In the third installment of our series "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," Pastor Lisa Ashton teaches from Matthew 1 & 2 and the three (or four) times Joseph is visited by angels in his dreams. The story of Joseph is one of messengers meeting him in times of desperation. Our invitation is to look for the messengers bringing light in our world, to be messengers of light, and to pray "Help. Help, Jesus" when we don't know what else to do.

In part two of a four-part series called "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," Pastor Steve Gill looked at the story of the angel visiting Mary from Luke 1:26-38. The key idea of this message is that The Gospel of Jesus is good news, not good advice. This good news is a massive Theological claim; and a massive Kingdom claim. The application for todays message is these two questions:

1. As a Jesus follower, does this good news have an impact on my theology?

2. As a Jesus follower, does this good news have an impact on my lifestyle?

In part one of a four-part series called "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," Pastor Steve Gill unpacked the story of Zechariah from Luke 1:11-25. The key idea is that God is a God of the unexpected. We, like Zechariah, tend to put God into boxes and think we know how he's going to move. But, God has moved and continues to move in unexpected ways that defy our understanding and expectations. We were challenged to think on this question: Where in your life do you need to believe God for the unexpected?

In the fourth and final message in our series "The Satisfied Soul," Pastor Tyler Crandall taught us about gratitude. We saw the differences between thankfulness and gratitude, mainly that thankfulness more or less shows up where you'd expect, but gratitude is sometimes harder. Gratitude is an attitude of appreciation in any circumstances. Gratitude is often a gritty, hard-fought thanksgiving.

Today's sermon features several songs. A "Thanksgiving Medley" of the following four songs:

1. "He Has Made Me Glad" CCLI Song # 1493

© 1976 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing

2. "Fountain" CCLI Song # 7130856 Chris Renzema © Renzema Songs

3. "Saved my Soul" CCLI Song # 7073333

© 2016 CityAlight Music | Integrity's Praise! Music

4. "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High"

The sermon ends with "Hard Fought Hallelujah" CCLI Song # 7245804 © Brandon Lake Music | Music by Elevation Worship Publishing

In part three of our series "The Satisfied Soul," Pastor Steve Gill taught on identity. We are constantly confronted with our culture's view that our identity is found by looking inward and outward. But the counter-cultural view of the Church is that our identity is found by looking upward. We learned from Colossians 3 to get rid of old practices and put on our new identity. A satisfied soul is on whose identity is rooted in the Savior, rather than in self.

In part two of our series "The Satisfied Soul" Pastor Steve Gill spoke on the truth that God is a provider. We looked at Philippians 4:10-13, in which Paul tells us he'd learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. Steve encouraged us to think about these two questions: Do I know that God is my provider? Do I trust that God is my provider?

On Sunday, November 3, Pastor Steve Gill launched a new series called "The Satisfied Soul." In this message today we looked at Philippians 4:4-5 and Steve spoke about Joy. We learned that true joy is rooted in a Someone (Jesus) rather than a something; and that being joyful is positional rather than circumstantial.

In the seventh and final installment of Commonway Church's series "Around the Table," pastor Steve Gill taught from Revelation 19:5-9 on the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. This is a future event in eternity where followers of Jesus gather with Him to celebrate His reign. Steve spoke some about the symbolism of a wedding as it relates to Christ and the Church. And Steve encouraged us in the here and now to embrace the Savior and embrace the waiting. The sermon ended with Cliff Ritchey signing "Come Jesus, Come" by Stephen McWhirter.

In the sixth installment of our series "Around the Table," Pastor Lisa Ashton teaches from Luke's account of the Lord's Supper in Luke 22:7-38. She walks us through some of what it may have been like in that upper room and how, as He often does, Jesus did things in a way the disciples were not expecting. We learned about the parallels between the Passover meal and the Lord's Supper (Communion, Eucharist). And then we tried to honor His words to "Do THIS in remembrance of Me" with a communion experience.

In part five of Commonway's series "Around the Table," pastor Steve Gill dives into the story of Martha and Mary from Luke

Steve helps us understand that this isn't a story about something bad vs. something good, but of something good vs. something better. It is better to lean in and listen at the feet of Jesus. The voice of God sounds like affection, direction, and conviction.