What is normal for a follower, disciple of Jesus? This morning we start to dig into this by looking at following Jesus The Lord’s Prayer Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive … Continue reading Normal 1
2 Peter 1:3-9 & an update on pastor Mike’s recent ministry in Ethiopia
Spirit born Spirit filled Spirit shaped Spirit formed Here’s the Take The Bus video we used
spiritual pornography spiritual pornography says: what God has made available to me is not enough for my well-being; I need more, something else. & whatever the reasons, or excuses, are for that, when we chase after… (you fill in the blank) we are turning our back on God and chasing after a god of our … Continue reading spiritual pornography
A Big Hole In The Roof Mark 2:1-2
In this message we look at Colossians 2:8-13 and especially understanding fullness 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives … Continue reading the passion for fullness
We kick off our series on Passion for Fullness – for being spirit-filled and spirit-formed by looking at… The Jesus Creed Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your … Continue reading Jesus Creed
Our life is made of seasons. We ebb and flow in different disciplines and commitments. In this final message of 2019, and in preparation for 2020, pastor Mike walks us through three important questions: What does the Lord want me to retain & renew? What does the Lord want me to let go of? and … Continue reading After God Shows Up
In this message in our “God Shows Up“, Mike examines why Jesus came to earth when he did, and why showing up at this time in history was both edgy and subversive.
This weekend Mike continues our When God Shows Up series by examining two crucial questions we must ask when we find ourselves in an Advent season: How do we conduct ourselves in this fallen world when misery takes over? How can we hang on to hope when all seems hopeless?