Romans 12:17-19 “Leave Room for God”

 Message: Romans 12:17-19 “Leave Room for God”

We’re called to live at peace with others, in as much as it is possible on our part. Sometimes, it just doesn’t seem possible and the healthiest thing we can do is create a safe distance between us and another person. What God doesn’t want you to do is repay evil for evil. There may come a point when it is best to leave a relationship and entrust the other person to God. Even in doing this, you can want God’s very best for them. You can continue to be thankful for the good that once was and continue to hope for the good that will still be in both your futures, even if it is not together.

 

James 1:19-20 “Those People”

Message: James 1:19-20 “Those People”

Due to the growing divisiveness of our society, we are all coming into contact with increasingly opinionated and aggressive people. They may be neighbors, co-workers, social media contacts, or even family members. In this message we will explore how we let go of bitterness and act in kindness and compassion. It is an intentional move toward building others up in place of tearing down. It is the practice of encountering others with the same Grace with which God encounters us. 

Deuteronomy 2 & Joshua 4 “Remembering the Wilderness”

 Message: Deuteronomy 2 & Joshua 4 “Remembering the Wilderness”

 What, in the Western mindset, should have taken Israel only a couple of weeks, took forty years. The goal of Israel’s sojourn in the wilderness wasn’t reaching the Promised Land so much as it was the transformation that took place on the journey. This was the Function of the Wilderness. Rebekah Joy writes, “God does not seem overly concerned with us reaching our desired destination as quickly as possible. The roundabout way, including its delays and detours, is often the transformational path.”

 

James 1:19-20 “Unoffended”

 Message: James 1:19-20 “Unoffended”

In a culture increasingly divided politically and socially, Christians are not immune from becoming ever more easily offended. News, social media, and personal conversation is focusing more and more on our differences rather than what we have in common. This is to be expected between members of secular political parties, but as followers of Jesus Christ, we’re called to engage others differently. It begins with learning how not to be so easily offended. In this first message we will talk about lowering our expectations of others and raising our gratefulness for God’s Grace.