Ancient maps warned travelers at the edges of the known world with a simple phrase: here be dragons. It was a way of naming fear, uncertainty, and everything no one could control. This New Year’s message invites you to stand at the edge of your own map and consider what lies beyond what feels safe.

Drawing from Acts 20–28, this episode traces the final movements of Paul’s life and the unfinished ending of the book of Acts. The story closes with a single word that reframes danger, obedience, and the unknown.

As a new year begins, this sermon asks a quiet but unsettling question. What territory have you avoided naming as too risky to enter? And what might faith look like when the future remains uncharted?

Scripture focus: Acts 20:22–23; Acts 21:11–13; Acts 28:30–31; Hebrews 11:8

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Slides: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yhby0luwb20k1adc7bpvb/Here-be-Dragons.pdf?rlkey=frhgctgyb7dfnfg885wkdtp6q&st=fb36swsu&dl=0

In this teaching, Pastor Alex explores the role of memory in the life of faith. Scripture repeatedly calls God’s people to remember—but just as often, it invites us to forget, to release, and to let go. Why does God care so much about what we hold onto in our minds and hearts? And how does memory shape the way we see the present moment?

This episode reflects on how memory can either ground us in truth or trap us in the past, and how God reshapes our remembering so we can discern what he is doing right now. Rather than living stuck in nostalgia, regret, or fear, this teaching invites listeners to develop a faithful memory—one that clears our vision and opens us to God’s present work.

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Slides: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i2799cyes7vsr4lt7rmdq/New-Things.pdf?rlkey=r6ldj362epm0p4uhda1j76o6p&st=ydn0n7cy&dl=0

Waiting is easy when it’s inconvenient. It’s much harder when it hurts.

In this Advent reflection, Alex sits with one of Scripture’s most uncomfortable questions: How long? Drawing from the opening lament over Jerusalem, this episode explores the kind of waiting that doesn’t come with quick resolutions. The kind marked by silence, loss, and longing.

Rather than rushing to hope, this conversation lingers in the ache, examining why Scripture makes space for mourning, why Advent begins in the dark, and what it means to wait with courage in a culture that avoids both grief and stillness.

Scripture: Lamentations 1:1

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