On the day of Pentecost, we remember the promise of Jesus to provide an Advocate and a Helper after his ascension into heaven. That Advocate and Helper came in the form of the Holy Spirit. On Sunday, one of our Founding Pastors, shared with us the events of Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit has come to save our lives.
You can listen to or watch Jon’s message below.
At some point in our lives, we will all experience some kind of turmoil. The good news of Psalm 2 is that God can turn that turmoil into a blessing. One of our Pastors, Jeff Conner, read from Psalm 2 to show us how we can get through turmoil and see the blessing of God on the other side.
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As we continued our sermon series on the book of Psalms, one of our Lay Pastors, Paul Mandell, showed us the beauty of God's creation found in Psalm 19. Through Psalms like this, we can find that reflecting on the beauty of God's creation and what God has done for us can help us get through hard times.
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How can we cope with the challenges in our lives? One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, showed us how praising God, asking God for help, and remembering what God has done for us can help us in our trials by reading through Psalm 106. Through this Psalm, we can also see how God rescues us, hears our cries, shows mercy to us, and loves us.
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As we continued our sermon series on the book of Psalms, one of our Founding Pastors, Jon Marsden, shared how we can find wisdom in the Psalms by reading through Psalm 1. In this Psalm, we can find the blessing that comes from following and delighting in God's wisdom and instruction.
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How can we build our trust in God? One of our Lay Pastors, Barbara Pelletier, read from Psalm 46 which shows us how God can be trusted. This Psalm was written during a time when Israel was under siege and reminds us and encourages us that God is still with us, still fights for us, and can still be trusted in the battles of our lives.
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As our preaching team met together, there was a desire to do a sermon series that would help us make it through the challenges of life. The Psalms are a great place to look to do just that. For the next six weeks, we will be hearing messages from the book of Psalms to see what God has for us as we face challenges and navigate through them. One of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, started this series by looking at Psalm 40. We saw how this Psalm is a prayer of testimony, praise, and cry for help and how we can be encouraged in our troubles through this Psalm.
You can listen to or watch Pete’s message below.
On Easter Sunday, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared the story of the Bible. He shared the authenticity of the people and the stories we read in the Bible as well as how Jesus’ resurrection changes everything.
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On this Palm Sunday, one of our Pastors, Justin Law, reminded us of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and how Jesus defied everyone’s expectations of what the Messiah should be. Justin also talked about how Jesus still defied expectations today, how we may struggle with our own expectations, and how we are turn to God to help us with our expectations.
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What gets re-constructed from a time of deconstruction? On Sunday, April 3, one of our Lay Pastors, Scott Oakman, explored what it looks like after we go through deconstruction and how we can experience restoration and love from God during this process. Scott also explored how God has something new and a purpose for us.
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Are you a rule follower or a rule breaker? On Sunday, one of our Pastors, Peter Benedict, shared the story of The Prodigal Son and shared how the rule breaker and the rule follower were both missing out on the love that the father had for them. As this is a parallel of God's love for us, Pete also explored how we could be missing out on God's extravagant love for us if we break all the rules or follow all the rules.
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What is your favorite thing about your community? Could God be using those in your community to draw you into a deeper relationship with Him? On Sunday, one of our Lay Pastors, Don Weber, read through Psalm 63:1-8 and encouraged us to connect with our communities. Through those connections, we can start to see the power and glory of God, just as David found in writing this Psalm.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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