Sitting With It: Sermon Reflections

Pastor Nathan invites Jay Geissinger to reflect on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠message from November 17, 2024 - Real Help Amidst Real Need.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay and Nathan discuss what it means to be a rejoicing person. They both share some personal stories about maintaining joy in the midst of difficult circumstances.

Pastor Nathan invites Kathy Werner to reflect on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠message from November 17, 2024 - Keep It Real Pt2.⁠⁠⁠ Kathy and Nathan discuss what it means to be committed to the way of Jesus. Kathy shares some meaningful and even moving stories of opportunities she has had recently to live this out.

This week is a bit different. Pastor Nathan was on vacation this past Sunday, so Pastor Tracy preached the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠message on October 27, 2024 - Lay It Down.⁠⁠ Nathan invited Tracy to interview him. Listen in as they discuss what it means to die to self and live for Christ, wrestling with what that means practically in our daily living.

Pastor Nathan invites Carol King to reflect on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠message from October 20, 2024 - All Together Now.⁠ This is the second sermon in the new series on Philippians. Carol and Nathan discuss how partnership in the gospel changes in different seasons of life. Each person has a role to play in the body of Christ. We each can also look for opportunities to talk about Jesus in our daily lives.

Pastor Nathan invites Dan Cooper to reflect on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠message from October 13, 2024 - What Is the New Birth? This is a break from the series on Philippians, as Dave Greiser from Salford Mennonite came to Swamp to preach on John 3:1-16. Dan and Nathan discuss questions about the age of accountability for children that the new birth raises, as well as the realities of being part of the inbreaking kingdom of God.

Pastor Nathan invites Ashley Geissinger to reflect on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠message from October 6, 2024. This is the start of a new series on Philippians, so for the sermon Nathan simply read the whole letter of Philippians. Ashley and Nathan discuss the experience of hearing the whole letter read, as well as sections of Philippians that have been meaningful in their lives.

Pastor Nathan invites Seth Snedigar to reflect on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠sharing from September 29, 2024 on family devotional practices. They discuss their own experiences growing up in Christian homes. Wrestling with what to keep and change in passing the faith onto their own children, they share struggles around discerning how to apply Christian truth in family life today.

Pastor Nathan invites Isaac Longacre to reflect on the ⁠⁠⁠sermon from September 22, 2024 - A Temple in the Desert: Now and Forever⁠⁠⁠. They discuss sin and repentance - taking these cliche Christian words to consider what they practically mean in daily life.

Pastor Nathan invites Deb Rush to reflect on the ⁠⁠sermon from September 15, 2024 - A Temple in the Desert: A New Day⁠⁠. They discuss trusting God even when things don't work out. This includes being anchored in Scripture while also being open to knew ideas and ways of following.