Many things are excessively hyped today — movies, storms, sports events, sales… The hype often affects our actions in response to do something — act/participate/watch/fear… But in truth, most things do not live up to their hype, and we feel let down. Then there are the things that do NOT get excessively hyped, but rather are […]
The first in our series of three sermons on the topic of hope addresses the idea of Unshakable Hope. That is, the hope that is based on the promises God made in the Bible. What does it mean to build your life on the promises of God? We see throughout the Bible that God made […]
Today we hear from our 2019 Colina de Luz Mission Trip Team as they share their experiences and observations from the April trip to Mexico. Scripture: Matthew 19:14, Joshua 1:9, Mark 12:30-31, Ephesians 2:10.
We had a special guest minister today, the Rev. Jim Faile. Water plays a big part in our lives, and it played an important part in biblical stories as well, from Creation to Noah, from Moses to Jesus. There are stories of oceans and rivers, of deliverance to baptism. When we look at the story of […]
As we honor our earthly fathers today, we also look at how to please our heavenly Father. Many falsely believe that there is only one right thing we should do with our lives that will please God, and this often causes us to refrain from acting out of fear that we will get it wrong. […]
Today we celebrate Pentecost – the birthday of the church. You know the famous story of the flames descending from heaven, and the faithful speaking in tongues. This story took place 50 days after Jesus ascended into heaven, and marked a significant turning point in the history of the church. But it still holds a unique relevance for […]
In the Sanctuary, we recognized our graduates on Baccalaureate Sunday. In the Upper Room, Josh Imboden, Youth Director, shared the same message, which is appropriate for all of us, on the importance of choosing to be part of ‘God’s Intertwining Story.’ Josh pointed out that each of our lives tell a story, one that intertwines and interacts […]
During today’s service, we honored mothers on Mother’s Day as we looked at the book of Proverbs. Rev. Campbell shared some specific lessons we can all learn from the book of Proverbs – one of the 3 wisdom books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job). Several of today’s focused readings from Proverbs include advice on how to deal with […]
Our new May sermon series of ‘Life Lessons from…’ focuses first on the book of Ecclesiastes. It’s not the most uplifting of books, since it goes on and on about how everything is meaningless. But if you dig in a little deeper, you discover that there is a very profound reason for this book. Ecclesiastes is […]
As we wrap up the sermon series on Grace, we summarize the topic by looking at The Grace-Filled Life. Understanding Grace is not an easy subject to understand and accept, even with such a simple definitions. Sometimes the best way to look at it is to first start with the idea of what it is NOT. Grace is not […]