Pastor Scott Hackler on 12/2/07 4 of 4 Reading from Matthew 7: 24-27 Learn to use what you have been given by God to impact the people he has placed in your life Do you invest your gifts by building on rock or sand?
Pastor Scott Hackler on 11/25/07 3 of 4 Reading from Matthew 25: 14-18 Psalm 24 says: 1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Begin living the "all in" frame of mind!
Pastor Scott Hackler on 11/18/07 2 of 4 Reading from Luke 14:1-14 If our Life intersects with God He is influencing our story; and if we are intersecting with others, he wants to influence them through us. Look for opportunities to be Christ to people through your actions and conversations.
Reverend Alva Cauldwell on 11/11/07 1 of 4 Reading from Matthew 22: 34-40 Our life is on loan from God. Love is a 'breath of life' we all give. 1-1-1 principle: 1 hour each week of Worship, Personal growth, Service.
Pastor Scott Hackler on 11/4/07 4 of 4 Reading from Luke Chapter 10 We are the modern day disciples of Jesus. We can be the lucky recipients of heavens vision when we act on the behalf of Jesus. The power God gives us to carry out His mission is awsome!
Pastor Scott Hackler on 10/28/07 3 of 4 God Uses the 'small people' to do great things throughout the bible. Small actions can build into great waves of good. Put a 'drop' into the ocean of need. See the tide turn when God goes to work!
Jane Jebsen on 10/21/07 2nd in a series of 4 Reading Mark 8:22-25 (NLT) Learn to look through the lens of Christ. What Keeps you from serving others? Don't join a church! BE THE CHURCH!
Jane Jebsen on 10/14/07 1 in a series of 4 Reading Luke 10:25-37 We are saved by Grace alone! We learn to serve out of gratitude. learn to accept the opportunities for a 'devine detour' Join a "Faith in Action" small group today!
Pastor Scott Hackler on 10/7/07 Exclaimation = Joy! The exclaimation point came into use in the 14th century. The literal definition of the ancient word exultatio is Joy! Pastor Scott reveals the facts uncovered in Joy!s TCI survey and visioning sessions.
Pastor Scott Hackler on 9/30/07 4th in a series of 4 Readings from Romans Chapter 5:1-5 Dare to live by embracing suffering, knowing gifts will come from it. Teach and model it.
Pastor Alva Caldwell on 9/23/07 3rd in a series of 4 Reading from Acts 2:40-47 Rituals are an important aspect of living in community. Develop rituals and patterns that will strengthen your relationships
Pastor Scott Hackler on 9/16/07 2nd in a series of 4 Readings from 1Corinthians Chapter 12 Each person is important in God's eyes and vital to the well being of all.
Pastor Scott Hackler on 9/09/07 1st in a series of 4 Reading from Matthew 26:36-46 Commitment is essential for healthy families and friendships.
Pastor Scott Hackler (on right) invites an old friend to Joy!Fest (Rev. Prudencia is not pictured) with Pastor Herberto Prudencia on 8/19/07 When God provides rain Joy! people move the party indoors. This years Joy!fest raised the roof at 749 Hunt club Rd. Over 400 school supplies packs were outfitted. Joy! ministry partner Segrado Corazon and Pastor Herberto Prudencia joined us for the day. William Smith and the Renewed Voices for Christ praised in music. Food and Fun were had by all. If you mi...
Luke 12:32-40 “Don’t be anxious about your life? and “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.? We can have strong relationships with our things which can distort our priorities and values. You may have heard it said that we should “use things and love people.? However, in our culture we often “use people and love things.? This is not what God intends for us and Jesus gives us some clear direction in our reading. To Know: Our things can get in the way of our trust of God. To Feel: ...
Have you ever realized that three of the commandments concern the use of our tongues? Makes you stop and consider that this must be something of importance! Our words have incredible power – to hurt, harm or to build up! God’s desire is that the words we speak would bring love into people’s lives – not hurt. Because our words are so powerful – we must be careful, careful, careful what we say! To Know: I have to be careful what I say – everywhere I am! To Feel: Compelled to be intentional about w...
