Politics is exhausting. And if you’re honest, it’s probably shaping more of how you see the world than you realize. The question Jesus asks is a harder one: Is your primary identity shaped more by him, or by your politics? In this message, Pastor Ellis walks through what Jesus actually says about politics, and why […]
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What makes a human life valuable? Most of us would say we believe every life matters. But when it actually costs us something, that belief gets tested fast. In this message, Pastor Ellis explores what Jesus says about the value of life, rooted in a surprising exchange about taxes and a coin bearing Caesar’s image. […]
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What do you do when what you feel on the inside doesn’t match what you see on the outside? It’s one of the most disorienting experiences a person can have. And for some, that gap doesn’t just show up in a job or a role. It runs all the way down to identity itself. In […]
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Our culture is saturated with messages about sex — that it defines you, fulfills you, and that restraint is oppressive. But if that vision is right, why are so many people left with confusion, regret, and shame? Maybe there’s a better way. In this first message of our new series, Questions We’re All Asking, Pastor […]
Most of us know what it feels like when tension finally breaks, when the waiting is over and you can breathe again. A child born. An acceptance letter. A diagnosis that came back clear. That exhale. Easter is that feeling, but deeper and more permanent than any single moment. In this Easter message, Pastor Ellis […]
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Most of us know what it’s like to pray and hear nothing back. To cry out and wait, and keep waiting. One of the hardest parts of faith isn’t suffering itself, it’s suffering while God seems silent. In this Maundy Thursday message, Caleb Bagdanov, Chapel Hill’s Student Ministries Director, walks us through Psalm 22 and […]
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Most of us know what it feels like to collide with something we didn’t see coming. And most conflicts, if we’re honest, aren’t really about information — they’re about control. About who gets to be in charge. In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Ellis walks us through Psalm 24 — a song David wrote hundreds […]
We all know how to curate a story. We choose the angle, the lighting, the caption. The highlight reel version of our lives is technically true — it’s just edited. But most of us don’t know what to do with the other version: the stress, the fear, the long seasons we didn’t expect, the parts […]
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We all know what it feels like when life falls apart and the voices start. You lose a job and hear, “You’re a failure.” Your marriage hits a rough season and you hear, “You’re not worth loving.” You misstep, and the most dangerous lie of all creeps in: “God must be done with you.” In […]
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We all know what it feels like to carry something we haven’t dealt with, the weight of it affecting our sleep, our relationships, our sense of self. But what happens when we finally stop hiding and bring it into the light? In this message from our David’s Playlist series, Pastor Rachel White walks us through […]