After learning about the Kingdom of God, we entered into learning more about one of Jesus' most famous sermons, The Beatitudes. While some may see this as a set of ways to be blessed, we learned (thanks to our guest preacher, Rolf Jacobson) that The Beatitudes are a calling for us to show more of God's love to everyone we meet and to help build a beautiful and inclusive community. To watch Rolf’s message, click on one of the two buttons below.
Sermon Archive
The Good and Beautiful Life: The Gospel Many People Have Never Heard (Barbara Pelletier)
The Good News of the gospel is that Jesus came to save us and that we have life eternal through him. This is the gospel that we as believers know and share with others. This is the good news that has saved us. But there is even more good news in the gospel! On Sunday, one of our lay pastors, Barbara Pelletier, shared with us more good news found in the gospel and about the goodness found in the Kingdom of God. To watch Barbara’s message, click on one of the two buttons below:
The Good and Beautiful Life (Peter Benedict)
Our previous sermon series, The Good and Beautiful God, was about discovering what false narratives we were believing about God and learning to love the God the Jesus knows. As we move into our new sermon series, The Good and Beautiful Life, we will explore false narratives about what we think a Christian life looks like and will discover the way that Jesus actually taught us how to live. Through the discovery of these truths, we will find out how good, beautiful, and joyful a life of following Christ can be. To watch Peter Benedict (one of our pastors) introduce this sermon series, click on one of the two buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: How to Make a Pickle (Peter Benedict)
Are you Martha or Mary? Do you hurry and fuss or are you present? On Sunday, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, used Luke 10:38-42 to show us how God wants us to live unhurried lives and to spend time at His feet. To watch Pete’s message, click on one of the two buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: God Transforms (Justin Law)
How do we experience real life change? The good news is that we don't have to struggle and fight to do it ourselves. Our God is the one who transforms us. He gives us a new identity. He makes us a new creation. He leads us into a new way of living life. One of our Pastors, Justin Law, talked more about this in his sermon on Sunday, July 5. To watch Justin’s message, click on one of the two buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: God is Self-Sacrificing (Peter Benedict)
On Sunday, June 28, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared about God's self-sacrificing love. He so wonderfully said, "Our whole story of faith is centered in a God that isn’t waiting for us to earn anything. God comes to us first, God is willing even to die among us, while we are still sinners, because God dearly loves us. God does the work of atonement, God handles the problem that’s too big for us to handle alone. God takes the weight of sin & evil and says: Let me carry that, I just want to fill your heart with my love. Let me show you love, to the point of death, so that you will always know how deep my love goes and how free it is." To hear more about God’s self-sacrificing love for us, you can watch Pete’s message by clicking on one of the two buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: God is Holy (Peter Benedict)
What does it mean that God is holy? Is it His judgement and wrath due to sin or is it His majesty and love? What God's holiness is and how we can be holy ourselves is what one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, talked about in his message on Sunday. To watch Pete’s message, click on one of the buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: God is Love (Scott Oakman)
What are your expectations for earning or giving love? What are your expectations for earning God’s love? Looking at the God that Jesus knows, we learn that “We love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19). No matter who you are, God loves you! And we are called to love and God loves us. This is what one of our Lay Pastors, Scott Oakman, talked about in his message on Sunday. To watch his message, click on one of the buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: God is Generous (Gay Narron)
Do you believe that you have to work harder to earn God’s love? Through Jesus, we can learn that you don’t have to earn God’s love. God is a generous God, who loves YOU. Period. One of our Pastors, Gay Narron, shared this good and beautiful news with us as we continued our Good and Beautiful God sermon series. You can watch Gay’s message by clicking on one of the two buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: God is Trustworthy (Peter Benedict)
Do you feel like you trust in God? When have you ever doubted God? On Sunday, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, talked about when he had doubted God and how God was still trustworthy, even in his doubts. We are also encouraged to create a Gratitude List as a part of our Soul Training Exercise. To watch Pete’s sermon, click one of the two buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God: God is Good (Justin Law)
One of the goals of our new sermon series, The Good and Beautiful God, is to, as Justin said in his sermon, “get to know and experience the God who is revealed in Jesus Christ.” On Sunday, we looked into one of those characteristics, which is God is good. Justin Law, one of our Pastors, shared his experience in learning this characteristic and how we can see God’s goodness throughout the Bible. To watch Justin’s message, click one of the buttons below.
