Jeff Schultz

Ash Wednesday | Luke 18:9-14

March 10th, 2025  |  15 mins 6 secs

church, disrupted, faith, lent, parables

We all love stories. Stories engage our attention and spark our imagination and often encourage reflection. Jesus’ most common form of instruction – far more than direct sermons – was storytelling, in the form of parables.  

Lent is a season for reflection. We’ll explore the subversive stories of Jesus that – if we have ears to hear – will challenge our assumptions, cause us to reflect, and lead us reconsider what it means to know and follow Jesus. 

The through-line for this series is these are all stories of reversal. They subvert our expectations and cause us to rethink what we believe about God, self, and others. 

These are stories of what the Kingdom looks like here and now; we may miss where God is working now because we’re looking in the wrong way, the wrong place, with smaller expectations. Unpack the “shock value" of the stories in their setting, identify the pattern of each to help us see where we may have similar smaller, limited visions of God's work and ways and presence. 

The Sower and The Soils | Matthew 13:1-23

March 10th, 2025  |  32 mins 1 sec

church, disrupted, faith, lent, parables

We all love stories. Stories engage our attention and spark our imagination and often encourage reflection. Jesus’ most common form of instruction – far more than direct sermons – was storytelling, in the form of parables.  

Lent is a season for reflection. We’ll explore the subversive stories of Jesus that – if we have ears to hear – will challenge our assumptions, cause us to reflect, and lead us reconsider what it means to know and follow Jesus. 

The through-line for this series is these are all stories of reversal. They subvert our expectations and cause us to rethink what we believe about God, self, and others. 

These are stories of what the Kingdom looks like here and now; we may miss where God is working now because we’re looking in the wrong way, the wrong place, with smaller expectations. Unpack the “shock value" of the stories in their setting, identify the pattern of each to help us see where we may have similar smaller, limited visions of God's work and ways and presence. 

The Deliverance | Acts 23:23-35

February 17th, 2025  |  32 mins 47 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

This series is our study of the origin story of the church—the book of Acts! In this series we are exploring how the gospel spreads throughout the ancient world, and how it continues to spread around our world today. The whole time, we’ll keep asking ourselves this one question: who and where is the gospel sending me today?

The Plot | Acts 23:11-22

February 11th, 2025  |  34 mins 46 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

This series is our study of the origin story of the church—the book of Acts! In this series we are exploring how the gospel spreads throughout the ancient world, and how it continues to spread around our world today. The whole time, we’ll keep asking ourselves this one question: who and where is the gospel sending me today?

The Defense | Acts 21:37-22:22

January 20th, 2025  |  28 mins 57 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

This series is our study of the origin story of the church—the book of Acts! In this series we are exploring how the gospel spreads throughout the ancient world, and how it continues to spread around our world today. The whole time, we’ll keep asking ourselves this one question: who and where is the gospel sending me today?

You Don't Have to Stay the Same | Gen. 32:22-31

December 30th, 2024  |  38 mins 16 secs

church, faith, new, same, stay, year

Looking to the new year as January gets closer.

Harmony | Luke 1:67-79

December 23rd, 2024  |  29 mins 44 secs

advent, church, faith, home, longing

Why do we long for Christmas? Why do we look forward to the holiday, every year? We have turned the season into a celebration of family and togetherness, of gifts and nostalgia, of anxiety and family conflict. But the reality of Christmas goes much deeper, because our longing for Christmas is really our longing for someone to bring us home, to tell us we belong, to speak blessing over us, and to make things right. This year’s Advent series shows us how Christmas fulfills four of our deepest desires: for blessing, belonging, justice, and home.

Home | Isaiah 55:1-9

December 2nd, 2024  |  30 mins 19 secs

advent, church, faith, home, longing

Why do we long for Christmas? Why do we look forward to the holiday, every year? We have turned the season into a celebration of family and togetherness, of gifts and nostalgia, of anxiety and family conflict. But the reality of Christmas goes much deeper, because our longing for Christmas is really our longing for someone to bring us home, to tell us we belong, to speak blessing over us, and to make things right. This year’s Advent series shows us how Christmas fulfills four of our deepest desires: for blessing, belonging, justice, and home.

The Prophecy | Acts 21:1-16

November 18th, 2024  |  29 mins 56 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

This series is our study of the origin story of the church—the book of Acts! In this series we are exploring how the gospel spreads throughout the ancient world, and how it continues to spread around our world today. The whole time, we’ll keep asking ourselves this one question: who and where is the gospel sending me today?

The Companions | Acts 20:1-6

October 28th, 2024  |  30 mins 16 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

This series is our study of the origin story of the church—the book of Acts! In this series we are exploring how the gospel spreads throughout the ancient world, and how it continues to spread around our world today. The whole time, we’ll keep asking ourselves this one question: who and where is the gospel sending me today?

Cut for Time: The Sons

October 16th, 2024  |  27 mins 31 secs

acts, cut, faith, for, sermons, time

Each week we sit down with one of our preaching pastors to discuss their Sunday sermon. Cut for Time is a look behind the scenes of sermon preparation and they’ll share with us some things that we didn’t hear from the sermon.

One Worship | Eph 2:1-10

August 5th, 2024  |  21 mins 26 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

We gathered for our annual One Worship service where we worship, read scripture, and celebrate decisions of baptisms as one church body, united across services.

Cut for Time: The Jailer

July 24th, 2024  |  25 mins 49 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

Each week we sit down with one of our preaching pastors to discuss their Sunday sermon. Cut for Time is a look behind the scenes of sermon preparation and they’ll share with us some things that we didn’t hear from the sermon.

The Jailer | Acts 16:25-40

July 22nd, 2024  |  34 mins 50 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

This series is our study of the origin story of the church—the book of Acts! In this series we are exploring how the gospel spreads throughout the ancient world, and how it continues to spread around our world today. The whole time, we’ll keep asking ourselves this one question: who and where is the gospel sending me today?

The Call | Acts 16:5-10

July 2nd, 2024  |  32 mins 14 secs

acts, church, faith, gospel, spirit

This series is our study of the origin story of the church—the book of Acts! In this series we are exploring how the gospel spreads throughout the ancient world, and how it continues to spread around our world today. The whole time, we’ll keep asking ourselves this one question: who and where is the gospel sending me today?

Cut for Time: The Response

June 12th, 2024  |  36 mins 58 secs

acts, cut, faith, for, sermons, time

Each week we sit down with one of our preaching pastors to discuss their Sunday sermon. Cut for Time is a look behind the scenes of sermon preparation and they’ll share with us some things that we didn’t hear from the sermon.