What if the way we’ve imagined God… is off? In this message, we step into Palm Sunday—a moment where two very different pictures of power enter the same city. One built on force, control, and fear. The other quiet, unexpected, and easy to miss. Jesus doesn’t just challenge political power. He challenges how we imagine God. If God looks like Jesus, then power, authority, and even peace may not be what we thought they were. Lent brings us to this turning point—where we’re invited to reconsider what we’ve believed,and learn to see God more clearly.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What if the way we’ve imagined God… is off?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this message, we step into Palm Sunday—a moment where two very different pictures of power enter the same city. One built on force, control, and fear. The other quiet, unexpected, and easy to miss.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jesus doesn’t just challenge political power. He challenges how we imagine God.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If God looks like Jesus, then power, authority, and even peace may not be what we thought they were.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lent brings us to this turning point—&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;where we’re invited to reconsider what we’ve believed,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and learn to see God more clearly.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Lent - Part 6

What if the way we’ve imagined God… is off? In this message, we step into Palm Sunday—a moment where two very different pictures of power enter the same city. One built on force, control, and fear. The other quiet, unexpected, and easy to miss. Jesus doesn’t just challenge political power. He challenges how we imagine God. If God looks like Jesus, then power, authority, and even peace may not be what we thought they were. Lent brings us to this turning point—where we’re invited to reconsider what we’ve believed,and learn to see God more clearly.

What God Actually Looks Like

What do you do when God doesn’t show up the way you expected? In this message, we step into the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus—a story filled with urgency, disappointment, and unanswered questions. Jesus is close enough to help, but he doesn’t come. And the silence leaves people asking the question many of us have asked: Where were you? This moment sits right on the edge of something bigger. But before anything changes, there is grief, confusion, and the weight of not understanding. Lent doesn’t rush past those moments.It invites us to stay with them. To sit with the questions.To acknowledge the disappointment.And to consider what it means that God is present, even here.

<description>&lt;p&gt;What do you do when God doesn’t show up the way you expected?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this message, we step into the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus—a story filled with urgency, disappointment, and unanswered questions. Jesus is close enough to help, but he doesn’t come. And the silence leaves people asking the question many of us have asked: Where were you?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This moment sits right on the edge of something bigger. But before anything changes, there is grief, confusion, and the weight of not understanding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lent doesn’t rush past those moments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It invites us to stay with them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To sit with the questions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To acknowledge the disappointment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And to consider what it means that God is present, even here.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Lent 2026 - Part 5

What do you do when God doesn’t show up the way you expected? In this message, we step into the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus—a story filled with urgency, disappointment, and unanswered questions. Jesus is close enough to help, but he doesn’t come. And the silence leaves people asking the question many of us have asked: Where were you? This moment sits right on the edge of something bigger. But before anything changes, there is grief, confusion, and the weight of not understanding. Lent doesn’t rush past those moments.It invites us to stay with them. To sit with the questions.To acknowledge the disappointment.And to consider what it means that God is present, even here.

When God Doesn’t Show Up

Why didn’t the disciples understand what Jesus was doing? Even after hearing his teaching, watching his miracles, and sitting with him at the Last Supper, they were still arguing about who would be the greatest. In this message, we step into the world of the Roman Empire to understand why. The entire system of Rome was built on hierarchy—power, status, and honor flowing from the top down. It shaped how people saw the world, how they understood success, and even how they imagined God’s kingdom. But Jesus was revealing something radically different. The kingdom of God isn’t built on power over others. It’s a kingdom where the greatest becomes the servant and where the one with all authority kneels to wash feet. On this third Sunday of Lent, the ancient prayer of the church is simple: God, help me see.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Why didn’t the disciples understand what Jesus was doing?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even after hearing his teaching, watching his miracles, and sitting with him at the Last Supper, they were still arguing about who would be the greatest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this message, we step into the world of the Roman Empire to understand why. The entire system of Rome was built on hierarchy—power, status, and honor flowing from the top down. It shaped how people saw the world, how they understood success, and even how they imagined God’s kingdom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Jesus was revealing something radically different.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The kingdom of God isn’t built on power over others. It’s a kingdom where the greatest becomes the servant and where the one with all authority kneels to wash feet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On this third Sunday of Lent, the ancient prayer of the church is simple:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;God, help me see.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Lent - Part 4

Why didn’t the disciples understand what Jesus was doing? Even after hearing his teaching, watching his miracles, and sitting with him at the Last Supper, they were still arguing about who would be the greatest. In this message, we step into the world of the Roman Empire to understand why. The entire system of Rome was built on hierarchy—power, status, and honor flowing from the top down. It shaped how people saw the world, how they understood success, and even how they imagined God’s kingdom. But Jesus was revealing something radically different. The kingdom of God isn’t built on power over others. It’s a kingdom where the greatest becomes the servant and where the one with all authority kneels to wash feet. On this third Sunday of Lent, the ancient prayer of the church is simple: God, help me see.

Living the Future Now

Lent - Part 3

The Spectacle of Another Kingdom

Every culture has a story about power. The victors write history. The strong rise. The important take the seat at the table.But in this second week of Lent, we’re invited to remember a different kind of story.At a Passover table, Jesus does something no one expected. In a room full of arguments about who is greatest, he kneels. Then he takes a cup and reframes everything they thought they understood about redemption. Lent is a season of remembering. Remembering what real strength looks like. Remembering who God is. Remembering what kind of life we’re actually being invited into.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Every culture has a story about power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The victors write history. The strong rise. The important take the seat at the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But in this second week of Lent, we’re invited to remember a different kind of story.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At a Passover table, Jesus does something no one expected. In a room full of arguments about who is greatest, he kneels. Then he takes a cup and reframes everything they thought they understood about redemption.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lent is a season of remembering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Remembering what real strength looks like.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Remembering who God is.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Remembering what kind of life we’re actually being invited into.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Lent 2026 - Part 2

Every culture has a story about power. The victors write history. The strong rise. The important take the seat at the table.But in this second week of Lent, we’re invited to remember a different kind of story.At a Passover table, Jesus does something no one expected. In a room full of arguments about who is greatest, he kneels. Then he takes a cup and reframes everything they thought they understood about redemption. Lent is a season of remembering. Remembering what real strength looks like. Remembering who God is. Remembering what kind of life we’re actually being invited into.

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