Joey Woestman

The Mustard Seed | Matthew 13:31-32

March 24th, 2025  |  34 mins 22 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. 

Cut for Time: The Good Samaritan

March 19th, 2025  |  24 mins 40 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.

The Appeal | Acts 24:22-25:12

March 3rd, 2025  |  32 mins 59 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 Governor | Acts 24:1-21

February 24th, 2025  |  34 mins 43 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 Ploy | Acts 22:30-23:11

February 3rd, 2025  |  31 mins 33 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 Tribune | Acts 22:22-29

January 27th, 2025  |  33 mins 21 secs

acts, cut, faith, for, sermons, time

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 Defense

January 22nd, 2025  |  22 mins 7 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.

The Mob | Acts 21:27-36

January 13th, 2025  |  37 mins 3 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?

Faith for the Future

January 12th, 2025  |  35 mins 42 secs

acts, church, faith, future

We look back at Acts to catch a vision for Faith going forward!

Longing for Christmas | Luke 2:8-20

December 29th, 2024  |  18 mins 40 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.

Longing for Blessing | Galatians 3:13-14, Ephesians 1:3

December 16th, 2024  |  29 mins 3 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 Purification | Acts 21:17-26

November 25th, 2024  |  36 mins

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 Elders | Acts 20:17-38

November 11th, 2024  |  32 mins 9 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 Fall | Acts 20:7-16

November 4th, 2024  |  26 mins 34 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 Sons | Acts 19:11-20

October 14th, 2024  |  34 mins 58 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 Hall | Acts 19:8-10

October 7th, 2024  |  28 mins 29 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?