What does it look like to experience peace in a season of waiting? In Week 2 of our Christmas series, The Wait Is Over, Christian Castro unpacks the story of Simeon in Luke 2 — a man who waited for the Messiah with deep trust, active faith, and clear eyes. His life shows us that peace isn’t passive… It’s something God grows in us as we walk with Him.

In this message, we’ll explore how peaceful waiting often looks:

Trust (Choosing to rely on God even when we can’t see the full story)

Active Faith (Stepping forward in obedience, even before the path is clear)

Eyes Open to God’s Presence (Letting Christ’s peace rule in our hearts)

Through Simeon’s example, we’ll learn how God meets us in our waiting, forms us through it, and fills us with a peace the world cannot give.

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What does it look like to live with integrity in a season of waiting? Luke Crosby kicks off our Christmas series, The Wait is Over, unpacking how Joseph waited... with integrity. And it brought God lots of glory. In this message, we will unpack how we also can wait with integrity, and how that often looks like:

• Protection (Protecting those God has entrusted us with, instead of protecting our own reputation)

• Obedience (Obeying God even when others may not believe you, understand you or support you)

• Commitment (Commitment to God's will and God's plan, even when it's inconvenient, unpopular, or takes thoughtful planning and perseverance)

Through God's Word and the life of Joseph, we will learn how we can be people who wait well and wait with integrity.

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What does it mean to live from the victory Jesus has already won for you? In Week 6 of Made For This, Grant Hedges closes out our series in Ephesians by reminding us that when we put our faith in Jesus, we already have victory. In Ephesians 6:10–18, Paul teaches that we don’t fight for victory — we stand in victory by putting on the armor of God and praying in the Spirit.

Because the enemy knows who you are in Christ. The question is: do you?

When you remember your identity, rely on Jesus’ strength, and put on His truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and Word — you can stand firm in every battle.

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How can we live as Christ has called us to live in our relationships? How can we live worthy of our calling in our homes? In Week 5 of Made For This: A Study through the Book of Ephesians, Luke Crosby teaches from Ephesians 5 and 6, where Paul instructs us on how this translates to our marriages, relationships with kids, parents, and loved ones.

Through God's Word, we will discover how we are each called to love one another and serve one another. This is for God's glory. This is for the good of others. And this is the life we were made for!

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What does it mean in today's world to truly live like Christ? What does it look like to live worthy of the calling God has given you? In Week 4 of Made For This, Luke Crosby teaches from Ephesians 4:1–6, where Paul shifts from reminding us who we are in Christ to how we are called to live because of Christ.

Our position in Christ changes our posture in life. Living worthy looks like humility, gentleness, patience, love, and making every effort to guard unity. Not just looking spiritual—but living like Jesus in our everyday relationships. Mostly, what God does is love us — and we are called to love like Him.

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How does Christ's love change how we live? In Week 3 of our series Made for This: A Study through the Book of Ephesians, we unpack a prayer that Paul prays, and how we too can be praying for our lives, family, friends, and church as well. In Ephesians 3:14-21 we learn to pray for strength, love, knowledge, fullness, and more... because God can do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine! So we should ask. We should imagine. And we should expect in faith that God will do exceedingly above and beyond our requests. How does Christ's love change how we live? It empowers us to live with bolder faith than ever before.

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Have you ever felt like something was working against you? Like something was pulling you away from your purpose, direction, and joy? In today's message we unpack Ephesians 2. Together we will discover how it's true– yes, sin is working against us. But there is good news. Grace is working for us. And when we put our faith in Jesus, we are now– in Christ. And when you are in Christ, all that is true of Jesus changes what is true of you. In Christ, we discover who we really are and what we are made for! We discover the good things God has planned in advance for us to do. And He has good plans for us, for our good and His glory!

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Have you ever wondered, "Who am I?" or "What am I made for?" These are questions humans have asked from the beginning of time, and the Word of God has answers for us. We are starting a new series called Made for This: A Study through the Book of Ephesians, and for Week 1 of our series, we are unpacking how we are made for knowing Christ. Throughout this message, we will unlock these truths:

• Our identity precedes our activity.
• Our status comes from his sacrifice.
• We receive it when we believe it.

It turns out, we receive all that Jesus is, and we become all that God says we are, right when we believe in and receive Jesus. In Jesus, we find who we are, and what we are made for!

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