Pastor Mike unpacks some of the ways God can use course corrections around our relationship to money and finances, to bring greater joy and hope. Spiritual disciplines like simplicity and generosity help us to humble ourselves before God and ask for His help in having a kingdom relationship to money and resources
Today’s sermon focuses on a strategy from Philippians 2:1-8 that demonstrates a kingdom way to engage with other people during conflict: remembering that our “map” (our brain’s interpretation of what is real) is an incomplete representation of reality, and the need to step into and seek to understand the other person’s “map”.
The recording of this message starts off with a sound from the video clip. The video is available here: Goalcast Offical || How Working With Gang Members Changed My Life The church is like Gaurdians of the Galaxy Here you have an unlikely group of relatively dysfunctional people from a range of difficult backgrounds called … Continue reading cc3: together
Looking at some key NT passages… We notice the common thread: (1) there is a connection between experiencing the peace and joy of Christ, (2) the “be thankful” statement in 1 Thessalonians 5 is an imperative – a Divine command, and, (3) in every season, the Apostle Paul found reasons to be thankful, and turned … Continue reading CC2: Gratitude
Course Corrections 1: On The Right Track We begin this series: Course Corrections by laying the groundwork in examining how internalizing the gospel message actually affects our lives. Too often, the gospel has been minimized as a ticket out of here, instead of something we are to live here and now. The gospel is not just a … Continue reading CC1: On The Right Track
Pastor Mikes brings an overview of the basis of the Spiritual Warfare worldview. This is central to our understanding of a Jesus-looking God who does not himself cause evil or suffering.
so what difference does Christmas make?
Jesus is the Light of the world, and this Light has always been at work within us, whether or not we’ve been aware of it. Once we surrender to that Light, we find ourselves swept up into the greatest love story of all time!
Keeping the Light. Throughout the biblical narrative, we see that Jesus is the light of the world. And that light is shared with humanity in order that we may shine the light. In the Old Testament, Israel was called to be the light to other nations. With the Incarnation, Jesus came as the light of … Continue reading Marvelous Light 3
We are reminded that the counter-cultural beauty of the Christmas story is in the reality that the God who created the vast expanses of the universe became small and vulnerable. While it is often the case that we marvel at what is grand and big, the message at Christmas is that oftentimes the most profound … Continue reading Marvelous Light 2