The Foundry Church

Dec 18 | Pastor Luis Palomo | Sanctuary, Jones Rd

In the wisdom of the church throughout Christian history, Advent has been set aside as the first season of the Christian liturgical calendar.  Derived from the Latin word "adventus" and the Greek word "parousia," it means "coming" and refers to the coming of Christ.  Christians recognize the four weeks of Advent as a time to anticipate the birth of the Christ child and the second coming of Christ, as well. This Advent season, as we anticipate the coming of God made flesh in Christ Jesus, we dare to relinquish control of our planned timelines, over-scheduled calendars and daily trappings and habits of life.  We accept the invitation to ponder, behold, listen, dwell, abide, trust, wait and watch as God's life-altering activity of the redemption of the world takes place again in real time and space. Each week, Pastors Ray, Theresa, Luis, Kelly and Andy will unpack these themes in a roundtable discussion format.  These are supplemental to the sermon series, “Watching and Waiting” and will run for the four weeks prior to Christmas Day.  

Week 3 - Scripture Anchor: Jeremiah 33:14-16  

Synopsis: Watching and waiting on the fulfillment of God's promises are hard.  Especially if you have been watching and waiting for so long and see all of the chaos around you in the world.  Jeremiah's promise of the coming of the Messiah happens in the midst of chaos, turmoil and upheaval.  Our holy discontent is seeing what the Lord has promised He will do and looking around at the current state of the world and our lives.  The Psalmist refrain of "how long, oh Lord?" is an honest response to our holy discontent.  When will the Lord make things right?  When will God deal with sin, injustice, chaos, tyrants, war, disease and death?  Our holy discontent is perceiving the gap between what is and what is promised...and so, we cultivate a posture of trusting the Lord while we watch and wait for the fulfillment.  "The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight."

Dec 11 | Pastor Ray Hughes | Worship Center, Fry Rd

In the wisdom of the church throughout Christian history, Advent has been set aside as the first season of the Christian liturgical calendar.  Derived from the Latin word "adventus" and the Greek word "parousia," it means "coming" and refers to the coming of Christ.  Christians recognize the four weeks of Advent as a time to anticipate the birth of the Christ child and the second coming of Christ, as well. This Advent season, as we anticipate the coming of God made flesh in Christ Jesus, we dare to relinquish control of our planned timelines, over-scheduled calendars and daily trappings and habits of life.  We accept the invitation to ponder, behold, listen, dwell, abide, trust, wait and watch as God's life-altering activity of the redemption of the world takes place again in real time and space. Each week, Pastors Ray, Theresa, Luis, Kelly and Andy will unpack these themes in a roundtable discussion format.  These are supplemental to the sermon series, “Watching and Waiting” and will run for the four weeks prior to Christmas Day.  

Week 2 - Scripture Anchor: Philippians 4:4-7  

Synopsis: We watch each year as the arrival of decorations and tiny lights seems to signal to us that we are entering a season of joy..."the most wonderful time of the year."  But for many of us, this season of joy can also trigger the stress and anxiety that often come along with it.  There are more people who have heart attacks, strokes and pass away between Thanksgiving and New Years than any other time of the year.  Grief and reminders of those who are no longer with us seem to always carry into this season.  How are we to posture ourselves and give space for the Holy Spirit to speak into our anxieties at this time?  Paul gives us the reminder for dealing with our anxieties, by telling us, "Rejoice always...I say again rejoice! Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."  

Dec 4 | Pastor Luis Palomo | Foundry Hall, Jones Rd

In the wisdom of the church throughout Christian history, Advent has been set aside as the first season of the Christian liturgical calendar.  Derived from the Latin word "adventus" and the Greek word "parousia," it means "coming" and refers to the coming of Christ.  Christians recognize the four weeks of Advent as a time to anticipate the birth of the Christ child and the second coming of Christ, as well.

This Advent season, as we anticipate the coming of God made flesh in Christ Jesus, we dare to relinquish control of our planned timelines, over-scheduled calendars and daily trappings and habits of life.  We accept the invitation to ponder, behold, listen, dwell, abide, trust, wait and watch as God's life-altering activity of the redemption of the world takes place again in real time and space.

Each week, Pastors Ray, Theresa, Luis, Kelly and Andy will unpack these themes in a roundtable discussion format.  These are supplemental to the sermon series, “Watching and Waiting” and will run for the four weeks prior to Christmas Day.

Week 1 - Scripture Anchor: James 5:7-11

Synopsis: "Be patient until the Lord's coming."  Advent is a time we set aside to cultivate patience, as we await the coming of our Lord.  The analogy of a farmer waiting on the yield of a crop is employed by James, who is Jesus half-brother.  Israel waited 400 years in silence as there was no new prophet sent to them after Malachi.  And so, they waited for a voice from heaven.  John the Baptist and Jesus would appear to them after much waiting and suffering.  Jesus half-brother, James, instructs the church to be patient "until the Lord's coming."  The first Advent of the Lord points to the second Advent--a hope and a future of the return of Jesus requires us to be steadfast in watching and waiting.  We live between the Advents, but our hope is that Jesus will return for His people and set all things right.

Nov 27 | Pastor Andy Cunningham | Worship Center, Fry Rd

Nov 20 | Pastor Luis Palomo | Sanctuary, Jones Rd

Nov 13 | Pastor Ray Hughes | Worship Center, Fry Rd

Nov 6 | Pastor Ray Hughes | Sanctuary, Jones Rd