Arbor is … a community that gathers together – following Jesus, growing in generosity, and going in love. This week, we focus on what it means to follow Jesus as a community, by taking the simple steps of being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did.

Arbor is … a community that gathers together – following Jesus, growing in generosity, and going in love. As the fall begins and many of us return to more regular rhythms of life, Ryan opens our new series Arbor Is…. Each week we’ll unpack another part of our identity together, and this week we look inward, towards our role as a community that gathers together.

Alison wraps up our How to Get Unstuck series on how community can help us stay unstuck with the love and help of those around us.

Regrets: we’ve all had a few. This week, Scott Hetherington speaks to us about living without regret, living with regret, and three ways we can get unstuck from regret. Plus, a guest appearance from a yeti!

And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled. – Numbers 11 In today’s passage from Numbers 11, the Israelites are very whiny, and God is not pleased with them. Why do we complain? Is there a right way to complain? Ryan answers these questions and more in today’s message.

Is doubting the same thing as disbelief? Is doubting always bad? Where do doubts come from? Ryan shares answers from John 20 and the story of the disciple Thomas – or, as you might know him, Doubting Thomas.

You must put away all bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and slanderous talk – indeed all malice. – Ephesians 4:31 Ryan’s back, with a message from Matthew 18 about getting unstuck from something we’ve all been stuck in – bitterness.

Guest speaker Luke Frank from Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission continues our summer series Unstuck with a message on breaking free from apathy.

Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived, and yet he struggled with discontent; even with all his wisdom, wealth, and power, he found himself feeling empty. From both Solomon’s early writings and his reflections in Ecclesiastes near the end of his life, Alison shares what we can learn from his journey to find contentment.

Self-reliance is reliance on one’s powers and resources rather than those of others. In Bryan’s final message before he departs on his next adventure, he shows us how to get unstuck from unhealthy self-reliance.

But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him. – Luke 15:20 Addiction is a powerful force that can leave us feeling stuck and alone. Ryan shares how the story of the Prodigal Son can help us find our way back to God’s love and grace.