Weekend Message - Oddities Week 2 - Greg Hartmann
This is week 2 of our series, “Oddities”.

This is week 2 of our series, “Oddities”.
This week we begin a new series called “Oddities” where Pastor Greg talks about all the strange, odd and often unexplainable things that happened in the Bible, and we delve deeper into the circumstances to understand the meaning behind them.
This is week 4 of our Christmas series, "Pieces of Christmas".
This is week 3 of our Christmas series, "Pieces of Christmas". This weeks Pastor Greg continues the story of Mary, who goes to visit Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John the Baptist. The power of the Holy Spirit has overshadowed Mary and his presence overcomes her as she becomes pregnant with the Jesus the Messiah. As Mary comes to visit Elizabeth and the presence of God enters her house, Elizabeth begins to prophesy, telling Mary she is blessed because she believed the Lord would do what He sai...
This is week 2 of our Christmas series, "Pieces of Christmas". Pastor Greg talks about Mary and her encounter with the Angel Gabriel, giving us insight on how to respond when God starts to break in to our lives. God chose an unknown girl from an unknown village from a poor family with a complicated relationship to be the mother of the Messiah, showing God doesn't view our circumstances the way we do.
Beginning our Advent season, Pastor Greg talks about all the pieces that had to come together for the birth of Christ. This week he talks about learning how to wait well, and how God does things according to His own time, not our time, which is always best.
Pastor Greg talks about the miracle of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.
Pastor Greg tells the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish, followed by Jesus walking on water, then Peter climbing out of the boat and walking with Him.
This week, Pastor Greg shares the miracle of Jesus healing the woman with an issue of blood.
This is week 3 of our church-wide series, "Miracles". Pastor Greg talks about the miracle of Jesus healing the blind man.
In week 2 of our church-wide series, "Miracles", Pastor Greg talks about the miracle of casting nets as Peter invites Jesus in to his boat, follows Jesus' command to cast out his net and catches an abundance of fish.
Pastor Greg kicks off our new church-wide series, "Miracles". He talks about Jesus' first miracle turning water in to wine.
Pastor Greg wraps up the 'Esther' series this week. In a reversal of events, after Mordecai is exalted and Haman is humbled, Esther confronts the king and Haman must now face the consequences for manipulating the king and attempting to kill the Jewish people.
Pastor Greg continues the story of Esther, as she prepares to speak to the king in an effort to save her people. He contrasts Haman, who is prideful and wants to glorify himself, and Mordecai, who is humble and loyal to the king. In a surprising twist of events, as Haman plans to put Mordecai to death, the king honors and exalts Mordecai for his loyalty, while Haman is humbled. Just as in God's upside-down kingdom, God exalts those who are humble, and humbles those who are exalted.
This is week 3 of our "Esther" series. Pastor Greg talks about how Haman plotted to have all the Jewish people in the kingdom killed. Mordecai encourages Esther that perhaps she was made queen for such a time as this. Pastor Greg reminds us that, like Esther, God created us and purposed us to be exactly who we are, where we are, when we are.
This is week 2 of our series, "Esther". Pastor Greg talks about Mordecai, Esther's uncle, who is loyal to the king, and refuses to bow down to Haman, the king's official, when everyone else around him is doing so. He reminds us how we are also called to be loyal to the King, Jesus. And when everyone else is bowing down or conforming to the ways of our world, we are meant to be set apart and stay loyal to the King of Kings.
Today we begin our new series, "Esther". Pastor Greg talks about how we cannot control our circumstances, but we can control our attitude in whatever situation we're placed in. God can greatly bless us when we put our faith in Him, rather than our position or the world around us.
Today, Gina Hanna talks about the importance of the Sabbath and taking a day of rest. The Bible tells us that this is God's gift to us, and is meant to be a day that is set apart. In the stress and business of life in today's world, we are more successful in our home and work life when we dedicate a day to the Lord for the Sabbath and unplug from our work and routine.
Wrapping up our series “The Way”, Pastor Greg talks about the miracles of the early church.
This is week 3 of our series, 'The Way'. Pastor Greg continues to tell the story of the beginning of the early church, and how believers devoted themselves to doing life and fellowship together.
In this series, 'The Way', we are learning about the launch and creation of the early Church. The disciples receive the Holy Spirit during Pentecost, and are boldly empowered to spread the Gospel of Jesus to those around them. People in the city are drawn in, and the disciples speak to all of them in their native languages, giving powerful testimony of the great things God has done.
This week, Pastor Greg begins a new series, The Way. Because Jesus is the Way, the truth, and the life, followers of Jesus in the beginning were known as ‘followers of “The Way.”’ Jesus appeared multiple times after His death to let His followers know He was alive, showing He had conquered death once and for all. We learn how the early church began, and how the apostles were given the task of spreading the message of the gospel to the ends of the earth.
This week, Pastor Greg wraps up our Elijah series.
We are in to 2 Kings as Pastor Greg continues week 9 of our Elijah series. We learn the story of Ahaziah, King Ahab's son, who is the new king after Ahab has died. When Ahaziah has a serious injury, instead of running to God, he runs to to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, making the same mistakes his father made. God appoints Elijah to confront the messengers Ahaziah sends to give them the word God gives him on whether he will recover or not.
Today we hear the story of King Ahab, who wants Naboth's vineyard, but when he doesn’t get it, his wife Jezebel plans a corrupt and dishonest scheme to get it for him. Pastor Greg talks about being faithful to God where we are. Our tendency when a door opens is to walk through it. But not every opportunity is an opportunity we are meant to step through. We have to stop viewing the world solely through the lens of self and learn to be content with what God has blessed us with.
We are in week 7 of our Elijah series. Pastor Greg talks about Elijah passing on the mantle to Elisha, who is working in his family's field and must leave behind his place of wealth, position and comfort. But we learn it is not about what God asks us to walk away from, but what He is calling us to walk towards to fulfill our calling. God's plan is so much better than our own, and no matter our circumstance or position, He calls us to be a blessing to those around us.
Pastor Greg gives a special message about freedom on this Independence Day. He talks about how one moment with Jesus can change everything.
Pastor Greg continues week 6 of our Elijah series.
This week Nick and John trade dad jokes and talk about trusting God.
On this Father's Day weekend, Pastor Greg continues the story of Elijah, who meets with King Ahab after God’s victorious showdown with the prophets of Baal. Elijah acknowledges God and tells Ahab the rain is finally coming and says it is time to celebrate as God is faithful to fulfill His promises.