In this episode of Dig Deeper, we begin a fourteen week series on stewardship. We start with the Jesus' ascension at which point he hands off the ministry to his disciples. Then we go back to Genesis and on through the New Testament noticing how God has really given us responsibility for the earth and all the situations of our lives.

This is the first week of our summer series: "The Summer of Stewardship." Stewardship is so much bigger than what you do with your money. It is the way you view your entire life. In this sermon, Pastor John reminds us from Genesis to the New Testament that God really has handed responsibility to us.

This is the first week of our summer series: "The Summer of Stewardship." Stewardship is so much bigger than what you do with your money. It is the way you view your entire life. In this sermon, Pastor John reminds us from Genesis to the New Testament that God really has handed responsibility to us.

This sermon continues Pastor John's series on Psalm 23 as we contemplate verse 4: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." We experience many kinds of deaths in our lives, and God walks through them with us.

This sermon continues Pastor John's series on Psalm 23 as we contemplate verse 4: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me." We experience many kinds of deaths in our lives, and God walks through them with us.

The underlying assumption in the idea of restoration is that there was an originally beautiful/wonderful/excellent thing that has somehow degraded from its original condition. That is humanity. Humans are not by nature garbage. Humanity is the pinnacle of God's loving creation. This makes a huge difference in how we see others and how we see ourselves.

The underlying assumption in the idea of restoration is that there was an originally beautiful/wonderful/excellent thing that has somehow degraded from its original condition. That is humanity. Humans are not by nature garbage. Humanity is the pinnacle of God's loving creation. This makes a huge difference in how we see others and how we see ourselves.

This sermon begins a reflective Lenten series on Psalm 23. As part of this message, Pastor John encourages people to try the ancient practice of meditation and includes some of the modern scientific studies documenting the positive effects of meditation including lower pain/inflammation response and lower blood pressure without medication (or lowering your dose if you are on blood pressure meds). The guided meditation audio files are available on our web site: www.journeyoflife.org. If you want to see the whole service, that is uploaded as a separate file on our YouTube channel.

This sermon begins a reflective Lenten series on Psalm 23. As part of this message, Pastor John encourages people to try the ancient practice of meditation and includes some of the modern scientific studies documenting the positive effects of meditation including lower pain/inflammation response and lower blood pressure without medication (or lowering your dose if you are on blood pressure meds). The guided meditation audio files are available on our web site: www.journeyoflife.org. If you want to see the whole service, that is uploaded as a separate file on our YouTube channel.

Love your enemies and pray for people who are persecuting you. If you love people who love you, big deal! Even crooks do that! If you have kind words only for those who have kind words for you, big deal! EVERYONE does that! Be different -- Jesus of Nazareth (Pastor John's paraphrase of the Matthew 5:43-48). Experience this sermon on Jesus preaching love for all. How do you do that? Where do you get the power? Find out here.