It's Christmas season! Brynn Kaas and Wyatt Martin begin our new Christmas series called "Real Peace" and talk about conflict in the church and different reactions to conflict. Brynn opens up about how her natural response to conflict is to avoid it. Can anybody else relate?

Our passage for this Sunday is Colossians 3:12-17. To read it, click here. 

Happy Thanksgiving! We took a break from recording the podcast this week, so here's a rerun of a conversation between Wyatt Martin and Arie Mahler back in September. Wyatt and Arie talk about Local Poverty and Privilege. 

As we wrap up our series celebrating 100 Years of Alderwood, Pastor Wyatt Martin sits down with Josh Bishop, our Executive Administrator, to talk about the future of the big "C" Church and the impacts of technology on our culture.
The focus passage for this week is Colossians 1:9-14. To read the passage, click here. 
Happy Thanksgiving, Alderwood!

Say hello to Linda Collins! She is our beloved choir director of many years who retired this past year. Linda and Wyatt sit down to talk about the history of Alderwood during her time here and how God has used this community to grow His people.
To read Ephesians 4:11-16, click here. 

This month, Alderwood Community Church is celebrating its 100th birthday! Pastor Wyatt and Pastor Steve reflect on how faithful God has been with Alderwood in the past 100 years, and how God continues to work in and through our church. But first! It's election season, which means we have to talk a little bit about the election. We are reminded that through it all, our hope is in King Jesus. God is still on the throne.
To read the passage for this week, click here. We will be looking at 2 Thessalonians 3:1-4 this Sunday.

In this week's episode, Pastor Wyatt and High School Pastor Curtis Warren sit down to talk about Esther 8-10. This week's text can be difficult to understand, so Wyatt and Curtis talk about the context surrounding this passage. We see God complete His work to protect and deliver His people.
To read Esther 8-10, click here.
"I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless." -Isaiah 13:11 NIV

In this week's episode, our host Wyatt Martin sits down with Pastor Ken Draper to talk about Esther 5-7. As we see in this passage, God opposes the proud and lifts up the humble.
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Click here to read Esther 5-7 on Bible Gateway.  

This week, Wyatt Martin is joined by Austin McDermott, the Middle School Director of ASM, as we discuss Esther 4. What does it look like to say yes to God with hard things?
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To read Esther 4: https://bit.ly/2IvDRtf
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"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." -Galatians 2:20 NIV

Torah Piccini and Wyatt Martin sit down to talk about Esther 3, and faithfulness when God seems absent. This week's episode is taking a look ahead at the sermon on October 18.
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To read Esther 3: https://bit.ly/33Iu8Ij
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"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4 NIV

Next week, we will be starting our new sermon series in Esther! This series is titled, "Where is God?". In this week's podcast episode, Pastor Wyatt is joined by Pastor Steve Brooks to discuss the upcoming series and God's sovereignty.

Show Notes:
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"'I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.'" - John 16:33 NIV