Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church

Pathfinder Sabbath Sermons

Adventurer Sabbath Sermons

Righteousness In a Paper Bag | Pastor Mike Leno

Deep Calling: A Call to Healing, pt. 5 | Pastor Tara VinCross

Pastor Tara VinCross will share the message, A Call to Healing, the fifth part in the Deep Calling series, exploring eight calls of God. The call to healing is a call to honesty and transparency. It’s an invitation to begin where you are, not where you wish you were. It’s an invitation to a process of trusting the work of the Holy Spirit over time.

Following Jesus in a Hostile Environment

Jesus lived and worked in a hostile environment. From the beginning of his teaching career to his death on a cross he faced unrelenting criticism, subtle micro aggressions, and blatant threats on his life. Even though his kingdom was about love and not about political power or popularity, many felt threatened. And threatened people often say and do extreme things, even violent things. How do we live and work in a world like that?

How can the peaceful principles of the Kingdom survive in the face of such hostility? How can we defend our faith in a way that is constructive and helpful?

We will discover the way Jesus answered those questions. Pastor Mike Leno will speak on “Following Jesus in a Hostile Environment,” based on the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:33–48.

Deep Calling: A Call to Community, pt. 4 | Pastor Tara VinCross

Pastor Tara VinCross shared the message, "A Call to Community," the fourth part in the Deep Calling series, exploring eight calls of God. The entire Christian life is meant to be done in community. As the people of God ‘do life’ together, the connection and care and compassion exhibited in the body of Christ is the greatest witness to the love of Jesus in the world. We need each other.

Strengthen My Hands | Pastor Baron Anthony Sovory

Pastor Baron Anthony Sovory will share the message entitled: "Strengthen My Hands." 

 

Rebuilding what was once torn down can be challenging. It may even feel discouraging, and some may try to prevent the progress. However, when we unite with a shared goal and mission, there are no limits to what can be accomplished. Lord, strengthen our hands to carry out your kingdom's work on earth as we prepare for our heavenly kingdom.

Deep Calling: A Call to Rest, pt. 3 | Pastor Tara VinCross

Pastor Tara VinCross will share the message, A Call to Rest, the third part in the Deep Calling series exploring eight calls of God. Are you tired? Worn out? Needing rest? The stresses of life are real. What God wants us to realize is that the life of a disciple of Jesus is a life of surrender, which leads to rest.

Deep Calling: The Call to Prayer, pt.2 | Pastor Tara VinCross

Church bulletin bloopers can be good for laughs. A simple typo can be deadly in the case of this blooper: “Ushers will eat latecomers.” Or, in another case, could cause some disappointment and missed expectations: "Evening massage – 6 p.m.

Communication can be tricky, to be sure. But communication matters, with both people and God. How do we practice prayer in our lives? What does it look like to make space to reach out to God in prayer?

Pastor Tara VinCross will share the message, “A Call to Prayer,” the second part in the Deep Calling series exploring the eight calls of God.

Deep Calling: The Call to Devotion, pt.1 | Pastor Tara VinCross

James K. A. Smith said, "You can’t think your way into new habits. New habits can only emerge as you practice them.” This is so difficult for us! Perhaps because practicing new habits is so routine, so ordinary. We want something bigger, and dare I say flashier, to bring us into deeper relationship with God, others, and our purpose in the world. Yet, God is doing a slow work of transformation in each of us, at times imperceptible to us.

Pastor Tara VinCross will begin a new series called, “Deep Calling,” that explores the eight calls of God, our response to grace. This week, a Call to Devotion. Come and Worship. We hope to see you here!