Sunday talks as well as conversations about what Jesus is up to in our hearts, the community, and the world.
Six days before Passover, Jesus returns to Bethany. Martha serves, Lazarus sits at the table, and Mary takes an extraordinarily expensive perfume and pours it onto Jesus' feet. Then John gives us this beautiful sensory detail: “The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.” Judas immediately measures Mary's offering according to usefulness and efficiency: Why wasn't this sold? Jesus refuses the calculation and receives her beautiful, extravagant act.
John tells us that Jesus knows exactly who he is: he knows the Father has placed all things under his power, that he has come from God, and that he is returning to God. So he gets up from the table and takes a towel. The one with all authority assumes the posture of the lowest servant and begins washing feet. When he finishes, Jesus tells his disciples, “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.”
The Christian life begins with Jesus himself. Christianity is not primarily an idea to understand, a morality to maintain, or an institution to support—it is an invitation to come, see, and follow. This is where Axiom begins too. We want everything we build to help people encounter Jesus, become attentive to his presence, and invite others into life with him. Before we ask people to believe everything, join everything, or understand everything, we can repeat the invitation of Jesus: come and see.
Our practices don't create the presence of God but instead create space for us to be more aware of God's love and presence.
Scripture is not merely information about God but an encounter with the living God.
Jesus did not leave His followers with a set of ideas to master but with His own Spirit to guide, comfort, and transform them. The Spirit teaches us to recognize God's presence, depend on His leading, and experience a faith that burns from the inside out.
In a world overflowing with noise, distraction, and competing stories, Jesus calls His followers to become people who know His voice. Spiritual maturity is less about acquiring information and more about cultivating intimacy, trust, and attentiveness to the Good Shepherd.
Jesus often meets us in our disappointment long before we recognize His presence.
Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos reveal a church built through shared leadership, discipleship, humility, and multiplication. This final week prepares Axiom for the next season by emphasizing formation over platform and movement over personality.
Acts 18:12–17 The church cannot control public opinion. This text explores misunderstanding, resistance, and what it means to remain grounded when faithfulness becomes uncomfortable or costly.
God meets Paul in discouragement and reminds him to stay. This week focuses on endurance, courage, and remaining faithful when ministry, relationships, or culture feel difficult.
Acts 18:1-4 Paul's ministry in Corinth reminds us that kingdom work happens in ordinary rhythms of life and labor. This week affirms vocation, presence, and faithfulness in everyday spaces.
Acts 17:22–34 “The Unknown God” Paul speaks the language of the people around him while still faithfully proclaiming Jesus. This message explores evangelism, public witness, and how the church can communicate the gospel meaningfully in a spiritually fragmented world.
Paul walks through Athens and feels the tension between grief and compassion. This week explores how Christians engage culture without fear, superiority, or withdrawal. Mission begins with seeing clearly.
Acts 17:10-15, the Bereans model a deep hunger for truth without cynicism or passivity. In an age of outrage, reaction, and shallow formation, disciples of Jesus become people who search the Scriptures with humility, discernment, and expectancy.
The early church disrupted cities because they carried a different way of life.
Our witness and "good news" is only as strong as our love for one another.
God gives us the gift of his Spirit to be experienced in community.
The story ends not with escape but with God dwelling with humanity in a renewed creation.
The thousand years is not a countdown clock but a vision that Christ already reigns and evil's power is limited.
Babylon represents the seductive system of wealth, power, and exploitation that shapes culture.
The church conquers the world the same way Jesus did—by faithful love.
The beast is any system that demands allegiance that belongs to God alone.
Revelation is not about decoding the future. It is about seeing the present clearly through the resurrection of Jesus.
Each post-resurrection story shares at least one thing, whoever Jesus appears to does not recognize him...
A Good Friday liturgy of the cross.
Week 5 – Mercy in the Shadows Apprentice: The Thief Text: Luke 23:39–43 Not every apprentice has years of formation. Some begin at the edge. Even here, love can awaken. Even here, mercy speaks. Apprenticeship sometimes begins at the end. Practice: Pray for someone who feels far from faith.
Apprentice: Mary of Bethany Text: John 12:1–8 She wastes perfume. She ignores calculation. She loves without restraint. Apprenticeship grows bold. Love becomes embodied. It becomes generous. Practice: Give something costly this week without announcing it.
Apprentice: Peter at the Fire Text: Luke 22:54–62 Peter loves Jesus. Peter swore loyalty. Peter denies Him three times. Love is practiced. The pilgrimage gives room to get it wrong. Failure is not the end of apprenticeship. Under pressure, we discover what shapes us. But Jesus' gaze meets Peter not with rejection, but with invitation. Practice: Reflect on a moment you failed someone you love. Bring it to Jesus without defending yourself.
Week 2 – The Weight We Cannot Carry Apprentice: The Rich Young Ruler Text: Mark 10:17–31 He runs to Jesus. He kneels. He wants eternal life. But he cannot release what anchors him. Apprenticeship exposes attachments. You can follow closely and still cling tightly. Love matures through surrender. Practice: Name what feels hardest to release. Pray honestly about it all week.
Week 1 – Conceived in the Dark Apprentice: Nicodemus Text: John 3:1–8 Nicodemus comes at night. Curious. Confused. Reputable but searching. Apprenticeship begins in questions, not certainty. New birth cannot be mastered. Following Jesus means entering mystery. Practice: Ten minutes of silence each night. Let questions surface.
For Jesus, the center of everything was His relationship with the Father.
Youth Pastor Wyatt teaches on Matthew 3:13-17. Before Jesus acts publicly, he is named beloved. Belonging becomes the foundation from which faithfulness grows.
Jesus reveals a different vision of power — one that restores rather than dominates, and leads through proximity rather than control.
Epiphany Revelation: God is no longer encountered in one location, but among people. Key Shift: Worship becomes relational and portable (here is why that matters) God's presence moves into everyday life (access means) Anchor Idea: After Jesus, the sacred is no longer confined to places—it is carried by people.
Life with God is no longer organized primarily around adherence, but relationship.
When Jesus names the moment as today, he declares that reality itself has changed. After Jesus, God's work is no longer only anticipated—it is unfolding now.
The love of God doesn't hover above the cold; it moves in. The Incarnation is divine warmth taking human form.
Our brother James Colaw brings our week 3 sermon of advent, Joy.
The world's false peace is control. The peace of Christ is restoration. The Prince of Peace comes not to silence the oppressed but to melt hardened hearts.
Advent begins in a land under a spell — where the world is frozen in fear, and hope feels like a rumor. Yet through the frost comes a whisper: “Aslan is on the move.” This series draws from the heart of C.S. Lewis's Narnia and the ancient rhythm of Advent to name the ache of our world while awakening us to the warmth of Christ's coming.
Pastor Bethann talks about the value of children in community.
The church is a table, not a tower. We give and serve because we want others to experience belonging and grace. God builds through radical hospitality.
God's house isn't made of stone—it's made of people who make space for Him.
God calls His people not only to resolve their own conflicts but to embody reconciliation in the world.
Conflict is inevitable. We face it in our families, friendships, workplaces, and even in the church. The question isn't if we'll fight, but how. Scripture doesn't call us to avoid conflict or to win at all costs — it calls us to engage it with honesty, humility, and hope.
Ross reads James 4:1-4. Honest conflict resolution begins with self-examination and surrendering our motives to God.
Conflict is inevitable. We face it in our families, friendships, workplaces, and even in the church. The question isn't if we'll fight, but how. Scripture doesn't call us to avoid conflict or to win at all costs — it calls us to engage it with honesty, humility, and hope.
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