CURIOUS ABOUT JESUS?

Skeptics Welcome

you're not alone 

At Waterstone, we believe questions matter. Whether you're exploring faith for the first time, deconstructing what you grew up with, or just feeling unsure—you're welcome here. Belief isn’t always easy, and we believe honest doubt isn't the opposite of faith. It's often the beginning of it. 

We invite both skeptics and believers to wrestle with big questions about Jesus, the Bible, the Church, and what it all means for our lives. We don’t think inherited beliefs or secondhand doubts are enough—we want to help people process faith in a way that’s thoughtful, authentic, and rooted in Scripture.

If that’s where you are, we’d love to have you join us at a weekend service—or start by watching the sermon Why Bother with God’s Family? by our Lead Pastor, Paul Joslin.

In this message, Paul reminds us that the gospel of Jesus is radically inclusive—it's a community where doubts are welcome, wounds are met with grace, and everyone is invited into God’s family. 

Why Bother with God's Family?
WHO IS JESUS?

WHO IS JESUS?

The good news is that we are so lost and broken that we cannot find God or fix ourselves, so God has come to find and save us. To do that he became a man, Jesus of Nazareth, who lived an ordinary human life, distinguished only by the startling fact that he never did anything wrong. He kept all of God’s laws, both internally and externally, and having done so, he transferred all the credit for that obedience to those who love and trust him. 

In addition to giving us the credit for his perfect life and obedience, Jesus went further and willingly took the punishment that was due to us for our imperfect, rebellious lives. Dying on the cross, he forgave those who were killing him. When he rose from the dead, Jesus demonstrated that death had no hold on him, nor on any who entrust their lives and souls to him.

the good news

Entering into a relationship with God, therefore, doesn’t depend on our own efforts, or even the strength and sincerity of our faith. It is not the quality of our faith that saves us, but the quality of the One in whom we put our faith: Jesus Christ. 

The power of this grace and acceptance into the family of God has a transformative effect in the life of a Christian. Since we are no longer trying to earn God’s approval, we are free to love him out of gratitude and joy. Our “good deeds” become truly good for the first time, as they are motivated by thankfulness, rather than done to accrue “good behavior credit” with God. 

Slowly we come to resemble the master who has freed us from our cravings and compulsions. As he served a world which neither understood nor appreciated him, so we are called to love our neighbors whether they believe like us or not. Jesus called himself the servant of all and said that we, his followers, needed to serve others sacrificially if we are called by his name.  To learn more, and to visit Waterstone in-person we welcome you to join us for one of our weekend services.

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