It's the 2nd Sunday of Advent and Christmas is coming...
To help us explore "What is the true Christmas Spirit?", we turn our focus to Mary's Magnificat (Gospel of Luke 1:26-56) and other scripture (Gospel of Luke 4:18-19 and Philippians 2:5-8) that help us to remember why Jesus came into the world... and what that means for our lives. May you not only dwell on "What is the true Christmas Spirit?", but may you have the eyes to see and the courage to act this Christmas in ways that will continue what Jesus started.

This series takes us through Peter Scazzero's book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. In this sermon we focus on Sabbath - God's gift to us. The whole focus of this series has been learning to slow down so we can listen to and be with God. Sabbath takes that idea to a whole new level. Why does God think stopping, resting and delighting for a day each week is as important as "Do not steal" or "Do not murder"? How does the Sabbath help you? Why don't you observe the Sabbath? These are some of the questions we will explore.

He is Risen!
He is Risen indeed!
Pastor Daron explores how Jesus' RESURRECTION changed the disciples and Jesus' brothers. But how does the RESURRECTION change us? That is our meditation today. 

This series takes us through Peter Scazzero's book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. In this sermon, we focus on chapter 5 - Enlarging Your Soul Through Grief and Loss. Most of us try to avoid pain, grief, loss. And we will use anything to do it - television, tik tok, work, "staying busy", pornography, overeating, alcohol, drugs. In the scripture we look at today, we see that Jesus wept and Jesus was angry when he experienced loss. And that while turning toward our pain may be counterintuitive - it might be the pathway to healing, growth and the fullness of life.

This series takes us through Peter Scazzero's book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. In this sermon, we focus on The Dark Night of the Soul or as Scazzero calls it in chapter 4 - The Wall. We discuss how all of us will go though a season when our good feelings of God's presence evaporate. Where we feel like God is not listening when we pray. This is normal. Even to be expected. But it is also an opportunity...

This series takes us through Peter Scazzero's book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. In this sermon, we focus on chapter 3 - Going Back in Order to Go Forward. Through looking at the life of Joseph, we are invited to look at how the blessings and sins of our family going back 2-3 generations have impacted who we are today. If we want to follow Jesus, the work of discipleship then asks us to consider if the lessons our family taught us line up with Jesus' teachings. Here are just a few questions to begin to consider:
How do we receive & give love? 
How do we handle conflict? 
What is our definition of success?

This series takes us through Peter Scazzero's book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. In this sermon, we focus on chapter 2 - Know Yourself That You May Know God. Through looking at the life of Kind David, we are invited to recognize, name, and bring our emotions to God.

We begin our series entitled I'm stuck. We're stuck.

This series takes us through Peter Scazzero's book, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. In this sermon, Pastor Daron introduces "why" we are focusing our attention on this book, what are the Top 10 symptoms of emotionally unhealthy spirituality, and invites us slow down for God and allow God to expose and dismantle our false self. 

Pastor Heather continues our focus on a church in Thessalonica, a port city in Greece, that formed 20 years after Jesus' ministry/death/resurrection. Sex is the focus of this chapter and sermon. That's probably enough for you to want to hear more.

Pastor Heather continues our focus on a church in Thessalonica, a port city in Greece, that formed 20 years after Jesus' ministry/death/resurrection. What does it mean to have faith? What does it mean to live out the Good News? These are the questions that we explore as we listen and think through this scripture today. Pastor Heather breaks down 5 facets of faith that she sees in this chapter.