All Things New: "A resurrection vision" - Lance Richards
Easter is not just a day—it is a season.
For fifty days, we celebrate and contemplate the miracle of Christ’s resurrection. This is a time of renewal, of deep spiritual reflection, and of hope. It’s a season that reminds us of a profound truth: God does not simply delight in bringing new things into our lives—God delights in making all things new.
Resurrection is not just a past event; it is a present and ongoing reality. Renewal and transformation are what God is about—and what we can expect from God, not just in Eastertide, but in every season of our lives.
Revelation 1:4-8
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Easter Sunday: “Raised to Life, Sent to Love” - Lance Richards
Easter is not just a day to celebrate what happened at some point in the past. It is a day to remember what is happening here now, in the present moment, in us, through us, in this city.
Sometimes we live with no expectations of miracles. Gathering the spices, thinking there is nothing beyond the pain or the grief of today.
But resurrection hope happens before we even recognize it. God rolls away stones we didn’t even realize could move.
Stop seeing the city as a tomb and start seeing it a garden.
Luke 24:1-12
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Growing In Faith To Serve Our City: “The King Who Comes to Serve” - Lance Richards
Lance explores Palm Sunday as a day of contrasts - where Jesus was declared king, but his crucifixion was coming only a few days later.
And so we come to the very heart of our faith - that the king of all creation came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom. And that, through his passion and death, Jesus reveals the very heart of God.
Are we truly looking at our neighborhoods, our city, through the eyes and the tears of Jesus?
This week, watch, and weep, and worship, that we might encourage this city with humility and hope.
Luke 22:66-23:49
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Growing In Faith To Serve Our City: “Give: Fueling Discipleship Growth through a Culture of Generosity” - Lance Richards
This week, Lance offers a challenge: take a step to offer to someone in need. Because what holds us back from giving? Fear.
Faith isn’t about what you have, it’s what you trust in God to provide. And we trust because God is faithful.
Let us be a people who give, feel discipleship, and transform the world.
Matthew 6:19-21 & 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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Growing In Faith To Serve Our City: “Go” - Lance Richards
The Dead Sea only takes in water. There are no outlets. And so the water stagnates, and nothing can live.
The Jordan river receives water from the Sea of Galilee, and brings life to everything it touches. Are we, today, more like the Dead Sea, or are we flowing like the Jordan river? Are we bringing life to everywhere we go?
Or, are we somewhere in between?
Imagine if we saw our neighborhoods the same that Jesus did. If we saw them not as buildings, but as people full of hopes and desires? If we saw them as outposts for the Kingdom of God?
God said “GO.” It requires action. It requires intention.
We are not called just to GROW in faith. We are called to GO.
Main Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
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