Metro Stories Series
![Metro Stories: Ben Weaver](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F69a8aab1b49276814badbf220624732ca2b3f75d-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Ben Weaver
As long as I kept succeeding, there was no reason for me to feel that putting faith in myself was a bad way to live.
![Metro Stories: Melissa](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F72f492ba0e249540009f9f06d8d78a94c85d3ac8-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Melissa
I was always the one willing to carry other’s burdens but had difficulty letting others carry mine.
![Metro Stories: Sarah](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F966155402218aa2b971ec4419e7566ea0585b80d-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Sarah
![Metro Stories: Christina Lee](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2Ffa2d7f626a7c87cfd0d50b1d4d14eda936730155-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Christina Lee
Metro’s college group has impacted my life in that I found people I can trust and be vulnerable with.
![Metro Stories: Andrew](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F849d775ebd669fef34a9d5620e5c863c0c249be4-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Andrew
I am now a firm believer that in the context of community, people change.
![Metro Stories: Kerry](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F97a50e680c5589c5276f4761248e101f9bc8ca0f-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Kerry
![Metro Stories: Brian](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2Fbeca6182c7bb4fd78c75b9ad5a635e4dc482606d-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Brian
When one is in darkness for an extended period of time, the first exposure to the light is very painful.
![Metro Stories: Kylan & Christina](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F9c3c09ba8eced390754de0c0ab5926e98a84954e-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Kylan & Christina
More than anything, we wanted to be community dependent—both supporting and being supported by others.
![Metro Stories: Hee Jun](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F80874e615970fc9bd5f11c87b5f1b65974046e53-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Hee Jun
Who doesn’t want to be a person of enduring value, a person who is valued and appreciated?
![Metro Stories: Be Thou My Vision](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2Ff529ca297715a10dfe861731e40a0aeb25331790-1024x576.png%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: Be Thou My Vision
I began to see that if Jesus isn’t my Lord, then something else will always be my Lord.
![The Dearest Place On Earth](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F25db36e23a6159676d7daf288ae57adea59e5f33-1024x576.jpg%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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The Dearest Place On Earth
I experienced through pain and joy that the church is not a country club where you come dressed in Sunday best, but a place—a home—where rags are welcomed.
![Metro Stories: True Love](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F41a9de4a161b60dce85463d191b0d4ad17702ba1-1024x576.jpg%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: True Love
Love isn’t something we need to emulate or live up to, but something that Jesus already did and is.
![Metro Stories: How the Gospel Gives Us Freedom](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F464cf5e55697a48f2fb3293cad2b935f4d6c1dda-1024x576.jpg%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: How the Gospel Gives Us Freedom
On my best days, I live life believing I am beyond the need for Christ, although I may never say or even consciously think that statement. Then on my worst days, I feel that I am beyond the reach of Christ, needing to work until I am acceptable again.
![Metro Stories: I Never Thought I'd Live On The East Coast](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F335df56edd99352915ff20509646417277076dbd-1024x576.jpg%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: I Never Thought I'd Live On The East Coast
Born and raised in California, I never thought I’d live on the East Coast. Two questions, however, changed all that.
![Metro Stories: What I've Noticed](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2Fd1948f117269a900ee00a083a7c30a123c073951-1024x576.jpg%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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Metro Stories: What I've Noticed
If I’m actually accepted by the Father Himself because of Jesus’ sacrifice, shouldn’t I be free from the need to break my back to gain acceptance from my friends, family, and coworkers?
![The Importance of the Resurrection](/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwsrv.nl%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fw04thztq%2Fproduction%2F83710a5989dc7e5877f0f86071cf4f9d9d4931ba-1024x576.jpg%3Frect%3D1%2C0%2C1023%2C576%26w%3D735%26h%3D414%26max-h%3D414%26max-w%3D735&w=1920&q=75)
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The Importance of the Resurrection
The Importance of the Resurrection