Week 3: Go Tell It on the Mountain
December 11, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Luke 2:4–20, Luke 15
This week’s carol was first sung by people who knew all about being outsiders. They could identify with lowly shepherds and could rejoice that these “unimportant” ones were chosen to be the first to receive the good news of the Messiah’s birth. In our divided culture, Jesus’ birth and life point us to a countercultural way of thinking and relating to others who might not share our points of view.
Part 6: Yours is the Kingdom
July 31, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Luke 22:47–52, Revelation 19:11–16, Matthew 6:9–13, Hebrews 1:1–3, Luke 22:35–38
In most Christian traditions, The Lord's Prayer ends with the statement that God's kingdom, power and glory are what we live for. But this often works against the way we order our lives and even our prayers.
Part 5: Lead us not into temptation
July 24, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Matthew 6:13, Deuteronomy 8:1–5, Matthew 4:1–11, Matthew 26:36–42
As God grows us spiritually, testing is part of his process. Our enemy tries to twist those tests into temptations that could destroy us. Jesus knew all about that.
Part 4: Bread and Forgiveness
July 17, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Matthew 6:11–12, John 6:30–42
We are to be people whose lives are marked by true dependence on God's provision, and by forgiveness. What exactly does this look like in a culture where most of us have more than we need? And where forgiving debt feels ... wrong?
Part 3: On Earth as it is in Heaven
July 3, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Revelation 21:1–5, Matthew 6:10
Jesus didn't tell us to just sit around, bemoan our broken world and wait for his return. We are to pray and work for the ways of heaven to become the ways of earth. That's a radically better story line.
Part 4
May 22, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • James 3:1–12
Most of us can remember words spoken over us at various points in our lives -- some destructive, some life-giving. James makes the point that words have the power to form, to change and yes, even to destroy. This week, we look at Christ-honoring ways to steward this immense responsibility.
Part 4: The Voice of the Shepherd
April 24, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • John 10
Sheep learn to recognize and follow their shepherd's voice, but they are also vulnerable. They need to learn to disregard other voices that would lead them astray. This week, we look at what it means for us to learn the voice of Jesus, the Lamb of God who is now our shepherd.
Part 11: God's Discipline
March 20, 2022 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Hebrews 12
"Endure hardship as discipline." That's certainly not most Christians' favorite Bible verse. But what if we used a better definition of discipline? Not as God's punishment, but as his as his way to lovingly restore us, train us and form us?
Part 3: Solomon
December 12, 2021 • Pastor Josh Pardee • 1 Kings 3
Solomon's reign as king starts so well. God gives him unparalleled wisdom and honor. Finally, the people think, this will be our true king, one even greater than David. And then ... power and authority corrupt him. The story of Solomon holds a huge lesson for us today as people living on mission.
10:30AM Contemporary Service | 12.12.21
December 12, 2021 • Pastor Josh Pardee • 1 Kings 3
Solomon's reign as king starts so well. God gives him unparalleled wisdom and honor. Finally, the people think, this will be our true king, one even greater than David. And then ... power and authority corrupt him. The story of Solomon holds a huge lesson for us today as people living on mission.
Classic Service | 12.12.21
December 12, 2021 • Pastor Josh Pardee • 1 Kings 3
Solomon's reign as king starts so well. God gives him unparalleled wisdom and honor. Finally, the people think, this will be our true king, one even greater than David. And then ... power and authority corrupt him. The story of Solomon holds a huge lesson for us today as people living on mission.
Part 2: Zamar
November 14, 2021 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Psalm 144
The Hebrew word *Zamar* means praise God with music and celebrate in song. In a pivotal moment for both himself and his nation, David worships God with everything he has. And the focus of his worship falls not on his problems, but on who God is.
10:30AM Contemporary Service | 11.14.21
November 14, 2021 • Pastor Josh Pardee • Psalm 144
The Hebrew word *Zamar* means praise God with music and celebrate in song. In a pivotal moment for both himself and his nation, David worships God with everything he has. And the focus of his worship falls not on his problems, but on who God is.