On Sabbath, June 11, Pastor Tara VinCross shared a message entitled, “Sacred Trust,” from a section of Paul’s letter where he instructs Timothy saying, “Guard what has been entrusted to your care” (1 Tim 6:20). What do we do with what we’ve been given? How do we live in such a way that recognizes that all that we have and all that we are is only by the grace of God? Come join us as we go deeper together in the word of God and see what it means for our lives today.
On Sabbath, May 28, Pastor Tara VinCross shared a message entitled, "Not ‘Yours,' Not ‘Mine,' But ‘Ours.'" We continue in our sermon series Re[Build]: God's Promises, A Sure Foundation. In this final sermon in our series on the book of Ezra, we witness firsthand how the exiled people of God are not only restoring a building but a relationship with God. You are invited to pray and reflect on Ezra 9 and 10 in preparation for the message. Come join us as we go deeper together in the word of God and see what it means for our lives today.
There is power in beginning again. The people of God worked hard to build the altar and lay the foundation. Then for 16 years, the work ceased. How will the people of God come back from this ‘false start’? How will the work of God begin again? We notice as we read that God does not rebuild the temple. God does not supernaturally do the work for the people. Instead, God raises up people to accomplish the will of God in some surprising ways.
This Sabbath, we continue in our sermon series Re[Build]: God's Promises, A Sure Foundation. In this series on the book of Ezra, we witness firsthand how the exiled people of God find their way. We see this week that it’s never too late to start again. Pastor Tara VinCross shared a message entitled, “Living Under God’s Faithfulness.” You are invited to pray and reflect on Ezra 5 and 6 in preparation for the message. Join us as we go deeper together in the word of God and see what it means for our lives today.
When we step forward on the path God has called us to, we can expect to encounter opposition and adversity. God has given the people a vision - to rebuild the temple of God. And it won’t come easily. Ezra 4:4 says, "Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.” In fact, their words not only discouraged but completely halted progress for a time. Yet, in spite of it all, God was at work in the people. This Sabbath, we continue in our sermon series Re[Build]: God's Promises, A Sure Foundation. In this series on the book of Ezra we witness firsthand how the exiled people of God find their way.
On Sabbath, May 14, Pastor Tara VinCross will share a message entitled, “Success Meets Resistance.” You are invited to pray and reflect on Ezra 4 - 5:2 in preparation for the message. Come join us as we go deeper together in the word of God and see what it means for our lives today.
On this Mother’s Day weekend, Pastor Mike Leno, our worship and adult education pastor, reflects on important lessons he learned from his grandmother. Listen in...
The people of God in exile. We are probably divided on our experience of this word – exile. For some of us, we don’t really know what that word means. I mean we know what it means, but we don’t know what it really means...to be an exile. And for others of us, we know right away what it is to be on the outside. To have lost our sense of place, of belonging. Some of us have never known what it means to really belong. Have you ever felt like an exile?
This Sabbath, we begin a new sermon series Re[Build]: God's Promises, A Sure Foundation. In this series, we will journey through the Book of Ezra as the exiled people of God finding their way.
On Sabbath, April 23, Pastor Tara VinCross kicked-off this series with a message, “We’re Here, Now What?” You're invited to pray and reflect on Ezra 1 and 2 in preparation for the message. Come and dig deeper together in the word of God and find out what this means for our lives today.
What did Jesus talk about the afternoon of his resurrection? We know he had a conversation with two depressed disciples as they walked the 7 miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Why is that conversation important? And what is our part in that conversation? Join us as we relive that dramatic story told in words and music.
