June 2, 2024 • Pastor Matt Nelsen • John 1:35–51, Proverbs 12:25
Two brothers had quite different encounters with Jesus, but both ended up being His close disciples and sharing the Gospel around the world.
Saul
May 26, 2024 • Pastor Shane Wilson • Psalm 51, 1 Samuel 15:10–23, Matthew 22:36–38, John 14:15, Nehemiah 1:5
Saul was Israel's first king-- appointed by God to lead. Sadly, he's remembered more for his failures than anything else.
Mark
May 19, 2024 • Pastor Shane Wilson • Acts 15:36–40, Mark 1:1–8, Colossians 4:10–11, 2 Timothy 4:9–11, 1 Peter 5:13–14
Mark was a man who had a complicated history with the Apostle Paul, but God used him mightily to share the Gospel and even to write one!
Sarah
May 12, 2024 • Pastor Shane Wilson • Genesis 11:29–30, Genesis 12:1–6, 2 Corinthians 4:7, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 21:1–7
Sarah, the wife of Abraham, was far from perfect. Yet, God who is faithful, kept the promise He made to her. We can encounter His faithfulness still today!
Paul
May 5, 2024 • Pastor Shane Wilson • Romans 7:15–19, 2 Corinthians 12:8–10, Acts 9:1–19, 2 Timothy 3:10–13, 2 Timothy 4:6–8
The life of Paul shows us that suffering and struggle are inevitable consequences of following Christ.
While these processes are not easy, they align us with the heart of Jesus!
Mary, Martha & Lazarus
April 28, 2024 • Pastor Kristian Walker • Luke 10:38–42, Psalm 27:4, Matthew 6:33, James 4:8, Jeremiah 29:13–14
We see in the family of Mary, Martha and Lazarus a variety of personalities and preferences. Our families are similar! Pastor Kristian talks about the importance of Jesus' presence in our lives regardless of our temperaments and opinions.
Jairus
April 21, 2024 • Pastor Shane Wilson • Mark 1:41, Psalm 34:18, Luke 8:40–56, Matthew 9:36, Mark 8:2
Jesus is gracious when we are desperate. The faith of Jairus was rewarded with his daughter's healing but a God with perfect timing.
Bartimaeus
April 14, 2024 • Pastor Shane Wilson • 2 Corinthians 5:7, Psalm 34:18, Luke 18:34–43
We are spending some time looking at real lives…real people…who had real face to face “encounters” with Jesus!
One moment…in the presence of Jesus…one “encounter” with Jesus changes everything!
This week - Bartimaeus, a blind man that could see!
John
April 7, 2024 • Pastor Shane Wilson • John 13:21–25, John 19:25–27, John 20:1–2, John 21:6–22, Ephesians 5:1–2
John, who wrote the book that bears his name, was someone who was deeply loved by Jesus-- and he knew it! We can learn from his life how extravagantly God loves us.
