Where Were You
Humans have always striven to understand life’s meaning. Like it was for Job, believing in God’s justice and fairness is important to us. As we grow in our understanding of God, it seems God will always still be a mystery to us. We are not God. Yet God creates us and speaks to us and draws us closer. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon, "Where Were You?"WatchNotesDownloadDateTitle
- Jul 28, 2019Where Were You
Where Were YouHumans have always striven to understand life’s meaning. Like it was for Job, believing in God’s justice and fairness is important to us. As we grow in our understanding of God, it seems God will always still be a mystery to us. We are not God. Yet God creates us and speaks to us and draws us closer. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon, "Where Were You?"
- Jul 21, 2019Just Such a Time as This
Just Such a Time as This
Recognizing the work of God in our lives and appreciating God’s timing can encourage our faith. It’s been said (and sung), “He's an on time God, He may not come when you want him, but he'll be there right on time.” Just like Queen Esther, let’s be watchful and full of anticipation as we see the work of God unfold in our lives. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon "Just Such a Time as This." - Jul 14, 2019Build it and Someone Will be Offended
Build it and Someone Will be Offended
How do we tackle life's biggest problems? Start small. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon "Build It and Someone Will be Offended" with Pastors Jason and Pat Leader - Jul 7, 2019A Great Shout and a Loud Voice
A Great Shout and a Loud Voice
God draws all kinds of people. All of us with our great variety of journeys and experiences. All drawn to God’s presence and purpose. As we come together in worship, let us be inspired by the noise. The great shout of praise. The loud voice of weeping. We are all in awe of God’s work in our lives. Wherever we are today, let us worship our God, together. LISTEN to Sunday's Sermon "A Great Shout and a Loud Voice" - Jun 30, 2019God’s Word Changes Us
God’s Word Changes Us
God wants to speak to us. God’s means of communication is limitless. Once God’s word takes hold in our hearts, we are forever changed. And the meaning of our lives is tied together with those around us. Together, God is making us all new. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon "God's Word Changes Us." - Jun 23, 2019Not Just A Few
Not Just A Few
God is our provider. All that we have comes from God. And when we experience a need, God is willing and able to provide for our need. The question is...are we ready to receive? And in what capacity? LISTEN to Sunday's sermon "Not Just a Few." - Jun 9, 2019Asking for Wisdom
Asking for Wisdom
God invites us to experience divine eternal presence, through God’s Wisdom, through God’s Spirit. Pentecost is about us being “filled” with this presence, being drawn closer to God than we can imagine. And when we do find ourselves in God’s presence, we can say with King Solomon, surely God has already given us everything we could ever ask for and more. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon "Asking for Wisdom"
- Jun 2, 2019Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
We are given the chance to make things right, in our individual lives and in our relationships. Through God’s grace, love, and forgiveness, we can experience how God makes all things new. As we courageously learn about forgiveness and reconciliation, let us be thankful to God for all the opportunities to know God’s heart for us and for our world. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon "Can't We All Just Get Along?" - May 26, 2019The Battle is the Lords
The Battle is the Lords
We are all well aware that life includes pain, suffering, death, evil. Sooner or later, we will come face to face with this “Goliath” of reality. What will we do about it? Ignore it? Hide from it? Get angry and complain about it? Or will we face this giant with faith, believing that every battle we face it the Lord’s. We can trust in God. For God loves us and promises that he can make “all things work together for good.” LISTEN to Sunday's Sermon "The Battle is the Lord's" - May 19, 2019Perception Determines Purpose
Perception Determines Purpose
God still wants to be our king. God wants to be first and most important in our lives. God wants us to listen, to trust, and to obey. God wants us to live lives of freedom and wholeness, and this can only happen when God is the center of it all. Listen to Sunday's sermon "Purpose Determines Perception." - May 12, 2019Getting to Give
Getting to Give
God is the giver of life. And God graciously gives life to us through others. God gives us promises “beyond what we could ask or imagine.” God redeems us through circumstances we could never construct on our own. And God gives each of us the opportunity for a new day, when we are willing to surrender. Let’s be grateful to God, the life giver of us all. And let us be grateful to all those who have mothered us, those whom God has used to bring us promise, redemption, and new life. LISTEN to Sunday's Sermon "Getting to Give" - May 5, 2019That’s What Friends are For
That’s What Friends are For
God loves us, way beyond expectations. God gives us standards to live by that will help us to live rightly and justly in this world. And then God calls us to go beyond. God wants us to grow and grow and grow some more. Because God wants us to be closer and closer to his heart every day. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon: "That's What Friends Are For" - Apr 28, 2019What’s Your Good Side?
What’s Your Good Side?
In the face of dire circumstances, God wants us to experience salvation. And God wants to include us in the process. God wants us to know He is with us. And God wants us to know that we are “mighty warriors.” We are His children created with Divine Potential. Through God’s salvation we experience freedom from our enemies and freedom from our mediocre selves. Through salvation, we are taken, with God’s presence and God’s revelation of who we truly are, into a life of the Spirit, where there is purpose and freedom and abundant life. LISTEN to Sunday's Sermon, "What's Your Good Side?" (Photo: Carole Nichols) - Apr 21, 2019Resurrection
Resurrection
We are invited to become a part of God’s story. To experience life, the new life of resurrection, just as God does, with others at the center. As we share all that the Spirit fills us with: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control...we are grateful to find that there is always more than enough. LISTEN to Sunday's sermon: "Resurrection" - Apr 14, 2019You Want Me to What?
You Want Me to What?
As we enter Holy Week, let us be mindful of the important events of our lives that have brought us here. And let us be mindful of the promises God has made for our future. But beyond all this...Let us be mindful of God’s presence with us now. Holy Week is God’s story to convince us that “I am with you.” CLICK BELOW to LISTEN to Sunday's sermon "You Want Me to do What?"