Text: Matthew 25:31-46 / Date: 8-14-2022 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

Exploring hospitality in and outside of our church.  How do we love each other and our neighbors well turning strangers into friends?

Message three of six looking at Faith Practices, "holy habits that help us love God and our neighbor, listen to the Spirit, and become more like Jesus".

Text: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 and Luke 6:1-11 / Date: 8-7-2022 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

How do we observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy?  Is the proper practice a list of "dos and don'ts"?  In the busyness of our daily lives how do we make time to rest?  

Message two of six looking at Faith Practices, "holy habits that help us love God and our neighbor, listen to the Spirit, and become more like Jesus".

Text: I Thessalonians 5:11-19 / Date: 7-3-2022 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

An exploration of gratitude, service, and generosity.  How does gratitude work in our lives to increase happiness and prompt us toward generosity and a willingness to serve?  

Message one of six looking at Faith Practices, "holy habits that help us love God and our neighbor, listen to the Spirit, and become more like Jesus".

Date: 6-5-2022 / Location: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (New Brighton, MN)

Committing to who you want to be no matter what God calls you to be.  Questions to ask as you move into a new stage in your life and the opportunity we have to reflect God's light into the dark places in our world.

Date: 4-9-2022 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

One session from a wider workshop on "Enlivening the Dry and Weary Heart of Our Churches".  This segment focuses on the youth of our church and their faith formation.  Framed around basic questions of identity, belonging, and purpose.

Text: Mark 8:31-38 / Date: 3-27-2022 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

The good news that springs from bad news.  Understanding God's plan for us.

Text: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 21 (additional verses from Hebrews) / Date: 2-6-2022 / Location: Trinity Hill Church (Chanhassen, MN)

What is faith?  Is it belief?  Trust?  Is it rooted in fact or fantasy?  What kind of response does faith require of us?

Text: Luke 15:11-32 / Date: 1-2-2022 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

In the story of The Lost Son and in our lives, when are we made right with God?  The Father is waiting for us to run back to him.

Text: James 2 / Date: 10-31-2021 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

The link between what we do and who we claim to be.  The faith demonstrated by our deeds.

Text: 2 Timothy 3:16 - 4:5 / Date: 8-1-2021 / Location: Faith Christian Reformed Church (New Brighton, MN)

Does our search for truth include a desire to understand our neighbor's views and experiences?  Thinking about the way we think and the lenses we see our world through.