rise: Sun of rigtheousness

If you've ever been hungry with nothing to eat... if you've ever been sick with no healing in sight... if you've ever had to wait too long for important answers... then you know what longing feels like. jesus is god's answer to every longing heart. he comes to bring us joy! and while we wait, we must learn to long with hope.

November 28, 2021 - 

Pastor Jonathan Badgett

ready... go.

december 26, 2021

It’s often too easy to be overwhelmed with the hopelessness of this broken world, but even in the midst of the brokenness there is hope for those that repent. This was the message of John the Baptist, but it is also the message of the church today. There is hope for those that wait on the Lord and put their trust in Him.

Matthew 3:1-6, 11-17

zach walsh

Hurting... whole.

december 19, 2021

Pain is a sign that something is wrong. When you hurt, it's only natural to long for healing. Different wounds bring different kinds of pain. Some hurts just need time and help to heal. Other wounds don't heal so easily. Christmas teaches us to long for the kind of healing only God can provide.

Luke 2:36-38

Pastor jonathan badgett

homeless... home.

december 12, 2021

Your body tells you when it’s time to eat. You feel the ache of an empty belly and know exactly what to do. Some hunger is easily satisfied. Other hungers are deeper—their ache is more pronounced. Christmas teaches us that God wants to fill us up, to satisfy our deepest longings.

Luke 2:25-32

Pastor jonathan badgett

Hungry... full.

december 5, 2021

Your body tells you when it’s time to eat. You feel the ache of an empty belly and know exactly what to do. Some hunger is easily satisfied. Other hungers are deeper—their ache is more pronounced. Christmas teaches us that God wants to fill us up, to satisfy our deepest longings.

Luke 1:46-55

Pastor jonathan badgett

How long, lord?

november 28, 2021

We all long for something. If we weren’t longing for *something*, this would be heaven. (Hint: This isn’t heaven!) What are you longing for? Or better, *who* are you longing for? None of us is good at waiting. Learning to long for God, learning *how* to long—for God—is among the most powerful lessons we can learn from Christmas.

Malachi 4:2a

Pastor jonathan badgett