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We're all on a journey of becoming. Every season is shaping us. The only question is... who are we becoming? When life feels hard or uncertain, it's easy to find ourselves praying, "Lord... when is this going to change?" I've prayed that more times than I can count. But what if God is inviting us to ask a different question? What if this season isn't just about what you're going through... but about what God is growing in you?
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." - James 1:2-4 NKJV
James reminds us that God doesn't waste our seasons. He uses them to grow our faith, deepen our trust, and make us more like Jesus. The season may not be easy, but it isn't empty.
So here's the challenge for all of us this week: Instead of praying, "Lord, get me out," pray, "Lord, what are You growing in me?" Look for His presence before His answers. Take a moment each day to thank Him for where you see His goodness. Gratitude has a way of opening our eyes to His faithfulness and provision. Our prayer is that we would become people who continue to trust God more - not because life is always easy, but because we know His character. Let's keep trusting God in every season and becoming more like Jesus.
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This Sunday we continued our series on Favor by exploring what it means to have favor with man. Luke tells us that Jesus "grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52). While we've spent much of this series talking about God's favor toward us—His delight, love, and covenant faithfulness—we shifted our attention to the reality that favor also exists in our relationships with people.
One of the biggest takeaways for me is that favor with man is less about charisma and more about character. Throughout Scripture, favor seems to grow around qualities like wisdom, humility, integrity, faithfulness, stewardship, and service. We often ask, "How do I get people to notice me?" but the better question may be, "How do I become the kind of person people can trust?" Many of the opportunities, partnerships, responsibilities, and open doors in our lives are connected to trust.
We see throughout Scripture that both favor with God and favor with man matter. God's favor is received by grace, but favor with man is often cultivated through character. As we continue to follow Jesus, may we become people who are not only secure in God's love but also trustworthy in the eyes of those around us.
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This week at STUDIO, we welcomed back Nate Edwardson, from The Stirring in Redding, California. He took us into 1 Samuel 16, where God chooses David to be the next king of Israel.
At the heart of this story lies a profound truth: before God anoints a new generation, He first heals the spiritual fathers and mothers who will pour into them. The prophet Samuel is stuck in mourning over Saul's failure, unable to move forward until God speaks these transformative words: 'You've mourned long enough.” This passage challenges us to examine whether we're allowing past disappointments to define our future.
Nate’s talk reminds us that we cannot anoint what God is doing next while we're still standing over yesterday's graves. God is raising up a generation of people after His own heart, but He needs healed, whole, and oil-filled leaders to recognize and release them. The call is clear: it's time to leave the cave of disappointment, become renewed in His Spirit, and position ourselves to see those who God has already prepared in the next generation.
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This past Sunday we continued our conversation on favor and looked at one of the most fascinating verses in the life of Jesus:
"And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." (Luke 2:52)
For years I've read that verse and wondered: How does Jesus grow in favor with God if He is already fully loved by the Father?
What emerged was a framework that has helped me think about favor in a deeper way.
Covenant Favor reminds us who we are to God. We are loved, wanted, welcomed, and accepted. This favor is rooted in God's nature, not our performance.
Formational Favor asks what God is doing in us. Throughout Scripture, favor often leads people into seasons of formation. Joseph, David, Moses, Mary, and even Jesus all experienced this reality. Favor didn't remove the process—it worked through it.
Entrusted Favor asks what God is inviting us to carry. As we grow in wisdom, maturity, humility, and faithfulness, God entrusts us with greater responsibility, influence, and opportunity.
The challenge is that many of us collapse all favor into one category. We assume bigger platforms, greater influence, or more visible success means more favor. But Scripture paints a different picture. The favor of God begins with belonging and often matures into entrustment.
My prayer for all of us this week is that we would stay rooted in covenant favor—God's love and delight toward us—while remaining open to the formation and entrustment He has for our lives.
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This past Sunday we talked about Favor — and how many of us have misunderstood it. We often think favor means success, open doors, influence, or easy circumstances. But Psalm 30:5 reveals something much deeper: favor is first about God’s posture toward us. His face turned toward us with delight, nearness, goodwill, and love.
