In this message, Pastor Paul talks about Star Wars (hey, it was May the Fourth!) to help us think about the importance of Saul's encounter with Jesus and his conversion. Saul becomes Paul and is 100% on team Jesus. The rest, as they say, is history. So how do we encounter Jesus in our lives? Why does that matter? Listen to find out!

Memories! We make them all the time. In today's message for Easter, Pastor Paul talks about memories and the importance of them for Jesus' early followers, the women, who came to the tomb to find it empty. Christ is risen indeed!

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

Who do you identify with on the roadside leading into Jerusalem? Pastor Paul asks us to think about it, and to consider that there are many reasons we celebrate Palm Sunday today.

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

In the final week of our lenten series, Pastor Paul talks about the words Jesus felt were important to share with his closest followers during a Passover meal. The Last Supper was a time when Jesus was pastoral and caring for the ones that would be sent on a mission to declare the kingdom of heaven has come near.

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

Jesus says, "I am" and we are invited to ponder who Jesus is for us. Pastor Paul talks about the history of "I AM" in Exodus, then challenges us to get to know the words of Jesus, which will help us with our life of faith.

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

Jesus spoke to them in parables. In part three of our Lenten sermon series, Pastor Paul talks about how Jesus taught using parables, that encouraged the hearer to think more deeply about the meaning and identify with one of the characters. These parables reveal the purpose of the Kingdom of God which has drawn near, Jesus' mission. Which character to you identify with in this parable?

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

The World's Most Important Sermon, as it's been called by many, is the Sermon on the Mount by Jesus in Matthew's Gospel. It's actually three chapters of what most scholars think are a collection of Jesus' sermons. In today's message, Pastor Paul focuses on Blessings and our Calling to be salt and light, in our Lenten sermon series.

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

Do we know what we are praying for when we pray the Lord's Prayer? Too often we gloss over it or just say it rather than pray it. In this first in a new sermon series for Lent, Pastor Paul talks about what we pray when we say this prayer.

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

A message for Ash Wednesday 2025.

Does the ashen cross on your head itch? Pastor Paul talks about his memories of itchy crosses and invites you to look into the mirror and see the cross emblazoned on your forehead. The cross of ash traces the cross of baptism and reminds us of God's great love for us.

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.

We are called to be transformed in our faith, to elevate others and to make the world, God's world, a more beautiful place. What does that look like?

Pastor Paul's message for Sunday, March 2, 2025. 

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Music ”Ukulele Beach” provided by YouTube with permission. Written by Doug Maxwell.