Good Friday is the one night a year we are allowed — even invited — to sit with the darkness without rushing to the light. Join us tonight at 7:00 PM as we gather around Luke 23:44-49 and the weight of what actually happened on the cross. Come as you are. Bring someone you love.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Good Friday is the one night a year we are allowed — even invited — to sit with the darkness without rushing to the light.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us tonight at 7:00 PM as we gather around Luke 23:44-49 and the weight of what actually happened on the cross.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come as you are. Bring someone you love.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Good Friday is the one night a year we are allowed — even invited — to sit with the darkness without rushing to the light. Join us tonight at 7:00 PM as we gather around Luke 23:44-49 and the weight of what actually happened on the cross. Come as you are. Bring someone you love.

Good Friday | The Weight of It

Today is Palm Sunday — the final week of our series Good News People. We’re in Matthew 21:1–11, and we’re asking a question that the crowd on that road couldn’t answer: are we following Jesus, or a version of him we’ve built ourselves? This week’s message, The Humble King, looks at why the crowd got it half right — and what it means for us as we step into Holy Week.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Today is Palm Sunday — the final week of our series Good News People. We’re in Matthew 21:1–11, and we’re asking a question that the crowd on that road couldn’t answer: are we following Jesus, or a version of him we’ve built ourselves?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week’s message, The Humble King, looks at why the crowd got it half right — and what it means for us as we step into Holy Week.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Week Six

Today is Palm Sunday — the final week of our series Good News People. We’re in Matthew 21:1–11, and we’re asking a question that the crowd on that road couldn’t answer: are we following Jesus, or a version of him we’ve built ourselves? This week’s message, The Humble King, looks at why the crowd got it half right — and what it means for us as we step into Holy Week.

The Humble King

This week we’re in Week 5 of our series Good News People, and we’re sitting in one of the most raw and honest stories in all of Scripture — the raising of Lazarus in John 11. But this week we’re not rushing to the miracle. We’re stopping in the middle, where most of us actually live: in the grief, in the waiting, in the silence that feels like a “no.”

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week we’re in Week 5 of our series Good News People, and we’re sitting in one of the most raw and honest stories in all of Scripture — the raising of Lazarus in John 11. But this week we’re not rushing to the miracle. We’re stopping in the middle, where most of us actually live: in the grief, in the waiting, in the silence that feels like a “no.”&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Week Five

This week we’re in Week 5 of our series Good News People, and we’re sitting in one of the most raw and honest stories in all of Scripture — the raising of Lazarus in John 11. But this week we’re not rushing to the miracle. We’re stopping in the middle, where most of us actually live: in the grief, in the waiting, in the silence that feels like a “no.”

The Present Friend

What if you’ve been looking right at someone without actually seeing them? This Sunday, we continue our Good News People series with Week 4: The Seeing Eye. We’re in John 9:1–41 — the story of a man born blind who receives his sight, and the religious leaders who have perfect vision but cannot recognize what’s right in front of them. This week’s message explores why we’re quicker to explain people than to see them, how a changed life becomes its own kind of witness, and what it means to move from spiritual blindness to sight — one step at a time. Whether you’re wrestling with questions about suffering, wondering if your story matters, or trying to figure out what it means to actually see the people around you — this message is for you.

<description>&lt;p&gt;What if you’ve been looking right at someone without actually seeing them?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This Sunday, we continue our Good News People series with Week 4: The Seeing Eye. We’re in John 9:1–41 — the story of a man born blind who receives his sight, and the religious leaders who have perfect vision but cannot recognize what’s right in front of them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week’s message explores why we’re quicker to explain people than to see them, how a changed life becomes its own kind of witness, and what it means to move from spiritual blindness to sight — one step at a time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whether you’re wrestling with questions about suffering, wondering if your story matters, or trying to figure out what it means to actually see the people around you — this message is for you.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Week Four

What if you’ve been looking right at someone without actually seeing them? This Sunday, we continue our Good News People series with Week 4: The Seeing Eye. We’re in John 9:1–41 — the story of a man born blind who receives his sight, and the religious leaders who have perfect vision but cannot recognize what’s right in front of them. This week’s message explores why we’re quicker to explain people than to see them, how a changed life becomes its own kind of witness, and what it means to move from spiritual blindness to sight — one step at a time. Whether you’re wrestling with questions about suffering, wondering if your story matters, or trying to figure out what it means to actually see the people around you — this message is for you.

The Seeing Eye

What if the thing you’ve been hiding is exactly what Jesus wants to talk about? In today's message, we continue our Good News People series with Week 3: The Honest Heart. We’re in John 4:5–42 — the story of a Samaritan woman who came to a well at noon, alone, carrying years of shame. Jesus meets her there, tells her the full truth about her life, and offers her something she’d been looking for in all the wrong places. This week’s message explores the difference between guilt and shame, why hiding keeps us thirsty, and what it means to stop performing and let Jesus meet you at your well.

<description>&lt;p&gt;What if the thing you’ve been hiding is exactly what Jesus wants to talk about?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In today's message, we continue our Good News People series with Week 3: The Honest Heart. We’re in John 4:5–42 — the story of a Samaritan woman who came to a well at noon, alone, carrying years of shame. Jesus meets her there, tells her the full truth about her life, and offers her something she’d been looking for in all the wrong places.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week’s message explores the difference between guilt and shame, why hiding keeps us thirsty, and what it means to stop performing and let Jesus meet you at your well.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Week Three

What if the thing you’ve been hiding is exactly what Jesus wants to talk about? In today's message, we continue our Good News People series with Week 3: The Honest Heart. We’re in John 4:5–42 — the story of a Samaritan woman who came to a well at noon, alone, carrying years of shame. Jesus meets her there, tells her the full truth about her life, and offers her something she’d been looking for in all the wrong places. This week’s message explores the difference between guilt and shame, why hiding keeps us thirsty, and what it means to stop performing and let Jesus meet you at your well.

The Honest Heart

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