One of the most important ideas from the talk was this: pain can coexist with favor. David says, “weeping may endure for the night…” meaning hardship does not mean God has withdrawn His favor. Favor is not merely about outcomes — it’s about living aware that God is for you, with you, and near you.
When we become secure in God’s favor, fear loosens its grip, striving begins to fade, and we stop living like abandoned people. My prayer this week is simple: that you would truly believe God’s face is turned toward you and he delights in you.
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This past Sunday Eric shared a personal message about four things his mom taught him over the course of her life. Four years after her passing, her life still continues to shape his in profound ways.
• Create Space for Becoming — She created environments where people could discover who God made them to be instead of pressuring them to become something else.
• Always Worship — Worship wasn’t just a Sunday activity to her; it was a lifestyle of continually turning her attention toward God and relinquishing control.
• Be Stealthy in Prayer & Generosity — She prayed with joy, gave quietly, and impacted countless people without needing recognition.
• Trust in God — At the center of her life was a deep trust in God. It shaped the way she prayed, loved, worshipped, and lived.
Our prayer is that we would become people marked by worship, joy, generosity, and trust in God.
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This Sunday’s message, “The Y in the Wilderness,” reminded us that wilderness seasons often bring us to a fork in the road—a choice between striving in our own strength or trusting in God’s promise.
Through the story in Galatians 4, we saw the contrast between Hagar, representing performance and self-reliance, and Sarah, representing grace and the fulfillment of God’s promises. So often, we feel pressure to earn what only God can give, but His promises were never dependent on our performance. Even in seasons that feel barren, empty, or delayed, God is still at work beneath the surface, bringing life in ways we cannot yet see.
The challenge for us is personal: will we trust what we can control, or surrender to what only God can do? As we move forward, may we choose the path of promise—letting go of striving and walking in the freedom of His love, even when it requires trust in the unknown.
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Over the past several weeks, we’ve been walking through Why Church? Why Gather?—and this Sunday we turned the corner and asked a more personal question: Why Studio?
We didn’t start Studio because the world needed another church. We started it because we believed something essential was missing—that faith and life were never meant to be separated. Studio is a place where God and people meet, where we don’t just learn about Him, but encounter Him together. It’s a space where faith becomes seamless—where your work, your creativity, your relationships, and your city all matter to God. We’re not trying to escape the world… we’re learning how to engage it and participate in its renewal.
At the heart of Studio is a vision to form a people—not just gather a crowd. A people who are alive in God, devoted to Jesus, and curious in their pursuit of Him. A people who carry both conviction and empathy—deeply rooted in holiness, while fully present with humanity. This is who we are. And the invitation is simple: not just to attend, but to belong, to become, and to help build a home where heaven and earth meet.
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This week we stepped into the resurrection story in Luke 24 and heard the question that still echoes today: “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” From the very beginning, God’s heart has always been about relationship. In the Garden, He walked with humanity—close, present, near. Sin didn’t just make us guilty, it created distance. But the entire story of Scripture is God relentlessly moving toward His people, refusing to give up on relationship, making a way for restoration.
The cross deals with sin—but it was never the end goal. The resurrection reveals what God was after all along: life with Him again. If we reduce the gospel to sins forgiven, we stop at the doorway. But the invitation is deeper—into communion, into nearness, into relationship restored. From the Garden to the empty tomb to the Spirit within us, the story has always been this: God didn’t just want to forgive you—He wanted you back.
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Have a great week and Happy Easter!
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We are on a journey of rediscovering our why: Why Church, Why Gather, Why Studio.
As Simon Sinek says, “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.”
We are continuing to dig into Why We Gather because, at a basic level, gathering is a core value and priority for a disciple and follower of Christ, as well as a pathway to life and experiencing God. We weren’t created to do life alone - we were created to gather. If we don’t understand why, we won’t value what. In a world where we have more ways to connect than ever before, many are still experiencing deep loneliness and disconnection. It’s not just a social issue, it’s a human one. We are wired for love, belonging, and connection with God and with one another.
