Mathew 6:9-13 ~ How to Pray: Our Father

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Text: Matthew 6:9-13

Title: How to Pray: Our Father

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Does prayer work? What can we expect from prayer? How do we pray anyway? Have you ever wondered why the disciples never asked Jesus how to preach or perform miracles – and all they asked Him was how to pray? Prayer gives us access to the very throne room of God. In prayer, we are shaped by the Holy Spirit. In prayer, we talk directly with the Kong of the Universe. Over the next several weeks, we will consider how Jesus taught us to pray in the Lord’s Prayer. This week, we consider the first of six request for God’s name to be made holy.

Matthew 25:14-30 ~ Making Change: Tomorrow Matters

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Text: Matthew 25:14-30

Title: Making Change: Tomorrow Matters

Preacher: Rev. Rick VanderWall

Do your finances bring you fear or freedom? Whether you’re digging out of debt or planning for your future, now’s the time to build a foundation that endures. Investing in a brighter tomorrow starts by Making Change today. Our lives are too valuable, our calling too great, and our God is too good to waste our lives on meaningless things. We conclude this four part series with some basic  planning strategies as we realize Tomorrow Matters.

2 Corinthians 8:1-15 ~Making Change: Giving Is Good

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Text: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Title: Making Change: Giving is Good

Preacher: Rev. Rick VanderWall

Do your finances bring you fear or freedom? Whether you’re digging out of debt or planning for your future, now’s the time to build a foundation that endures. Investing in a brighter tomorrow starts by Making Change today. Our lives are too valuable, our calling too great, and our God is too good to waste our lives on meaningless things. Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church teaches us that today, just like then, Giving is Good.

Proverbs 22:7 ~ Making Change: Stress is Bad

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Text: Proverbs 22:7

Title: Making Change: Stress is Bad

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Do your finances bring you fear or freedom? Whether you’re digging out of debt or planning for your future, now’s the time to build a foundation that endures. Investing in a brighter tomorrow starts by Making Change today. Our lives are too valuable, our calling too great, and our God is too good to waste our lives on meaningless things. This Sunday we listen to the wisdom of Proverbs and remember that debt induced Stress is Bad.

Ecclesiastes 4:4-6 ~ Making Change: Less is More

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Text: Ecclesiastes 4:4-6

Title: Making Change: Less is More

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

Do your finances bring you fear or freedom? Whether you’re digging out of debt or planning for your future, now’s the time to build a foundation that endures. Investing in a brighter tomorrow starts by Making Change today. Our lives are too valuable, our calling too great, and our God is too good to waste our lives on meaningless things. Today we consider how less is more when we choose to focus on the right things.

1 John 4:7-12 ~ Jesus.Life: God is Love

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Text: 1 John 4:7-12

Title: Jesus.Life: God is Love

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

On Easter Sunday, God begins a re-creation of the world beginning with the resurrection of Jesus. While we are still waiting for this creation to be fully formed, we as Christians are called to live a Jesus shaped life so that our lives point people both to Jesus and this new world God is making. This week, we remember the God we worship is the God revealed to us by Jesus and this God is a God of love.

Revelation 20:11-15 ~ Jesus.Life: Eternity

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Text: Revelation 20:11-15

Title: Jesus.Life: Eternity

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

On Easter Sunday, God begins a re-creation of the world beginning with the resurrection of Jesus. While we are still waiting for this creation to be fully formed, we as Christians are called to live a Jesus shaped life so that our lives point people both to Jesus and this new world God is making. This week, we consider how Jesus shaped people believe what Jesus believed and live in light of eternity.

Matthew 6:25-34 ~ Jesus.Life: Vocation

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Text: Matthew 6:25-34

Title: Jesus.Life: Vocation

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

On Easter Sunday, God begins a re-creation of the world beginning with the resurrection of Jesus. While we are still waiting for this creation to be fully formed, we as Christians are called to live a Jesus shaped life so that our lives point people both to Jesus and this new world God is making. This week, we consider how Jesus shaped people live out of a sense of vocation, of calling from God to join in his work of redeeming the world in the particular ways God has made them.

Ephesians 5:21-33 ~ Jesus.Life: Embodied

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Text: Ephesians 5:21-33

Title: Jesus.Life: Embodied

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

On Easter Sunday, God begins a re-creation of the world beginning with the resurrection of Jesus. While we are still waiting for this creation to be fully formed, we as Christians are called to live a Jesus shaped life so that our lives point people both to Jesus and this new world God is making. This week, we consider how a Jesus shaped life at its core is an embodied life. Not looking to escape this world, but fully engaged in the physical world in which we live.

Acts 2:42-47 ~ Jesus.Life: Community

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Text: Acts 2:42-47

Title: Jesus.Life: Community

Preacher: Rev. Greg Brower

This Sunday we will celebrated and blessed 11 high school graduates from our youth group. During the service, Pastor Jeremy reflected on each students’ experience, offered them a gift, and gave some wise counsel as they transition into their next phase of life. Because we wanted to take the time to truly celebrate each graduate, we had a shorter message on Sunday. Think homily. But we did so, because this week, we thought about how a Jesus.Life embraces community. Part of how we embrace community as a church is by taking the time to celebrate with each of our graduates.