The Good and Beautiful God (Peter Benedict)
On Sunday, May 17, we started our new sermon series called The Good and Beautiful God (based on the book by the same name, written by James Bryan Smith). The heart of this book and our series is teaching us how to become more like Jesus. We will do this by exploring four elements: adopting the narratives of Jesus, engaging in soul training exercises, participating in community, and being led by the Holy Spirit. Peter Benedict, one of our Pastors, explored these four elements and introduced us to our first soul training exercise: sleep. To hear Pete’s message, click one of the two buttons below.
The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Self-Control (Peter Benedict)
Where do you need God’s guidance in self-control? Is it in being kind to your friends and family? Is it in holding your tongue during discussions and debates? Is it in fighting your addiction? The good news is that God has the power to guide you in the fruit of self-control. Pete talked about the fruit of self-control, how God helped him grow in self-control, and what the Bible says about God’s power to help you grow in self-control in his message on Sunday, May 10. You can watch Pete’s sermon by clicking on one of the buttons below.
The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Gentleness (Jeff Conner)
When you think of gentleness, what do you think of? A soft breeze on a summer day? A sleeping baby? What about the example Jeff used in his sermon: Vin Diesel and his muscle cars? On Sunday, one of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, explored the fruit of gentleness: what it looks like and how listening to the Spirit's guidance into gentleness can benefit all of us. To watch Jeff’s message, click on one of the buttons below.
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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Faithfulness (Peter Benedict)
In these times of change and unpredictability, it is good to look to the One who is steadfast, dedicated, dependable, and worthy of trust. God is faithful and He has the Spirit of faithfulness available for us. One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, explored the fruit of faithfulness in his message on Sunday, April 24, 2020. To watch his message, click one of the buttons below.
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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Goodness (Peter Benedict)
One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, explored the fruit of goodness this Sunday. He shared with us that, first, God is good, and second, God can help us do good. We don't have to do this alone. We can partner with the Spirit and God will help us to do the good that needs to be done.
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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Kindness (Peter Benedict)
This Easter, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and explore the Spirit of kindness that God shows us through the resurrection. You can watch the message and discover God’s kindness even through trials such as we are in right now by clicking on one of the buttons below.
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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Patience (Peter Benedict)
We are currently in a season of waiting. Waiting for healing, waiting for decisions to be made, waiting to be together again…the list goes on. When we practice the fruit of patience, we are able to live in the present and, as Pete said in his sermon on Sunday, “find God’s grace and compassion even on hard days.” The good news is that God is always patient. You can listen to more about the fruit of patience by watching Pete’s message by clicking on one of the buttons below.
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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Peace (Cortney Heerwald)
We continue our Fruit of the Holy Spirit sermon series by hearing from one of our lay Pastors, Cortney Heerwald, about the fruit of peace. She shared with us how she is experiencing the Spirit’s peace through this pandemic and how you can experience the Spirit’s peace as well. Click on one of the buttons below to watch Cortney’s message on our Facebook Page or on our YouTube Channel.
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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Joy (Peter Benedict)
We decided to continue on with our Fruit of the Holy Spirit sermon series even though we aren’t able to meet in person right now. On Sunday, one of our pastors, Peter Benedict, led us through how we can still receive the fruit of joy even through we are currently going through unprecedented change and uncertainty. Click on one of the buttons below to watch Pete’s message on our Facebook Page or our YouTube Channel.
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