from Matthew 3:1-11
The season of Advent is an invitation to pause. An invitation to wait…with expectation for what is to come. More specifically, it is an invitation to slow down and wait and watch and listen for WHO is to come. It is Hope in despair. It is Peace in the midst of chaos. It is Joy in the face of the challenges of life. And it is Love that is redeeming and renewing this world. And at the center of all of these promises is Jesus. The One Who has come. The One Who is coming. And in His coming is a call…a call to experience the Hope, the Peace, the Joy, and the Love that He offers…it is a call Home.
w/ Vern Collins
from Psalm 95
Jesus promises peace. He tells His disciples not to fear. Yet, the world in which we live offers no shortage of reasons to be anxious, afraid, and frustrated. These responses to the reality of the brokenness in this world are not new. Humanity has been bearing this weight since sin entered the world, and the promises of God’s presence have been there since the start.
For these three weeks we will look at the Psalms, the prayer book of God’s people, and consider what God’s promises and presence might mean for us in a world full of anxiety…perhaps rather than focus on our reasons for worry, we might adopt instead a posture of peace.
w/ Vern Collins
from Psalm 37
Jesus promises peace. He tells His disciples not to fear. Yet, the world in which we live offers no shortage of reasons to be anxious, afraid, and frustrated. These responses to the reality of the brokenness in this world are not new. Humanity has been bearing this weight since sin entered the world, and the promises of God’s presence have been there since the start.
For these three weeks we will look at the Psalms, the prayer book of God’s people, and consider what God’s promises and presence might mean for us in a world full of anxiety…perhaps rather than focus on our reasons for worry, we might adopt instead a posture of peace.
w/ Vern Collins
from Psalm 46
Jesus promises peace. He tells His disciples not to fear. Yet, the world in which we live offers no shortage of reasons to be anxious, afraid, and frustrated. These responses to the reality of the brokenness in this world are not new. Humanity has been bearing this weight since sin entered the world, and the promises of God’s presence have been there since the start.
For these three weeks we will look at the Psalms, the prayer book of God’s people, and consider what God’s promises and presence might mean for us in a world full of anxiety…perhaps rather than focus on our reasons for worry, we might adopt instead a posture of peace.
w/ Vern Collins
from Revelation 7:9-17
All Saints Sunday is an opportunity for us to remember and give thanks for those in the Faith who have gone before us. It is also an opportunity to examine our lives and consider the degree to which we are living into the hope they lived to pass along. In this Sunday’s passage we consider both the hope of the promise of God’s enduring presence and the end of mourning and suffering, but we also allow ourselves to hear the challenge of whether or not our lives are a reflection of that enduring hope.
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 2:42-47
Not only is the journey of discipleship one in which connection to Jesus is vital, but the outward working of the experience of being welcomed into that relationship with Him must begin to shape our new identity.
Over the course of this series, along with the “Because We Care” Generosity Initiative we are beginning as a church family, you are invited to consider not only the posture of your life before Christ, but the position of your life in relation to what He is doing in this world and in and through the life of our church.
As we journey together through these 5 weeks, we will be challenged to consider what our lives might begin to look like as they become a clearer reflection of the life-saving generous life of Jesus!
w/ Vern Collins
from Luke 21:1-4
Not only is the journey of discipleship one in which connection to Jesus is vital, but the outward working of the experience of being welcomed into that relationship with Him must begin to shape our new identity.
Over the course of this series, along with the “Because We Care” Generosity Initiative we are beginning as a church family, you are invited to consider not only the posture of your life before Christ, but the position of your life in relation to what He is doing in this world and in and through the life of our church.
As we journey together through these 5 weeks, we will be challenged to consider what our lives might begin to look like as they become a clearer reflection of the life-saving generous life of Jesus!
w/ Vern Collins
from 1 Peter 4:7-11
Not only is the journey of discipleship one in which connection to Jesus is vital, but the outward working of the experience of being welcomed into that relationship with Him must begin to shape our new identity.
Over the course of this series, along with the “Because We Care” Generosity Initiative we are beginning as a church family, you are invited to consider not only the posture of your life before Christ, but the position of your life in relation to what He is doing in this world and in and through the life of our church.
As we journey together through these 5 weeks, we will be challenged to consider what our lives might begin to look like as they become a clearer reflection of the life-saving generous life of Jesus!
w/ Ed Glaize
from Matthew 14:22-33
Not only is the journey of discipleship one in which connection to Jesus is vital, but the outward working of the experience of being welcomed into that relationship with Him must begin to shape our new identity.
Over the course of this series, along with the “Because We Care” Generosity Initiative we are beginning as a church family, you are invited to consider not only the posture of your life before Christ, but the position of your life in relation to what He is doing in this world and in and through the life of our church.
As we journey together through these 5 weeks, we will be challenged to consider what our lives might begin to look like as they become a clearer reflection of the life-saving generous life of Jesus!
w/ Vern Collins
from Matthew 16:24-26
Not only is the journey of discipleship one in which connection to Jesus is vital, but the outward working of the experience of being welcomed into that relationship with Him must begin to shape our new identity.
Over the course of this series, along with the “Because We Care” Generosity Initiative we are beginning as a church family, you are invited to consider not only the posture of your life before Christ, but the position of your life in relation to what He is doing in this world and in and through the life of our church.
As we journey together through these 5 weeks, we will be challenged to consider what our lives might begin to look like as they become a clearer reflection of the life-saving generous life of Jesus!
w/ Vern Collins
from Acts 4:1-21
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from John 21:1-19
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from Matthew 18:13-28
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from Luke 5:1-11
In a world that promises maximum return for minimum investment, it is no wonder that we often find ourselves frustrated in our walk with Jesus when it seems like growth doesn’t come easily .
Over the course of this series we will be see that the journey of discipleship is, to use a term from Eugene Peterson, “a long obedience in the same direction.” It is a daily seeking the heart of Jesus, a daily denial of self, a daily renewal of the mind…
And as we will see from the life of Peter, there is grace for entire journey. When we stumble-there is grace. When we think and act selfishly-there is grace…from beginning to end, there is grace for the Journey of Discipleship. What is the next step on the journey that Jesus is calling you to make?
w/ Vern Collins
from John 20:19-22
The wrap up of our Mission Celebration Weekend. What next? How do we live out this call to be Jesus in the world around us?
w/ Laura Byrch
from John 1:35-42
The journey of following Jesus begins with a step…and that first step often begins with an invitation…Come and See.
Who have been your “Andrews?” Who is God calling you to be an Andrew for?
w/ Ed Glaize and Vern Collins
from 2 Samuel 23:1-4
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 2 Samuel 18:31-19:8
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Anders Holmen
from 2 Samuel 12:1-13 and Psalm 51
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
from 2 Samuel 7:1-17
In his address to those gathered in the synagogue in Pisidian Antioch, Paul points to God’s testimony of David when God says, “I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart…”
What a beautiful accusation to be leveraged against someone. Perhaps the only challenge for us is that if we know anything about David’s story then we know that there are things in his story, decisions he makes, sins he commits that don’t look much like someone after God’s own heart…so how can this be?
As we journey through this summer series, we will see that these words can be said of David, not because he is PERFECT, but because he is PASSIONATE about the things God cares about. May we, as we find points of connection with David’s story and our own, be challenged in the things our heart chases after and consider how life might begin to look different when God is truly at the center of all we desire and pursue!
w/ Vern Collins
