What is Jesus’ purpose? What is God’s core value? What is faith itself? These foundational questions are at the heart of what Jesus has to say to us today as He proclaims His love and mission to rescue each one of us. Join us as we debunk many false narratives about who God is and proclaim the truth about what He is here to do as we contrast Light and Darkness!
Water & Spirit
Jesus, in a radical move, declares that it is God Himself who must do something to us so that we can be with Him. And this move it to literally give us birth from above! But, as Nicodemus asks today: “How can these things be?” Let’s go to Jesus together and discover the answers because they change everything! HE changes everything!
Temples & Churches
We are shown a radical scene: Jesus enters the Temple and intervenes in the corruption and evil taking place in the House of His Father. But then He does something far more radical: He declares HIMSELF to be the Temple! Join us as we delve into what this means for each of us as we are IN HIM and He IN US, so that the Church is made up of Temples, of which HE is the Head! You are invited!
Chosen On Purpose
Feasts & Wine
The Story of the Wedding at Cana confronts all of our religious assumptions! Did Jesus really turn the water into WINE? Why would he do a thing like that? The answers are surprising and amazing. Join us for "FEASTS & WINE" as we continue our walk through the Gospel of John and discover LIFE IN JESUS' NAME!
Lamb & Sin
The End is Where We Begin: Part Four
Advent is about waiting on Jesus…but what do we do while we wait? He had MUCH to say about this and it might shock you to discover just exactly who “WE ARE” in His grand scheme of the universe. Are we called to love our neighbors? Certainly! Are we called to love even our enemies? Of Course! But there is something more that we don’t want to miss as we conclude our Advent journey discovering exactly who WE ARE!
The End is Where We Begin: Part Three
The Season of Advent reminds us of the POWER of God, which is the Cross and the Empty Tomb. And it reminds us of the POSTURE of God’s people, who are hoping, waiting, and expecting Jesus’ return! And this season restates our PURPOSE: we live our lives in HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, discovering our Vocations and helping to build and expand our Master’s household! Join us as we grow as the people waiting for the ADVENT of Jesus!
The End is Where We Begin: Part Two
The Fallen Tent - Wednesdays in Advent
For our Wednesday journeys in Advent, we are digging into the book of the 12, sometimes called the “Minor Prophets.” Nothing is minor about their message, as we see tonight in Amos!
God’s people have ignored those in need, and have focused on Greed and Lust and earthly Power. That is going to come to an end and something different will arise in its place…join us to learn more!
The End is Where We Begin: Part One
We begin…at the end? YES! We eagerly await a Savior from heaven and He has promised us He is coming again! This is how we wait, this is how we observe Advent, the season of waiting!
Every day the devil tries to remind us of our past. When he does this, be reminded of his future! We begin at the end because the end is a new beginning, delivered through Hope!
how resTore
How do we resTore broken lives?
Galatians 6:1-5 says: “Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.”
why resTore
resTore
As followers of Jesus, we join Him in the Mission He has already begun. We are a church that was planted for the purpose of planting more churches! This is the best way to connect with those who are disconnected from Jesus. And the Lord is already moving to make this happen, we are joining Him in what He has started!
What is resTore? A missional community forming in Hollister, to be based near the Hollister High School, with a heart for the broken. Together we will do God’s work, God’s way, and trust in His supply.
Repent II
Today we SEE repentance in action. It consists of two parts: Grieving Sin and Trusting Jesus.
But more happens in David’s story. Because an innocent child dies. Our sense of justice is inflamed. And even while we stare into the eyes of our Creator, He has a plan for another innocent person to die, so that we can, so that all things can be made right. Even while we are questioning God’s justice, He is planning to have an Innocent One die for the guilty!
And so while we might learn from David’s example, we are SAVED by Jesus’ Actions!
Repent I
Blind Bartimaeus
What did the blind man get to SEE? Nick and Lucy Della Valle present "Blind Bartimaeus", bringing the Bible to life by acting out the events of Mark 10:46-52...and what happened next! What happened to Bart when Jesus restored his sight? He followed Jesus and SAW. You are invited to COME AND SEE through Bart's newly opened eyes what he SAW!