In
this Sunday’s message from the series “The Grudge” we’ll be looking at the why
and how to forgive those that have hurt or betrayed us in significant ways.
We’ll talk about what forgiveness is and what it is not. We’ll also talk about
God’s forgiveness of us and how forgiving others frees us!
Message: Proverbs 19:11, 10:12, 17:9 "I'm Over It"
We're going to begin a new 4 part series this Sunday called The Grudge" and it is all about forgiveness.
We have a tendency to carry painful parts of
our past with us: resentment against people who’ve hurt us, mistakes we’ve
made, or even bitterness toward God. This series will show attenders how to
recognize the grudges they’re carrying against others and themselves, and how the
pain we hold on to weighs us down and keeps us from stepping into the freedom
that God has for us. Each week of The Grudge will teach us how
to let go of the past for good and embrace true forgiveness for the
future.
This first week's message will be called
"I'm Over It" and will talk about not being so easily offended.
Message:
John 1:10-14 “The Practice of Embracing the Unknown”
In this final message in our “The Soul of a Pilgrim” series, we’ll be talking about accepting our place as newcomers to this strange thing called existence, humanity, and creation. We are a people who like to have all the answers, but there is so much we don’t know about God, who is bigger than all we can imagine. There is so much we don’t understand about life and what we go through. There is also a lot we don’t know about ourselves. Embracing the unknown is about trusting in God over ourselves.
Message: Matthew 26:31-35 “The Practice of Beginning Again”
In
this week’s message we’ll talk about how Beginning Again is a normal and
necessary part of our spiritual pilgrimage. There will be many times in this
life that we’ll be called to ‘start over.’ The wonderful part is that we have a
God who is gracious enough to invite us to start over again and again. We must
consider ourselves to always be beginners, because beginners know there is
always more to learn. Whenever we begin again, we begin with the lessons we’ve
learned from previous experience, so we are always building upon what has come
before.
