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Doing Grace To Others, as You Would Have Grace Done To You

David’s story of failure is really a story of God’s grace.

August 11, 2024 • Rev. Aaron Bjerke • 2 Samuel 11:1–5, 2 Samuel 12:1–24

David’s most defining moment is his taking Bathsheba for himself, while killing her husband, Uriah. But to see this passage as simply, “Don’t commit adultery and don't murder,” is to miss the point entirely. This has nothing to do about screwing up less, for it has everything to do about the goodness of God.

Self-Awareness: Oblivious to Your Impulses

September 29, 2024 • Rev. Aaron Bjerke • Proverbs 14

Self-awareness is not simply the process of sitting with yourself. Instead, it’s the process of discovering Jesus’ light within you. For it’s his light and love, because of his resurrection, that moves us from darkness to light; from unhealth to health, from brokenness to wholeness.

Gentleness: Moving Ahead Patiently

September 22, 2024 • Rev. Aaron Bjerke • Proverbs 25:6–10, Proverbs 25:15, Proverbs 25:28

Gentleness can be seen as an unimportant value, as it doesn’t sound like a productive value. Yet, it is one of the key values and virtues you need in order to change, and to move forward in life in a positive and healthy way. This sermon will help you consider how gentleness might be expressed in your life for the sake of yourself and those around you.

Make It Better: Fools Hate Knowledge

September 15, 2024 • Rev. Aaron Bjerke • Proverbs 1:20–33

Through the lens of the value, “Make it Better,” we discover that wisdom is found through conversations within the context of evaluated experiences. What makes it difficult to have these conversations, and therefore to grow in wisdom, is when we get stuck in our difficult emotions.