“Restoring Faith: Facing Adversity”Text: Ezra 4:1-4, 23-24We continue our study of the book of Ezra by reading how the Jewish people ran into adversity and adversaries while trying to rebuild God’s temple. Sometimes when we are growing in our relationship with God or desiring to see how God can build us up, we recognize adversity…
“The Mystery of Grace”Text: Ephesians 3:1-13In Ephesians chapter 3, Paul speaks of the mystery of Christ that was revealed to him. Part of this mystery is that through Christ, God’s grace extends to gentiles (those outside the Jewish faith) in addition to the Jews. We recognize this today as part of Epiphany Sunday, where we…
“Let Us Adore Him: Love”Text: Matthew 1:18-25This week in our Advent series, we look at God’s love for us. When we think of those who love or care for us, we recognize that is those people who are willing to join us in whatever circumstances we find ourselves in, good or bad. The story of…
“Let Us Adore Him: Peace”Text: Romans 15:4-13When everything in our world seems so fragile and uncertain, is peace something we can talk about? Paul reminded the early church that the Gospel’s truth is that it was given by to God to everyone that would hear it. He also encouraged the early church to set aside…
“Prepping for the Future”Text: 2 Thessalonians 3We conclude our study of 2 Thessalonians by looking at chapter 3. What happens today matters for the future; our work and everything we do is anticipation of what God is going to do and the promise and the future that He has. Faithfulness is most often exemplified not…
“Heal Our DNA”Pastor Kim Richardson joins us this week while Pastor Tim is on vacation. The Church of Jesus Christ in North America is in need of healing at its fundamental level – its DNA. Pastor Kim suggests five things we should pray for in order to begin a transformation in ourselves and the church.…
“Humbled Before God”Text: Luke 18:9-14Today, we study the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. The Pharisee thanks God for not behaving as others in society (such as the tax collector); tax collector is humble and repents of their sins before God. Jesus says that the tax collector is the one who leaves the…
“Stories That Shape Us: Until the End!”Text: Revelation 22We end our “Stories That Shape Us” series by looking at the last chapter of the Bible, Revelation 22. Over time, Revelation has gained a reputation as being a “scary” book or one that is supposed to provoke fear, however its original purpose was to provide hope…
“Stories That Shape Us: Deliverance from Evil”Text: Genesis 6:1-13, 7:17-8:5, 8:20-22This week, we study the story of Noah and the flood. At that time, the violence of the world obscured God’s vision for His creation and He decides to destroy nearly all of it in order to start again. Noah’s obedience to God’s will is…
“Stories That Shape Us: Land of Justice”Text: Jeremiah 7:1-15Today we study the prophet Jeremiah and God’s words of warning towards the kingdom of Judah shortly before their exile. As harsh as the words are, however, there is also an invitation from God – He wants to dwell in and amongst us.