“Unfair” | The Laborers in the Vineyard • Julie Pederson

<description>&lt;p&gt;We celebrate the lone genius, the self-made entrepreneur, the solo adventurer. Alex Honnold free-soloing 1,600 feet with no rope. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But what if the thing we admire most is the thing that's making us loneliest? We have more tools, more access, and more "connections" than any generation in history, and yet we're starving for presence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the final week of our series in Jude, we look at a first-century church teetering on the edge of collapse — scattered, fragile, and tempted to go it alone. And we discover that Jude's survival plan wasn't a new doctrine or a purity test. It was a structure built on two kinds of dependence: vertical (anchored to God) and horizontal (roped to each other).&lt;/p&gt;
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We celebrate the lone genius, the self-made entrepreneur, the solo adventurer. Alex Honnold free-soloing 1,600 feet with no rope. But what if the thing we admire most is the thing that's making us loneliest? We have more tools, more access, and more "connections" than any generation in history, and yet we're starving for presence.In the final week of our series in Jude, we look at a first-century church teetering on the edge of collapse — scattered, fragile, and tempted to go it alone. And we discover that Jude's survival plan wasn't a new doctrine or a purity test. It was a structure built on two kinds of dependence: vertical (anchored to God) and horizontal (roped to each other).

The Book of Jude: Free Solo Faith (and Why It's Killing Us) | Adam Hendrix

<description>&lt;p&gt;Most shipwrecks don't happen in the deep ocean during storms. They happen close to shore, where everything looks calm—but hidden rocks lie just beneath the surface.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the book of Jude, we discover that the greatest threat to the Jesus movement wasn't persecution from the outside. It was corruption from within. People who said the right things, sat at the table, quoted Scripture—but were driven by ego, power, and selfish desire rather than the way of Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sound familiar?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From spiritual abuse scandals to Christian nationalism to toxic church leadership, we're living in a moment when the name of Jesus is being used for everything except what Jesus actually taught. One-third of Americans report experiencing religious trauma. And many are asking: "If this is Christianity, I want nothing to do with it."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But what if the problem isn't Jesus—it's people using his name without following his way?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this message, we explore:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why the early church's biggest danger was insider threats (Cain, Balaam, Korah)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to discern false teaching from authentic faith ("you will know them by their fruit")&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What it means to be an "illuminator" in a confused cultural moment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How Jesus invites us to let him illuminate the truth—not just in the world, but in our own hearts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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Most shipwrecks don't happen in the deep ocean during storms. They happen close to shore, where everything looks calm—but hidden rocks lie just beneath the surface. In the book of Jude, we discover that the greatest threat to the Jesus movement wasn't persecution from the outside. It was corruption from within. People who said the right things, sat at the table, quoted Scripture—but were driven by ego, power, and selfish desire rather than the way of Jesus.Sound familiar?From spiritual abuse scandals to Christian nationalism to toxic church leadership, we're living in a moment when the name of Jesus is being used for everything except what Jesus actually taught. One-third of Americans report experiencing religious trauma. And many are asking: "If this is Christianity, I want nothing to do with it."But what if the problem isn't Jesus—it's people using his name without following his way?In this message, we explore:<ul><li>Why the early church's biggest danger was insider threats (Cain, Balaam, Korah)</li><li>How to discern false teaching from authentic faith ("you will know them by their fruit")</li><li>What it means to be an "illuminator" in a confused cultural moment</li><li>How Jesus invites us to let him illuminate the truth—not just in the world, but in our own hearts</li></ul>

The Book of Jude • 11-17 • False Teachers | Adam Hendrix

<description>&lt;p&gt;Understanding the code of Jude, and what the early church needed to remember that is still true for us today: God calls us, God loves us, and God keeps us.&lt;/p&gt;
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Understanding the code of Jude, and what the early church needed to remember that is still true for us today: God calls us, God loves us, and God keeps us.

The Book of Jude | 1-10 

<description>The abiding presence of God can, and does, evoke a variety of responses from within our hearts. As we look our scriptures today we witness the goodness, the kindness, the shelter and the rescue of God. Our hearts are invited to draw near to the presence of God that we might experience the fullness of God's goodness.
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The abiding presence of God can, and does, evoke a variety of responses from within our hearts. As we look our scriptures today we witness the goodness, the kindness, the shelter and the rescue of God. Our hearts are invited to draw near to the presence of God that we might experience the fullness of God's goodness.


God Unfiltered: Omnipresent | Cris Otonari

Highway is a non-denominational, Jesus-centered, egalitarian church community in Silicon Valley, gathering in Mountain View. At Highway we embrace the tensions in faith believing that these are where God often meets us. We are an endlessly curious church and we believe the mysteries and doubts we encounter are just part of a real spiritual journey.

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