Aletheia Church, Stoneham

What do you do when you're far from home — whether you ran, or you never left but your heart did anyway? In this message, we dig into Luke 15:11–32, the story of the Prodigal Son, and find out it's actually the story of a prodigal God. His love runs further, faster, and wider than our worst mistakes or our quiet resentments. No matter which son you relate to, His arms are already open.

Family is one of God's greatest gifts — until sin goes unchecked. In week two of our Family series, we trace the painful unraveling of one household in Scripture to uncover what happens when tolerated sin and neglected righteousness are left to grow. But even in the most broken families, grace has the final word.

We were made for praise — not just as a feeling, but as a full-bodied response to who God is and what he's done. We close out Summer Playlist, our journey through the Psalms, in the loudest, fullest song in the whole book: Psalm 150. Every instrument, every voice, every breath — all of it, made for this. Wherever you land on exuberant worship, this is an invitation to want it — together, in view of his mercy.

What happens when we finally get honest about how short our days are? In this sermon, we open Psalm 90 — a prayer that doesn't rush past our fragility or our sin, but leads us straight through them into the steadfast love of God. It's not the most comfortable song in the hymnal, but it might be the wisest.

We all carry a flashlight, convinced we know where the darkness is and how to fix it ourselves. But Jesus doesn't hand us a better bulb — He says, "I am the light of the world." In this message from John 8, we discover that the good news was never "you're fine as you are." It's that the Light Himself has come to expose what's broken and lead us into real, whole, forever life.

The day after America's 250th birthday, we turn to Psalm 72 to ask a bigger question: what would it look like to live under a truly perfect King? This message traces the ache behind every patriotic song to the one Kingdom that can actually satisfy it — pointing us away from cynicism and idolatry, and toward prayer, worship, and allegiance to Jesus, the King every earthly kingdom was pointing to all along.

Weakness is hard to admit — especially when the world around you runs on credentials and performance. But Psalm 41 doesn’t let us hide. It invites us into honest, even ugly prayer, and walks us from lament all the way to victory.In this week’s sermon, we dig into what it means to lay hold of God’s goodness when you’re at your weakest — whether that’s poverty, sickness, betrayal, or being quietly pushed to the margins. God’s goodness isn’t for people who have it together. It’s for the weak. And it leads somewhere real.

Psalm 1 opens the entire Book of Psalms with a stark picture: two paths, two people, two very different outcomes — and the only thing separating them is who they listen to. In this sermon, we dig into the ancient songs of Scripture and find that they are not just expressions of devotion, but expressions of reality. One life is rooted like a tree by living water — fruitful, steady, unshaken. The other is like chaff — weightless, directionless, carried wherever the wind blows. The question isn’t which life looks better. The question is: where are your roots?

We close out our 1 Timothy series with one of Paul's most searching charges: take hold of the eternal life to which you were called. It's not enough to just have it — we're invited to immerse ourselves in it. In this message from 1 Timothy 6, we unpack what that looks like through three movements: fleeing the lie that the wealthy life is the good life, fixing our eyes on the return of Christ, and abiding in the grace of God here and now.

Is genuine Christian community actually possible — or is it just a beautiful idea that always falls apart? In this sermon, we dive into 1 Timothy 5 — a passage that gets specific about the areas where honor is hardest: caring for the vulnerable, honoring those who lead, and bringing that same posture into the workplace. This one is practical, a little uncomfortable, and full of grace.

What does it take to actually pursue God? Paul’s letter to Timothy in 1 Timothy 3:14–4:16 gives us a clear answer: train yourself for godliness. In this message, we explore four compelling reasons to pursue godliness — because it aligns with truth, because God is worthy, because the counterfeits will destroy you, and because our hope is anchored in a living God. Plus, a practical call to stop merely trying and start training.

The credibility of any church rises or falls with the character of its leaders. In this sermon on 1 Timothy 3, we walk through Paul's qualifications for elders and deacons and discover that the bar isn't about heroic achievements, it's about the quiet, daily faithfulness of a life shaped by the gospel.

What does it actually look like to be in the world without being shaped by it? In this sermon, we dig into 1 Timothy 2 and wrestle honestly with what the Bible says about prayer, political leaders, masculinity, femininity, and the distinct identity of the church.

In this first message from 1 Timothy 1, we discover why the gospel is worth fighting for, what happens when teaching drifts away from it, and how love is both the goal and the evidence of sound doctrine. Paul’s personal testimony of mercy and grace reminds us that no one is beyond the reach of God — and that the fight for the gospel is ultimately a fight worth having.

In the final message of God Just Tell Me, discover what it really means to know and follow the will of God. This sermon challenges common misconceptions and calls us away from overthinking, over-spiritualizing, and self-driven motives—inviting us instead into a deeper, obedient relationship with God through His Word.