Matthew 18:21-35 with Nathan Caddell. Forgiveness isn’t easy—and it’s rarely clean. But what if forgiving others isn’t just for their sake, but for ours? In this message from REUNION’s By Our Fruits series, Nathan unpacks Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving servant and challenges us to rethink forgiveness not as forgetting or enabling, but as the path to healing, freedom, and wholeness.
Luke 14:12-24 with Matt Chin. In this message from our By Our Fruits series, Matt reflects on Jesus’ parable in Luke 14 and challenges us to rethink who we invite into our lives. In a culture of curated guest lists and self-protective hospitality, Jesus calls us to set a bigger table—one marked by grace, not gain. The message concludes interviewing Ryan, who is a part of our community around the impact of Miracle Mile Ministries on his life and his invitation for others to join him....
Luke 10:25-37 with Matt Chin. What if compassion isn’t just something we do, but something we become? In this sermon on the Good Samaritan, we explore how Jesus reframes the question “Who is my neighbor?” into “Who are you becoming?”—and what it means to live a life marked by mercy, not just morality. When we remember that we’re the ones rescued on the side of the road, we begin to see others—and love others—the way Jesus does. If this message was helpful, share it with a friend or visit reunion...
Genesis 4:9-16 with Nathan Caddell. Why do we build cities—and what is God building instead? In this sermon, Nathan explores the origin of cities in the Bible, the human desire for safety and significance, and how followers of Jesus are called to live for the good of the city, not just their own gain. If you’re wrestling with ambition, anxiety, or purpose in urban life, this message offers a better story—and a deeper calling.
Matthew 6:19-24 with Nathan Caddell. In a world chasing happiness through comfort and consumption, could joy be found in something deeper? In this sermon from REUNION’s By Our Fruits series, Nathan explores Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6 and the surprising truth that generosity—not self-gratification—is the path to a flourishing life. What (or who) is shaping your heart—and are they worth serving?
Mark 3:31-35 with Nathan Caddell. We’re surrounded by people—but why do so many of us still feel alone? In this sermon from REUNION’s By Our Fruits series, Nathan explores how Jesus redefines family—not by blood, but through a community of people committed to love, sacrifice, and spiritual formation. If your heart longs for something deeper than surface-level connection, this message offers hope—and a vision for the kind of family the church is called to be.
Romans 8:22-27 with Nathan Caddell. “Thoughts and prayers” often feel like a cop-out—but what if they’re actually a powerful way to love a hurting world? In this sermon from REUNION’s By Our Fruits series, Nathan explores Romans 8 and the true purpose of intercessory prayer—not as a retreat from pain, but as a courageous act of hope and healing in the face of suffering. If you’ve ever wondered whether prayer really matters, this message will help you see it—and God—in a new way....
Matthew 7:15-20 with Nathan Caddell. How do you measure spiritual growth? Is it by what you know—or by how you love? In this kickoff to REUNION’s By Our Fruits series, Nathan shares a deeply personal story and explores Jesus’ words in Matthew 7 to remind us that true formation isn’t about knowledge or performance, but about becoming people of love. Because in the end, we’ll be known—not by what we believe—but by the fruit our lives produce.
The death and resurrection of Jesus means true life for us today. We needed healing from so many different things, and that healing comes through the sacrifice of Jesus. Something perfect became imperfect so that something imperfect could become perfect.
The Triumphal Entry was something that would have been very common in Jesus' time. The irony of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is that it mirrored a common Roman practice also called a Triumphal Entry. We have a vision of freedom in our heads, that we can do whatever we want, but Jesus comes to offer a better kind of freedom. Jesus subverts this Roman tradition, which would have offered a kind of freedom to specific people, and shows us that he is offering a different kind of freedom. A spiritual f...
Isaiah, in this passage, is speaking to a nation who has wandered from the path God had put them on. Not only had they wandered, but they found themselves wandering down a road that was leading to their brokenness, to pain, to frustration, and to a life that they had longed to leave behind in Egypt. Isaiah tells of someone who is going to come and suffer on behalf of his people, in order to bring them back onto the path they were originally called to. Although there is a present truth in this pr...
The Passover was a foreshadowing of what would happen on a spiritual scale through the death of Jesus. Punishment was coming on those who would not submit to God and trust in his way and offer of life. But there was hope to be rescued and redeemed from this punishment and destruction. A lamb could be killed, and its blood spread over the doorposts of a house. Blood could cover a family and forgiveness and grace would be offered to them, if they trusted in God’s invitation and followed his comman...
Jude with Matt Chin. Is faith something we’re meant to figure out on our own? In this message on the book of Jude , we explore how our culture’s obsession with independence can lead us into isolation—and how Jude calls us back to a different way: one rooted in community, mercy, and shared faithfulness. Because in a world where doubt is rising and connection feels harder than ever, we don’t need to go it alone. We need each other to build, to contend, and to grow into the people God is forming us...
Jude with Nathan Caddell. In a world flooded with voices, how do we know who’s worth following? In this message on the book of Jude , Nathan explores how our lives are shaped—often subtly—by the content we consume and the people we trust. Jude’s ancient letter sounds a timely warning: not all influence leads to life. If we become like the ones we follow, then following Jesus means choosing the harder, better way—a way marked by trust, surrender, and life to the full. For more about REUNION, go t...
When we seek behavioral modification instead of true heart change, it is like stapling healthy apples to a struggling tree. Our temporary solutions and quick fixes will end up rotting because they are disconnected from a true source of life. Our world is obsessed with the visible fruit of productivity, however, without a secure identity we end up making fragile, cosmetic changes that only last as long as our will power. As followers of Christ, our identity is sealed in Him and His love for us. T...
