“It’s better to hurt with a purpose than exist without one”Jeremiah is a story of deep grief and anguish as God’s people refuse to turn back towards God. God’s heart was broken as was Jeremiah’s. Mike Francisco shared about his own hear...

“Speak Lord your servant is listening”Pastor Mike Francisco asked us why we don’t hear from God before sharing about Samuel, a prophet who delivered a hard message to his superior. Before he understood the message he was supposed ...

“Get comfortable being uncomfortable”Pastor Mike Francisco says that if we’re going to be bold we’ve got to become comfortable being uncomfortable. It’s an awkward space to be but it’s one that produces fruit. The greatest growth often ...

“God’s fingerprints are on every detail of your life.”Pastors Mike and Colleen Francisco explore behind the scenes of life. Sometimes our story feels upside down and falling apart when it takes an unexpected turn....

“There’s only one position that matters to God” Pastors Mike and Colleen Francisco wonder if it’s coincidence or something more while digging into the story of Esther. In fact, God often works behind the scenes and puts us in posit...

“Humility leads us to free and light living”Pastor Mike Francisco wrapped up our “Get Outta My Head” series with a message exploring the result of Peter’s most pivotal moment in life. Mike admitted that he struggles to relate with Peter...

“God’s not surprised by any of it”Niki Schabo, who leads our 11|28 Prison Ministry, continued our series “Get Outta My Head” with a timely message about resourcing ourselves for the unseen battle that rages internally and spiritually. N...

“God will get you through”Church Planter, Troy Cotton Jr., shared his personal experiences as a professional basketball player and as someone dealing with an extreme health crisis and how God got him through. Contrasting his own story w...

"Peace is just a thought away"LaMeka McKinnie, from Revive Life Transformation Church, kicked of our series "Get Outta My Head" with a bit of peace. LaMeka shared from her own personal struggles with anxiety, fear, and worry before givi...

“God has provided everything, what are we going to bring forward”Pastors Mike and Colleen Francisco we’re joined with special guest Lucia Loza-Galzewski on Sunday and shared a renewed energy and dreams for our future! They explored Exod...

“If you want different results this year, you’ve got to remove the trigger”Pastor Mike Francisco teamed up with Niki Schabo (Prison Ministry lead) and looked at two stories that dealt with bad decisions. We don’t end up in the wrong pla...

“My future is blessed because I'm faithful today.”Pastor Mike Francisco reminded us that Daniel was spared, protected, saved, and blessed because of his faithfulness. Small habits done consistently over time lead to a higher rate of suc...

“When you know who you are, you know what to do.”Pastors Mike and Colleen Francisco explored the words of Paul in Romans as they discussed knowing who we are. Our identity informs our actions and what we believe about ourselves. The gre...

"All He wants for Christmas is you"On Christmas Eve Pastor Mike Francisco reminds us of that God hears our hearts cry and responds with greatest gift of love we could imagine. Mike traces the family tree from the time of King David to J...

“You need a hero you can believe in”Pastor Mike Francisco offers up someone worth believing in in a world full of letdown. Unfortunately more often than not, people fail. In the Old Testament King David repeatedly failed and let ...

“There’s a fresh start for you and it’s the bestest”Pastor Mike Francisco connects the dots between Isaiah’s prophetic words and the Gospel writers of the New Testament. He suggests that you can have a fresh start and restorati...

“There is Good News and it's worth sharing”Pastor Mike Francisco explores the comforting words found in Isaiah chapter 40 and offers up some hope in a world that often lacks good news. There’s good news this holiday season. The...

"Your generosity journey leads you to surrendered living"The woman who put everything she had in the collection bin gave her all. Jesus said she gave extravagantly what she couldn't afford while others gave what they'll never miss. King...

"God deserves our first and our best not our last and our leftovers."Our 11|28 Teaching Team and Church Board member, Natalia Roman-Galarza, continued The Generous Life series on Sunday. Natalia does a deep dive into the generos...

"Funding the work of God is worth putting on repeat."Mike looks at the parable of the Good Samaritan as well as the reality of those who traveled with Jesus. In both instances they funded the mission, they gave generously towards the he...

"Genuine generosity begins with a change of heart."Mike Francisco shares how he grew up with an understanding that you give to the church, you save, and then you can spend what's left. But the realities of life as you get older don't fi...

"you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8We're all asking the question "what's next". What's next for my family? What's next at my job? What's next in my marriage? What...

I wasn’t gonna have my last homecoming, I wasn’t gonna have my last winter formal, wasn’t gonna have any of my last anythings because of Covid. I was definitely feeling very down and lonely. Also, everything was virtual. I obviously didn’t feel...

"I remember that Tuesday evening that I was just like I have nobody. I don’t know who my friends are, nobody’s answering and I was sitting in a jail cell and I said I have nobody. You literally don’t have much in a jail cell, but I had this lit...