Luke 9:28-36, II Corinthians 4:5-10, 16-18 “Living with Death – Boldly”

Message: Luke  9:28-36, II Corinthians 4:5-10, 16-18  “Living  with  Death – Boldly”

Main points will include the following:

1-  Death is a universal experience, yet our society tends to encourage us to avoid facing it directly, leave it to professionals, and not allow for personal grief or sufficient time to heal when we lose a loved one.

2- On the other hand, modern Halloween glorifies the goulish pagan celebration of death and the frightful images of "half-dead" beings.

3- Both Jesus and Paul teach us to recognize that although our physical bodies are naturally declining (wasting away) the more-real unseen world is close by and is eternal, outside time and space.  

4- So we need to take time to be with persons approaching death, and we need to grieve and express sorrow when people we love die, leaving this world, but take comfort from the single source of real hope, Jesus our resurrected Lord.  

John 13:1-5, 12-16 “Table Fellowship: Discipleship”

Message: John 13:1-5, 12-16 “Table Fellowship: Discipleship”

We are beginning a new series called “Table Fellowship.” In week one, we’ll discover the table is not just a place to eat but rather a place where discipleship and growth can take place. Jesus regularly used meal time as a time to reveal new lessons and insights that would shape his disciple’s lives.

Habakkuk 3:1-6, 16-19 “Embracing God in the Valley”

Message: Habakkuk 3:1-6, 16-19 “Embracing God in theValley”

In chapter 3, the final chapter of Habakkuk, God does not answer Habakkuk’s prayers as he would have liked. None-the-less, Habakkuk knows from experience that God is good, even when life is not. He worships God not for what God can do, but for who God is. Habakkuk excepts the reality of his situations and embraces God in the midst of the valley of life.

Habakkuk 2:1-4, 20 “Waiting”

Message: Habakkuk 2:1-4, 20“Waiting”    

Last week, in part one of the “Hope in the Dark” series, we focused on ‘wondering’. Habakkuk had some “Why?” & “How long?” questions. In chapter two, we are invited into the uncomfortable ‘waiting’ period, where we are called to ‘listen’ and to ‘write’ down or hold firm to what God speaks to us, as it will help bring us through our current challenge or crises. It is a time where we let go of our timing and controlling and wait on God to bring about what He ultimately intends.

Habakkuk 1:1-13 "Where are you God?"

Message: Habakkuk 1:1-13 "Where are you God?"

Can God be good when life is not?

When life hits hard, it plunges us into a sea of questions we hoped we'd never have to ask. But when you feel broken, abandoned, and struggling to find answers, there's a beacon in the storm. The next three weeks will be series focusing on the book of Habakkuk, showing how we can cling to God even when our circumstances are overwhelming because He will carry us through the storm.

Jeremiah 29:1-7 "Seek the Peace & Prosperity of the City"

Message: Jeremiah 29:1-7 "Seek the Peace & Prosperity of the City"

In this message we’ll look at God’s instructions to the Israelites as they headed to Babylon in exile. God did not want them to only focus on getting back to Jerusalem, but to have an impact where they were. He directed them to seek both the peace and prosperity of this land which was not their own. In the same way, God uses Christians to bless the lands they live in as well as those places where the Gospel is growing and preparing for a future impact.

Isaiah 43:18-19 "One Thing"

Message: Isaiah 43:18-19 "One Thing" 

There are times in life when we don't see how we're going to get through the present challenge or sense of being 'stuck'. In this message we'll look at four questions that will help us to discover God's new thing for our lives. 1. What one thing do you desire from God? 2. What one thing do you lack to move forward? 3. What one thing do you need to let go of? 4. What one promise from God do you need to claim? Forget the former things, God is doing a new thing!