Sermons by Pastor Aivars Ozolins
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 | "Going All Out"
October 21, 2023 • Aivars Ozolins, Assoc. Pastor • Matthew 5:38–48
We are called to love our neighbor as ourselves (having first loved God). It’s easy to talk about it, but much harder to actually do it. It’s certainly a tall order. What do we do with serious roadblocks to our display of love? Do we continue loving if there is no reciprocity? What happens with love when we get insulted? In Matthew 5:38-48 Jesus calls us to a whole new level of loving. Join us this Sabbath as we look into this passage of Scripture and ask the Holy Spirit to guide our hearts and teach us to love deeper without holding back.
