Speaker: Vince Medrano
God meets Samuel in one of the deepest point of pain in his life, and helps Samuel lift his eyes to see that God has a way forward.
Speaker: Lorissa Medrano
Join us as we explore how the life of Samuel helps us to learn to grow in our ability to recognize God's voice speaking.
Speaker: Kevin Dolbee
God is not only rescuing Israel from Pharaoh, He is meeting traumatized people where they are and calling them to a new way of being human.
Speaker: Vince Medrano
God meets Moses when he is a stranger in a strange land. He's a man without a land, and outside of his people. God's seeing Moses creates an expectation for how He sees the Hebrews, who are also strangers in a strange land.
Speaker: Lorissa Medrano
In Jacob's story we find a man who spent his life trying to scheme and grasp blessing, but who encountered a God who wanted to freely and give and bless.
Speaker: Vince Medrano
God's consuming passion is to bless humanity and to install them as His image bearers, a plan he has pursued since the opening pages of Genesis. Despite humanity's tendency to turn inlays and away from God, He remains faithful to his plan. He is a God of life, who is continually meetings humanity in their place of attempting to seize blessings under their own power. Within this framework, Genesis 22 is a moment where we see if Abraham serves God out of a place of trust or for his own personal gain.
Speaker: Lorissa Medrano
Pastor Lorissa continues our sermon series, "The Story."
Speaker: Vince Medrano
The Bible is not meant to be mastered, but to master us, shaping our hearts and minds to align with God's story. Through a life-long meditative engagement with scripture, we are prepared to receive Jesus and grow in our trust of Him and His way.
Speaker: Lorissa Medrano
This week we delve into the life of Zacchaeus and his life-changing encounter with Jesus. Through Zacchaeus', we learn that no one is beyond redemption and Jesus seeks us out personally and calls us by name, offering grace and belonging regardless of our past.
Speaker: Vince Medrano
Job’s friends: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, initially comfort Job but soon shift to blaming his suffering on sin. Their theologies, while true in a lot of ways, fail to account for Job’s innocence, highlighting the struggle to reconcile God’s goodness with human suffering. This struggle mirrors our own tendency to seek control and understanding in the face of uncertainty.
Speaker: Vince Medrano
The disciples overlooked the little boy and his tiny lunch as any kind of solution of provision by Jesus took what the little boy had and gave thanks to his His Father.
Speaker: Lorissa Medrano
This week we delve into the stories of several courageous women in Exodus 1-2 whose lives were used by God to bring about deliverance. We explore how acts of faithful obedience in our everyday spheres of influence can be powerful tools in God's redemptive plan.
Speaker: Vince Medrano
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus, is described as the "Son of Encouragement" by the apostles. His role in the early church is pivotal, particularly in advocating for Pul's acceptance despite Paul's past as a persecutor. Barnabas' example of generosity and forgiveness contrasts with the deception of Ananias and Sapphire; this character of generosity plays a major role in the formation of the Church's care for one another.
Speaker: Lorissa Medrano
Joshua likely was a man who struggled with fear and anxiety. But how was someone who struggled with fear not shrinking back in big, daunting moments?
Speaker: Eric Edquist
Sometimes the gospel compels us to sacrifice a right in order to love others. Join us as we open up the books of Colossians and Philemon to discover a personal challenge that increases our ability to display the love of Jesus.
Speaker: Kevin Dolbee
Abigail: Emotional Maturity in an Ego-Driven World
Speaker: Janae Platt
In 2 Samuel, we peer into the ilife of the warrior Benaiah who chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day and emerged victorious. We all face lions, obstacles and opportunities that seem too big to conquer. His story of bravery sparks a hope to believe God for the victory, even in the impossible and discover the Biblical reminders that prove you and I are lion chasers, just like Benaiah.
Speaker: Vince Medrano
Samson's story mirrors the story of Israel. He lives contrary to the call to be set apart, he takes for himself what catches his eye, he breaks his vows, and he experiences the Lord's ear bent toward him as he calls out from his chains.
Speaker: Vince Medrano
As we look forward to the future as a church, we’ll be considering: our formation in the way of Jesus, our life together, and pursuing being a good presence in our neighborhoods.
Speaker: Lorissa Medrano
The world is grappling with an epidemic of loneliness and the church is uniquely poised to be an answer to the increasing isolation of our communities. What would it look like for followers of Jesus to intentionally build relationships with our literal neighbors, as we live as a faithful presence of Jesus, seeking the good of the city he has planted us in?