Resurrection Church | A Home for the Prodigal

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Welcome to Resurrection Church. Whatever your age or life story, you are welcome here. Resurrection seeks to be a home for the prodigal, an authentic people — humble, generous, and unified. Follow us at @resurrectionchatt or resurrectionchatt.org.

  1. 34m ago

    The Path of UN-learning

    We come into the world through our five senses. We learn by touch, sight, sound, taste, and smell. Then, as we grow older, we are formed into another layer of reality: logic, theory, philosophy, systems, information, and mental frameworks. We are taught to explain things. Categorize things. Control things. We learn to trust what can be measured, studied, and articulated. Then we form spiritual things, and we form “spiritual things” into concepts: theology, doctrine, apologetics, systems, denominations, frameworks, podcasts, debates, positions. Again, none of those things is bad. Some are deeply necessary. But something subtle can happen. We can begin mistaking explanation for encounter. It's like having the ability to describe the ocean beautifully…while never stepping into the water. This is one of the great dangers of modern Christianity: we become informed about God while remaining distant from Him. The Scriptures never present God as merely an idea to study. Moses does not merely learn about fire. He stands before a burning bush. Israel does not merely hear theories about deliverance. They walk through the sea. The disciples do not merely study love. They eat with Love Himself. And often, that awakening begins with disruption. With detachment. With unlearning. We think formation is about adding more information. More books. More sermons. More theology. But I am experiencing that the way of Jesus is less about learning something brand new…and more about unlearning everything false.

    34 min

  2. 1h ago

    Experiencing God: Taste and See

    There is a difference between knowing about someone and actually knowing them. You can study a person for years. Memorize their habits. Learn their history. Analyze their words. Predict their behavior. And still never truly know them. Imagine a man who says, “I know everything about my wife.” He can tell you: her favorite food, where she grew up, what makes her laugh, her Enneagram number, her childhood wounds, and the exact date they met. But then imagine he has never: held her hand, cried with her, sat in silence with her, kissed her, laughed until they couldn’t breathe, carried her grief, or felt the weight of her presence beside him into the wee hours of the morning. You would say: “You don’t know her. You know information about her.” And I think this is how we have been formed…what to expect from a relationship with God. We have reduced knowing God to intellectual mastery. To concepts. To theology. To definitions. To podcasts. To debates. To sermons. To “content.” We can explain God…without ever experiencing Him. “It is not knowing much, but realizing and relishing things interiorly, that contents and satisfies the soul.” -Ignatius We know Greek words but not His nearness. We know doctrines but not communion. We know arguments, but it is without experience…The tragedy of modern Christianity is not that we know too little about God— it may be that we know too much about Him and too little with Him. Because throughout Scripture, people did not merely analyze God. They encountered Him. • Moses trembles before a burning bush. • David pours out tears in the night. • Isaiah collapses, undone in the temple. • John leans against Jesus’ chest the night of His passion…. • The early church shakes under the Spirit’s power. Biblical faith was never merely intellectual assent. It was participation. Communion. Experience. Relationship.

    35 min

  3. 1h ago

    Where Is Jesus In A World Of Conditional Love?

    There’s a quiet ache most of us carry. Not loud. Not dramatic. But persistent. It shows up in small moments…When someone doesn’t text back. When a conversation feels slightly off. When you walk away wondering, “Are we good?” It’s subtle—but it’s powerful. It’s the ache of wanting to be loved and the fear that the love we have could disappear. The reason is—most of the love we experience in this world feels… conditional. A parent only shows pride when a child achieves (grades, sports, behavior)  Friends who are present when life is fun, but disappear when things get hard. Feeling valued only when you’re productive or successful. A spouse or partner withholding emotional closeness after conflict, instead of working through it.  “I affirm you… as long as we agree.” “I celebrate you… as long as you don’t disrupt things.” No one has to say it out loud. You just feel it. You feel it in your job. You feel it in friendships. You feel it on social media. Unfortunately… sometimes even in church. And slowly, something begins to form in us. A low-grade anxiety. A subtle striving. A quiet voice that says: “If I’m not enough… I might be left.” So we adjust. We perform. We manage perception. We shape-shift depending on the room.  Not because we’re fake…but because we’re trying to be loved. We live in a culture built on performance and perception and we are formed by this.  Likes. Followers. Reviews. Metrics. Yu are constantly being evaluated. And here’s what that does to the soul: It teaches you that your worth is earned… and fragile. The sociologist Charles Taylor talks about the “buffered self”—Taylor’s point isn’t just philosophical—it’s deeply human. A person who looks secure on the outside, but underneath is deeply anxious about identity. Because if your identity is built on approval…then your life will be controlled by the fear of losing it.  You start reading into everything. “Did they mean that?” “Why did they say it like that?” “Are they pulling away?” And you become emotionally exhausted—because your soul has no anchor.

