Giving bad news is a heavy burden, one that shatters a person's world into a "before and after." But it is sometimes the most essential message we can receive.

This week, we confront the raw, uncomfortable message of the prophet Ezekiel. Empowered by God's Spirit, Ezekiel had to deliver a terrifying, undeniable diagnosis to Israel: their wickedness was the source of their pain, and judgment was at their door.

Join us as we explore the extremes God used to get their attention, including:

• The Bizarre Sign Acts: Lying immobile for over a year, a terrifying recipe for bread, and a public haircut that was an instant call to the police.

• The Shocking Parable: A close look at the "R-rated" allegory of Ezekiel 16, which depicts God's people as an abandoned infant rescued by love, who then descends into unspeakable betrayal and moral cancer.

• The Mirror of Judgment: We confront the hard truth of Ezekiel 16:49, which reveals Sodom's core sins—pride, excess, and neglect of the poor—and asks how our modern world compares.

Ezekiel shows us that denying the bad news only makes things worse. This is a challenging message that holds nothing back, but only when we truly understand the severity of our condition can we be brought, like the prodigal son, to our senses—and to the speechless grace God offers on the other side.

Press play if you’re ready to hear the truth that leads to life.

Scripture Focus: Ezekiel 3–16

Where does God hang out? (Hint: Not just church.) Who does he hang out with? (Hint: Not just "church people.") What does he really look like? (Hint: Not Gandalf.)

Many of our ideas about God are too small, too safe, and just plain wrong.

This Sunday, we're letting Ezekiel 1 be a "wrecking ball" to our bad theology. Join us as we kick off a new sermon series on the majorly weird (and majorly important) prophet, Ezekiel.

What do joining the military, becoming a citizen, and starting a new job all have in common? They all have an "initiation ritual"—a swearing-in ceremony.

Following Jesus is no different. We call it baptism.

While it's easy to get lost in arguments about how, when, or why it's done, this message reminds us of the one thing every Christian group agrees on: it's the powerful, beautiful, and essential step of belonging. Discover how baptism is a story that didn't start in the New Testament, but at the dawn of creation, and what it means to "put on Christ" and walk in newness of life.

Listen to move past the arguments, rediscover the biblical power of baptism as a symbol of unity and new life, and find grace-filled answers to practical questions like, "Do I have to be perfect?" and "What if I'm not sure I 'did it right'?"

"How long, O Lord?" From the brokenness of our world to the secret doubts in our own hearts, we all ask this question.

This week, Chuck Ramseurs takes a magnifying glass to Psalm 13 and the confession of a struggling believer: "I am no longer sure I am in Jesus... I just don't know anymore."

By examining Jesus' own struggle in the wilderness (Luke 4) and his controversial praise for the foreign widow and the Syrian general Naaman, this sermon forces us to confront a vital question: To whom, or to what, do we truly pledge our allegiance?

Discover the difference between simple belief and a costly, all-in devotion. Learn why a Samaritan woman's faith and a Syrian's allegiance were praised by Christ—and how God's own radical, unwavering allegiance to you means His grace is bigger than your hang-ups.

Listen in for a powerful reminder that your doubts, failures, and misunderstandings are covered, and your true security is found not in perfect knowledge (orthodoxy) or perfect practice (orthopraxy), but in a surrendered heart.

Are you tired of grand, empty religious gestures? Do you suspect that what you do on Sunday matters less than how you live on Tuesday?

This week, we dive deep into Micah 6:8, the most famous summary of God’s will, and discover the "little things" that truly matter: doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God.

The prophet Micah asks: What does God want? Thousands of rams? Rivers of oil? Your firstborn child? He rejects all of it, saying that all the grand ceremonies and sacrifices in the world are meaningless if we miss the bigger picture.

We’ll explore the consistent message of the Old Testament prophets—from Amos’s call for justice to roll down like waters, to Jeremiah’s demand to stop oppressing the widow and the sojourner. We discuss the difference between Orthodoxy (right belief) and Orthopraxy (right action), and why the prophets say orthopraxy matters even more.

Finally, we’ll take a hard look at modern failures to execute justice—from the political theater to the rise of "Social Justice Warrior" as an insult—and find the only source of true righteousness: Jesus Christ.

If you’ve ever felt that church was distracting you from your actual life, this episode is for you.

Jesus said the one who is faithful in little will be faithful in much. We’ve been talking about the small, intentional habits that make a big difference in following him, and this week's "little thing" is all about food!

Did you know some of the Bible's most important moments happened over a table? From the Road to Emmaus to the final chapters of Revelation, God uses meals to open our eyes and bring us together.

Listen now to discover the powerful, even spiritual, act of sharing a meal with someone this week, and how this simple act can change your life (and the world!).

Did you know the Bible's passages on giving aren't about tithing laws, but disaster relief? Join us as we look at the early church—from the generous Barnabas, whose giving earned him the nickname "Son of Encouragement," to the incredibly poor but sacrificial Macedonians.

We’ll explore the seven paradoxes of giving and learn why generosity is an act of faithfulness in everyone's reach.

Today, we're diving straight into one of the most challenging passages in the entire Bible: 1 Samuel, chapter 15. It's a text that features God giving a command so brutal and absolute it makes even the most faithful among us wince. If you find yourself asking, “Why would God ever say that?”—good. We hope you're uncomfortable.

We'll be exploring the story of King Saul and his disastrous, self-serving failure to follow a difficult order. We're going to talk about partial obedience, the dangerous habit of blaming others for our own compromise, and why building a monument to yourself is never a good idea.

And finally, we’ll uncover the core truth that Samuel delivers to the failed king—a truth that still defines our relationship with God today: why obedience is always better than any sacrifice we can offer.

Trust us, you don't want to skip this one. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and let's get into this hard lesson from a hard text.