, relative, in the eye of the beholder. Israeli philosopher Yuval Harari claims that many truths are intersubjective: we decide together what’s true. Now we have AI to tell us what’s true. Have…

Artificial Intelligence is poised to transform society. What might this mean for our lives, and our faith? Come to consider how our ancient faith is not only relevant but essential in an AI world.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Guest Rev. Martin Boardman reminds us that there is hope, there is renewal, and there are times of refreshing through Jesus Christ.由Rev. Martin Boardman

What do we do when we experience heartbreak? How can we seek healing?由Rev. Christian Hong

Have you ever had a moment in time that transformed how you see life from then on? Sharing the stories of what we have actually experienced in our faith journey is a very scriptural thing to do! Eye witness accounts are of great importance in our human story; and also, in history of God’s people.由Dr. Jim Owen

What do we do with the weird parts of the Bible?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Have you ever had a moment in your life when you declared, “This is not how the story was supposed to end!”? We think life is supposed to be comfortable, but we all know that’s not how life really works. There are hurts, trauma, broken relationships, illness, and death. But that's not the end of the story.…

Can we live in a way that honors Jesus, points people to Jesus, and glorifies Jesus, instead of us? Is Jesus worth it?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Sometimes it feels like our lives or our history are a train going off the rails. Jesus reminds us that we are in God’s hands! God has a plan, God has a future for us, therefore we have hope.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

These were the three main worldviews or perspectives during Jesus' lifetime, and Jesus did not fit any of them. In today's scripture passage, we are going to see Jesus go toe to toe with some great minds of his age and turns out: Jesus makes sense.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Life has all kinds of questions. What is the big question in your life right now? Are you seeking a true answer or an answer that you want to be true? How might God answer the question of your life?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

People look at Jesus and ask, "Is he judging us?"由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

This Lent, we will walk through Jesus’ final week as written in the Gospel of Mark. Let me invite you to place yourself in the Jerusalem crowd and ask: who is that guy? Who is Jesus? What might we learn about him, and what might that mean for us?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We live in a world in transition with tons of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. We have two political movements promising that they will lead us to peace, and the other will lead us to disaster and this year, an election year, the stakes feel higher for both sides. Jesus has a prescient word for us today: “Watch out!…

So many people live their lives for themselves, They focus on their own problems, put energy toward their own success and relationships, and advance their own agenda. We were made for something greater than ourselves. We were made to push back the darkness.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What does that mean, exactly, to follow Jesus? Let’s look at his followers and see what we discover.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What is our greatest need?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

If we are family of faith, how do we relate to people who are not part of the family? That might include neighbors, coworkers, friends and it might include people who don’t like us. How do we relate to them?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Your best life is lived for what you are made for. You were not made for the grind. You were not made for loneliness or meaninglessness, for addictions or compulsions, for fears or worries. You were made for a purpose. You were made by the Creator of the universe for a purpose larger than yourself. Do you know what you are made for?…

As we begin a new year, take a moment to consider Mary, Martha, and one necessary thing.由Rev. Christian Hong, Jennifer Hong

Do you feel ready for Christmas? Sometimes it feels like it sneaks up on us, but Christmas truly snuck up on Mary. How does Mary respond?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Sometimes there's more to see, and sometimes our expectation of what we see limits us from seeing the bigger story.由Rev. Christian Hong

This Advent, we are considering Christmas from the perspective of the angels. Angels appear throughout the Christmas story. What must the angels have thought?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We need Thanksgiving because when we watch the news, we could be tempted to despair. As Christians, we are called to a different mindset -- hope.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Can we live with a faith in God that is so strong that God is simply part of our reality? Faith is not an opinion; it’s a foundation.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Love means truly wanting the best for others, even as God wants the best for us. Can we be so inspired by God’s love that we live with inspiring love?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Who is Jesus in your life? What does it mean to deny ourselves and take up a cross daily?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

The word “holy” means different, distinctive, set apart for God. The first step toward everyday holiness is to realize that to be holy, even to be healthy, we need God.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We all need hope. A big part of everyday faith is living with hope, a real hope, every day.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Life is defined by moments. Faith happens in moments. If all of your moments led up to one moment, what would you want that moment to be? What is the best use of our time?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Words are so everyday that we forget how amazing they are. Words can hurt or heal. Words create worlds. How present are God's words in our everyday words?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We're part of this world, but we're also part of a spiritual reality. We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our mind, so our thoughts reflect God’s thoughts, our ways reflect God’s ways, our seeing reflect God’s truth, and our responses reflect God’s love.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Worship is not just attending church on Sundays; worship is living our faith every day, in our everyday life. What does that look like?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

As a new school year begins, we take a look at the vision for reaching the next generation.由Rev. Joseph Kang

Sometimes we disagree over big things and sometimes we disagree in big ways over very small things. We are not perfect people, so we need to learn the skills of forgiveness and reconciliation. In a world that is increasingly divided, our faith is all about forgiveness and reconciliation.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Pastor Anne shares about the power and necessity of prayer.由Rev. Anne K. Havrilla

How we can grieve in a way that leads us to healing, leads us to hope, leads us into deeper connections to God, one another, and ourselves由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

How do we know if someone is spiritually alive? Jesus offers eternal life. How do we know if someone has eternal life?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What does it mean to live in faith?由Rev. Joseph Kang

Some people have a hard time with difficult parts of the Bible. Let’s just read the Bible verses about God’s grace, and skip the verses about God’s wrath. People don’t want to talk about God’s wrath because it brings up questions about the character of God. Is God…good?由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Pastor Anne shares a message from the beatitudes, Jesus' famous teachings, which has had an impact on her life and ministry and relates to the idea of spiritual inadequacy.由Rev. Anne K. Havrilla

Habakkuk was a man of prayer. The book opens with a prayer, and then he listens. It takes practice to discern the voice of God. We practice listening.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

This summer, the message series will be based on short books in the Bible—little gems—that are sometimes overlooked. On this Independence Day weekend, we'll look at Obadiah, a one-chapter, deeply patriotic book.由Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

由Dr. Jim Owen