Five Things That Cannot Change | July 12, 2026

In this week's sermon, Pastor James Sabin delivers a rich & deeply personal message built around five unchanging characteristics of God, which are drawn from this year's Vacation Bible school theme — Rainforest Falls — and anchored in the book of Hebrews . Using vivid personal illustrations, the story of David fleeing Saul in the caves of En Gedi, and Psalms 19, 139, and 142; Pastor James challenges the congregation to move beyond a mere theology of God's attributes into a lived, trusting relationship — asking the piercing question: "Is God your refuge, or just your theology of refuge?" Weaving together creation, the fall, sanctification, and the interceding Christ at the right hand of the Father; this sermon paints a breathtaking picture of a God who didn't run away from our brokenness but ran straight into it — entering the darkness, wearing our sin, and rising again so that we could be fully known & fully loved. The message closes with a tender communion call and an invitation to stop buffering your image before the world and bring everything, exactly as you are, to the only One who ca