We are paper mache.
Paper mache, French for “chewed paper,” a kid crafting staple, is most often made of strips of paper draped over some type of a form, then saturated and pasted together with a wet adhesive. Once the adhesive dries the strips of paper harden together in the shape of whatever form they were draped over.
As we continue listening to God through his prophet Malachi this Sunday, we are once again listening in on a tough conversation. God as a loving father is confronting his people because they have drifted away from him and put themselves in great danger. God knows that his people will be shaped by what they honor most, by what they worship. In love God reveals to them that they have not draped their lives over him, choosing instead lesser and distorted things that are now forming the shape of their lives.
God shows them that they have drifted from him and he gives them a concrete and specific way to return.
What shape is your life taking? It will take on the form of whatever you have draped your life over, whatever you honor most.
We are paper mache.
For worship this Sunday come ready to hear from God and to be formed in his image.
Pastor David
Rhythms of Return
Malachi 1
April 19, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
Marriage, a Blessing or a Curse?
January 18, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
Marriage is hard. Marriage is a good gift from a God committed to the flourishing of his creation. However, like anything with significant power, marriage has the potential to not only produce tremendous life and joy, but also pain and even despair. If marriage is such a blessing why does it often feel like such a curse? Many of you have asked for a sermon series on marriage, and many of you have voiced concern over your marriage and/or the marriage of your friends. So over the next few weeks we will look to God’s word to shape our vision of marriage, and to lead us into the thriving life he intended for us in and through our marriages. I can’t wait to worship together. Pastor David
Marriage: Who is it for?
January 25, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
Who is marriage for? Is marriage a blessing or a curse? If we know who marriage is for and we learn to live out that vision, then marriage is a blessing to us and all connected to us. However, if we misunderstand or resist who marriage is really for, then marriage becomes a crushing burden and a curse. Let’s not get this question wrong. Thankfully God makes clear in the bible his design and intention for marriage. He wants us to thrive, like a tree planted by streams of water bearing fruit to all around. Let’s trust him with our marriages, and with our dreams for marriage. I can’t wait to worship together this Sunday. Pastor David
Marriage: How Do We Find Happiness?
February 1, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
And they lived happily ever after. Really? We all want to be happy and marriage can produce such happiness, but it can also do exactly the opposite. This is the question for the sermon this Sunday: How do we find happiness in our marriage when the source of our greatest unhappiness can often be our marriage? Jesus is not far from our difficulty and he is more committed to our flourishing than we can imagine. We can trust him, especially with our marriages. Jesus is here to comfort us, guide us, and empower us to follow him. Let’s gather together to hear from him and worship him this Sunday. Pastor David