Reach Church

We meet the seething crowd for Passover in Jerusalem so long ago, craning our necks to see the man everyone is talking about, the Great Miracle Worker, Healer, Prophet and Fulfiller of Prophecy, Jesus of Nazareth. He is humble and riding on a donkey as He enters the Temple. Behold Your King. 

As Paul wraps up his plea against division in the Church, popular cultural lies and Jesus-truth continue to collide. Paul speaks in a deeply personal, Fatherly tone, with masterful encouragement, reminders and warnings that the Church still desperately needs today.

Our maturity in Christ is determined by what we receive, not by what we earn.

Jesus is the unshakeable foundation of the Church, and it’s up to us to decide how we will build upon His finished work. We are His holy temple — a people called to build, knowing that He dwells with us.

Reach's founder Brian McCormack, delivers his final words as Lead Pastor and says "goodbye for now", after over 10 years of faithful leadership in our region.

Who do we belong to? Spiritual maturity is shown by a right understanding of belonging and allegiance. While the world says, “My tribe is my god, and to it I devote my entire self,” a Spirit-reliant person says “God is my tribe, and to him I devote my entire self.”

We are more like the Corinthians than we might expect; especially in our unexamined promotion of beauty, eloquence, power and popularity. In this ancient but relevant text, Paul contrasts these values with the mysterious “depths of God,” revealing that God’s wisdom leads Him to wildly different pursuits and tactics. We would be wise and fulfilled to follow His lead in seeking true spiritual depth.

God’s plan to save the world: a message it will call foolish, delivered by people it will call foolish. This way there will never be any confusion who should get the credit as all things are made new. So, we resist all temptations to boast in ourselves, and seize every opportunity to boast in him instead.

Corinthian “wisdom” was an arrogant clog in the hearts and minds of many in ancient times and still is today, preventing some from seeing the power and wisdom of God on a cross — the controversial idea that seems “foolish” to the watching world but is, in reality, the truth at the very heart of real freedom and joy.

In Corinth, divisive cultural norms had found their way into the church. Sadly, similar dynamics are still common 2000 years later. Good news — there is a Name glorious enough to unite even the most diverse groups of people.

As we begin a brand new series on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian church, we take a moment to explore the background and context in order to see why this ancient letter remains so powerfully relevant today and how Paul’s opening prayer can still form an immovable anchor point for the journey of our soul.

Every movement needs a compelling, factual story about why and how change must happen. Our story is: God is reaching out to you.

When we are reminded that we are not infinite, there are two things we must do — find greater hope, and live with greater purpose.

No matter if you’re coming to the end of the year in celebration or in grief, let’s come to the Lord to reflect on 2022 so that we can intentionally move into the new year.

Why in the world would the Father give us the extravagant gift of the Son? Our need must be great. His love must be great. And our shared mission must be great.

Joy to the world, the Lord has come, let earth receive her King.

O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem, unto your own and rescue them! From depths of hell Your people save, and give them victory over the grave.

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing in His wings.

Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother, and in His name all oppression shall cease.

If we are meant to be fed by the Word of God, too many churches are malnourished. Hear the Lord inviting you to feast, and answer.