God richly blessed us with all of Creation and charged us to look after it- and that includes each other.

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5 and 26-31; 2:15-17

Pastor Don explores the mystery of the empty tomb and why it matters for us. 

Scripture: 

Luke 24:6-7; John 11:25

Pastor Don helps us understand how we, as Christians, are to view and approach death. 

Scripture: Psalm 23

Ed Darden explains for us what followership is and how it relates to our relationship with Christ. 

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:30-31; Mark 6:34

What does the Bible say about accepting change?  How can we overcome our fear of change?

Scripture: Isaiah 41:6-10

Tyler Mertsock brought the message on Sunday, encouraging us to let the fire of God be our courage and growth of self.

Scripture: Jeremiah 20:9

Pastor Don uses Scripture from Isaiah to remind us of the rejection that Jesus faced.  As children of God, how should we handle rejection?  How can we show the love of God to others, instead of rejecting them?

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-5

Questions:

Have you ever been rejected and what did that feel like?

How is it that we fear rejection in witnessing our faith?

How did Jesus give us strength to face rejection?

What can we do to overcome rejection?

What would life look like if we approached it from a place of abundance and not from a place of scarcity?

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12

Questions:

What is one of the most frequently recurring messages God gives us?

What is the foundation of not being afraid?

How have I lived when I was fearful? How have I lived when I was not afraid?

Do I see God as generous, or not? Why? Does it matter whether I answer with regard to my finances, or other aspects of my life?

John says we must confess out sins and belief in Jesus. What does this mean? How do we do that? Then what must we do?

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-9

Questions:

1.  What does it mean to sin?

2.  What are the consequences of sin?

3.  How do we let little sins become greater ones and risk our salvation?

4.  What does it mean to have the light of Christ in us?

This weekend, we continued our Salvation/Grace series with a message on unconditional love. What does it mean and what does it look like? What does God mean when God calls us to love one another unconditionally? So often in our world today, we put guidelines and restrictions on everything. But, our understanding of Christian love does not have a place for that. 

Scripture:   Romans 8:35-39

1.  What does God mean by unconditional love from God?

2.  What does God ask of us in unconditional love?

3.  Does unconditional love require acceptance or tolerance  

     and what is the difference?