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In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven. – Matthew 5:16 Alison continues our series The Mount with an exploration of the metaphors of salt and light that Jesus used, and how we can become influencers for God’s kingdom.

Then he began to teach them by saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.” – Matthew 5 This week, Scott opens our new series The Mount with a tour of the Beatitudes, or – as he had printed on a shirt, once – what be your attitude?

Garrett shares his own story of pastor grief and 5 principles that he “sort of stumbled into” in the years that followed, as he and his family moved towards hope.

Allison Nacone, a pastor and hospital chaplain, explores the tangled grief of sudden pastoral loss. She discusses communal mourning, God’s nearness to the brokenhearted, and how grief reveals the cost of love. A vivid “grief smoothie” metaphor blends sorrow, numbness, anger, betrayal, and anxiety, while 2 Corinthians offers a framework for honest suffering, dependence, and hope.

Caleb’s story unfolds from the twelve spies’ terrifying report to his unwavering call to trust God. The message explores wholehearted faith through decades of wandering, disappointment, and waiting. At 85, Caleb still chooses the mountain filled with giants, offering a compelling picture of courage, endurance, and finishing faithfully.

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? – Psalm 42

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. – Psalm 100 Scott Hetherington leads us through Psalm 100, five short verses containing Scripture’s clearest invitations to worship.

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. – Psalm 84 Teaching elder Scott Hetherington takes us through the three beatitudes of Psalm 84: dwelling, journeying, and trusting.

Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent – Psalm 104 Ryan Plantz returns to continue our Summer in the Psalms series with a message on Psalm 104.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, – Psalm 23 This week, Scott brings us a fresh take on perhaps the most famous Psalm in the Psalter, exploring the metaphor of God as our Shepherd.