Next | New | Now Series

Sabbath Worship Experience | "New, Next, Now: Can't Take It With You?"

March 30, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

“You can’t take it with you” is a commonly used phrase to encourage people to enjoy life, and not be concerned about what they do or don’t have—especially money—because once they're gone, they can't take it with them. Jesus appears to encourage this sentiment by telling us to “lay [our] treasures in heaven” instead of here on earth where they can be stolen or destroyed. But what if you could take it with you? Elisha seems to have cracked the code because for his greatest miracle, he does something that no living being had ever done before—literally! In fact, he wasn’t even alive to see the miracle. Have I piqued your curiosity? Join us on this special Resurrection Sabbath as we close out the Next | New | Now series with a shockingly unbelievable story that answers our deepest life and death questions.

Sabbath Worship Experience | "Next, New, Now: Redeem Code"

March 23, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

There might not be a word more used in Christianity, that is equally used as much in the secular world, as the word “redeem.” True, we may see or hear the word redemptive, redemption, or redeeming more often from the pulpit than it’s root word, but could the meaning be essentially the same as redeeming a gift card or code? As we draw near to the conclusion of our series “Next | New | Now,” we study the science of grace from a technical standpoint. Why does this word “redeem” play center stage of the Gospel? Join us this week as we continue to see the prophet Elisha’s narrative unfold in the most redeeming story yet!

Sabbath Worship Experience | Next, New, Now - "The Best Laid Plan"

March 16, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

If you have the gift of seeing the future, how would you use it? Sure you could make some money on future sporting events, but let’s say altruism is your only guide. Would you knowingly walk into bad relationships? Would you allow loved ones to put themselves in harm’s way? The prophet Elisha must grapple with these questions when he’s faced with a God-sized problem that involves evil and knowing the future. What will he ultimately decide? And what does his decision ultimately tell us about how God handles these questions? Join us this week as we face one of the most difficult theological questions, that has even led many to give up on God altogether.

Sabbath Worship Service | Next, New, Now: "No Strings Attached"

February 24, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

Sabbath Worship Service | Next, New, Now: "Slavishly Gracious"

February 17, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

Though she remains nameless in the Bible, I’m gonna call her Gracie. Gracie’s story is a tragedy of sorts. She’s taken away from her family during a Syrian raid, that most likely cost the lives of her parents and siblings. Gracie is then forced to wait on the wife of her captor (also likely the murderer of her parents). Though it felt as if God had abandoned her, justice seemingly strikes when Gracie’s enslaver falls deathly ill. Yet instead of sitting back and taking delight in the suffering of someone who caused so much suffering, this young lady defies all logic by making a suggestion that leads to one of greatest Bible stories of all time. Don’t miss this inspirational story as we continue our sermon series Next | New | Now.

Sabbath Worship Service | Next, New, Now: "Extraordinary"

February 10, 2024 • Aivars Ozolins, Assoc. Pastor

Early in life, we're taught the harsh realities of the world: touch a hot stove, get burned; jump from a high ledge, risk injury; and death, sadly, feels final. Life often unfolds with predictable outcomes given how we understand the natural and physics. But then there's God, and we’re taught He can operate outside the predictable and learned outcomes in life. It’s these understandings of the ordinary and extraordinary that often create a faith crisis—when we need God to act supernaturally in the natural realm. Does He see us? Does He care? Why doesn’t He answer our prayers? This Sabbath we delve into the remarkable story of the Shunammite woman and her miracle son’s death in 2 Kings 4. How does she handle her crisis of faith, when the extraordinary and ordinary collide in tragic fashion? Don’t miss the next chapter in our Next | New | Now series entitled: Extraordinary.

Sabbath Worship Service | Next, New, Now: "Provider"

February 3, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson, Pastor Jesus Vera

"Next, New, Now: Provider" God has always sold Himself as not only a provider, but THE Provider. Yet, what happens to our faith when that doesn’t seem to ring true in our lives? In a series of stories taking place during a famine, Elisha’s faith, and the faith of the ones he’s called to minister to, are put to the test. Join us this Sabbath as we hear the outcomes of these stories given by Pastor Henderson at the beginning of our worship service and then followed by our new interim youth pastor, Jesús Vera, at the end of our worship service. Yes, you heard correctly—two sermonettes given by two pastors. Be on time to catch it all!

Sabbath Worship Service | Next, New, Now: "Bearable"

January 27, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

Next | New | Now: "Bearable" It’s not everyday you hear on the news about 42 children being torn to pieces by two bears. Well, it’s actually only been in the news once, and that’s in the second chapter of the second book of Kings. Tragic, right? Makes you want to pray for the families of the children? What if I told you God was seemingly behind the “grizzly” attack? And the reason, “bear in mind,” was because of a little name-calling. No one was hurt by the teasing, except maybe Elisha’s ego. It’s stories like this that make the Bible almost “unbearable” for the average reader. Has even pushed many to be agnostic or even atheists. Our faith will be tested this week as we dissect one of the most misunderstood stories in the Bible. Join us this Sabbath for the third message in our Next | New | Now Series entitled “Bearable.”

Sabbath Worship Service | Next, New, Now: "Never Again"

January 20, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

If you had a chance to make a wrong right, and guarantee that it would remain right, would you take it? Elisha is presented with an opportunity to end a generational curse with a formulaic solution that I believe still works today. Want to know what it is? Join us this Sabbath to find out as we continue with part two of our Next | New | Now Series entitled “Never Again."

Sabbath Worship Service | Next, New, Now: "Next Man Up!"

January 13, 2024 • Pastor Jonathan Henderson

New year, new you? Much easier said than done, right? Already a week in, and your new year resolutions are already being tested. As we begin this year, a very special year I might add for our church (centennial year), we begin a new series from the life of the Prophet Elisha called "Next, New, Now.” Our goal is to inspire and equip you to not be merely a person of resolutions but a person who is resolute. Join us tomorrow as we begin this journey with our first message of the series entitled “Next Man Up!"