We all turn to something for comfort, security, and meaning—our careers, money, distractions, even our own sense of control. But are these things really delivering what they promise?The prophet Jeremiah describes two paths: one leads to a dry, withering existence, the other to deep roots and a life that flourishes even in difficulty.What if trustin…

When God leads us into new areas of kingdom work, it is important to take note of the experiences of stress. God wants us to respond both with trust in the call, but also with patience in the unfolding of it. Taking a step of faith doesn't mean pulling the biggest burden onto your back.Autor: The Highway Community

Consider what it means for God to call and guide you. As in the story of Jeremiah, what steps might help you see the hand of God in your stories and what might that mean for how you live today and the path you take tomorrow?Autor: The Highway Community

We all have moments of selective hearing—whether it’s ignoring what we don’t want to hear or only listening to what fits our agenda. In Luke 4, Jesus gives His first sermon—a mission statement proclaiming good news to the poor, freedom for the oppressed, and sight for the blind. But His audience wasn’t ready to hear the full message.What about us? …

The first miracle that Jesus does is the middle of normal human experience. It's at a wedding, and it's only the servers even know what has happened. How does this invite us to approach our day to day lives with a sense of wonder? Can we carry expectation that God is present and working miracles into the day to day material of our lives?…

Who am I? Where do I belong? These aren’t just questions for kids or teenagers—they’re questions we all wrestle with throughout life. On this Baptism of the Lord Sunday, we explore the truth that God calls us by name: beloved, precious, and His. But this identity isn’t just about feeling good—it’s about transformation and mission. When we know who …

The light of Christ shines in any and all darkness. As follows of Jesus we have a call to carry the light into any and all of the places God has placed us.Autor: The Highway Community

As we look at the often simple or ordinary contents of our days, the perspective we have can be transformed by the story of the angel's appearing to lowly shepherd's. In this moment we see heavenly hosting bringing the glory of God into the everyday circumstances of the lowest in society.Autor: The Highway Community

What kingdom are you responding to in your life?In the shadow of Herod’s greatness—a kingdom built on fear, greed, and control—Jesus was born into a kingdom of humility, trust, and surrender. The Christmas story reveals a clash between two kingdoms: one that hoards power and another that gives it away.Today, we still live under the shadow of the ki…

Pain is inevitable, but it offers a choice: to run away or draw closer to God. This Advent, discover how Anna’s story in Luke 2 reveals the power of persistent faith in the face of suffering. Through intimacy with God, even in pain, we can experience His voice and presence. Join us as we explore how our pain can lead us into deeper communion with H…

Silent Faithfulness: The Quiet Impact of Joseph | 2024.12.08 - Adam Hendrix by The Highway CommunityAutor: The Highway Community

What does it truly mean to seek Jesus? The story of the Magi isn’t just about a Christmas star—it’s about the relentless pursuit of truth and worship. In this sermon, we explore the courage of these outsiders who sought Jesus across great distances, while others stayed behind. What does it mean to be a seeker today? What might we be missing when we…

A heart of gratitude turns us toward God, who is the giver of good gifts. This is seen in an account of ten healed lepers. One — a Samaritan — literally turns towards Jesus as he returns to thank his healer for the gift of being healed. The Samaritan does so with abandon; “He threw himself at Jesus’ feet” (NIV). This account serves as inspiration f…

God made us in his image and this includes our physical bodies. We are invited to both care for and love our bodies, even in their imperfections and hurts, because they are the tangible image of God in us.Autor: The Highway Community

Most of us go through life unaware or out of sync with our internal world. Today we'll be talking about way we might learn to be attentive to God's voice in the everyday moments.Autor: The Highway Community

Our culture begs a relentless cycle of consumption, performance, and achievement. We can become preoccupied by what we need to do, have, or be in order to be loved. These stand in the way of rest. Because rest is counter cultural (especially in the Bay Area), intentionality is vital to true, meaningful rest. The Hebrew concept of shavat, “to rest,”…

Come the good or the bad of any current political situation, our ultimate hope, and our truest reality, is that Jesus is Lord.Autor: The Highway Community

How can we hope to discern truth from lies, or stay immune to deception in our age? Working to stay rooted in Jesus is the call of scripture and what it is that will give us firm ability to stand in reality.Autor: The Highway Community

Is it possible to live out the value expressed in the book of James to be "quick to listen and slow to speak"? Explore this challenge as Pastor Cris Otonari shares helpful tools to help us honor God and care for one another in all conversations, and especially around difficult topics.Autor: The Highway Community

How to be citizen of heaven while engaging in the world? Jesus proclaimed the "good news" of God's Kingdom - a reality available here and now, not just after death. In the early days of Christianity, believers risked persecution by declaring "Jesus is Lord" instead of "Caesar is Lord," a political statement affirming their primary allegiance to God…

In any and every political divide or disagreement, the call of Christ remains on his followers to love our enemies.Autor: The Highway Community

What does it mean to live a life of authenticity? What does that kind of life look like in light of what our scriptures reveal.Autor: The Highway Community

