Isaiah 11:1-9 & Luke 1:26-38

The Prophet Isaiah spoke of the Messiah who would one day come bringing hope, and the angle that appeared to Mary told her that she would give birth to the Messiah and proclaimed that hope.

Luke 9:10-17

Our God is a God of abundance who blesses and multiplies what we give to him.

Luke 12:15-25

We live in a world that tells us that enough is never enough which can lead us to greed and entitlement.  With this parable, Jesus calls us to a different set of values and a different measure of what enough really is.

I Kings 17:1-16                     

One of our great fears in life and especially when it comes to giving is, “Will I have enough?”  In these passages, we see that God provides for those who trust in him.

Various Texts

This message focuses on the 5 key theological shifts that came from the Reformation called “The Five Solas”. Solas is Latin for “alone” or “only”. The Five Solas are “Scripture Alone”, “Faith Alone”, “Grace Alone”, “Christ Alone”, and “to the Glory to God Alone”.

This weeks message brought to us by Pastor Matt Hoyt.

Here is the link to the video shown before the Message.

Timothy 6:11-21

Faithfulness to God means holding on to our faith for the long haul through the ups and downs of life.  The faith of many people is derailed by the trials of life.

Timothy 6:2b-10

Faithfulness to God means having a relationship to, and dealing with, money and possessions in a faithful way.

Video Clip Pastor Matt uses to start today’s message. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_XWAx-WyY)

Timothy 5:1-6:2a

Faithfulness to God means faith that is lived, that shapes our actions and influences our decisions, particularly in the way we treat others.

Timothy 4:1-16

Faithfulness to God means seeking to live in such a way that we set an example for others of what a solid life of faith looks like.

World Communion Sunday

*** Pastor Matt showed clips from the “I learned it by watching you!”, a large-scale United States anti-narcotics campaign by Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Launched in July 1987, the campaign used a televised public service announcement.

Zephaniah 1:14-2:3 & Ephesians 5:1-2

When our world (world/family, etc.) is in a state of disaster, how do we respond/move forward?

(Answer: as imitators of Christ)

This message brought to us by Rev. Melinda Hoyt.