Highway Sermons

The world and our lives can feel so out of control, it's natural to grasp for ways to to manage and gain some kind of semblance of order. We plan, we calendar, we overthink, and we try to find ways to exert control over our lives.But Jesus talks about the Spirit as being a wind, that blows wherever it blows. What would it looks like for us to release and surrender the need to control life and learn how to trust in the power of the wind all around us?

In our modern world we tend to move through the world with a bias towards materialism, blind to the spiritual realities around us. In this first week of our series on the Holy Spirit we look at the image of “light. The Spirit is a light that awakens us to a spiritual reality beyond our physical, material reality.

From global news fatigue and political division to personal anxiety and broken relationships, life often feels like it's sliding into chaos. While world leaders and cultural icons lean on symbols of status, capital, and force, Jesus introduces an upside-down Kingdom represented by the Cross—one built on self-sacrifice, radical love, and justice for the vulnerable.

What if a culture of performance and productivity is crowding out our joy? Psalm 33 invites us to sing a new song—to simply enjoy the presence of God, not because we have something to accomplish or prove, but because God is wonderful and worthy of praise.

The psalms show us that thanksgiving is a regular part of our conversation with God in all moments in life. How does the spiritual practice of thanksgiving differ from the general practice of gratitude? Join us as we see how thanksgiving is a story that we tell, which orients us to God, is specific, and is communal — and how it is a practice that ultimately changes us, draws us together, and transforms how we see the world.