But it’s not just about showing up, it’s about how we show up. Because community doesn’t just happen, it’s something we build together. And this is the kind of community we are becoming: a place where people are seen, valued, and connected.
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This past Sunday we were privileged to hear from Jeremy Gagnon, as he shared his passion for the bible and provoked us to dig into Seeing the Face of God as we read The Word.
The Scriptures aren’t just information, but they’re meant to transform us. Often, we come to the Bible with our modern lens, which can be like trying to “bring an iPhone into the Middle Ages.” Instead of letting the text speak, we unintentionally reshape it to fit how we understand the world today.
Jeremy challenged us to see the Bible as art - intentional, layered, and deeply connected.
God has so much depth and we can find this more and more as we read the bible. And as we slow down, ask better questions, and stay curious… we begin to see something deeper:
Our heart is to be a people who know how to bible, encounter God as we read, and to anchor our lives in His truth.
This week, take your time in Scripture. Be curious. Ask questions. Pay attention. Be shaped by the living word of God.
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As we continued week five of our "Why Church" series, we explored some challenging yet transformative truths about gathering as the body of Christ. This sermon explored the biblical and historical foundations for why we gather on Sundays and how our approach to gathering has shifted from the early church to today. We examined the difference between attending out of obligation versus gathering because Christ is risen, and how the modern era has moved us toward individualized faith rather than embodied community. The implications for our spiritual life are profound—when we understand that following Jesus means constantly pushing past boundaries rather than arriving at a destination, and when we come together with intentional hearts prepared to meet with God and each other, we resist the cultural pull toward isolation and step into the design Jesus intended for His people.
As we move forward, I want to encourage you to take one practical step in the weeks to come: before you gather—whether on Sunday, in a home group, or in daily community—take 20 seconds to prepare your heart. Examine what needs to be made right, forgive where needed, and come with intention to meet with God and His people.
Remember, this is an invitation to follow Jesus more deeply, not an obligation to fulfill. Let's continue to build a culture marked by humility, quick forgiveness, and reverence for the presence of Jesus among us.
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This week in our series Why Church? Why Gather? Why Studio? We stepped into a deeper conversation often called ecclesiology—the study of the church. At the heart of the message was a simple but important question: Can formation and maturity happen in isolation? Scripture makes something clear—while salvation is deeply personal, it was never meant to be lived out alone. In a culture shaped by “me, myself, and I,” the Bible continually invites us into something bigger: a people, a body, a shared life where faith grows through belonging and proximity.
The book of Hebrews gives us three movements that capture this beautifully: let us draw near to God, let us hold fast to hope, and let us consider one another—stirring each other toward love and good works. Faith can exist in isolation, but formation cannot. We grow when we gather, when we encourage one another, and when we intentionally help each other become more like Christ. The church was never designed as a place to simply receive spiritual content—it’s a community that sustains faith, strengthens courage, and keeps hope alive.
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This week we continued our series “Why Church? Why Gather? Why Studio?” with a simple but important realization: we are Western people reading an Eastern book. Most of us don’t realize the tension that creates. We live in a culture that begins with “I”—my faith, my truth, my relationship. But the Bible was written in a world that began with “we.” Identity wasn’t self-determined; it was covenantal. Belonging came before choosing.
That’s why the church isn’t just a group of individuals who share beliefs. It’s a people, a body, a dwelling place of God. You can belong to Christ without gathering—but you cannot live out the full biblical vision of the church without it. The tension you feel isn’t confusion; it’s invitation—to rediscover belonging and be formed together.
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This past Sunday, Pastor Rheva continued the series Why Church? Why Gather? Why Studio? by helping us reflect on why the church exists—and why gathering actually matters. Throughout Scripture, God does not save individuals in isolation; He forms a people for the sake of the world. Our faith was never meant to be lived alone.
She shared that the church exists to host God’s presence, form God’s people, and participate in God’s renewal of the world.
