Go Forth with Goodness
This message is based on 1 Peter 2:9-12. You can also view each week's sermon/worship service on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ncsq_QNvCv61bIwKUpP5A
Praying the Psalms
This sermon is part of our very special Youth Sunday service and is given by one of our college students, Ian Martinson. The message is based on Psalm 42:1-8 & Luke 11:9-13. You can also view each week's sermon/worship service on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ncsq_QNvCv61bIwKUpP5A
Go Forth with Peace
This sermon is based on 1 Peter 2:18-25. You can also view each week's sermon/worship service on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ncsq_QNvCv61bIwKUpP5A SERIES OVERVIEW: Stephen Colbert likes to call the Fourth of July weekend, “exploding Christmas.” I’m not into fireworks too much anymore, but I do like ideas; and I especially like ideas that “explode” in our heads, ideas like freedom, independence, equality, life, grace and, most importantly, mercy. This July, we want to “go forth” and look at how our calling as citizens of heaven shapes our citizenship on earth. Let’s “go forth” by showing mercy and pursuing peace.
Marked by Mercy
This sermon introduces our new series and is based on Matthew 18:23-34. You can also view each week's sermon/worship service on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ncsq_QNvCv61bIwKUpP5A SERIES OVERVIEW: Stephen Colbert likes to call the Fourth of July weekend, “exploding Christmas.” I’m not into fireworks too much anymore, but I do like ideas; and I especially like ideas that “explode” in our heads, ideas like freedom, independence, equality, life, grace and, most importantly, mercy. This July, we want to “go forth” and look at how our calling as citizens of heaven shapes our citizenship on earth. Let’s “go forth” by showing mercy and pursuing peace.
Hot Wisdom for Desert Living, 5
Today, we conclude our series on the Desert Fathers. And we conclude with a call to action. Henri Nouwen writes: “Precisely because our resistance [to pursue God and to pray] is so great, we need disciplines. We need very concrete ways of living by which we can keep inner space open for God and grow into the new self. But as we struggle with the demons, we will discover that we are not struggling on our own but that it is the power of Christ himself who makes us victorious and it is that power that transforms us into new people. Indeed, God re-makes us. “That is paradise: the new life in God.” Throughout the centuries, Christ followers have used various methods to “grow into the new self.” And while, we do the hard work of striving to grow in Christ—a task that involves dying to self, putting off the
Surveys Tell Stories
Thank you so much for all the responses to the congregational survey that the PNC asked River’s Edgers to complete! We feel like we gleaned some really good insights from this. Some information we have already used to update our wording and requirements on the job listing. Some congregational preferences we’re filing away to reference again when it comes time to evaluate and interview applicants. And some information may be useful for the current and future Session to have ideas on growth and refresh opportunities. So thank you again for your time and ideas! Since you all may want to see results too (I know I was chomping at the bit to see the overall summaries!), we want to make these available to you now. While most of the entries were filled out on paper - as we requested - the team divided up the task of entering the