Pastor Jeremy Stephens

I loved attending the frequent events of my youth group as a teenager. From roller-skating nights to laser tag to all-nighters, we often piled into our church’s musty 15-passenger Dodge van to participate in activities designed to draw our unsaved friends to the ministry. Inevitably on these trips, before our youth pastor would release us into the wild, he would state, “Remember kids, the name of the church is on the side of the van.”

His point was that we should be good while we were out in public because we represented our church and our Savior. If we misbehaved during the event, we had the potential to bring shame to the name of our community. Ultimately, if the point of the outing was to bring people to Jesus, we should probably keep our identity as Christians front of mind while we were out having fun.

We’re kicking off a new series this Sunday through the book of Philippians. As we navigate this letter from Paul, we’ll see him clarify for us the best way to live the good life. That starts with understanding our new identity as saints of Christ Jesus. Join us this Sunday to learn how life-giving that new identity can be!

_{This post originally published on April 9, 2026}