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Our society tells us that freedom is about self-expression, not being tied down, or overtaking oppressive leaders and systems. But true freedom is a matter of the heart and is constantly being threatened by influences from within and without. In the fifth message of our series, Pastor Melissa helps us see how Christ not only frees us from bondage, but also frees us for a greater life of love.

Look up on a starry night. Watch a sunrise. Take in the majesty of a mountain range. Better yet, look into the face of a child. Whether it is natural beauty or the sort that human beings create through music and art, they are all signs pointing us beyond this broken world. In the fourth message of our series, Pastor David shares how beauty invites us to gaze upon the glory of God and leads us home into his presence.

For the last two hundred years or more Western culture has been trying to relegate religious belief and practices to the private sphere. And in our secular age of scientism, materialism, and political idolatry, attempts have been made to pave over the spring of spirituality with concrete. In the third message of our series, Pastor David shares why this spring eventually bursts open and reveals a thirst only Jesus can quench.

Human beings long to love and be loved. We desire intimacy and authenticity within a multiplicity of relationships. It seems that we were made for each other; that we were created for community. So, why do marriages fail, friendships end, and nations go to war? In the second message of our series, Pastor David shares why this happens and how our refusal to give up on love points to a new creation.

We can feel it in our bones. The world is broken and not as it should be. Most of us want to live in a world that is fair and just. So, why can’t we seem to rid it of evil and injustice? The Gospel of John reveals that not only are our ideas and systems of justice flawed, but we are flawed. In the first message of our series, Pastor David shares how this broken signpost points to our need for salvation and God’s deeper justice.

Something is happening at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. What began as an average chapel service on February 8th has turned into an internationally recognized event! According to firsthand accounts, this has all the marks of a mighty move of God. This presents us with an opportunity to reflect on a biblical and historical view of renewal, revival, movements, and awakenings. In today’s message, Pastor David shares what real “revival” looks like and how we can respond.