Pastor Daniel kicks off Azure Hills’ summer series "The Narrow Way" with Matthew 5:1–12—Jesus’ most iconic and subversive teaching. Though it spans just three chapters (Matthew 5–7), the Sermon on the Mount completely redefines what it means to live a good life. What if blessing doesn’t look like success? What if the kingdom belongs not to the strong but to the poor in spirit? In a world chasing power, applause, and performance, Jesus offers something radically different. He invites us into the narrow way—not a rigid or rule-heavy path, but the Jesus way—a way marked by mercy, honesty, courage, justice, and deep trust in a God who draws near to the broken.

Kelly Thompson, IT Informatics Pharmacist at Adventist Health, joins host Japhet De Oliveira for an insightful conversation about finding peace in nature, overcoming challenges, and her career in pharmacy and IT.

Kirsti shares her powerful journey from viewing God as distant to discovering His intimate love and presence within her. Her transformation reveals how understanding our identity in Christ brings freedom from both our own sins and the sins committed against us.

• Growing up with divorced parents in an unconventional household filled with exotic animals
• Feeling different from peers as the only Adventist in town
• Experiencing distant father figures that shaped her perception of God
• Losing her father suddenly during her freshman year of college
• Tragically losing her sister to suicide while in college
• Struggling in personal relationships due to seeking approval and worth
• Finding healing through intentional forgiveness toward her stepfather
• Discovering that Christ actually lives within believers
• Learning that God's love isn't earned through performance
• Experiencing transformation in parenting, relationships, and spiritual life
• Reading Scripture with new eyes and understanding
• Moving from religious obligation to genuine desire for God

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Allusions Images Symbols: How to Study Prophecy — Ruth and Esther — Haman and Satan

Join us as we study the Bible Study Guide for the second quarter of 2025 called Allusions Images Symbols: How to Study Prophecy. We are studying the lesson for week 11 called Ruth and Esther.    

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When we desire our lives to be set on fire for God, the devil will do everything to quench it. Only through the 3-fold cord of prayer, fasting and giving can we defeat the deadly trio of pride, lust and greed.