Before we begin, a quick apology on the quality of the audio today. As many of you know, much is changing as we begin preparing the church for relaunch. Thank you for your patience. A better version of this week's sermon is available in video format on our Vimeo page (https://vimeo.com/event/20515).

Today we will begin a series of sermons looking at stories of "disruption" in the Bible. The first story is found in Genesis 3 where God's good creation is disrupted by sin. Very often, the disruptions in our lives are caused by our own moral failures. Often, we can feel like these failures have the last word, but the description of God's response to this first instance of sin shows otherwise.

This week, Pastor Dave shares from Mark 4: 35-41 about when life doesn't go as planned.

Sorry about the audio quality, we were having a lot of technical difficulties when we recorded this.

Discussion Questions:

- What does it mean when we encounter storms when following God's will?

- How have you seen God in our current circumstances? What are some stories of hope, or helping that you've seen?

- What makes it hard to trust Jesus sometimes?

- What would it look like for you to trust Jesus with your circumstances now?

Today we will conclude our series through Philippians entitled, "20/20 Vision; Life as God Intends." In his closing words, Paul expressed his appreciation to his readers for the ways they had partnered with him in his commitment to introduce people far and wide to the good news of the Gospel. One definition of the Gospel is "God's promise to make right everything wrong in us and in the world." (Lon Allison)

Today, as we continue a series of sermons from Philippians entitled, "20/20 Vision, Life as God Intends," we come a passage where Paul begins to wrap up his letter by giving thanks to the church in Philippi for the gift they had sent him. In doing so, he takes the opportunity to talk about his true source of contentment.

Today we continue a series of sermons from Philippians entitled, "20/20 Vision; Life as God Intends." In a section of his letter where Paul speaks of experiencing God's peace, he challenges his readers to pay close attention to their thinking.

Today we continue a series of sermons from Philippians entitled, "20/20 Vision, Life as God Intends." As we are working through the last chapter Paul has turned his attention to some final exhortations or appeals to the believers. Paul is aware of the difficulties the Philippians are going through and he can appreciate their situation as he too, being in prison, understands the challenges. Paul wants his readers to look beyond their troubles and learn how to live lives of joy and peace.

Today we continue a series of sermons from Philippians entitled, "20/20 Vision, Life as God Intends." As we come to the last chapter, Paul starts to get very practical. The word "therefore" in Phil. 4:1 shows that Paul is building on what he has stated to this point. In essence, out of his love for his readers, he is urging them to take what he has written "on the page" and live it "on the pavement" where they walked out their everyday lives.

Today we resume a series of sermons from Philippians entitled, "20/20 Vision; Life as God Intends." The book of Philippians presents a unique perspective on this kind of life, given that it is written by Paul from jail, where his freedom has been taken from him, his financial resources are very thin and any sense of control over his circumstances is gone. Yet, he writes a letter marked by joy.

Welcome to McKernan Baptist Church Online Service! On this Mother's Day, we want to explore how God grows our faith in the context of intentional relationships with others. While the family certainly provides one such context, the Bible expands our understanding of family to include all followers of Christ. We are not meant to grow in isolation and as such, we can be thankful that there are no restrictions that require spiritual distancing. This morning we will focus on the importance of pursuing mentoring relationships. The following quotes come from people in our own congregation as they reflect on the role mentoring has played in their lives.

For the past several weeks, our gatherings have been far different than we had come to expect and experience. This disruption to our "normal" is also an invitation to explore how God may be leading us in a new and different way. This morning, Pastor Daunavan is going to be sharing on how God is leading us to embody the fruit of the Spirit. As we will see, the Fruit of the Spirit is both profoundly counter-cultural (many of the responses that are considered "default" in our culture are the opposite of the fruit as listed in Galatians 5), yet exactly what many are longing for!