    40 min

  4. May 4

    Formation Through Surrender Romans 12:1-2 Pastor Ryan

    In Romans 12, “surrender” isn’t just about giving something up—it’s about offering your whole life to God in a deliberate, ongoing way. Paul writes about presenting your body as a “living sacrifice.” That phrase helps explain what surrender means. Unlike sacrifices in the Old Testament that were killed, this is continuous. You’re choosing daily to dedicate your actions, choices, and priorities to God. Then in Romans 12:2, surrender is described as being “transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Not simply following cultural norms, but aligning with God’s will and growing into discernment—learning what is good and right over time. To “surrender” is to entrust your life and direction to God and let that reshape how you live from the inside out.

    32 min

  5. Apr 20

    Why Jesus Is The Only Hope For Humanity Pastor Ryan VanHorn

    We live in what sociologists call a therapeutic age. Everything is about healing now: healing your trauma and healing your inner child, and healing your anxiety and healing your story.  And listen—some of that is good. There’s been a long season where people ignored pain, suppressed emotion, and called it “strength.” But now the pendulum has swung. We are more self-aware than ever before…and yet somehow…we are not more whole. We are a culture trying to heal itself. OUR SOCIETY IS GOOD AT DIAGNOISING US…and then prescribing something but…IT ISN’T WORKING…we are trying to treat symptoms…but missing the source? Jesus and His church is the ONLY hope for humanity. WHY IS JESUS OUR ONLY HOPE?

    36 min

  6. Apr 13

    Why Jesus? Easter Sunday 2026 Pastor Ryan VanHorn

    There’s something strange about Jesus. Not just who He was…But what has happened since. Because most movements fade. Most leaders—no matter how influential— eventually become footnotes in history books. But not Jesus.  Two thousand years later…He is still talked about. Still debated. Still loved. Still rejected. Still followed. His name shows up everywhere. In conversations about justice. In debates about ethics. In art, music, film. Even in criticism… He’s still the reference point. You can ignore a lot of figures in history. Jesus once asked His disciples: “Who do people say that I am?” — Matthew 16:13 And then more personally: “But who do you say that I am?” — Matthew 16:15 That question hasn’t gone away. It’s still being asked. Right now. But it is surprisingly difficult… to ignore Jesus.

    24 min

  7. Apr 13

    Why Jesus? Easter Sunday 2026 Pastor Ryan VanHorn

    There’s something strange about Jesus. Not just who He was…but what has happened since. Because most movements fade. Most leaders—no matter how influential— eventually become footnotes in history books. But not Jesus. Two thousand years later…He is still talked about. Still debated. Still loved. Still rejected. Still followed. His name shows up everywhere. In conversations about justice. In debates about ethics. In art, music, and film. Even in criticism… He’s still the reference point. You can ignore a lot of figures in history. Jesus once asked His disciples: “Who do people say that I am?” — Matthew 16:13 And then more personally: “But who do you say that I am?” — Matthew 16:15 That question hasn’t gone away. It’s still being asked. Right now. But it is surprisingly difficult… to ignore Jesus.

    24 min

  8. Apr 1

    The Unexpected Reveal

    Luke 19:28–40 They welcomed Him as King…but only the kind of King they were comfortable with.And when He refused to become who they wanted,they turned on Him. Most of us—if we’re honest—have a quiet assumption about how God should show up. We don’t always say it out loud. But it’s there. We assume that if God is real…if Jesus is King…then He should come powerfully, even unmistakably. He should fix things quickly. He should remove the obstacles. He should answer the prayer in the way that makes the most sense. We expect God to come as a solution. But Luke 19, Jesus finally arrives as King…He comes in a way no one expected.

    27 min
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Welcome to Resurrection Church. Whatever your age or life story, you are welcome here. Resurrection seeks to be a home for the prodigal, an authentic people — humble, generous, and unified. Follow us at @resurrectionchatt or resurrectionchatt.org.

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