Nathan Kingsley

The Road to Emmaus | Luke 24:13-36

April 28th, 2025  |  31 mins 15 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 Good Samaritan | Luke 10:25-37

March 17th, 2025  |  33 mins 27 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. 

Belonging | Hosea 1:6-9, 1 Peter 2:9-10

December 9th, 2024  |  30 mins 38 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.

Cut for Time: The Hill

September 4th, 2024  |  24 mins 16 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 Hill | Acts 17:22-34

September 2nd, 2024  |  28 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?

Why do we need a savior?

December 4th, 2023  |  26 mins 55 secs

advent, christmas, theological, theology, why

Whether we believe in Jesus or not, almost everyone we know celebrates Christmas. But why do we celebrate? What’s it about? This year we’re going to take a more theological dive into what Christmas is about and why we need it. We’ll look at some of the big questions – Why do we even need Christmas? What’s the point? Why the incarnation? Why a virgin birth? And how does this lead us to celebration and worship? 

GO Time Interview: Doug Leatherman

October 27th, 2023  |  40 mins 25 secs

go, interview, missions, time

We are releasing podcast interviews with our missionaries prior to their GO Time weekend, so you can catch up with them before you see them at an event. The purpose of our podcast is to meet the missionaries and hear what they’re up to. They will also share a few ways you can be partnering with them in prayer. I encourage you to take time to pray for each missionary when the episode ends.

Cut for Time: The Power

October 11th, 2023  |  23 mins 4 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.

Cut for Time: Maintain Your Confession

May 17th, 2023  |  25 mins 17 secs

1 john, children, church, faith, light, love

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.

Maintain Your Confession

May 16th, 2023  |  34 mins 55 secs

1 john, children, church, faith, light, love

Children of Light and Love Series, Week 4

Cut for Time: Jesus Mocked

April 5th, 2023  |  31 mins 15 secs

church, faith, gospel, lent, matthew

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.

Jesus Mocked (Matt 27:38-44)

April 3rd, 2023  |  36 mins 21 secs

church, faith, gospel, lent, matthew

The Way of the Cross Series

Cut For Time: The God Who Rules Over Chaos & Evil

November 9th, 2022  |  22 mins 39 secs

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 God Who Rules Over Chaos and Evil (Matt. 8:23-34)

November 8th, 2022  |  33 mins 45 secs

bible, chaos, church, evil, faith, family, gathering, indianapolis, sermon

The God Who Draws Near Sermon Series

Cut For Time: The God Who Brings Wholeness

October 26th, 2022  |  14 mins 30 secs

cut, for, gospel, matthew, 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.

True or False (Matt. 7:15-23)

October 3rd, 2022  |  40 mins 30 secs

bible, church, faith, false, family, gathering, indianapolis, sermon, true

Foundations Sermon Series