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As we grow and step into all God has for us, we’re called to live with authenticity and faith—rooted in knowing God, understanding our identity, and sharing what we've been given. We weren’t created to chase perfection or live in duplicity. Somewhere along the way, the Christian walk became more about appearances than substance. But Jesus calls us simply to be—to shine our light and reflect Him with simplicity, purity, and authenticity.Let’s remember who we are and live from the truth of Scripture:Children of God (John 1:12)A new creation (Galatians 4:5–7)Members of His body (1 Corinthians 12:27)Salt and light (Matthew 5:13–16)The Church (Ephesians 1:22)In Matthew 5, Jesus calls us salt and light—both essential for life. Light brings clarity, vision, energy, and well-being. Salt preserves, purifies, and enhances. We carry something powerful within us—let’s live with that awareness.Matthew 5:13–16 (NIV) “You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world... Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”Let’s shine brightly, live with kindness, and boldly share the gospel with those around us.Join us for our Summer of Kindness activations!For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

The first installment of Summer of Kindness series was focused on how Jesus interfaced and interacted with humanity.... In the 1990s, a frustrated engineer named Ajay Bhatt noticed a problem no one was solving—connecting everyday devices to a computer was complicated and inefficient. What emerged from his persistence was the USB port: a simple, seamless interface that revolutionized how technology connects.Much like that innovation, we believe the future of the Church lies in how we “interface and interact” with the world around us. We see in the life of Jesus a “seamless” approach to humanity. He moved in and out, up and down, left and right in culture and society. Jesus was adaptable and versatile in his approach. In order for Him to be able to do this it reveals he had an internal operating system that enabled him to live with a Kingdom View.This summer, we invite you into that mission through Summer of Kindness—a season of teaching, training, and activation rooted in Matthew 5, Matthew 28, and Acts 10:38.On Sunday we covered 4 essentials to this internal operating system:#1 View of God and Humanity - You view Humanity the way you believe He views you.#2 Knowing who you are talking to - Taking the time to understand the different worldviews and perspectives of humanity.#3 Personal Responsibility - What are you doing to feed the poor, pray for the sick, clothe the naked, “preach the gospel”...#4 Letting people touch your scars - Thomas touched Jesus’s scars and “believed”.Summer of Kindness is an opportunity to grow in how we see, serve, and speak to the world around us. Let’s move as Jesus did—doing good, healing, and bringing hope and light everywhere we go. We can’t wait to do this together as a Studio community. You can listen to the talk here.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

As we move toward the second half of 2025, I’ve been drawn to a moment in Exodus 33 where God tells Moses, “I’m not going with you.” It’s a response to the impatience and misplaced trust of the people in Exodus 32. In the face of delay, they chose control over trust. But Moses responded by setting up his tent outside the camp—a place to meet with God. Inside the camp is where you around human reasoning. Outside the camp is when you come face to face with the reasoning of GodMy encouragement to each of us this week is we would be a people that are shaped and formed by God and when necessary set up a place “outside of the camp” to come face to face with Him. Let’s continue to build a house where we meet with God, grow as a dynamic church, and serve humanity—with faith, humility, and expectancy.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

Storms—whether natural or personal—can be loud, unsettling, and even destructive. But they are not without purpose. In both nature and our spiritual lives, storms often precede growth. They soften hard ground, spread seeds, and prepare the way for new life to emerge.How we view storms is often shaped by our past experiences, but Scripture shows us they can also awaken us to purpose. In Nehemiah 1, the destruction of Jerusalem deeply burdened Nehemiah. That burden moved him to prayer, repentance, and ultimately, action. He didn’t just survive the storm—he let it stir him to rebuild what was broken.Many of us may be in a “transition” season—caught between pain and purpose. It’s often the most intense part of the journey, but it’s also the moment just before new life is born. Don’t let the weight of the storm discourage you. Let it awaken you to what God is calling you to carry and birth.Let’s be a church that leans into prayer, stands on God’s promises, and rises to rebuild what the enemy tried to tear down. Storms may shake us, but they can also shape us for what’s next.Let’s rise and build.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

Why is it so challenging to do the simple things? As Christians we are followers and disciples of Christ. The call to follow Jesus is simple in its nature, yet quite challenging in what it requires.It’s the space between desire, expectations, who we are, and the path God has for us.One of the biggest challenges or tensions in this is who we are listening to, what we partner with, and ultimately what we choose while we are navigating the different textures of life. God made us dynamic with brains, hearts, desires, emotions, which all play a part in how we navigate choices and the unknowns. One of the more intimate metaphors in the bible is when David writes about God being His shepherd. As a young boy David was a shepherd himself and he experienced what it was like to know, care for, and be responsible for his sheep. The 23rd Psalm comes out of personal experience as a shepherd and who David knew God to be. Psalm 23The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.Continuing in the shepherd theme, in John 10:14 Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me.”There is a unique relationship between the shepherd and the sheep: Sheep learn to trust a shepherd through recognizing his voice and scent, and understanding that he provides safety, food, and care. Later on in vs 27 Jesus goes even further and says “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”As His followers, may we be fast to recognize and hear His voice. To be able to give thanks for His provision, even when it’s not what we were expecting or wanting. God is faithful and a Good Shepherd. We are His sheep and we are thankful for His presence, guidance, and restoration.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

