March 15, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -

Jerell Carper takes a closer look at Jesus' encounter with the Pharisees, whose preoccupation with cleanliness traditions was preventing them from dealing with their corrupt character and lack of neighbor-love. Jesus flips the script and shows how he's arrived to offer cleanliness to the unclean, and he shows this new mission to the Greek population through his travels to Tyre, the Decapolis, and a repeat bread-multiplication in Gentile territory.

/// Fourth Sunday of Lent ///

Gospel of Mark: Part 4

March 1, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -

Kristin Wall shows us what the kingdom of God looks like when it collides with the real world. After coming out of the desert, Mark retells five scenarios where Jesus confronts every category of human bondage - intellectual, spiritual, physical, social, and moral. As God sent his Son into the world, so Jesus sends us to offer the presence of God's kingdom into the world and people around us.

/// Second Sunday of Lent ///

Gospel of Mark: Part 2

Kristin Wall is the Executive Director of Every Child Lane County. Every Child mobilizes the community to uplift children and families impacted by foster care in Oregon.

February 22, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -

Jerell Carper introduces our journey through the good news according to Mark and invites us to journey into the wilderness. Mark begins his telling of Jesus' life with a nod to Isaiah 40 and an invitation to see Jesus as a shepherd who leads his people into new life.

/// First Sunday of Lent ///

Gospel of Mark: Part 1

February 15, 2026 - Living the Story Series -

Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the inward turn of the human heart as humanity mistrusts God's goodness and seizes wisdom on our own terms. This rebellion unravels God's creation project, fractures our relationships, and leaves us outside of God's rule in the world we made.

/// Sixth Sunday of Epiphany ///

Story of God Part 7/19

February 8, 2026 - Living The Story Series -

Micah Dodson invites us to encounter the gracious character of God as we become people who practice naming our rebellion. Rather than minimize our sin or God's holiness, we can abort cycles of shame when God offers forgiveness in Christ amidst our personal and corporate brokenness.

Micah leads Thrive Church Planting Network and has planted churches in Vancouver and Seattle, WA.

/// Fifth Sunday of Epiphany ///

Story of God: Part 6/19

February 1, 2026 - Living the Story Series -

Joshua Little proposes that spiritual formation is our continuing response to the reality of God's grace, shaping us into the likeness of Jesus Christ, through the work of the Holy Spirit, in the community of faith, for the glory of God and the sake of the world.

Joshua is a Bible & Theology professor at Bushnell University and lead pastor of West Side Faith Center in Eugene, OR. He has an M.A. in Biblical Exegesis and an M.A. in Spiritual Formation from Wheaton College, and he's currently pursuing a Doctorate of Ministry in Spiritual Formation from Portland Seminary.

/// Fourth Sunday of Epiphany ///

Story of God: Part 5/19

January 25, 2026 - Living the Story Series -

Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the identity and vocation of humankind. What does it mean to be created as God's image? Humanity is given a royal status and a sacred calling - an invitation to cultivate flourishing on earth as God's representatives.

/// Third Sunday of Epiphany ///

Story of God: Part 4/19