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Why Jesus Seems Controversial: Understanding the Lamb of God
by Apostles Uptown Team on July 6th, 2026
Struggling to understand Jesus? See why the lamb of God is the true key to knowing him, not worldly wisdom. Take your next step and plan your visit here.  Read More
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Joy in Jesus: Why the Lamb of God Finally Sets You Free
by Apostles Uptown Team on April 20th, 2026
Joy in Jesus is not a feeling you manufacture. Pastor John Starke unpacks John 3 to show why (and how to rest in what Jesus has already done). Start here.  Read More
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Good Friday: Are You Close to the Cross or Safe from It?
by Apostles Uptown Team on April 3rd, 2026
From the Sermon preached on April 3, 2026 | Psalm 56 | EASTER SUNDAY Good Friday confronts every person with a question that goes deeper than doctrine: not merely "Do you believe in the cross?" but "Where are you standing in relation to it?" In Luke 23:44–49, the evangelist Luke the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles records three groups who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesu...  Read More
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What Is Propitiation
by Apostles Uptown Team on February 16th, 2026
From the Sermon delivered on February 15, 2026 | Propitiation Propitiation meaning, at its simplest, is this: Jesus Christ became our high priest, took the full weight of human guilt before God, and resolved it — not managed it, not minimized it, but removed it entirely. Most of us have never used that word out loud, but if you have ever carried guilt that self-awareness could not fix, that time h...  Read More
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