On Sunday we continued our talk around the life of Peter. One of the incredible things we see as he followed Jesus is how much he changed and was transformed by Him. Sometimes I wonder how much we think “following Jesus” fixes everything in our life not realizing following Jesus actually reveals everything. We see in the first 3 years of Peter following Jesus a man who was driven by self preservation and his reputation. Ultimately this led him to erratic behaviour and eventually denying Jesus. How does a man who was committed and zealous in following Jesus end so badly? The beautiful part of his story is it didn’t end there. We read in John 21 of this conversation between Jesus and Peter that heals, redeems and restores Peter. The Peter that emerges after this encounter with Jesus is a very different Peter than before. We see a man not driven by self-preservation but rather motivated by surrender to serve Him. Where Peter failed before now became his areas of great strength. We see him in various places in the scriptures exhorting the church to surrender, walk in humility and to not get distracted. His life is a great reminder that following Jesus reveals the areas in our lives that He wants to heal, redeem and restore. Let’s be people not driven by self-preservation and rather be motivated by full surrender to Him. For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

On Sunday, Pastor Eric shared a talk that I know is pertinent to each of us. As you know we can get scars on our bodies from injuries and medical procedures. There are other kinds of scars that no one can see but anyone around you will experience them. Let’s call them Mental Scars, these scars develop when painful and hard circumstances take place in our life. Science is showing us that mental scars actually build up scar tissue in our brain. When mental scar tissue develops in the brain essentially what is taking place is your brain rewires itself and becomes more rigid. It’s a self protective mechanism to reduce the odds of experiencing the pain again. When scar tissue develops in the brain it can make your brain hyperactive, leading to constant fear and anxiety. Part of your brain shrinks in ways that can cause problems with memory and learning. It also makes it more difficult to regulate emotions. Your brain creates protective mechanisms that can look like emotional numbness, distrust, perfectionism or avoidance behaviors. HOWEVER, DON’T WORRY! Do you want to know what you can do to help heal your brain!?! One of the most powerful tools for healing mental scar tissue is “GRATITUDE”. Gratitude from a scientific perspective can help “soften” the rigid defensive patterns that pain creates. Over time it creates new neural pathways that are more flexible, hopeful and trusting. It strengthens the part of your brain that regulates your emotions, calms the part that processes fear and danger. In a way it lays healthy tissue over old wounds.This we know is a strong biblical practice not only as an expression of worship but it also has healing properties to our brain. So my encouragement to you is to become ridiculously grateful and let’s watch what takes place in our bodies and our lives.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

This Easter, we reflect not just on the event of the resurrection but the deeper story unfolding within it — a cosmic collision of heaven and earth. For centuries, the Jewish people longed for a Messiah who would come in power and liberate them from oppression. But Jesus came not as a political savior but as a suffering servant, confronting not just Rome, but the root of all human brokenness — sin and separation from God. The cross, once a symbol of defeat, becomes the ultimate paradox: weakness turned into strength, death into life, shame into glory. The early Church Fathers saw it as more than an execution device — they saw it as a cosmic intersection, where time met eternity, and love redefined power.What if we’ve misunderstood where God is? Many imagine Him as distant, above the sky, out there somewhere — but Easter tells a different story. He came. He entered creation, submitted to human limitations, and became the bridge between the spiritual and natural world. The torn veil wasn’t just symbolic — it marked the end of separation. Love led Him to the cross, and love is what continues to hold the universe together. This isn’t just about forgiveness — it’s about restoration. The story of God is not just about fall and redemption but about creation, restoration, and His continued presence with us. This Easter, may we become more aware — not of a distant God, but of the One who is already near.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

I wonder what it would have been like to be one of those who greeted Jesus as He humbly came into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. Jesus was met with people laying down their cloaks and palm branches on the road. This journey would ultimately lead to His death and resurrection. It is because of His yes and love for us that we look forward to Good Friday and Easter this coming weekend.We might not have palm branches, but we honor God by welcoming Him into our lives, worshiping Him and giving Him our everything. As we turn to God and yield our hearts to Him, He is maturing and forming us in love. It is in this intimate space that He begins to refine us and rearrange our priorities. It is also the space where our wills bend toward God and away from other things - where we become quick to repent. His love is like a fire that we not only build our lives around, but it’s the fire that burns in us and it shapes us, forms us, and matures us. As we remember all that Jesus has done, let us take time to step into the light and examine our own hearts. The Lord is purifying His church and with purity, comes clarity.Matthew 5:8, blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see GodLord, we thank you for your great love and we ask that you will purify us and clean out the clutter in our lives. Forgive us in any area that we have been partnering with something other than you. Today we lay down our lives and we invite your love into every space.For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!

“In the beginning, God”All it takes is a spark to change the world. Being created in the image of God means that we have the choice to create. This week, Pastor Eric spoke to us about the possibilities that came out of this one breath of God. He also spoke about the wisdom and discipline involved in cultivating talents even in the moments when we aren’t inspired. This past week, we were honored to host our first INSPIRE Conference, which brought people together from our region and from all over the world to explore the intersection of creativity and faith. We got to meet so many incredible creators, but we were also so thrilled to see the many people in our own community who stepped up to make this event happen. As you recover and regain your “regularly scheduled programming,” we bless your own journeys with creating as we continue forward in Greenville!For more info, you can go to our website, check us out on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. If you would like to support STUDIO financially, you can do so here.Have a great week!