Discipleship.
Mission.
Becoming.
This is where I write about the things that matter most — what it means to follow Jesus seriously, how that shapes the life you're actually living, and who you're becoming in the process. Some posts come from my sermons. Some from Scripture I can't stop thinking about. Some from conversations that stuck with me. All of it is written for the apprentice of Christ who wants to go deeper. Let’s dig in!
What’s God's Good News?
Every good story has a Before, a Meeting, and an After, and this Sunday we’re telling the biggest one there is: God’s story. Come hear how the greatest news in history became good news for you, and walk away confidently knowing exactly how to tell it to someone else this week.
God’s Kingdom Work In Greece
Robert Garon shares what he experienced during ten days in Greece this past June with our EFM Luke 10 team. A man, named David, thought he was in control of his life until he had a vision of Jesus who said, "Try and control me." An Iranian woman described finding Jesus after fleeing for her life, and has since helped thousands of refugees receive free medical care and planted a church in Athens. Those stories and more will be shared. Our prayer is that the Holy Spirit stirs something fresh in all of us, the way he's already moving in Greece.
GENESIS: God’s Story From The Beginning
The book of Genesis spans fifty chapters, two phases, and one unrelenting big idea — God is the God of overcoming obstacles. In this capstone message, Pastor Robert Garon walks through the entire story from creation to Joseph's bones, showing how every obstacle God faced, he overcame, and why that changes everything for us today.
The Moment Everything Breaks Open
This week in the Genesis story the brothers who sold Joseph into slavery are now bowing before him in Egypt and they have no idea who he is, but Joseph recognizes every one of them. He tests and watches them to see if they have changed from the vicious aggressors they once were. Judah steps forward and his transformation is evident, but what about the others? This week Robert Garon unpacks Genesis chapters 42–46, asking what it looks like when God uses the worst thing that ever happened to you to save the very people who caused it.
The Pit Was Not The Destination
Joseph’s brothers threw him in a pit and walked away. But the pit wasn’t the end of his story — it was the road. A look at Genesis 37–41 and what happens when God is with you in the worst moments of your life.
The Night That Left Him Limping
God doesn’t meet you when you finally have it together. He meets you in the dirt, in the dark, the night before you have to face everything you’ve been running from. A look at Genesis 32–36, where Jacob wrestles with God and walks away with a new name and a limp — and the question becomes: what would you be willing to surrender to get there?
Running From The Wrong Thing
God's covenant has a way of carrying through the people who are least qualified to carry it — not because they had their act together, but because he doesn't need them to. A look at Genesis 27-31, where the promise lands on Jacob the schemer, God shows up while he's still running, and the question becomes: what are you still gripping that God has already promised to give you?
The Thread That Holds
God's covenant has a way of carrying through impossible obstacles — not because the people carrying it were impressive, but because what he holds, he carries through. A deep dive into Genesis 24-26, where the promise passes from Abraham to Isaac and the question becomes: where is God asking you to carry it forward right now?
What the Mountain Was Really About
Genesis 22 is one of the most haunting chapters in all of Scripture, and it isn't primarily asking whether Abraham will obey. It's asking what you're holding so tightly you've stopped being able to tell the difference between holding it and it holding you. Let’s look at Abraham’s test on Mount Moriah, the Hebrew word “hineni”, and understand what the mountain was always pointing toward.
The God Who Goes Before You
One man said yes to a call that asked him to leave everything familiar and he had no idea what it would produce. The same was true of Abram. This is a walk through Genesis chapters 12-14, the call that changed everything, and the God who goes before every person he sends.
He Couldn’t Stay Dead
Easter isn't just proof that Jesus rose. It's the guarantee that his promise holds. Using the framework of a first-century Galilean wedding, this sermon walks through what Good Friday paid, what the empty tomb guarantees, and what it means to live as a Bride actively waiting for the Groom's return.
What The Procession Always Meant
When the crowd ran out with palm branches to meet Jesus on the road into Jerusalem, they weren't being spontaneous. They were performing something specific — a civic ceremony called apantēsis — and the Apostle Paul used that exact word to describe Christ's return. Once you see it, Palm Sunday and 1 Thessalonians 4 will never read the same way again.