Summer of Deeper Faith
Speak to doubt, deconstruction, and the hard questions—gracefully and truthfully.
Jun 1, 2025
— Jun 22, 2025
To My Friend Who Left The Faith: A Series On Doubt And Faith
Based on the book To My Friend Who Left the Faith by Wade Bearden, this series addresses four reasons that so many individuals have abandoned church in recent years. Bearden asks, “Does doubt have a place in church? How do I know that Christianity is true? If God is so good, why do some Christians act so terribly? How can a good God allow so much pain and suffering?” Examined with empathy and grace, this series empowers pastors to address and support both believers and nonbelievers in their congregation. This series can be used in conjunction with Wade’s book, as well as in small groups and Sunday School classes. Based on To My Friend Who Left the Faith: A Letter to a Prodigal from a Prodigal by Wade Bearden (P. Rutherford Press, 2022). Used by permission. Learn more about the book here: https://www.amazon.com/My-Friend-Who-Left-Faith/dp/0578391597/. Cover artwork is limited to use with the sermon series To My Friend Who Left The Faith and may not be edited without the expressed written permission of Wade Bearden.
Jun 29, 2025
— Jul 6, 2025
Forging Faith
This two-week series examines two powerful verses in Peter’s first epistle. In these verses we learn how our faith can be purified through trials and tests. Then we won’t just survive but even grow in our trust and faith in God.
Jul 13, 2025
— Aug 10, 2025
Reconstructing Faith
This five-week series aims to help people, both youth and adults, in their deconstruction journey. It offers hope to believers struggling with their doubts by encouraging them to separate the truth of Jesus from broken systems, lean on foundational truths, and persevere with the help of a gracious God and loving community. We don’t have to have all the answers to find hope and peace in a God who is always rooting for us.
Aug 17, 2025
— Aug 31, 2025
Real Life Faith: Pursuing Authentic Christianity
This sermon series urges us away from projecting a filtered and curated version of our lives and our faith journeys. Whether it’s from the fear of others, the shame of our shortcomings, or the fear of facing the truth, living through a false self can cripple our spiritual growth.
Jun 1, 2025
To My Friend Who Left The Faith: A Series On Doubt And Faith - To My Friend Who Left The Faith - Week 1
Big Idea: We must strive to be more like the father in the parable of the prodigal son, and less like the elder brother.
Jun 8, 2025
To My Friend Who Left The Faith: A Series On Doubt And Faith - To My Friend Who Left The Faith - Week 2
Big Idea: Paul reminds the Corinthian church that the foundational gospel message—Christ's atoning death, burial, and bodily resurrection—has been verified and passed down by the apostles.
Jun 15, 2025
To My Friend Who Left The Faith: A Series On Doubt And Faith - To My Friend Who Left The Faith - Week 3
Big Idea: A heart that has received God’s grace will naturally want to give that grace to others.
Jun 22, 2025
To My Friend Who Left The Faith: A Series On Doubt And Faith - To My Friend Who Left The Faith - Week 4
Big Idea: Despite our present suffering, we can be comforted knowing that Jesus not only experienced pain too, but he also grieves for his children.
Jun 29, 2025
Forging Faith - Week 1
Big Idea: Through the gospel, believers gain an eternal perspective on the present.
Jul 6, 2025
Forging Faith - Week 2
Big Idea: Trials and tribulations are opportunities for our faith to grow.
Jul 13, 2025
Reconstructing Faith - Week 1
Big Idea: Our pursuit of Jesus can get entangled with man-made systems that do not reflect the gospel or hope of Christ.
Jul 20, 2025
Reconstructing Faith - Week 2
Big Idea: The foundation of our faith needs to be rock solid.
Jul 27, 2025
Reconstructing Faith - Week 3
Big Idea: God is the one who began the work in us and the one who brings it to completion.
Aug 3, 2025
Reconstructing Faith - Week 4
Big Idea: A God-focused community meets the needs of its people.
Aug 10, 2025
Reconstructing Faith - Week 5
Big Idea: We are limited in our understanding of God and his ways.
Aug 17, 2025
Real Life Faith: Pursuing Authentic Christianity - Real Life Faith - Week 1
Big Idea: Christians are called to please God, not please people. Yet, many Christians are so afraid of the opinions of others that it compromises their faith and prevents them from experiencing the real life God wants for them.
Aug 24, 2025
Real Life Faith: Pursuing Authentic Christianity - Real Life Faith - Week 2
Big Idea: The feelings of guilt and shame associated with our past shortcomings can hold us back from stepping into God’s best for our lives.
Aug 31, 2025
Real Life Faith: Pursuing Authentic Christianity - Real Life Faith - Week 3
Big Idea: Jonah was living in denial. Jonah’s fear of facing the truth led him to run from God’s presence and left him—like many Christians—in distress, desperately crying to God to save him.