This week we took time to give a broad update on Studio. We talked about a variety of things that have happened and are going on from Studio Kids, baptisms, baby dedications. So many wonderful things to celebrate of what is taking place in our community. We also chatted for a few minutes around some of the dynamics we are navigating as leaders in regards to our Sunday gatherings and the growth of attendance. One of things that is important to us as well is to give an update on Studio's finances in it's first year as well as how we manage our finances for transparency purposes. We ended the time together talking about what we want to focus on in the next 6 months when it comes to spiritual development and formation. For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

Have you ever thought about the Early Church and their relationship to the words: potential, purpose, goals, and the like? Today, those words are front and center when it comes to how the majority of us build our lives and even how we position ourselves to serve God. These words in and of themselves are very good words, but in a society that measures value by how big and fast things are, these words can become challenges to us as disciples of Jesus as we attempt to build “big lives” and “big results” to please Him.In the talk this week, Pastor Tinasha explores what it would look like to take the pressure off of ourselves, to abandon the human need for epic, to lean into the Father’s heart for replicating his culture and his nature in the land. I believe there is freedom for us all in returning to the simple and aligning with the truth that we are already enough, significant, and fully loved as sons and daughters of God, and from this love, we get the privilege to participate in our Father’s greatest dream: reconciliation of all things to Himself.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In this talk, Pastor Eric continues on the topic of free will, the will of God and why does it seem God goes on mute when you are making major decisions in life. As we move through life, each environment we create or step into shapes and forms us. Each of these spaces often has unwritten limitations or boundaries. You learn where the lines are and where they exist. Whether it be your work, school, home, or your third place. If you choose to exist, whether you want to or not, in these environments you have to in many ways accept these limitations or boundaries in order to be able to function and get along in it. Limitations and boundaries can be really beautiful and play a vital role in the success of relationships, environments, purpose and what it seeks to be. However, when you start talking about creating a future and when these limitations become self-imposed limitations you won't create a future but instead you will recreate your past. Start making decisions that break off limitations and boundaries that are no longer for you. They no longer need to exist in your life and you want to create a future without todays limitations.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

Pastor Candace shared about how endurance is a quality of character that does not allow one to surrender. In Hebrews 12 it reads "let us run with endurance the race that is set before us". In endurance sports there is a phenomenon called "Second Wind", it's where the athlete hit's a wall and they are very tired and/or out of breath and suddenly they find strength to continue to perform at a top level. She encouraged those who are faint of heart and have grown weary to remember we are in for the long haul and there is a second wind. For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In this weeks talk we wrestled with the relationship between free will and the will of God. As we look at scripture we read in numerous places about the will of God and we also see God has given humans free will.What is the will of God? Is it a predetermined plan or is it a blank canvas?What if you make a decision and it’s really hard, does that mean you made the wrong decision? Does it mean you stepped out of God’s will?What justifies the will of God, when life is good?Is there a paintbrush in your hand yet he guides the hand, so you get the illusion you are painting but in the end it’s really Him painting?Listen to this week’s talk here to learn more about how we can navigate and approach this complex reality.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In this weeks talk, Pastor Eric shares from John 4. There is a discussion between Jesus and his disciples around eating food. We learn that Jesus introduces a dimension of nourishment that is directly connected to doing the works of the Father. As you read the story surrounding this conversation we recognize it is an invitation to participate in his will on earth. Something for us to think about is as much emphasis as we put on the Sabbath and rest to replenish us, there should be equal emphasis on doing the works of the Kingdom which also replenishes and nourishes us. When you embrace the paradox you'll find yourself being invited into a deeper relationship with God. For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

The element of water is what God determined to be a part of the journey of moving from dead to alive, from your past to your future, from the old to the new. The Bible calls it baptism. In this talk Pastor Eric talks about Baptism in water and how it is an integral part of following Jesus. Getting baptized in water is an act of faith connected to the death and resurrection of Jesus that allows us to participate in one of the most sacred acts of the Christian Faith. Join us today as we celebrate our first baptism for Studio. For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

"Why do you seek the living among the dead, he is not here". The battle for the soul of humanity had reached its climax. The battle wasn’t just about good and evil but it was about the eternal. The life of Jesus culminates in this moment of going to the cross to endure the most barbaric and brutal invention of killing someone. In order for life to happen, death had to take place. In order for all of humanity to be able to cross over the chasm between death and life, Jesus death was the only way. This talk is a reflection on the death of Jesus and celebrating that He is risen. Happy Easter!For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

In this week's talk, Pastor Candace shared on “The Garden of our mind”. She taught on how our mind is like a garden and that we must tend to it. We have the choice to choose which thoughts we allow to grow and which ones we pull up from the roots. She shares a personal and comical story to show how God does not use fear to talk to you. 2 Timothy 1:7, For the Spirit God gave us a spirit of fear, but gives us power, love and a sound mind.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!

Pastor Eric shares about one man’s journey of being raised in a dysfunctional home which led to a life of deception and survival. This man's name was Jacob. He spent his life working to deceive others so he could survive the reality he was in. He started out his life wrestling his twin brother and 97 years later he is found wrestling with God. Jacob had reached the end of himself and he is in this bizarre and unprecedented moment wrestling with God. It was here that he was confronted with his own brokenness and despair. It was also here he encountered God, got a new name and was blessed. This moment rewrote his future.For more info you can go to our website and also check us out on instagram and Facebook. We are also on YouTube. If you want to support STUDIO financially you can do so here. Have a great week!