IN-Courage

Don't get stuck looking at a situation with your head down and get frustrated.  Today Pastor Roy IN-Courages you to look up and see the whole field. 

Pastor Roy talks about the different kinds of peace.  What does it mean to have or find peace? Where can you achieve this Shalom kind of peace?

From plummers who gave away time and money to ensure that seniors had heat and water during the pandemic to a migrant farmer's son who reached for the stars to become an astronaut, you will be encouraged by today's stories of people dreaming BIG.

When we hit a finger with a hammer we forget about the other 99% of our body that is functioning well and just focus on the pain.  We see the events of this week and can let them overwhelm us or we can refocus on the good things around us.

Pastor Roy tells the story of several people who came from nothing and grew small business ideas into huge corporations. Each of us has the potential to start something new in this new year.

Imagine with Pastor Roy what it would have been like for the shepherds to be visited by angels and how they would have reacted to the Good News of the birth of the Messiah. It's not a cute and cuddly scenario of a store bought nativity scene. 

Pastor Roy looks at the struggles that Mary and Joseph would have faced that first Christmas in Bethlehem.  The political, religious, and social strains would have been less than ideal for the birth of the Messiah, and yet God chose to use this young, uneducated people to bring Jesus into the world at just the right time. 

Pastor Roy Rhodes talks about the stars in our galaxy and the atoms that make up everything. The incredible God of the universe that crafted all of this still loves you intimately and  knows every detail of your life. 

Throughout the pandemic people have been adopting new ways to lift their spirits. Today Pastor Roy talks about some of those things and the best "Good News" of all. As we head into Christmas we are reminded that Jesus came to bring us hope.

Pastor Roy talks about his time in Germany and the impact that seeing an oppressed verses free Berlin had on him. The freedom that we have as Americans has inspired gratitude. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?