Here are the core “whys” Pastor Rheva walked us through:
Worship + PresenceTeaching + The WordFormation + DiscipleshipCommunity + BelongingCare + HealingUnity + ReconciliationMission + WitnessAs this series continues, Studio’s prayer is that the church would not simply be something people attend—but a people they become: gathered around Jesus, anchored in truth, formed in love, walking in unity, and sent for the sake of the world.
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Have you ever done something for so long that you forget why you’re doing it in the first place? This is called ritual drift. Over time, we can fall into habits and rhythms without remembering the original purpose behind them.
This past Sunday, we began a new series titled “Why Church? Why Gather? Why Studio?” We took time to revisit what the church actually is—because when we understand what it is, we begin to understand why it matters.
One of the things Jesus did was take an existing word in His culture—ekklesia—and reframe it. He shifted the center of gravity from an assembly built around civic duty and national identity to a people gathered around Him. The church was no longer just a gathering of citizens; it became a community formed by and centered on Christ.
As we continue this series, we invite you to lean in with fresh eyes and an open heart. Let’s not drift into routine—let’s rediscover the beauty and purpose of gathering around Jesus together.
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This past Sunday was Heart & Vision Sunday. We recapped 2025 and talked about 2026. This is a year of Taking Ground and Expanding Territory. These two ideas embody what we are setting our sights on: seeing you take ground and expand territory in your inner world and in your life.
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For STUDIO’s 4th Birthday Celebration, we welcomed back Julian Adams. He spoke from Luke 5:17-26, which tells the story of four faithful friends who broke through a roof to bring their paralyzed companion before Jesus. Julian’s main point was this: we are living in a season where 'the power of the Lord is present to heal.' This isn't just a historical observation—it's a prophetic declaration over our current moment. We were challenged to examine which of three groups we belong to: the crowd of spectators who gather but never engage, the Pharisees who critique from their assumed positions of authority, or the four men of audacious faith who break through every barrier to encounter Jesus.
Julian also pointed out that Luke records Jesus saying 'rise' using the Greek word for resurrection. This reveals something profound—this miracle was a preview of the resurrection power that would soon be available to all believers. Jesus invites us to move beyond theory and theology into demonstration and encounter. The paralyzed man picked up the very thing that had defined his shame and walked home glorifying God. What are we carrying that has defined us? What ceilings of limitation are we willing to break through?
We're being called into a season of community faith, where together we believe for things that individually seem unreachable. Faith operates only in the realm of the impossible. The question isn't whether God is moving—He clearly is—but whether we'll step into the audacious faith required to participate in what He's doing.
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This year we are responding to God calling us to expand our territory and take ground - not just around us, but within us. We’re turning four as a church, and this feels like a holy growing-up season. It’s a good time to be alive, to mature and step into all that God has for us. For us to do this we want to get more free.
Freedom is not something we get apart from God - we get it when we step into truth, light and relationship with Him.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. - Jn 8:32
Freedom in Jesus doesn’t mean a pain-free life. It means a life no longer ruled by fear, shame, lies, or hidden places.
If you’re ready to go deeper, to heal, and to experience lasting freedom, this journey is for you.
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The very fact that you can dream, imagine, and look ahead is evidence that you were designed for the future. Scripture is filled with moments of stepping into the new—moving from glory to glory, crossing rivers, leaving what’s familiar—and we believe this year holds that same invitation for us. As Prayer and Fasting begins, we’re creating space to listen, to reset our posture, and to let hope shape what’s next.
This Sunday we talked about holding two ideas together: Taking Ground and Enlarging Territory. One calls us to move into what is not yet ours; the other calls us to grow in capacity for what has already been entrusted to us. When held together, they push back against shame, deception, and apathy—and open us to the promises of God. Like Jabez, we’re choosing to believe that our past does not define our future, and that God is eager to bless, expand, and walk with us as we move forward.
We’re stepping into this year believing there is no stagnation—only seasons of movement and seasons of growth. Let’s take ground together, enlarge our hearts, and trust that God is already at work in what’s ahead.
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- Visa fler