While the modern world is riddled with deceptive mindsets and mechanisms created to steal and waste our time, God calls us to be conscious stewards of our time, and aim to live in our current seasons with the knowledge and hope of our future in eternity with Him. As creations intentionally made in His image, eternity is set into our hearts, providing us with a purpose that should drive our lives on Earth. Many of us need a new perspective on time, what it actually is, and how we should actually ...
We are all given one life to live. The problem for many of us, is that we aren’t entirely sure what we should do with it. We don’t know how to focus it or what we should be giving the majority of our life to. We don’t know how to live in ways that are honoring to God. We might end up wasting, or wrongly using our lives, but as followers of Jesus, we can actually live a life fully pleasing to the Lord. Spiritual gifts are sovereignly given spiritual abilities meant to serve the Christian communit...
As we kick off a brand new year, the last thing that many of us want to think about is a life that is full of regret. Yet the truth is, as we come into this year, many of us want to begin again, or start over, from the year before because we are burdened by the regrets over the decisions we have made and the life we have pursued. We want to leverage our life for something meaningful and beautiful. Not think back and be faced with the reality of regret. In order for us to do this, we have to thin...
A Christmas message from REUNION.
Jesus approaches a topic that is a universal struggle for all of humanity. What does it look like for us to love people that we regard as enemies, or at least, that we don’t get along with and don’t like? Although the Old Testament doesn’t instruct the people of God to literally hate their enemy, that sentiment was prevalent and widely accepted. Jesus confronts the cultural atmosphere that made it permissible to treat supposed enemies with abject disregard. Jesus' invitation is not just to get a...
We make hundreds of decisions everyday. Most don’t require deep reflection, or prayer, or council. But what happens when we come to a major fork in the road? What happens when we are making a life-altering decision and need to discern what path keeps us on the narrow road? Jesus is coming to the end of his teaching. He just finished a teaching section on true and false disciples. His teaching seems to indicate that surface level appearances don’t tell the whole story. Here, he seems to make the ...
To be human is to make judgments. But sadly, our judgments do damage to our witness to Jesus. In 2015, Barna reported that a significant number of young adults have deeper complaints about church. More than one-third say their negative perceptions area result of moral failures in church leadership (35%). And substantial majorities of Millennials who don’t go to church say they see Christians as judgmental (87%), hypocritical (85%), anti- homosexual (91%) and insensitive to others (70%). Jesus wa...
We are often told in our lives that more is better. That the goal of our lives should be to climb a career ladder, or at least, to get to a point where we can “live comfortably”. The problem many of us often face is the reality that “living comfortably” is a moving target. Once we reach our financial target, it’s easy to see the people living in a financial bracket above us and believe that comfort actually resides there. That’s why Jesus’ teaching here is so essential for us. Jesus is pointing ...
Anxiety and worry is everywhere in our culture and our society. It’s important to note that Jesus doesn’t tell us that worry and anxiety are sinful in themselves. Jesus seems to understand the human condition enough to know that these are not feelings and emotions we can ignore. Rather, Jesus’ warning seems to center around what we do with our anxiety. What Jesus reveals is that much of the anxiety we feel is connected to what we believe about God. Jesus tries to reassure the disciples, as they ...
There might be no other area in our lives where we tend to lean towards behavior modification, rather than deep heart transformation, than when it comes to the area of our bodies and our sexuality. Jesus brings up the idea of lust and adultery in his sermon on the mount. While I think many of us understand what he means when he says adultery, we might have to unpack what he’s expressing when using the language of “lust”. New Testament scholar Craig Keener defines lust as, “the deliberate harbori...
Our words matter. What we say we are going to do and what we commit to staying away from should carry with them real and meaningful weight in the world. The challenge we often face when it comes to being clear and having integrity with our words often stems from the pace of life we live. Because of the fast-paced world we live in, we don’t make the space to ponder the words and commitments we make. Another challenge is our fear of disappointing people. ·Jesus mentions that our lack of integrity ...
Many of us tend to think that it is external factors that make us angry. At this time, the political tension and online discourse will be at an all time high. Many of us feel this tension and have an internalized anger because of it. Jesus quoted the 10 commandments during this portion of teaching. By doing so, he was showing that many at this time, even religious leaders and cultural elites, seemed to be content to uphold the literal meaning of the law while ignoring how they were violating it ...
Jesus invites his followers to consider the ways that we might benefit the world around us. Jesus sees in us as a group of people that can respond to the brokenness of the world in the same ways that he did. That is what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, to learn to do what he would do if he were in our life settings, and then go and live that way. Jesus calls his followers to be salt and light. Salt preserves and adds flavor. To follow Jesus’s teachings is for the purpose of preserving a deca...
Jesus teaches us what righteousness looks like in his kingdom. In a culture that centers so much of what we do on being seen, these words should be striking to us. Our cultural currency is likes and shares. It is easy for these concepts to spill into our pursuit of the way of Jesus, trading a deep intimacy with God and a desire to serve others for a cheap religiosity that is done for the sake of getting others to celebrate us. Jesus looks at a few different practices, generosity, prayer, and fas...
For many of us, we have a vision of the good life that is a vast contrast to the picture Jesus paints in his sermon on the mount. As Jesus begins his teachings, he goes up on the mountain, recalling a vision for people of the stories of Moses, showing that Jesus is the new Moses. Jesus begins his teaching, however, not exactly how we would expect. Jesus doesn’t just tell people what to do, rather, he helps them understand what blessing, or a blessed life, actually is. It’s clear that the charact...