Reading: Luke 10:25-37
Many people think this command is easy to keep because they have never actually murdered anyone, but Jesus points out to us that in our anger, we “kill? each other every day. Every time we speak out in anger, whenever we act out in anger, when we intentionally hurt someone else – we are doing exactly what we’re told not to do. God knew anger was a problem and would always be a problem for us and so here he takes time to help us!
Reading: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Jesus widens his horizon of ministry from 12 to 70 and then sends them out together, in pairs, into the mission of the kingdom of God. Followers of Jesus are to go out into the world together, discern where they can be effective and then serve whole heartedly. To Know: We are a community called to serve. To Feel: Each of us is called and gifted to serve. To Do: Go serve together.
Contrary to popular belief, this commandment is not just for kids! While we are to honor our parents, those who are parents are called to also be worthy of honor. And this command – is the only commandment with a promise – it is the hinge between the commandments about our relationship with God and our relationships with others. Our lives hinge on how we deal with this commandment because in knowing how to honor parents – we learn how to honor others as well. Tonight will also not only talk abou...
Ron Mehl writes, “…if you consistently dishonor the Sabbath principle in your life, somewhere along the line the bills will come due. Things will begin to break down in your life…? When we think of remembering the Sabbath often what we think of is focusing on God – and while this is certainly a part of this, there is a reason that God gives us a day to REST. Tonight we will look at the whys of and importance of Sabbath and the role it plays in our life! To Know: God calls us all to a day of rest...
Reading: Luke 7:36—8:3 Jesus humbles the proud but is forgiving and accepting of those who come to him humbly. Basic Focus: Forgiveness. Humility. To Know: Jesus forgives the greatest sins of those who come to him. To Feel: Conviction for any lack of humility and relief that Jesus forgives our darkest sins. To Do: Confess sin…go to the feet of Jesus.
Tonight we will look at the truth that idols are anything which takes our focus off of God. Even the things which seem or are “good? – when they usurp God’s position in our lives, they become idols. We’ll challenge people to look at their own lives and name the idols they worship and then also remind them, that God tells us he wants our focus on him – not so he can see better when we mess up and be ready to jump on us – but rather He wants our focus on Him so that we will focus on what’s best fo...
When God penned the 10 commandments he gave us more than just “rules for living?. He actually was writing a profound love letter to us. These commandments are God’s way of telling us what he thinks, what he desires for us. Just as a father wants their own children to have the benefit of their wisdom, the experiences, etc – the same is true for God with us. Over the centuries this love letter has been turned into something critical, something unattainable – over the next few weeks we want to recl...
Reading: John 16:12-15 The Spirit guides Jesus' followers along the path to truth. It will be both convicting truth and the truth of hope in Jesus, which leads to a future without fear. The Spirit declares the salvation brought by Jesus for all people. Basic Focus: The work of the Spirit. Truth. To Know: The Spirit is active in the life of a Jesus follower opening up the truth of Jesus. To Feel: Trust that it is for our good that we engage in the life of faith where the Spirit will lead us to tr...
Reading: John 14:8-17 (25-27) This is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the church. The book of Acts describes this day as a time when the Holy Spirit descended as tongues of fire. What started as a small spark has turned into a roaring fire. Two thousand years later this church lives on because this fire was passed from person to person, generation to generation. In the Gospel reading from John, Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will come to his disciples. Because of the Spirit, they will be ...
Scripture Focus: Revelation 21:1-6 This sermon will focus on some of the same concepts as last week. I will be telling the story of the battle with Satan and his emissaries. The story is of the continual defeat of Satan and evil and the ultimate victory of Christ. As the battle wages there is sadness, pain, and suffering, but there is a future for believers that promises something new. The hope that God gives us is unparalleled—“Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more...
Scripture Focus: Revelation 7:9-17 There are at least three life-changing promises from this text. This life is not the big event. They know that this life will be swallowed up by eternal life. The eternal life we inherit is without suffering. It is devoid of pain represented by the wiping away of tears, it is a place where Jesus has thrown a tent of protection around us that causes all the pain and suffering to disappear. It is also a place where sin and evil have been eliminated, and therefore...
