Branches Humboldt

Branching Out // Episode 1

Conversations that go beyond Sunday

"A Light in the Darkness" with Jeff Woodke // Matthew 5:13-14 (Sunday 9/20/26)

CAN LIGHT STILL SHINE in the darkest places? What happens to faith when everything is stripped away? This Sunday, we’re honored to welcome author Jeff Woodke, who will

"#Blessed" // Matthew 5:1-12 (Sunday 9/13/26)

WHAT IF you don’t have to wait for your life to get better before you can be #blessed? We’re constantly told the good life is just one more achievement, purchase, relati

"Waiting On God" // Isaiah 40 (Sunday 9/6/26)

Caleb Goss shares with us about waiting on God!

"Freedom & Faith" // Matthew 12:9-12 (Sunday 8/30/26)

THAT FEELING WHEN you finally leap into the unknown - take that big risk - muster up that step of faith - there's nothing like it! What would you do if fear wasn’t holdi

"Love Shows Up" // Welcome & Compassion (Sunday 8/23/26)

Most of us know what it feels like to walk into a room and wonder, “Do I belong here?” We want to be welcomed without pretending, known without being judged, and loved wh

"Humility: We Lead By Serving" (Sunday 8/16/26)

EVERYONE IS A LEADER...because everyone influences someone. So, what makes a person worth following? We all have influence; at work, at home, with friends, in our commun

"Abide In Me" // John 15:5 (Sunday 8/9/26)

WHO ARE WE? Who are we... like, as a church? Before we're "attenders" or "volunteers", before we're leaders, before we're serving or giving... Here's the main thing; w

"The God of Second Chances" // Jonah 3 (Sunday 7/26/26)

Can people really change? Most of us have someone we've quietly written off. Someone we think is too far gone - maybe it's even ourselves. This Sunday, Josh Leong conti

"Prayer From the Bottom Up" // Jonah 2:1-10 (Sunday 7/19/26)

Ever feel like life is swallowing you whole? Jonah literally was. From the belly of a great fish, Jonah prays one of the most desperate and imperfect prayers in the Bib

"Jonah: My Story, My Storm" // Jonah 1:4-17 (Sunday 7/12/26)

HAVE YOU EVER ignored that little voice telling you that something in your life needed to change? Maybe everything even seemed to be going fine - until it wasn't. What i

"Running From God" // Jonah 1:1-3 (Sunday 7/5/26)

HAVE YOU EVER known exactly what you should do - and done the opposite? Whether it's avoiding a difficult conversation, putting off something important, or resisting a st

"Saved, Into a Family, On a Mission" // 1 Peter 2:9 (Sunday 6/28/26)

EVERYONE is looking for three things: - A new beginning - A place to belong - A purpose worth living for This Sunday we'll see how those deepest longings are answered

"The Father's Heart" // Luke 15 (Sunday 6/21/26)

Father's Day is a day of mixed emotions. For some, it's a day of gratitude. For others, it's a reminder of loss, disappointment, absence, or pain. The Bible never assumes

"Walking With A Shepherd" // Psalm 23 (Sunday 6/14/26)

Did you know that I (Justin) never thought I'd EVER be a pastor? It wasn't on my radar because for 20 years, I was rockin' out with my band, and touring the world! And t

"What's Up With The Bible?" (Sunday 6/7/26)

WHAT'S UP with the Bible? Maybe you’ve wondered that before. Is it outdated? Is it actually trustworthy? Is it just a religious rulebook? Or could it be something more -

"Praying Through Difficulty" (Sunday 5/31/26)

EVER FEEL WEIRD about prayer? Like, does anyone actually know if it’s working? This Sunday, we’re talking honestly about prayer; unanswered prayers, doubt, anxiety, sile

"How Can I Have Faith?" // Memorial Weekend (Sunday 5/24/26)

HOW CAN I HAVE FAITH? Honestly… maybe you’ve asked that before. What if faith isn’t pretending your doubts don’t exist? What if it’s not blind belief, religious pressur

"Why Did Jesus Have to Die?" (Sunday 5/17/26)

DID JESUS ACTUALLY have to die? Why? Why is there such a big deal about the cross, anyway? As our series Faith Foundations continues, we’re talking honestly about guilt,

"A Love That Comes Close" // Matthew 16 (Sunday 5/10/26)

WE ALL HAVE IDEAS about how love is supposed to work. This Mother’s Day Sunday, we’ll reflect on a kind of love that moves toward us; the kind we might've experienced th