James 1:1-18 ~ Testing, Perseverance, and Maturity

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Text: James 1:1-18

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Churches are not places of model behavior. They have as many people struggling with sin, pain, and brokenness as those outside of church. Rather than being perfectly healthy communities, church is the place we can go to acknowledge, face, and deal with our brokenness. The book of James confronts the conflicts, tensions, and mess of church life head on. This week, we begin our study of James as we consider how broken people can better live in hope through the difficulties of life.

Luke 7:36-50 ~ The Art of Neighboring: Seeing with the Eyes of Jesus

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Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

We live in an increasingly isolated world. People spend their days commuting to work, staring at screens, and can go days and weeks without talking with those nearest us. And yet, many of us have isolated ourselves from  unbelieving neighbors. We have worried about sin and failed to see them as Jesus does, What might God do if we embraced the lost art of neighboring and loved those nearest us as followers of Jesus?

Luke 10:38-42 ~ The Art of Neighboring: Taking Time to Love Our Neighbor

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Preacher: Mr. Jeremy Zoet

We live in an increasingly isolated world. People spend their days commuting to work, staring at screens, and can go days and weeks without talking with those nearest us. And yet, many of us have isolated ourselves from unbelieving neighbors. This is true not only locally. This Sunday, Pastor Jeremy continues our series on the Art of Neighboring as we consider one of the biggest excuses we can all make: busyness.

The Art of Neighboring Globally

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Preacher: Chris and Christie Winkler

We live in an increasingly isolated world. People spend their days commuting to work, staring at screens, and can go days and weeks without talking with those nearest us. And yet, many of us have isolated ourselves from unbelieving neighbors. This is true not only locally. This Sunday Chris and Christie Winkler from Wycliffe Bible translators join us to talk about how neighbor love is instrumental in the work of mission across the globe.

Luke 10:25-37 ~ The Art of Neighboring: Taking the Great Commandment Seriously

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Text: Luke 10:25-37

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

We live in an increasingly isolated world. People spend their days commuting to work, staring at screens, and can go days and weeks without talking with those nearest us. The power and genius of The Great Commandment is that it’s so simple and yet extremely powerful when acted on. The smartest thing that we can do collectively to impact our community is to actually live out Jesus’ command to love our neighbors. What might God do if we embraced the lost art of neighboring and loved those nearest us as followers of Jesus?

2 Corinthians 7:10 ~ The Grudge: Forgiving Yourself

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Text: 2 Corinthians 7:10

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

As we conclude the message series “The Grudge,” we face maybe the hardest person to forgive: ourselves. As we consider Paul’s counsel to seek the godly sorrow that leads to repentance rather than the worldly sorrow that leads to death, we find some pointers to the grace we need through the experiences of the disciples Peter.

1 Samuel 1 – The Grudge: Forgiving God

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Text: 1 Samuel 1

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

As we continue our message series “The Grudge”,” we tackle a hard topic of forgiving God. While God never sins and so never actually needs our forgiveness, many of us have disappointments in life, frustrations, and times when it feels like God has let us down. This week, we consider the story of Hannah from 1 Samuel as learn to trust God even when God doesn’t make sense to us.

Luke 17:1-5 ~ The Grudge: Faith to Forgive

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Text: Luke 17:1-5

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Last week  we launched a new message series called “The Grudge”. We’re talking all about forgiveness for the next few weeks. This Sunday we will be talking about the hard work of forgiving people who have hurt or betrayed us. How do we learn to forgive not just once, but even 7 times in a day, as Jesus commands us in the gospel of Luke.

Proverbs 19:11 ~ The Grudge: Week 1

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Text: Proverbs 19:11

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

We have a tendency to carry painful parts of our past with us: resentment against people who’ve hurt us, mistakes we’ve made, or even bitterness toward God. This series will show attenders how to recognize the grudges they’re carrying against others and themselves, and how the pain we hold on to weighs us down and keeps us from stepping into the freedom that God has for us. This week we consider the importance of letting go of the small offenses to stay focused on our calling to love others in Jesus’ name.

2 Peter 3:10-18

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Text: 2 Peter 3:10-18

Preacher: Rev. Rick VanderWall

There are a number of books, thoughts, and ideas on end times theology. What will happen, when will it happen, who will it affect and the list goes on. As we look at the end of 2 Peter 3, Peter only mentions what will take place. He does not go into detail but rather talks about what we should be doing as we wait for this event. We need to be doing more than just waiting. Join us to find out what that is as we close out this letter from Peter.