Beyond The Edges
Every community has edges - boundaries that give us identity, belonging, and a sense of who we are. But those edges can also become walls that keep others out. In his final hours with the disciples, Jesus shows them another way: a community shaped not by fear or exclusion, but by love, friendship, humility, and faithful presence. Beyond The Edges explores what it means to become the kind of people Jesus is forming us to be: people who are willing to cross boundaries, love across real differences, and make room for others. This series invites us to look beyond the edges we have created and discover a community where the love of Christ reaches farther than we expected.
October 18 · Dale Tampke
Love One Another
Jesus begins his command to love one another with a basin and a towel. Before agreement, affinity, or understanding, Christian love takes the posture of a servant. Love One Another challenges us to move beyond our comfort and quietly serve those we might otherwise keep at the edges.
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October 25 · Dale Tampke
Show Us the Father
Sometimes we can look directly at something and still fail to truly see it. In Show Us the Father, Jesus challenges us to see with new eyes-to recognize what our assumptions and communities may have taught us to overlook. Following Jesus means practicing holy curiosity and making room to see others more clearly.
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November 1 · Dale Tampke
Grief into Joy
Jesus does not ask us to deny our grief, but promises that grief will not have the final word. In Grief Into Joy, we remember the saints who have shaped our faith and discover a communion that reaches beyond death, generations, and the boundaries we create. At Christ's table, we are gathered as one.
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November 8 · Jennifer Stevens
Abide
In a world that constantly calls us to react, Jesus offers a different invitation: Abide. As branches draw life from the vine, we are called to remain rooted in Christ rather than in fear, conflict, or the outcomes of the moment. When Christ is our source, we can engage the world with steadiness, hope, and love.
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November 15 · Dale Tampke
I Have Called You Friends
Jesus calls us beyond tolerance and into friendship. In I Have Called You Friends, we discover that following Christ means crossing boundaries, moving beyond categories, and becoming willing to truly know and be known by one another. In Christ, the stranger can become a neighbor-and the neighbor can become a friend.
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