Escape urself Podcast

March 3, 2024
The Bottom Line
Core 52: Our Co-Mission
Matthew 28:18-20
Easter is just 4 weeks away! We would love to have you join us for all of our gatherings during Holy Week. But really there is no need to wait, come join us this week and get a head start!
Holy Week Gatherings
Thursday, March 28th
7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Communion Service
Friday, March 29th
6:00 p.m. Good Friday Dinner
7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service
Resurrection Sunday
10:00 a.m.
You are not alone. Jesus is with you. Are you with Him? He wants to partner with you in this life. You do not have to go through this world alone. Please join us this week to find out more. If you are already a follower of Jesus, are you following one of His greatest commands? One of the last instructions He gave us. It is essential and honestly, it is not optional. We cannot wait to share it with you on Sunday!
We are in the middle of a series called Core 52 series. This series is challenging us to examine the scriptures. We are on a journey not just to know the Word of God but to learn to love it and then live it out. Our family would love to have you join us this week! Please come as you are. God wants to love you right now, right where you are at. Join us this Sunday at 10.

February 25, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Bottom Line
Core 52: Which Side Are You On?
Matthew 25:41
What do you believe about the Spiritual World? Do you believe it exists? Do you believe in Heaven? How about Hell? How is it all related? How do these realities affect our daily life? So many people are seeking answers to these questions but they do not know where to look. The world will certainly give you one side, while the Word of God gives us a very different perspective. This week we will look at a teaching of Jesus as He looks to the future of humanity and the reality of the spiritual world among us.
We are in the middle of a series called Core 52 series. This series is challenging us to examine the scriptures. We are on a journey not just to know the Word of God but to learn to love it and then live it out. Our family would love to have you join us this week! Please come as you are. God wants to love you right now, right where you are at. Join us this Sunday at 10

February 18, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Bottom Line
Core 52: The Invitation
Matthew 22:14
The bottom line. Throughout the Gospels Jesus challenges those who choose to follow Him in many different ways. In Matthew 22 Jesus shares a story with the people that is both overwhelmingly hopeful while at the same time devastatingly tragic. It is a story about an invitation. What kinds of things have you received an invitation to in your life? Were you excited to go? The story Jesus shares probably does not end the way you think it would. It ends with these words. 14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.” What does this sentence mean? What point is Jesus trying to get across?
If you feel left out or left behind. Maybe you feel unwanted or forgotten. Please know that Jesus is inviting you to be a part of His family right now. No matter where you are, what you have been through, or what you are in the middle of right now. He knows and He is calling out to you.

February 11, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Bottom Line
Core 52: Deny, Carry, Follow, Repeat
Matthew 16:24-25
This week we begin a new series of messages that feature some very specific challenges from Jesus to those who desire to be His followers. Jesus opens this teaching with an invitation to whoever. Whoever wants to be His disciple. That is about as inclusive as it could possibly be. If anyone wants to follow Jesus, then He goes on to explain what they must do. Yes, what we must do as well. There is no way around it. Jesus’ command is still true today. Please join us so we can make this commitment to follow Jesus together.

February 4, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Greatest Sermon of All Time
Core 52: The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
This is our final week in the sermon on the mount which has been called greatest sermon of all time by many. The words Jesus speaks in Matthew 7:12 are very familiar to most people, even if they do not know Jesus. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It has been called the Golden Rule. Where did this idea come from? What Jesus the first to teach it? How can we follow this rule in our life? These are a few of the questions we hope to help you answer this week.

anuary 28, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Greatest Sermon of All Time
Core 52: Money
Matthew 6:19-21
The sermon on the mount has been called the greatest sermon of all time by many. How many other things in this world have stood the test of time as perfectly as the Word of God? I can tell you. Unless they are of God or created by God, or put into motion by God, the answer is 0. His truth is eternal. We live in a world that tells us there is no absolute truth. I wonder what the world is so afraid of?
In Matthew 6:19 Jesus talks about money for the first time, but not the last. He will go on to reference money and possessions in 42% of the parables He shares. He knows that there is a direct relationship between our financial management and our faith development. Simply put where our treasure is there our heart will be also. We cannot wait to share Jesus’ encouraging and challenging words on such an important spiritual issue in our faith.
In this core 52 series we are examining the scriptures. We are challenged not just to know the Word of God but to learn to love it and then live it out.

January 21, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Greatest Sermon of All Time
Core 52: Prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
The Sermon on the Mount has been called the greatest sermon of all time by many. When everyone was leaving Matthew records that the crowds were astonished at all that Jesus had said. Do you think they were simply amazed or surprised, or was there more? This week we will look at one of the most famous teachings of Jesus as He shares with us how to pray. We must have our hearts right before God when we approach Him. But what an incredible blessing to be able to share our heart with Him!
In this Core 52 series, we are examining the scriptures. We are challenged not just to know the Word of God but to learn to love it and then live it out. Our family here would love to have you join us this week! Please come as you are. God wants to love you right now, right where you are at.

January 14, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Greatest Sermon of All Time
Core 52: Are you Good?
Matthew 5:20
Where did we get the acronym G.O.A.T.? When did we start using it? How does it apply to the sermon on the mount? We will touch on all of those this week. The sermon on the mount is found in Matthew 5,6,7. It is said to be the greatest sermon ever shared by Jesus. Who are these words for? How can we apply Jesus’ teachings today?
This week we will look at the words found in Matthew 5:20.
“20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.”
What is righteousness? How could ours possibly be greater than the religious leaders of Jesus’ time? Jesus follows that statement with words that get to the heart of the matter. Because it is the heart that matters.

January 7, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
The Greatest Sermon of All Time
Core 52: Blessed
Matthew 5:11-12
The New Year is here, and God loves you. I know some people might roll their eyes and say something like, “Yea right, if God loved me then why….” you can fill in the rest of the sentence. Have you spoke or thought those words before? Even if you have had those feelings, God loves you. We would love for you to join us in this new year so we can do more than explain God’s love to you, we want to show you.
The Greatest Sermon ever recorded is found in Matthew 5, 6, 7. Jesus begins with a series of statements that all start the same way, blessed are the… What do these statements mean? How do they apply to our lives today? Would you like to be blessed?
What does the word blessed even mean?
Please come as you are. God wants to love you right now, right where you are at. Join us this Sunday at 10.

December 31, 2023 @ 10:00 a.m.
Core 52: The Son of Man
Daniel 7:13
Happy New Year, well almost. I cannot believe 2024 is here. What a year it has been. This is the perfect time to reflect and remember the events of the past year. I am sure that over the last few weeks many of you have done just that. We have experienced times of sorry and tragedy. We have seen events unfold around the world that did not even seem like they were even possible. We have seen pure evil manifest itself in ways that our ancestors could never have even dreamed of. It seems that the world around us is in constant turmoil. I would contend that the world is exactly how man wants it. Man’s ways are not God’s ways. Man’s pursuits often strive to work against God. What the sinful nature of man refuses to admit is that the more chaos that is around us, the more our souls long for peace. The more fear that man stirs up, the more our hearts long for safety and security. The more hate the world provokes, the more we long to love. The more division the world sews the more we long for unity. The more confusion the world brings about, the more we thirst for understanding. The more lies the world promotes the hungrier people get for truth.
This week we get to introduce you to the Son of Man. Have you heard that title? Do you know why it is such an important one? We can’t wait to share it with you.