Throughout the Being Human series, we have explored what it means to be created in God's image and restored through Christ. This final message turns our attention to who we are becoming. As we behold Jesus, the Holy Spirit steadily transforms us into His likeness, shaping not only what we believe but who we are. Real discipleship begins in His presence, where our hearts are renewed before our hands are ever called to serve. And as His love takes root within us, it naturally overflows into humble, faithful service toward others. Loving God and loving our neighbor are never separate pursuits. They are the fruit of a life being formed by Christ, leaving behind a legacy that points the next generation and the world around us to the hope found in Him.

As part of our Being Human series, we're releasing conversations that explore faith, work, technology, and what it means to flourish as people created in God's image. In this episode, David Stockton, Anthony Kennada, and Press Reader explore how our culture shapes the way we think about work, success, and purpose. Together they reflect on productivity, ambition, rest, and technology, asking how a biblical vision of humanity can free us to find our identity in Christ rather than in what we accomplish.

God knows what we need long before we ask, and because of that, we are free to live with trust instead of anxiety. Jesus invites us to see ourselves through the eyes of a loving Father who values His children far more than the birds of the air or the lilies of the field. While our world constantly pulls our hearts toward worry, materialism, and self reliance, the kingdom of God offers a different way. As we seek first His kingdom, practice gratitude, generosity, and faithful obedience, we learn to rest in the confidence that God is both willing and able to provide for the life He has called us to live. The invitation is not to ignore tomorrow, but to entrust it to the One who already holds it.

Artificial intelligence is changing how we create, but it cannot replace what God uniquely designed humanity to be. In this episode, David Stockton, Anthony Kennada, and Ryan Romeo explore creativity, craftsmanship, and the purpose of human work, considering how Christians can embrace new technology without losing the distinctly human calling to create in the image of God.

Zacchaeus' story reminds us that beneath every pursuit of success, security, or approval is a deeper longing to be fully known and fully accepted. While the world teaches us to earn our worth through achievement, Jesus meets us with grace before we've proven anything. His acceptance is not a reward for repentance but the very thing that makes transformation possible. As we receive the love of Christ, we are freed from hiding behind our accomplishments or our failures and invited into a new way of being human, one marked by humble dependence on God and the same generous grace extended to others.

What shapes our identity in a world full of competing voices? This conversation explores what it means to find our identity in the Kingdom of God, live out our calling with faithfulness, and build our lives on a biblical understanding of what it means to be human.

We all spend our lives moving toward something, but the destination we choose is not always the one we were created for. Ecclesiastes invites us to consider our telos, our ultimate purpose and end. While so much of life "under the sun" feels temporary and elusive, like vapor that cannot be held onto, Scripture reminds us that true meaning is not found in chasing achievement, pleasure, or success. It is found in God Himself. Humanity flourishes when we live in awe of the Lord and faithfully cultivate the life He has called us to through joyful obedience. Though everything else passes away, a life rooted in God is never wasted because it is aligned with the purpose for which we were created.

As part of our Being Human sermon series, we're releasing conversations that explore what it means to follow Jesus in a rapidly changing world. In this episode, David Stockton, Anthony Kennada, and Brandon Gurney discuss the intersection of faith, work, and technology, and why a biblical understanding of humanity is essential as AI continues to reshape our culture. Together they explore human flourishing, meaningful work, and how Christians can engage innovation with wisdom, conviction, and hope.