Life Together On Mission – Trials – James 1:1-4

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Pastor Jesse

“Consider it pure joy when you endure trials of many and various kinds.”  How does that work?Theologian and pastor Tim Keller says, “In the secular view, suffering is never seen as a meaningful part of life but only as an interruption.”  “But suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.”   When we find ourselves joining that story, that’s when we can begin to discover the great redemptive purposes God has for us in the trials we face.

This is the first in a series as we work through the book of James and gain insight from God’s Word about Life Together following Jesus.  (19 minutes recorded at the end of the day).

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Sunday Message: Revival of Out (Matthew 6:9-15)

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Pastor Jesse
Imagine what would happen in the all broken and torn places of this world if every follower of Jesus learned to meet needs like Jesus did, with God’s love, grace, and power. Revival of out looks at what needs to happen in us to prepare us to be swept into God’s restoring, reconciling mission in our world. (15 minutes)
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Revival of In – Acts 20. Sunday Message

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Pastor Jesse
Who helps you find the courage to stay on mission? Who helps you grow to know yourself and to know God better? Who helps you learn from Jesus how to live like Jesus? Who helps you to remember the good news of the gospel? Who encourages you to proclaim it with our lives?
This message is about the In of Up-In-and-Out. Jesus modeled “In” and taught his disciples to do the same. IN people invest in us intentionally in order to help us follow Jesus are a precious gift. We are impoverished without them.
Who are you “in” people? Click on the link below for the message (about 15 minutes).
May the Lord bless you and lead you deeper into the experience of community on mission!
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Getting Ready for Revival – Isaiah 6:1-8

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Pastor Jesse
Limited gatherings.  Fewer face-to-face meetings.  Postponed mission work.  This is a time of forced waiting.  What if this season is less about inconvenience and more about God is preparing us for revival.  What if, coming out of this season, we give ourselves over to the practices that bring new life, that bring revival to ourselves and, by extension, to the people around us?
Our Sunday message draws form Isaiah 6:1-8.  It’s a powerful passage!  But if we look simply at the what is says about a human being finding himself in the presence of God revealed in splendor, we can gain helpful insight for renewing our relationship with God – and being prepared for mission.  (15 minutes – first of a three part series.)
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Living Stones in God’s Temple (Eph 2:19-22)

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Pastor Jesse
In Ephesians 2, there is a remarkable metaphor for the church – we are the living temple of God!  Each of us is a living stone being fitted together to form God’s holy temple!  So how’s the living temple doing where you are?
Reflecting on what happened in God’s temple can give us some things here to think on!
May the Lord bless you this Sunday!  Click on link below.  (About 13 minutes.)
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