How have you seen the tender mercy of our God? On Sunday, our guest, Pastor Steve Nicholson, shared how we can see God's mercy and how abundant His mercies are. He also shared how these mercies lead to healing and peace.
You can listen to or watch Steve’s message below.
Where is your comfort zone? Could God be calling you to step out of your comfort zone? On Sunday, one of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, encouraged us to step out of our comfort zones and into what God is calling us to do by sharing how Esther followed God's path for her and stepped out of her comfort zone, saving her people in the process.
You can listen to or watch Jeff’s message below.
On Sunday, July 4th, one of our Pastors, Justin Law, kicked off our new sermon series, "Women of Faith". Through this series, we will learn more about women from the Bible and what their faith and actions can teach us about God and what God would want us to learn about ourselves. Justin started this series by looking at Mary, the mother of Jesus, and how her saying yes can inspire us to say yes to God and how God wants to fill our lives with plans that are good, pleasing, and perfect.
You can listen to or watch Justin’s message below.
To finish our sermons series, "Creators, Not Consumers", one of our Founding Pastors, Jon Marsden, looked at how we can change the world, here and to the ends of the earth. He shared with us how we receive the power to do this incredible task God has called us to and God's heart for all the people and nations around the world.
You can listen to or watch Jon’s message below.
As Christ followers, we look to Jesus as an example on how we should live and interact with those around us. As we continue to look at how we can change the world, we can look to Jesus and how he changed the world. On Sunday, one of our Founding Pastors, Jon Marsden, shared how Jesus interacted with the foreigners and outsiders of his time and how we can disciple out racism to change our world for ourselves and others.
You can listen to or watch Jon’s message below.
On Sunday, one of our Lay Pastors, Cortney Heerwald, shared how God places us where we can make a difference. One of the places where we can change the world is in our own neighborhoods and with our own neighbors. How would you describe your relationship with your neighbors? How could you change the world by starting in your neighborhood?
You can listen to or watch Cortney’s message below.
How do you feel when you hear the word "hospitality"? Stressed? Excited? Worried? Welcomed? In his sermon on Sunday, one of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, shared what hospitality means, examples of hospitality in the Bible, and how hospitality can create communities.
You can listen to or watch Jeff message below.
What do you create? Do you create delicious meals or a beautiful garden? What about creating a space that feels safe for others? How can we create a community of justice? On Sunday, one of Lay Pastors, Scott Oakman, shared about how we can create more than just things and what the Bible tells us about how we can create communities that are safe and just.
You can listen to or watch Scott’s message below.
Over the last couple of weeks, we've been looking at the building blocks for creating a healthy community: love and forgiveness. On Sunday, May 23, one of our Founding Pastors, Jon Marsden, shared another important building block for healthy communities: using the gifts that the Holy Spirit gives us. Jon shared what these gifts are and examples of these gifts in practice.
You can listen to or watch Jon’s Message below.
We continued our mini-series called “Community Creators” on Sunday by talking about forgiveness. Our Founding Pastor, Jon Marsden, talked about how we can create healthy communities by receiving forgiveness and forgiving others. Jon shared Biblical examples and instruction on forgiveness and was able to go deeper into how we can grow in forgiveness.
You can listen to or watch Jon’s message below.
On Sunday, we started a new mini-series within our “Creators, Not Consumers” called “Community Creators”. One of our Pastors, Justin Law, started off this mini-series by showing us how God uses love to create community and how we can show that love to those around us.
You can listen to or watch Justin’s message below.
Is there an area of your life where you fall into the trap of thinking that your way is the best and only way? It’s a common trap we can all fall into. So, how are we able to transform our thinking so we can be the hands and feet of God? One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, read from Romans 12 to answer those questions and encouraged us as we look for ways to serve our community.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
God has made us to be a community and to have friendships. So, how can we be a good friend and build good friendships? One of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, shared how God's words in the Bible can help us grow in our friendships and how in those friendships, we can be givers and not takers.
You can listen to or watch Jeff’s message below.
From an image in the Old Testament, and then reinforced in the New Testament, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared what having a closed fist and an open hand means for generosity. He also shared how we can live lives with open hands as God calls us to do and how this can impact our community.
You can listen to and watch Pete’s message below.
On Sunday, we started a miniseries within our “Creators, Not Consumers” sermon series. One of our Founding Pastors, Jon Marsden, shared with us how the Bible is one great drama in six acts and how generosity flows through out those six acts. He also shared how that generosity changes the world.
You can listen to or watch Jon’s message below.
It's Friday, but Sunday is coming! On Easter Sunday, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared the hope and joy that came from the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He shared how we too are in a time of trials and hardships, like Jesus' disciples were over 2,000 years ago, but we know that through Jesus, Sunday is coming. Something new is coming. Hope is coming.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
Last week, we learned how God can be present in our work. This Sunday, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared how our Creator God wants to bless us with play. Pete shared from Ecclesiastes and how these words encourage us to enjoy the work and play that God has given us.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
How do you experience God in your work? One of our Lay Pastors, Paul Mandell, shared with us how our creator God is in the work that we do. He also showed us how the work of being God's hands and feet can bless those around us.
You can listen to and watch Paul’s message below.
How is God calling us to change the world? One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared the words and encouragements from Jeremiah 29:4-7 with us on Sunday. Through this passage, we see how God sees us and we are encouraged that God is still speaking to us and inviting all of us to a better life. As we live out of these things, we find we can pray for peace and prosperity for others and work toward changing the world for the better.
You can listen to and watch Pete’s message below.
What has been your experience with love? Has it been one that consumes? In his sermon on Sunday, one of our Pastors, Justin Law, showed us how a consuming love is not the kind of love God has for us. Justin showed us that we are God’s beloved and how God sees us through that lens.
You can listen to or watch Justin’s message below.
