Tired Of Waiting
In those times when we've waited so long for something that we begin to believe it's never going to happen, Jesus reminds us he's present and dead isn't always dead.

In those times when we've waited so long for something that we begin to believe it's never going to happen, Jesus reminds us he's present and dead isn't always dead.
We find the transformational compassion of Jesus in a story of exhaustion, depression and when we give it our all and still come up short.
Classes and social circles threaten to destroy the early church from the inside out.
Pastor Brian Hays breaks down life in community and why we strive to be a part of something bigger than ourselves.
In this week's story, a lame man simply wanted to be supported in the condition that he was in; God wanted to completely change his condition. And so it is with us.
Church on location to celebrate a family baptism together.
"There are no strangers here, only friends you haven’t met yet." ~ William Butler Yeats
We shape our communities and our communities shape us. Acts 2:46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity.
Pentecost brought forth a message that wasn’t seeker sensitive and was preached to people who weren’t seeking and yet thousands were transformed.
The mission is God’s. The marvel is that he invites us to join. Jesus promised to build his church and he meant it. It's the job he picked for himself because he's the best suited to do it well. Our job is not to build the church, but to build each other.
What does place say about us? Who do we become because of it? We shape our spaces and our spaces shape us. God covers our shortcomings with his unconditional covenant of love.
Abraham gets involved in a tribal war and becomes a hero to the people. Lot becomes enslaved to his new life. God continues to be faithful.
God's call on our lives rarely comes at the moment of our choosing. Abraham finds himself deep in God's work and the costs on his life are great. We find God's divine promises yield providential preservation.
With all the pressure around us in life, it's good to be reminded that it's ok to use the turnout. In this part of Abram's story we see him step aside from the pursuit (and tension) of building wealth with Lot. God reaffirms his promise.
Abraham comes out of Egypt and wanders around between the house of God and a place of ruin looking for a place to restart. We'll learn that when we get lost it can help to go back to the last time the path was clear.
Famine takes Father Abraham to Egypt and with it a turn to the dark side. We process our place and significance of returning to the altar.
A conversation between God and Abraham gives us some grown-up insight into the parenting value of doing because you're told, not because you'll get. We begin the story from Hebrew 11:8.
Sometimes the thing we need to see most was there the whole time. In this story out of Kings, God makes known his strength, and his compassion, to those who are both on Israel's side and not.
No one likes to be left alone, especially when we don't understand why. In this passage, out of John, Jesus comforts his disciples and introduces a new voice in their lives.
“The greatness of God rouses fear within us, but His goodness encourages us not to be afraid of Him. To fear and not be afraid – that is the paradox of faith.” – A.W. Tozer A look at a passage in Mark 9 on faith, unbelief, an irritted Jesus and places in between.
Time of sharing from Jesse and Amy while hanging out with the good folk at Grace Covenant Church in Texas. Yee-Haw!
Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect. ~ Brené Brown. Jesus slowly sends the disciples down the river as we wrap up this session in Luke 24/Acts 1.
Doubt isn’t the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. ~ Paul Tillich We look further into the account of the resurrected Jesus and how disbelief, joy, and wonder make for wonderful companions.
Pastor Sara looks through the scripture for words of wisdom on the condition of our hearts and why it matter matters in our relationship to God.
It's all going to be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end. The Easter story continues on as the followers of Jesus process loss and ultimately find a new hope.
Celebrating our first Easter at Neue as we tell some stories and look at the beautiful work of Hope.
The journey of Christ leads him to Jerusalem one last time in what's known as the triumphal entry.
Jesus assembles his friends and gives them new meaning to an old tradition. We begin to see how memory impacts our present and shapes our future.
Test episode of a weekly sermon cast we're developing for our church community at Neue Ventura.
Test episodes of a weekly sermon cast we're developing for our church community at Neue Ventura.