Rootedness: Acts 17:16-34

We listen to Luke's account of the Apostle Paul's excursion into the city of Athens, recorded in Acts 17. The Book of Acts continues Luke’s first volume, showing us that Triune God is doing something new in creation and in all peoples. Athens was a city renowned for their continued contribution to culture and innovation in the Greco-Roman world. Why did Luke write to us about this particular place and this particular people and what does God want to do here? These are the questions at the heart of Luke’s account. It is a question for us and our place and time as well.

2024JonathanMarch 17, 2024sermon, series: rootedness, jonathan lam, lent

Rootedness: Jeremiah 29:1-14

Ever felt like life was leading you through a wilderness with no end in sight? In Jeremiah 29, God speaks directly to a community in exile, but it is a message for each of us in the places we find ourselves. What if God has something beautiful and formative that can only be discovered in times of exile? What if rooting ourselves in the lives of others is the key to discovering God's plan not just for 'you', but for 'us'?

2024JonathanMarch 10, 2024series: rootedness, pastor josh, sundays, lent, sermon

Rootedness: John 17: 15-26

In the Gospel of John we find what is known as the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus. This prayer of Jesus is totally heartfelt and powerful. But how has it been answered? What is God’s heart for us?

2024JonathanMarch 3, 2024paul racine, sundays, lent, series: rootedness, sermon

Rootedness: Ephesians 3:14-21

Paul’s prayer for the church is a daring invitation to experience the fullness of God — dimensions of love that are beyond what we can imagine or comprehend. What if the only way to completely tap into this fullness was through experiencing God? And what if being rooted in this love could heal us and change the way we live and love the people around us? Join us as we continue our series of Rootedness: Grow Deep in Christ and in Community.

2024JonathanFebruary 25, 2024series: rootedness, sundays, lent, pastor josh

Rootedness: John 15:1-17

Lent is a wilderness journey, an invitation to say no to things we may even enjoy in order to say yes to a greater love. In John 15, we are invited to stay root ourselves in Jesus. Like sap in a vine that nourishes and empowers branches, Jesus is saying ‘let my life flow through you.’ The living sap from the stock that flows to branches enable them to bear grapes; otherwise it’s fruitless.

2024JonathanFebruary 18, 2024pastor josh, lent, series: rootedness, sundays, sermon

Humility: A Love Filled Community

We live in a lonely and hurting world. A world filled with people who refuse to let people into their lives. But what if humbly letting people in is the way to let God in? And what if kind of healing that Jesus longs to provide us can only really be found in community with one another?

2024JonathanFebruary 11, 2024jeff jantzi, sermon, transfiguration sunday, sundays, series: humility

Humility: Colossians 3:1-17

What does it look like to set our minds on things above when all the responsibilities of life are navigated in earthly realities? How do you clothe yourself with humility and compassion when ego and self promotion seem to always be in style? In Colossians 3:1-17, we are invited to live resurrected lives as a witness to the world.

2024JonathanFebruary 4, 2024series: humility, pastor josh, sermon, epiphanytide, sundays

Sharing: Transformed By Love

Rev. Shahrzad Kandalaft from St. Paul's Presbyterian Church will share about her faith journey with Christ and what it is to be transformed by Love.

2024JonathanJanuary 28, 2024testimony, epiphanytide, sundays, rev shahrzad kandalaft, series: humility

Humility: James 3:16-4:10

The Scripture this week confronts the seductive allure of pride and selfish ambition. These default settings are why we often find ourselves in conflict, disunity and evil. True wisdom, James teaches; is not found in climbing the ladder of self glory, but through the promise that if we are to humble ourselves before God - He will lift us up.

2024JonathanJanuary 21, 2024series: humility, sermon, sundays, pastor josh

Humility: Matthew 20:17-28

This Sunday we engage with a story where the values of the disciples still reflect the distorted perspective of the world rather than those of the kingdom. Jesus disrupts our notions of greatness. Are we willing to yield our pursuit of self-serving ambition and instead be marked by the humility and servanthood characterized by Jesus?

2024JonathanJanuary 14, 2024series: humility, sermon, sundays, pastor josh, epiphanytide

Humility: Philippians 2:1-11

As we enter a new year, what could happen if we embraced a lifestyle of humble, self-emptying love in a culture of self-exaltation? How does Jesus’ choice to empty himself challenge every lesson of self-promotion we unconsciously absorb? In Philippians 2:1-11, we encounter the ultimate example of humility in Jesus who shows us that true strength is showcased in surrender and that true glory is expressed in servanthood.

2024JonathanJanuary 7, 2024epiphanytide, sermon, sundays, pastor josh, series: humility