What Do You Want?

Bartimaeus was blind, broke, and sitting on the side of the road. His desperation led him to shout past the crowd—who were telling him to shut up—and to get the attention of the one who could do something. This Sunday we're talking about the kind of bold, persistent, holy-hustle faith that refuses to stay seated and discovers that Jesus is already waiting, already asking, already wanting to hear all about how he can answer your deepest needs.

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This Sunday we’re exploring:

  • Why faith is not passive and what bold, persistent faith actually looks like in practice

  • The question Jesus asks twice in Mark 10, and why he answers it differently each time — What do you want?

  • Why the version of Christianity that tells you to want nothing and need nothing is unbiblical and antithetical to the Jesus way

  • How sacred striving and holy hustle are not opposed to grace but the key that unlocks the grace that awaits you

  • How the mature follower of Jesus knows who they are, knows what they need, and is satisfied with the God’s answers to their requests

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Vanity

Your phone is deliberately engineered to exploit your need to be seen, known, and approved of . . . and it's working. This Sunday we're talking about vanity. It’s an ancient vice that Silicon Valley has perfected. We want lives of deep meaning and abundance, but this path only leads to destruction.

Check out the weekly sermon here or on our SRBC podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify.

What We’re Exploring:

  • Why the desire underneath vanity is more human and more legitimate than you might think, its just that vanity warps that desire

  • What vanity looks like in real life, from your Instagram to your friends

  • Why your phone is jet fuel for this particular vice, and what Silicon Valley knows about your need for approval that you may not know about yourself

  • What Jesus says about vanity in Matthew 6, and why he targets the most religious people in the room

  • The cure Jesus offers — and why it has everything to do with learning to live before an audience of one

The Dust of the Rabbi

What if the secret to a fulfilling life is the exact opposite of what you’ve been told? In this message, Pastor Eric walks through one of Jesus’ most surprising moments — getting on his knees to wash his disciples’ feet — and what it reveals about how to actually live a good life.

This Sunday we're exploring:

  • The surprising paradox at the heart of the Jesus way: the secret to finding fulfillment, purpose, and abundant life is to stop looking for it and start looking for someone who needs it

  • An ancient Jewish blessing, "May you be covered in the dust of your rabbi," and what it means to follow Jesus so closely that his life becomes yours

  • John 13 and the night Jesus picked up a towel and washed his disciples' feet, including the feet of Judas

  • Why the Bible — from Genesis to Revelation — returns to the same theme over and over again: a life bent toward serving others is the only life worth living

Check out the weekly sermon here or on our SRBC podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify.

No Looking Back

The earliest followers of Jesus weren't called Christians. They were called people of the Way because following Jesus wasn't a belief system or a religion, it was a road you walked. But before you ever step foot on the road that follows Jesus, he is the first to tell you that the commitment is all-encompassing.

What We'll Cover:

  • Why the earliest followers of Jesus were called people of the Way and what that means for us today

  • The culture of non-commitment all around us, and why it's costing us more than we realize

  • What Jesus said about the cost of following

  • What real commitment looks like when it's lived out

  • How coming to the communion table is a renewal of the most important vow you'll ever make

Catch the weekly sermon here or on our SRBC podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify.