Walking Toward the Garden

March 23, 2025 – April 13, 2025

Join us as we continue walking together—away from our encounters with darkness and toward the hope named in the gospel.  Explore holding the macro and micro in our lives in proper tension as we prepare for Easter, resurrection day.

Message line-up:

3/23
Fate, Fruit, and Fertilizer
Pastor Scott Austin
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There are those who believe that every unfortunate event is the result of a particular sin. While there are passages in scripture that might tempt us toward that belief, Jesus explicitly rejects it—and offers a beautiful alternative vision of the role our actions play in our circumstances.

3/30
Return of the Prodigal Son
Pastor Scott Austin

Once again, this time in one of his most famous parables, Jesus disrupts our expectation of judgment, punishment, and consequences.

4/6
Pressing On
Pastor Jae Newman

Where can we find hope when we feel vulnerable to events, both global and private, that sap our strength?  Tapping into the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Church in Philippi, we’ll investigate, together, how to move forward in difficult seasons. 

4/13
Politics and Palm Leaves
Pastor Scott Austin

The oppressed Jewish minority in Rome were hopeful that Jesus would be a conquering king, but he disappointed them by submitting to his own execution. It would be easy for us to point the finger at modern believers who align with political power, but what if there is a message for those of us who wish to be saved from all that?

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