Pentecost: Happy Birthday, Church!
Chris discusses the role of the Holy Spirit in gathering, uniting and sending us.
Love Does: Follow Me
Chris discusses how to follow Jesus by keeping close to Him and keeping moving.
Love Does: Be Not Afraid
Drew leads us through Matthew 14 (Peter walking on water) and invites us to renew our belief that because of who God is, we do not need to live paralyzed by the fear of scarcity.
Love Does: Audacious Love
Chris discusses how our drive to become the greatest keeps us from love but if we seek to become the least we find fulfillment.
Loves Does: Free to Fail (Freedom from the fear of failure)
Christi Kapenga discusses the calling of Peter to “feed my sheep” and the gift of God’s grace when we find ourselves to be failing in our own calling.
Loves Does: I’m with You (Freedom from the fear of “What if…”)
Chris references Exodus 3 & 4 and Matthew 28:18-20 to illustrate that, even in our protests, God equips us and stands by us in what we are called to do.
Luke 13:1-9 – Barren Fig Tree
Chris speaks of repentance and that it is needed by all, urgent and met by grace.
Luke 16:1-13 – Unrighteous Manager
Chris Shearer talks about being trustworthy and investing in people as a way to serve God well.
Luke 10:25-37 – Good Samaritan
Chris leads us through a familiar parable with an unexpected turn. Through it, we’re challenged to rethink what it means to love our neighbor as ourself. Luke 10:25-37
Lent-The Storyteller (Luke 11:1-13 Friend Asking for Bread)
Chris Shearer preaches on the parable from Luke 11:1-13 and reminds us of God’s desires for us when we pray.
James 5:13-16: Prayer
Chris concludes our series in James with a passage that teaches us of the power of prayer.
James 4:11-12 & 2:1-13 – Judgement/Mercy
Christi shares the need to remember who we are in order to live lives of courage, free of judgement.
James 3:13-18 True/False Wisdom
Drew challenges us to consider the dangerous trait of envy, and its alternative: wisdom.
Please note: at 35:45 you can hear a detailed picture of how we are going to join in God’s redemptive work in 2016.
10th Birthday! James 2:14-26
The first half of this podcast contains the part of our worship where we looked back and celebrated the way that God has been faithful to us.
The message for the morning begins at 21:20. This includes the sharing of a vision for where we are going in 2016.
James 3:1-12 – Blessings/Curses
Bethany DeBlaay walks us through James 3:1-12, illustrating the power of words to both bless and curse.
James 1:1-4 – Trouble/Opportunity
Chris discusses how we can learn to hold our joys and our sorrows in tandem, giving each their space in our lives.
Incarnation is Glorious
Chris Shearer teaches that we will never experience God’s glory more fully than when we come closer to Jesus.
Incarnation is Servanthood
Chris DeBlaay discusses humbling ourselves and raising up others in our relationships, becoming like servants.
Philippians 2
