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" WatchNotesDownloadDateTitle
- May 26, 2019The Battle is the Lords
The Battle is the LordsWe 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?" - May 13, 2018Are We There Yet
Are We There Yet
We often look to the future for the fulfillment of what we feel is lacking in the present. Jesus tells us the Kingdom of God will bring all of God’s purposes to fruition. But the Kingdom is here now too. Let us open our hearts and minds, our eyes and ears, all that we are to the presence of God in our lives right now. Then we can rightly discern where the Spirit is leading and where the Spirit is reminding us...God’s grace is sufficient. - May 6, 2018Who Don’t You Love
Who Don’t You Love
We are alive and stay alive because of God’s love for us. It flows through us and gives us life and a reason to live. Let us live in this love God has for us. And let us open ourselves to be a channel for it. - Apr 29, 2018Love is Perfected
Love is Perfected
God is love. God gives us love. And God instructs us to share in that love. Let us open ourselves to God’s Spirit, to be guided into love and make that love complete. So love can be perfected. - Apr 22, 2018My Shepherd
My Shepherd
God is our Shepherd, guiding us through this life. And though this life is given to us, this does not mean that God leaves us to go through it on our own. God is with us. Providing for us. Sustaining us. Restoring us. Leading us. Let us listen to the voice of the Shepherd, and follow. - Apr 15, 2018Witness to it All
Witness to it All
God calls us to be witnesses to the “good news” of the risen King and his Kingdom. We are introduced to Christ and then grow in our understanding of the all-encompassing reality of being a Christ follower. We grow from fear and doubt to experiencing new life every moment of every day to being witnesses. Let us open ourselves to grow in our relationship with Christ. To be so overtaken by his love and life that we can help but sharing it with others. - Apr 8, 2018Forgive or Else
Forgive or Else
As followers of Christ we are given two powerful things: the Holy Spirit and forgiveness. God desires that we experience his presence every moment of our lives, and so God fills us with it. God also desires that we accept and embrace the lives he has given to us. And God knows that to do this we will need forgiveness. Let us pray that with the Holy Spirit in us and with the power to forgive, we may move deeply into God’s will for our lives and into God’s will for all of His Creation. - Apr 1, 2018Holding Firmly to the Good News
Holding Firmly to the Good News
We can hold firmly to the Good News, whether we face the challenges of tomorrow, yesterday, or this moment. Proverbs tells us to "be still and know that I am God." What a wonderful phrase to remind us of the good news that no matter what, God is with us NOW. May the assurance of Easter and the new life that it promises be a reality for us today. - May 28, 2017This is Eternal Life
This is Eternal Life