What makes a Jesus-centered hope distinct from optimism? What gives that kind of hope such gritty strength in the face of pain or failure?Autor: The Highway Community

A Jesus formed community is unique. In this message, Pastor Adam Hendrix walks us through the ways that we seek to both participate in this kind of community, as well as a challenge to extend the mission of Jesus' love and invitation to the people around us.Autor: The Highway Community

Truth is to be found in knowing and following Jesus.Autor: The Highway Community

When it comes to instant gratification, at no other point in human history have people had to deal with what we deal with today. Phones, food, drink, work...it's all instant and ready to give us the pleasure and release we crave.But what instantly gratifies, rarely actually satisfies. How do fight against these cravings and seek after the nourishme…

This summer a new Nike commercial came out addressing the concept of "winning at all costs." "I don't respect you." "I have no empathy." "I am obsessed with power." These are some of the quotes and messages. In this world, winners rise to the top because of their ruthlessness. This world rewards harsh takes and decisive, cut-throat leaders. But wha…

The fruit of faithfulness is not just about having a sense of belief or certainty in God, but it is birthed from God's steadfast faithfulness that is new every morning. Because he is trustworthy and continually faithful, we can learn to be people of consistent, faithful love in our everyday lives.Autor: The Highway Community

Phones, notifications, traffic, social media...life is faster and busier than ever. What is this doing to our souls? Or our ability to connect with God? This week we reflect on how it's possible for the Spirit to form the fruit of patience in us.Autor: The Highway Community

What does God require of us? What makes a follower of Jesus different from the world? To do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. It's a simple concept, but much harder in practice. This week we reflect on God's invitation to live in the way of the Kingdom, as we go against the current of the world.…

What role do sadness and grief play in our call to love others? Paul invites Christ-followers to empathize with others. This is a mark of Christian. Jesus, himself, modeled empathy when he entered into his friends’ deep sadness as he wept with them over the loss of Lazarus.Autor: The Highway Community

Jesus invites us to persistently ask, seek, and knock and promises to respond. But how do we wrestle with the reality of us not getting what we request?Autor: The Highway Community

Jesus invites us to invite others in our lives. This invitation is not just for those who look, act, or think like US. But those who are on the outside, on the margins, and those who require extra attention and time.Autor: The Highway Community

It is so easy to pay more and more attention to our needs, our wants, our appetites, and our place on the ladder of success. But Jesus took on the very nature of a servant and calls us to follow him in that. What heart change do we need so that we can readily consider the wellbeing of others?Autor: The Highway Community

Is it possible to have a contentment that stays constant through all of life's ups and downs? Only when we receive ongoing strength from God can we live out hope in the broken corners of the world.Autor: The Highway Community

How do we live the unburdened life? In Matthew 11:28, Jesus teaches us in this short verse about the need for rest, the way to rest, and gives us a call to rest. Join us as we examine the nature of true toil, the meaning of the rightful yoke, and how we can come to Jesus.Autor: The Highway Community

Is the bible just a lifeless accumulation of history and information, or is it actually active and alive?Autor: The Highway Community

What does it mean to give from the heart? In this message we explore the gift-giving and generous person of God and the joy that is found in generosity.Autor: The Highway Community

Explore Jesus’ teachings on the futility of worry and the trust in divine provision.Autor: The Highway Community

The Spirit of God works through the crisis and roadblocks and difficult situations of our lives to create beautiful and lasting good. Lookin g at the letter writing ministry of Paul born out of adversity.Autor: The Highway Community

Considering the call of God to Paul, and the courage it asked of him for the sake of God's Kingdom. Continuing in our sermon series on the Holy Spirit's empowering the early church in the book of ActsAutor: The Highway Community

Who belongs within the Kingdom of God? The definition of the people of God expand to include both Jew and Gentile. In this exploration of Acts, and the Spirit of God is active and moving and pushing into new territory of belonging.Autor: The Highway Community

This giving of the Holy Spirit in the early church left people divided, either earnestly asking "what does this mean", or scoffing in dismissal. How do we hope to experience the Spirit today? How can we be open to that giving of control over to God? Do we trust that God wants to do amazing work in our midst and through our lives?…

A journey into the early church considering the work of the Holy Spirit.Autor: The Highway Community

In his resurrection, Christ opens a portal of sorts from the present age of suffering, decay and death, and points us toward the age to come. An age of wholeness and life everlasting.Autor: The Highway Community

When Jesus quotes Psalm 31 on the cross, it is his final word before dying. It is also an expression of full and complete trusting in the will and the goodness of God.Autor: The Highway Community

How do we understand Jesus' cry of "it is finished" from the context of the cross? What does triumph look like for a follower of Jesus in light of the cross?Autor: The Highway Community

How did Jesus suffer? why did Jesus suffer? what do his sufferings have to do with our own pain?Autor: The Highway Community

Jesus' words from the cross speak of kinship, belonging, and a new way of being family to one another.Autor: The Highway Community

Second week of our Lent series considering the parting words of Jesus from the cross.Autor: The Highway Community