Granted Desires: The Envy Trap

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Granted Desires: The Envy Trap

What we desire is not always good for us.

June 16, 2024 • Rev. Aaron Bjerke • 1 Samuel 8—10

As King David’s story begins to pick up speed, we see an important moment in which an entire community asks for something out of envy. Interestingly, God relents, and gives them what they wish. It leads to heartache many generations later, but God works through it as well. This is how God works in your life.

The Holistic Spiritual Life: Wellness

November 3, 2024 • Rev. Aaron Bjerke • 1 Kings 19:1–14

“Your body is a temple” is a well-known phrase in today’s wellness culture. And for good reason, because your body is important. Did you know this is specifically from Christian spirituality? In God caring about your spiritual life, your body is an important aspect of God’s care for you. Your body is a central point for your spiritual life and growth.

Knowing Your Heart

October 27, 2024 • Luke 16:14–15, Luke 16:19–31

Community: Fools and Friends

October 20, 2024 • Rev. Aaron Bjerke • Proverbs 26, Proverbs 27

Our last sermon in this wisdom series invites you to consider the friendships in your life. Friendship is truth and love given to one another. But the fact of the matter is, sometimes the truth about ourselves hurts. What is it to develop an emotional life that can endure difficult truths in order to grow into the kind of person God has created you to be?