Text: Galatians 6:1-18This week, we finish reading the book of Galatians. During the last few weeks, we have seen how Paul lays the foundation for the Gospel to the church in Galatia as being a gospel of love and non-judgment. In the last chapter, Paul talks about how living out the Gospel might look like,…
Text: Galatians 3:23-29One of the questions facing the early Christians, being Jewish and familiar with Jewish law and traditions, was “what does it mean that Jesus, who was reduced to nothing by being crucified on the cross, was raised from the dead?” The dead were considered unclean and cursed – and if God worked through…
“Praying Our Way to Pentecost: Valley of Praise”Text: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30On this Pentecost Sunday, we study a passage of scripture from the book of 2 Chronicles. The call to prayer is a call to pray during the ordinary moments and times of our lives, including through all of the struggles that go with it. While…
“Praying Our Way to Pentecost: Jericho Walls”Text: Joshua 6:1-20Today, we study a story familiar to most of us – the Israelites marching around and ultimately conquering the city of Jericho. However, this event in many ways seems less like a military march and more like a worship procession. Just like Jericho’s walls, which were a…
Text: Luke 10:1-12Today we welcome back Pastor Kim Richardson as our guest preacher. We continue our series on prayer – we have a tendency to think of prayer as asking God for something. A better understanding of prayer is having a conversation with God; we both talk and listen, looking to discern what we should…
“Praying Our Way to Pentecost: Our Call to Prayer”Text: Acts 5:27-32The next few weeks we are going to look at prayer and how prayer affects our life. This passage of scripture isn’t explicitly about prayer, but it is about how hold we are to trust what the Holy Spirit is able to do. We recognize…
Text: Luke 19:28-40This Palm Sunday, we study the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem by colt as well as reviewing the preceding parable of talents. Just as the crowd laid down their cloaks for Jesus, we too must lay down our lives for Him, trusting Him as our king to guide and help us along the…
“Sacrifices: Christ”Text: Hebrews 9:11-28We often associate the sacrifice of Jesus’ life with an angry God, caused by the guilt of our sin, however this is not the case. We should realize that through this sacrifice, God has made the first move towards us. Our God has always wanted us to draw near to him and…
“Sacrifices: Passover and Remembrance”Text: Exodus 12:1-28There are certain days on the calendar where we stop what we are doing, remember, and celebrate. This week, we study the story of the first Passover, which marked the start of the fulfillment of the covenant between God and Abram. Through the sharing of the sacrificial lambs amongst God’s…
“Training for Glory… Getting Back Up”Text: Luke 23:26-31This week, we look at the story of Jesus going to the cross. He has already been arrested, mistreated, and the road leads to certain death. Unable to physically carry it, Simon of Cyrene carries Jesus’ cross for Him, trailing behind Him. Simon embodies the call Jesus made…