In 1 John 2:12–17, John warns us not to love the world, but Jesse shows that this isn’t a rejection of God’s good creation. It’s a warning against a world shaped by scarcity, comparison, and the constant lie that we don’t have enough and aren’t enough. Rather than...
Recording note: A recording of this sermon was not captured at Foothills. The audio and transcript provided is from Jesse’s delivery of the same sermon later that afternoon at New Creation Church. You will hear references specific to the New Creation congregation.In...
In 1 John 1:5–2:2, John calls us to walk in the light by honestly facing the reality of sin and the ways it fractures fellowship with God and one another. Sin is fundamentally a failure and distortion of love, and walking in the light means refusing to minimize or...
In 1 John 1:1–4, John proclaims something astonishing: the eternal God has come near enough to be heard, seen, and touched. Eternal life is not merely a future promise... it has appeared in the flesh in Jesus, inviting us into a shared life with God that begins now....
What exactly is the good news we’re inviting people into? Jesse revisits the “Big Story” of a world designed for good, damaged by sin, restored through Jesus, and sent together for healing... but expands the picture by tracing God’s covenant with Israel and Israel’s...
God calls leaders not to stand above his people, but to walk among them. In 1 Peter 5:1–5, Jesse points to Jesus, the Good Shepherd, as the model for leaders who serve from among the flock. Ephesians 4:11–12 shows us leaders who equip God’s people for ministry rather...
Continuing last week's message, Find Your Place, Jesse explores the next step in Jesus' pattern of sharing the good news. Drawing from Luke 10:8–9 and Colossians 4:2–6, he reminds us that God is already at work in the lives of the people around us. Rather than rushing...
As our series on sharing the good news of God's Kingdom continues, Pastor Jesse moves from presence to proclamation by asking one simple question: Where is your place? In Luke 10:1–8, Jesus sends His disciples to remain in one place long enough to notice where God's...
In Matthew 10:5–13, 16–42, Jesus sends His disciples to proclaim the good news of God's Kingdom—but not from a position of power or superiority. Instead, He sends them as sheep among wolves, dependent on God and attentive to where His Kingdom is already at work. In...