The Shepherd’s Psalm (23rd Psalm) offers us the refreshment of verdant pastures and still waters. We all long for that, but is there a way that we can hold the peace of this pastoral portrait in our hearts?

Join Pastor Starla as we discover the Good Shepherd’s restoration of our souls.

You are known. There is a God who sees you, loves you, and names you. Take a minute to thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross. 

Did David have a bad week? Psalm 69:3 in Today’s English Version reads, "I am worn out from calling for help, and my throat is aching. I have strained my eyes, looking for your help.” Did David have a good week? He continues in verse 30, "I will praise God with a song; I will proclaim his greatness by giving him thanks.” This Sabbath we are reminded that wherever we find ourselves on life’s continuum, we can end the day with praise.

Dive into God’s word with Pastor Steve McHan as he continues our Psalms of the Summer series with Psalm 69: Squeezing Praise Out of Pain.

God is with us even in the most unlikely places. Take a minute to Thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross.

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This Psalm shifts from trial, to deliverance, to impending trial, all declared or sung in the community of believers. Both praise and lament belong in the Christian community. But is that what we expect to find in church? Hearing authentic, vulnerable stories about challenges God delivered us from and first-hand experiences of trials we have not yet made it through. What if what allows us to make it through the hardships of this life is God working through the community? What if the solid rock under our feet is not only Christ the Rock, but the firm foundation of others who believe with us in God’s deliverance?

We are invited to gain courage and hope from the praises we hear on the lips of those around us in the gathered community.

Pastor Tara VinCross will preach a sermon titled, “This is My Story” in the series Keep a Song in Your Heart: the Psalms of Summer.

There is a day coming when all things will be made new. Take a minute to Thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross.

Are you growing a garden this summer? Or even a tomato growing in a pot on your doorstep? It takes work! Dirt, plus water equals soil. Soil plus seed equals life. We want to cut out parts of the process or oversimplify. Yet we don’t get life (ie the taste of a juicy tomato) without dirt or tears or seeds.

Daniel knew this from personal experience. The fruit of God’s Spirit grew in his life as he demonstrated courage in captivity. Right in the midst of the challenge, God turned his tears into songs of joy, his seeds into full-grown sheaves. This is the story our kids have been focusing on all week during Vacation Bible School, and the story that will shape our reading of the Psalm. We will discover, like Daniel, that through it all, our God is growing good things in our lives.

Pastor Tara VinCross will preach the next sermon titled, “Dirt, Seeds, and Tears” in the series Keep a Song in Your Heart: the Psalms of Summer.

In Jesus Christ, there is freedom! Take a minute to thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross!