Arbor Church

Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable. He said to them, “Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him? […] What comes out of a person defiles him." – Mark 7:17-20 From Mark 7, Alison speaks about Jesus’ confrontation with the Pharisees, the Law, legalism, our hearts, our insides, our outsides, and (of course) Taylor Swift.

From Mark 6:45-52: the story of Jesus walking on water. If you’ve been going to church for a while, you’ve probably heard this story a thousand times. But … why did Jesus walk on water? And how did the disciples keep missing the point? And why do we? Ryan explains.

As we close our 3 week mini-series on fasting, Ryan continues to explain the why of fasting. Why do the words “fasting” and “prayer” so often appear together in Scripture? What is fasting good for?

Ryan continues our 3 week mini-series on fasting.

This week, we begin a new series on the topic of fasting. Ryan opens with a message on the theology of fasting, beginning in Genesis with souls and bodies and ending with the ministry of Jesus and His example.

These days, many of us are turning to apps to help us keep our New Years’ Resolutions … and achieving less success than ever. Today, Scott brings us a story from 1 Samuel about a stone called Ebenezer and a God whose help is there for us in the past, present, and future.

Ryan closes our series The Ever-Present God with a message about why the Christmas story matters, and how our God is present with us – always.

God is present in the valleys, the wilderness … and the storms. Ryan continues our series The Ever-Present God, based on Matthew 1:23.

From 1 Kings 19, Ryan shares the story of Elijah’s flight from Ahab and Jezebel and into the wilderness, where he asked God to take his life: he had just Had Enough. Have you ever felt this way?

“Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us." – Matthew 1:23 (NET) This Advent season, join us as we explore the meaning of Jesus’ name, God with us, and celebrate a God who is ever-present – even in our darkest valleys.