Welcome to My Life| Longing to Matter

I believe there is a holy longing inside us to please God with our life. In light of God’s love and grace there is a desire to respond with something of value. Our faith derails as our heart moves from pleasing to earning. Instead of responding to God’s grace we try to earn the salvation that we’ve been freely given. It’s critical for us to understand how to properly respond to this longing with our life.

Recorded on Sept 18, 2022 @ The Mission Church. Appleton, Wi.

It doesn’t matter how confident you are or how many accomplishments you have – all of us have a hardwired desire to be part of a community. This is not an introvert extrovert deal; this is a built in need to be part of a group – to know that we have people we can go to and be ourselves around. When a person says yes to a relationship with Jesus, they become family. This is what we all truly desire, to belong.

Recorded on , 2022 @ The Mission Church. Appleton, Wi.

The Final Chapter... 2 Timothy 4 | Requests: Proclaim the Gospel

In the last recorded words of Paul, he gives the final charge to Timothy: proclaim the Word boldly and with love, fulfill your calling. Paul hands over the ministry network to Timothy with some final words of encouragement and farewell.

Recorded on Sept 4th, 2022 @ The Mission Church in Appleton, Wi.

It’s natural for us to protect the things we value, the things that are important, and the things we love. We want to ensure that no harm comes to the things that truly matter in our life. When it comes to the gospel, scripture says we should demonstrate the same kind of protective nature in preserving the gospel. This morning we turned to 2 Timothy 3, unpacking Paul's warning to stay true to God's Words.

Recorded on August 28th, 2022.

Mission Church. Appleton, Wi.

2 Timothy 1| Reminder: Power of the Gospel

August 14, 2022

What areas of your life do you find that you need reminders for from time to time? Do you need a reminder to eat healthy, to take a break, to have your quiet time, to make time for family? A well-timed reminder provides the subtle course correction we need to keep us on track or get us back on track. A good reminder can reestablish our values, get us back on track with our faith, and help us focus on what’s truly important. Paul is Timothy a reminder in 2 Timothy.

Are you Wealthy… Spiritually? Let's unpack what Paul seems to speak on as we read 1 Timothy 6.

The problem with the early church, and the problem with us today, is that we look to things other than God for contentment. We look to earthly relationships, our finances, our possessions, and the things we can do to be a source of contentment. However, when these things fail us or let us down, then we will find ourselves discontent once again. Paul knows the value of contentment when it comes to dealing with our desires; especially our desire for wealth.

Endless Summer| 1 Timothy 6: Wealth. Recorded on August 7th, 22.

What is your current view of relationship within Christian community? Do you see church as a group of likeminded people to learn about Jesus with? Is church an organization and we’re all trying our best to represent the company as we go about our business? Or perhaps the church is a gathering of Jesus people, some you learn the name of, but otherwise you’d have trouble recognizing them at the mall? God desires for you to have deep, abiding relationships with people in the church; this is our basis for how we relate to one another.

Recorded on July 31st, 2022

All of us prone to have our faith polluted by outside influences as we mistakenly blend our faith with other belief systems. People try to mix the feel-good vibes of other faith systems like Hinduism, Buddhism, and various pagan practices in order to make a faith that fits them better. The flaw in this kind of logic is that we distort our image of God. Paul encourages Timothy and us to exercise wisdom.

Recorded on July 24, 2022 @ The Mission Church. Appleton, Wi.

Our Endless Summer series continues this week as we dive into 1 Timothy 3 and we will work through what it means to conduct ourselves in the household of God as well as Paul’s qualifications for church leadership.

Recorded on July 17th, 2022

The Mission Church in Appleton, Wi.