We're exploring how God not only saves anyone but changes everyone who comes to himself.

Through real stories from Scripture, we’ll walk step by step through the journey of faith: from God’s call, to conviction, to transformation. You’ll see how God works in people’s lives and how He can work in yours.

Whether you’re just starting your journey with Christ or have been walking with Him for years, this series will help you discover where God is at work and how to partner with the Holy Spirit in your own life.

The book of James shows us what faith with depth looks like. James is not primarily concerned with what Christians say they believe. He is concerned with how faith is lived out in everyday life. Throughout the letter, he challenges believers to develop a faith that has been formed through trials, sharpened through obedience, refined through temptation, and expressed through love for others. A deep faith is formed by walking closely with God through every season of life, including joy, suffering, temptation, blessing, and conflict.

Join us as we look at James and see how genuine faith matures.

Matthew tells us that after leaving Nazareth, Jesus “went and lived in Capernaum.” This small fishing village on the northern shore of Galilee became the center of much of his early ministry. Many of the stories we know about Jesus happened in one city:  Capernaum. It was where he taught in synagogues, called disciples, healed the sick, entered homes, shared meals, confronted evil, welcomed outsiders, fought with religious leaders, and revealed the kingdom of God in public and private spaces.
His ministry began in a city, in a community, with people whom he knew through relationships he developed over years. Yes, Jesus was an itinerant preacher, travelling throughout Israel, but he always came back to Capernaum. Our evangelism and witness happen best when they are embedded in a place, a city, in relationships, in community. For us, evangelism will happen best when our faith is lived out in the South Bay, with the South Bay, for the South Bay.
What would it look like for us to love our city the way Jesus loved his?

The book of Nehemiah begins with a burden. Nehemiah hears that Jerusalem is broken down, its walls destroyed and its gates burned, the people are scattered, and their homeland is in ruins. In time, he realizes that he has been placed by God for this moment to help Jerusalem and the people return home, and rebuild. It is a difficult road, but he prays, plans, gathers people, faces opposition, confronts problems within the community, and leads the people in rebuilding what had been lost.
      Nehemiah is not ultimately a story about a wall. The rebuilding of Jerusalem is just a part of the rebuilding of God's people. The completed wall gives them a place to gather, hear God's Word, worship, celebrate, and recommit themselves to God.
     As we prepare for a new home on Madison Street, Nehemiah gives us a framework for thinking about what God may be asking of us. A building can serve the mission of the church, but the building itself is never the mission. God is building a people, and he invites his people to participate together in what he is doing.