Have you chosen to lose something lately? Does God ever call us to choose to lose? For our Second Sunday of Lent, we reflect on everything Jesus gave us to save us and how He is calling us to choose to lose to find more life, not less.
You can listen to or watch Justin’s message below.
As we enter into the season of Lent, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, lead us through Luke 4:1-13 and the temptation of Jesus. As we go through this passage, we can see that God is with us, even in temptations. Peter also shared how the Bible and worship can help us through temptations.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
What veils do you have over your eyes? How has Jesus come to remove those veils? On Sunday, one of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, continued our Lectionary Sermon Series by showing us how and why a veil was set up between God and His people in Old Testament times. Jeff then went on to show us how Jesus came and removed that veil, giving us freedom and direct access to a relationship with God.
You can listen to or watch Jeff’s message below.
What can the story of Joseph show us about knowing God? One of our Lay Pastors, Cortney Heerwald, shared the story of Joseph from Genesis with us and showed us how knowing God can transform our thinking and our world. With that, we are also able to change how we approach difficulties in our lives and evil in the world.
You can listen to or watch Cortney’s message below.
Are you feeling like a shrub or a lush tree planted by a river? One of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, read from Jeremiah 17:5-8 and compared the differences between a cursed life and a blessed life. He also showed us what can lead to a cursed life and what can lead us into a blessed life.
You can listen to or watch Jeff’s message below.
What draws you to Jesus? What is God calling you to do that may seem impractical to you? One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, had us reflect on these questions as he read from Luke 5:1-11. In this passage, he showed how Jesus attracted people and how what Jesus may call us to do may seem backward, but is actually the best way to go.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
What are your spiritual priorities? What helps you know how you’re doing and guides you into the future? On Sunday, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, read from 1 Corinthians 13 and encouraged us to make love a priority.
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The meaning of Epiphany is God being revealed to us. During the third Sunday after Epiphany, one of our Pastors, Justin Law, share how Scripture not only reveals God to us, but Scripture also reveals us, Scripture and Jesus reveal each other, and Jesus and Scripture reveal who we can be.
You can listen to or watch Justin’s message below.
What are your gifts? How do you use your gifts to build community? On Sunday, one of our Lay Pastors, Paul Mandell, shared about the gifts we are given from the Holy Spirit and how we can use them as well as how Jesus used his gifts to build up his community.
You can listen to or watch Paul’s message below.
Have you ever felt unseen (by God or others) or like you don't know what your purpose is? As we entered into the first Sunday after Epiphany, one of our Lay Pastors, Barbara Pelletier, read from Isaiah 43 and Psalm 29 to remind of us God's love for us, of God's power, presence, and majesty, that God sees us, and that God has a purpose for us.
You can listen to or watch Barbara’s message below.
For the second Sunday of Christmas, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, read from Ephesians 1:3-14. We get to hear a blessing that starts with God, our Father, focuses centrally on Jesus, and ends beautifully on the Holy Spirit.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
As we continue our Lectionary series, we entered into the First Sunday of the Christmas season. One of our Founding Pastors, Jon Marsden, shared a passage from Luke that introduces us to who Jesus is. This passage shares the only story from Jesus’ childhood. From this passage, we start to learn who Jesus is and how we are called to come to know him better and lives our lives as he did.
You can listen to or watch Jon’s message below.
For the Fourth Sunday of Advent, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, read the words of Mary, the mother of Jesus in Luke 1. Peter showed us how Mary's words reveal the joy and promises of God for us. Her words also reveal how God works and how we can follow His ways.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
On our third Sunday of Advent, we looked at Luke 3:7-18 and how John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus. One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared John's words with us and encouraged us in how we too can point people to God and Jesus.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
The season of Advent is a time for us to prepare for the coming of God’s Son, Jesus Christ. One of our Lay Pastors, Scott Oakman, read from a few of our passages from our Advent Bible Reading Plan and showed us how we too are called to prepare, purify, and practice as we live our lives of faith.
You can listen to or watch Scott’s message below.
As we begin our Advent series (and begin preaching through the Lectionary (Pete explains this in his message)), we start with the end in mind. One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, read from Luke 21:25-36, a passage from the end of Jesus’ time on earth and a passage about the future. As we read through this passage, we see that God is still in charge and Jesus is still on the throne of God.
Click here to read our Advent Bible Reading Plan along with us.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
One of our Lay Pastors, Cortney Heerwald, finished off our Philippians sermon series by looking at the joy that can be found in Philippians 4. Even in our trials, Philippians 4 shows us how there can still be joy and how we can be a community of joy.
You can listen to or watch Cortney’s message below.
How are we to press on when we experience trials in our lives? One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared how Paul answered this question in Philippians 3:12-21. We learn that as we keep our eyes on Jesus and the heavenly prize God has for us, we can keep taking steps forward even in our trials and missteps.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
How do you come today? Do you feel like you’re full of faith and joy or do you feel like you are in a valley and going through hard times? Maybe you’re somewhere in the middle. No matter how you come today, there are ways that you can safeguard your faith through all things. One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, read through Philippians 3:1-11 and showed three ways that this passage can encourage us no matter what season of life we’re in.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
As we moved into Chapter 2 of Philippians, one of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, shared what this chapter says about healthy relationships and a healthy church. Jeff also shared four actions we can take to help maintain unity in all of our relationships.
You can listen to or watch Jeff’s message below.
