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Jesus never told a story about a Prodigal Son.
But the one he told about the man who lost a sheep, the woman who lost a coin, and the man who lost a son was WAY better.

The first in a series of discuss…

Who does God help and why? Surely not THOSE people over there...

The story of Elisha helping his enemy and winning a friend for God. Also the story of Elisha giving permission for someone to violate o…

No matter how I describe this, it sounds churchy. But we don't DO churchy here. We do deep truths.

Today, deep truths about the Spirit of God and you.

Sometimes God slips in where you don't expect him.
Maybe all the time.

Guest speaker Cesar Gomez brings a message about how sometimes you have to do what you don't want to do, but then you find out that it's what you really wanted to do all along.

The second most important day on the Christian calendar (after Resurrection Sunday) is Pentecost Sunday! Which almost no one celebrates, only a few more even know about, and many less actually unders…

Sometimes life sucks. Be blessed by that. Wait... What?

Jesus says that persecution can be a blessing. How can that be?
You probably need to hear the stories we told at TSA-Napa this week.

Long long ago, in a place far far away...
The world was broken, so God used Abraham to put it back together again.
Yes, Abraham.

Listen to this episode of the TSA-Napa podcast to understand why that was…

Two things most people don't understand which are really important:
1) Death isn't as fatal as its been made out to be; and
2) Being raised from the dead is rarely the most important thing in someone's…

What could turn a stoner into a stonee? Only the resurrection of Jesus!

In the face of persecution and execution, the early church bore witness to Jesus. Why?

This is an unusual sermon, in that - just as I started to wrap up - the congregation began to ask questions and w…

I'm going to put this out there: Anyone who doesn't think Jesus was resurrected either hasn't really reasoned through the evidence or they are willfully choosing to disregard it. 
What evidence?
Let's …

You know what prophets are? They're crazy, that's what. There's this one time when crazy Isaiah said that there would be a messiah coming who would get beat up and killed. What a nut! That couldn't h…

Take everything that has happened before and chuck it. Why? Because there's a new thing! Forget the past, don't worry about the future, and live out this new thing in the here and now. Really. Who sa…

So you and a couple million of your friends and family are wandering in the wilderness and suddenly you realize there is NO FOOD.

Oops.

Now what?

Well, if you're one of God's people, trust.

Guest preacher Pastor Veujare has a word for us about Jesus.

Pastor V is from Fiji, a retired Salvation Army Officer of 25+ years, who is currently doing street ministry in Santa Rosa even though he n…

Mind that you get your feet into the blood!

Oh, that sounds weird. I should probably give it some context so you know that it isn't something crazy.

I guess you'd better listen to this week's message f…

There are some weird things in the Bible. Understanding why can help you figure out what to do with weird things that happen to you today.

This week, we start with the idea that rules are made because…

When people encounter the divine, what happens? Do they run screaming? Grow horns? Become different people?

Well, yes.

Walk with us through the glory of God and see how it transforms everyone who sees …

I regret turning off the microphone while the congregation was singing that great modern spiritual psalm: Your Cheatin' Heart by Hank Williams, Sr. You'd have loved hearing it.

What's in your heart an…