Reading: Colossians 3:1-17 Dear Friends, Colossians 3 is awesome.  Paul does just one profound thing.  He reminds us of our identity.  He tells us who we are – in Christ. Identity is important because it informs what we do or don’t do.  So of course, Paul talks about those things today to. Let’s remember and be challenged together. Peace, Pastor […]

Readings: Romans 15:5-7 & Luke 11-32 Dear Friends, Paul gives us a short, powerful and (if we really think about) challenging command!Welcome one another.  What does that mean? What does it look like?  Why and how should we do it?  We will cover all of that this morning and celebrate a Jesus that welcomes us.   Peace, Pastor Dave

Reading:  Matthew 25:31-46 Dear Friends, Actions matter.  Not because they earn us anything or even because of what it reveals about our identity.  Our actions matter  because Jesus spends a lot of time talking about our actions, especially in the final days.  But these verses are not just about our actions, they are also about the […]

Reading: Matthew 16:21-28 Dear Friends, Matthew 16 is a turning point in the story.  We learn something important about Jesus.  He isn’t just the Christ, the victor, the one who conquers all.  He’s also the suffering servant, the one that would be tortured and then crucified.  He would suffer as a way of serving and […]

Reading:  Psalm 96 Dear Friends, When you think of God’s mission among the nations, what comes to your mind?  Career missionaries in Papua New Guinea?   Preaching stations in Africa?  Trekking through the jungle of the Amazon?  We often picture God’s mission among the nations as something exotic that happens “over there” somewhere.  Yet, it […]

Reading: Psalm 139:1-18 Dear Friends, Today we hope to do two things. Consider. (We will do this using Psalm 139:14)  Consider how amazing it is that the God of the universe has taken time and energy to make each one of us as individuals.  And how amazing it is that he has plans for each […]

Reading: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-17, 24-30; Acts 2:1-4 Dear Friends, The people say stop.  Moses says stop.  Joshua says stop.  Numbers 11 has a lot of stops.  Today we will be challenged by the ways that we often stop the work of the Spirit in the world. Peace, Pastor Dave

Reading: Matthew 9:27-31 Dear Friends, This final miracle (in our series) is a lot like the other ones.  But one little thing stands out in this story.    Jesus asks a question.  This morning we will consider the possible answers and we will discuss the one thing we all can do regardless of our answer.   […]

Reading: Matthew 8:28-34 Dear Friends, This is a fascinating little story. Jesus only says one word.  No one has faith.  But the demons know. They know who will and has won.  They know who Jesus is.  They know who is most powerful.  It will be wise of us today to listen to the demons (isn’t that weird!) but to respond […]

Reading:  Matthew 8:1-4 Dear Friends, A crowd is already following Jesus.  One man stands out from the crowd – he does what no one else does.  He brings his need to  Jesus.  He trusts Jesus with his problem.  In other words, he prays. Peace, Pastor Dave