December 1, 2024 | Pastor nick
This morning we begin our Advent 2024 series "The Promises of Christmas" by looking at the theme of Hope. Pastor Nick helps us understand that Hope is not optimism as we understand it today but instead it is waiting on the work of God even when God's people do not follow God. Waiting is a helpful idea as we ... wait ... on the coming of Christ in this season. Join us to discover more!
December 8, 2024 | Pastor Nick
We continue our Advent 2024 series "The Promises of Christmas" by looking at the theme of Joy. Today we contrast the idea of happiness and JOY by considering how happiness is connected to circumstances but our Joy is rooted in our relationship with God and extends far beyond our circumstances. Pastor Nick takes us through some Biblical stories where this shows itself to be true and gives us a number of ways to grow our roots deep in Christ! Tune in to learn more.
December 15, 2024 | pastor nick
Today as we celebrate Advent we look at the theme of PEACE and we tell several stories that culminate in the idea that Jesus rewrites our narrative around how enter into conflict and how we create peace in the world. Humanity's limited imagination seems to answer conflict with more conflict in order to obtain peace but Jesus demands that we understand that His spirit is here to bring and offer life ... even to those who have been excluded. Join us to learn more!
December 22, 2024 | Pastor NIck
Today as we celebrate Advent we look at the theme of LOVE by engaging with a quote from an Austrian poet named Rilke and taking a 10,000 foot view of the whole story arch of scripture and the story of who God is...angry or loving? Why is it important to have a perfect image bearer and how does that help us with understanding who God is? All this and more if you tune into our Advent service!
December 24, 2024 | Christmas Eve Service | pastor nick
Tonight we celebrate the culmination of Advent with our Christmas Eve celebration service. Tonight's service will include many well known Christmas songs, a message from Pastor Nick about the birth of Jesus and the compelling nature of God's love and our service will conclude with a candle lighting portion. Thank you for joining us and we hope that you enjoy the service and connect with God in a refreshing way this holiday season.
December 29, 2024 | pastor nick
Today we bring Advent to a close with the topic of Faith. Our Advent themes of love, peace, joy and hope all culminate together by providing us with a faith that is both ours as individuals and a community. Today we'll chat about John Wesley, Hebrews 11 and its surrounding context and we'll end the service with the Wesleyan Covenant Prayer. Join us as we pull this year to a close.