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NOW / THEN Living Between Resurrection and Restoration

If Jesus rose from the dead… why does the world still feel broken?

That question sits at the center of real life. We see suffering, injustice, and loss—and we wonder how it all fits with the hope of the resurrection.
In Now / Then, we explore what Scripture teaches about living between what God has already begun and what He has not yet completed. Because of Easter, the Kingdom of God is already at work in the world—and through His people. But we are still waiting for the day when Christ makes all things new.
This six-week series invites you to discover how to live with real hope, honest faith, and active purpose right here and now.

Follow the journey as we explore what it means to live the Kingdom of God—here and now.

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April 12th

The Future Started Early

1 Corinthians 15:20–23

Easter didn’t just prove something about Jesus—it started something new.
When Christ rose from the dead, the future broke into the present. The resurrection is not just a promise for someday; it is the beginning of God making all things new. And yet, the world still feels broken.
So what changed?
In this message, we explore what the Bible means when it calls Jesus the “firstfruits”—and what it means to live in the tension between what God has already begun and what He has not yet completed.
Because of Easter, we are not waiting for the story to start.We are living in the middle of it.
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May 3rd

Living the Justice of the Kingdom

Psalm 73 / Micah 6:8

If God is just, why does injustice still seem to win?
Scripture does not ignore that question. It names it honestly—and then reframes it in the presence of God.
Because the Kingdom has already begun, justice is not only something we wait for. It is something God’s people begin to live now.
Through mercy, compassion, and humility, the church becomes a reflection of the world God is restoring.
This message explores what it means to live faithfully when the world feels unfair—and how the people of God begin to embody His justice here and now.

April 19th

New Creation Begins in Us

2 Corinthians 5:17

If the resurrection has already begun to make all things new, where does that change start?
Not in the world around us—but in the heart within us.
Because of Christ, we are not just improved versions of ourselves. We are made new. And yet, even as that new life begins, we still feel the tension of a world that hasn’t fully caught up.
In this message, we explore what it means to be a “new creation”—and how God’s Kingdom takes root in our lives before it spreads through the world.
The first place heaven touches earth… is in us.
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May 10th

The Work Jesus Began

Acts 1:1–8

he resurrection didn’t end Jesus’ work—it marked the beginning of it.
In Acts 1, we’re reminded that Jesus didn’t just finish something. He began something that continues through His people.
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the church is called to carry forward the ministry of Christ—bringing hope, healing, and truth into the world.
This message explores what it means to move from belief to participation—and how God works through ordinary people to continue what Jesus began.

April 26th

Signs of the Kingdom

John 11

If the Kingdom of God has already begun, why do we still experience suffering?
In John 11, Jesus stands at the tomb of Lazarus. He doesn’t ignore the pain. He doesn’t rush past it. He weeps. And then… He raises Lazarus.
This moment reveals something important: miracles are not the fullness of the Kingdom—they are signs of it. They show us what the world looks like when God’s reign is complete.
Sometimes God heals now. Sometimes He carries us through.But either way, suffering does not have the final word.
In this message, we explore how to hold onto real hope in the middle of real pain—and how the church becomes a place where compassion, presence, and faith point to what is still to come.
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May 17th

The Day Everything Is Made New

Revelation 21

The story of Scripture does not end with escape—but with restoration.
One day, God will make all things new. Every trace of sin, suffering, and death will be gone, and creation will be fully restored.
Until that day, we live in the tension—seeing glimpses of the Kingdom now while longing for its completion.
This message brings the series to its fulfillment, reminding us that what God has begun, He will finish.

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