Life is in multiplication.  It has been that way from the beginning, and continues to be God's sanctioned way for organic growth.  How will we live lives of multiplication?

The Gospel makes sense of the fourth commandment: "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy," because in it Jesus is proclaimed as Lord of the Sabbath.  He is Lord of Rest -- the one who in His unrest on the cross has done all of the work for us.  In Him, "It is finished," and God looks upon us and says, "It is very good."

Only in Jesus do we find our soul's true rest -- only in Him can we then practice Sabbath.

Does the Gospel of Jesus Christ effect what we purchase and how we live, or do we have no idea how our actions and purchases effect the rest of God's world?

Jeff Wall.

Jeff Wall.

Do we see our life as a Jesus-accepter or a Jesus-follower?  Oftentimes we are okay with using Jesus to get into the Door of Heaven and out of the Flames of Hell, but we forget that He calls us to radically identify with Him.  And this identification comes with both costs and blessings --a high price and a high privilege.  Baptism -- the first and maybe easiest step of obedience -- is a crucial step in owning and living a faith that is not only saving, but transforming as well.

Mike Phay

"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in according with the Scriptures..."

The means of the Gospel is God's starting point for everything else.  In order to know and experience the Kingdom of God, we must first know the King and the gracious gift that He has given us as an entry point to His Kingdom.  The King has come and has given us His life for ours: This is the means of the Gospel.

Jeff Wall w/ Mike Phay.

The Church and The Gospel have been attached at the hip for about 2,000 years -- so it would seemingly be important for the Church to know what the Gospel is.  And its questionable whether or not we do.  Is it really Good News?  Has it changed us?  Does it infiltrate every area of our lives?

This is the first in a series entitled "...According to the Gospel," where we will take a fresh look at the Gospel of Jesus Christ and what it means for every aspect of our lives.

Mike Phay.

Sometimes we are blinded by what we see; and what we don't see is what will give us freedom.  To help us do this, Jesus has revealed Himself and His Kingdom through the words and imagery of the Apostle John, in the book of Revelation.  The veil gets pulled back and we can see the world as it really is.  Christ as King will rule, and every Kingdom set up in opposition will ultimately crumble -- including yours.

Dave Wilke.

Listen to Dave's testimony & teaching about God's provision & grace through every circumstance.

Mike Phay & Jeff Wall.

"You received without paying; give without paying."

The words of Jesus lay down the standard for our stewardship: a life of Radical Generosity.  A life lived trusting in God's sovereignty for our provision, and joyfully giving it all away: because we've been blessed in order to be a blessing.

Bill Clem.

Five people experienced Jesus after His resurrection and had their expectations demolished and their deepest hopes met.  They learned to live the resurrection.  Have you?

Jeff Wall & Mike Phay.

What does Jesus weep over -- is it me?

Mike Phay & Jeff Wall.

Our entire lives are oriented around our heart's treasure.  What is your treasure -- your stuff or your Savior?

Jeff Wall.

Part 1 of a Stewardship Series.  God owns everything, and God is sovereign.  We are merely stewards of all the He owns.  The question is: Have I treated it as His, or have I grasped it as mine?

Caesar Kalinowski.

Mike Phay.

An overview of the traditional season of Lent and how we can use it as a tool to reflect on Christ's life and suffering for our sake.

Mike Phay.

An update on our Bible read-through, along with "A Word on Translations."

Jeff Wall.

As God's people, we cannot survive without prayer -- at least, that is, survive and flourish.  The Apostle Paul lived out this reality and displayed it in his letter to the Ephesians, and Jeff helps us understand it in our own lives.

Mike Phay & Jeremy Joseph.

A new way of relating comes when people enter into relationship with the living God -- a way of relating that brings obedience, honor, nurture, and love.  We are to live unsegmented lives, working and living, loving and suffering, relating and rejoicing before the Lord at all times.  What does it look like for you...today?

Mike Phay preaching.

God's overarching purposes for the history of creation is that all things would be brought into submission under His Son, Jesus Christ.  The Church has been placed at the center of the universe to display this reality, and one of the ways in which we are called to do this is in the marriage relationship: wives submitting to husbands, and husbands loving their wives.

Submission.  Far from being a dirty word, when put in it's right context it is a word that communicates protection and dignity.  And when authority is used rightly, it is used after the example of Christ, "who loved us and gave Himself up for us."

Caesar Kalinowski & Mike Phay.

God's Light invades, exposing and transforming dark places.  Not only are we called out of the darkness and into the light, but we are called from being darkness to being light.  This dialogue centers around what it means for us to be light -- living out the job description that Jesus gave us -- in a world that is darkness.

Jeff Vanderstelt.

Mike Phay and Jeff Wall.

Unless you know that you are loved, you will never be able to live a life in the power of the Gospel.  Unless you know your Identity, you will not be able to live it out.

Paul's prayer at the end of Ephesians 3 is a passionate plea that God would give us the necessary strength to understand that we are God's beloved -- but not because of anything that we've done.  Our performance has been rendered moot by grace: We can't do anything to make God love us more; we can't do anything to make God love us less.

Realizing this is freedom: Freedom from the tyranny and bondage of our "selves."  And now we can fight for God's agenda, which begins with unity -- displaying God's true nature as Father-Son-Spirit, and proclaiming by how we live what in the world God is up to.

Combined Soma Communities Christmas Eve Service.  A Celebration of the Son of God becoming a human -- pitching his tent in our neighborhood!

Caesar Kalinowski & Dave Wilke.  Combined Soma Communities service.

A dialogue about the body of Christ.

Caesar Kalinowski.

In a world at war with itself and with God, the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings peace.  And not just a peaceful cease-fire that will fire back up when our tank of goodwill-fuel has run empty.  But a true peace between God-and-man and man-and-man that can be found nowhere else but in the cross of Christ.

The dividing wall has been broken down.  This is truly Good News!

Jeff Vanderstelt & Dave Wilke.

Power and control.  Two things that we most long for in some way or another.  Join Jeff & Dave as they lead us through an exploration of this important text that teaches us that ultimately, we are not the ones in control.  And because of that, the very power that overcame death in the resurrection of Christ is dwelling inside of us.  How's that for being able to change the world?

Jeff Wall & Mike Phay.

The craziest thing about God's plan for World Domination (Ephesians 1:9-10) is the means that He has decided to use to accomplish His goals: us.  We are the Church, and as such are God's chosen means for distributing His Blessing and displaying His Mystery to the entire world.  What an incredible privilege, and what a weighty responsibility!

Caesar Kalinowski.

Join Caesar on an eye-opening rediscovery of the culture and context of Paul's letter to the Asian city of Ephesus.  In so many ways, this first century culture mirrors our own.  And so, we have much to learn and deep, exciting ways to relate to God as we see how Paul addresses these early believers: "predestined...for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace..." (Ephesians 1:5-6).