Coastlands' founding pastor Daniel Brown explores many scriptures and touches on many aspects of the wonderful (miraculous, not like anything else, distinguished) counsel the Lord has for us, His followers.  His counsel is simple, counterintuitive to what the world tells us, yet it is life-giving!

ISAIAH 9:6

ISAIAH 55:8-9

JOB 5: 9

EXODUS 33:15-16

JOB 42:1-3

PSALM 139:14

PSALM 32:7-11

1 CORINTHIANS 2:14-16

ROMANS 12:2

EPHESIANS 4:22-24

2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-5

PSALM 119:160

JOHN 17:16-17

HEBREWS 4:12-13

PSALM 119:23-24, 49-51

Pastor Evan Brown concludes the 4 week "Rejoice" series with a short teaching on Psalm 68: 19-20: God is a God of deliverances and to Him belong escapes from death!  Chris Phillips gave his testimony of how the Lord delivered him and provided him with an escape from death.

In the third part of the current series on the power of remembering what God has

done for us that results in His blessings, gifts, and benefits, Pastor Evan Brown

discusses the topic of forgiveness. He speaks of several aspects of forgiveness that

go beyond the forgiveness that leads us to our salvation: confessing our

transgressions and seeking, asking for, and receiving forgiveness. He focuses on

two of King David’s psalms of repentance. Psalms 32 and Psalm 51 address

David’s acknowledging his sin; seeking and asking for God’s mercy; enjoying the

blessings of being cleansed, restored, and brought back to God; and passing on to

others what he has learned regarding the consequences of hiding from God and

the blessings of opening his heart and mind to the Lord.

Pastor Evan Brown continues the series on Rejoicing in the things the Lord does and has done for us during this Christmas season. For this week's topic of Freedom, Pastor Evan referenced Psalm 68:19-20 ~ The Lord is our salvation! He is God of Deliverances and to Him belong escapes from death! Brian Courtney and Rachel Betz shared their Freedom testimonies. How has the Lord brought freedom into your life?

Our sovereign God knows what we need and when we need it and is faithful in His promise to provide those needs. Today’s teaching focuses on the importance of our staying focused on and connected to God and why it is necessary to remember with a grateful heart the blessings, gifts, and benefits He has given us.

Pastor Evan Brown elaborates on some possible reasons that we become

disconnected from God and His power and provision. He discusses some of our behaviors that can keep us from being properly connected to the Lord and how we can change our behaviors to prevent that from happening.

Deuteronomy 4:4-9; 8:1-6

Pastor Evan teaches us that foolishness and wisdom, although they both cry out to us in a similar manner, lead to very different ends. (Prov 9:4-18) God’s wisdom calls to us continually. We will recognize this by its purity, free of all wrong, foolishness and wickedness. No earthly thing we desire can possibly compare to the riches we possess when we have wisdom. (Prov 1:10-19). God helps us negotiate every step of our life’s way and His wisdom calls us to be continually mindful. Because our own wisdom won’t help us, we need God’s counseling. His wisdom gives us power, mastery and bravery to make difficult decisions. When we follow God’s call we are enriched in long lasting wisdom. We find life only when we live God’s way. (Prov 21-31)

Today Pastor Josh Engelhardt moves on to Part 2 of his character study of Peter, as demonstrated by Peter’s behavior with the various people He has encountered throughout his walk with Jesus. Pastor Josh presents some insights into how Peter might have felt after having spent 3 plus years with Jesus. He discusses from the book of Acts, chapters 2, 3, and 10, Peter’s transformation from an impulsive, hardworking fisherman to a thoughtful “fisher of men.” He also reminds us of Paul’s challenge to Peter of his character shortcomings (Galatians 2:11-14). He then highlights Peter’s growth in his ministry as seen in Peter’s letters to fellow believers through encouraging them to keep on keeping on and showing them a new understanding of how God continues to work in our lives.1 Peter 1:1-4, Luke 5:1-11. Matthew 16:13-17, 21-23, Luke 22:31-34, 54-62, John 6:64-69, John 21:2-23

The Bible tells one story after another about fallible human beings (is there any other kind?!?), all of whom need a savior. Today Pastor Josh Engelhardt delves into the personality and character of one of these people: Peter, one of the first to respond to Jesus’s invitation to follow Him (Matthew 4:18-20, Mark 1:16-18). Pastor Josh guides us in detail through some of the highs and lows of Peter’s walk with Jesus.

1 Peter 1:1-4, Luke 5:1-11. Matthew 16:13-17, 21-23, Luke 22:31-34, 54-62, John

6:64-69, John 21:2-23