Last Sunday, February 28: "Winston Churchill observed: We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." Jesus has a lot to say about living generously. In the story of the 2 Rich Men and Lazarus (Luke 16.19-31) we eavesdrop in on a fictional conversation between 2 rich men -- an unknown rich man and Abraham, the founding father of the Jewish people. This is a springboard from which we leap to discuss living generously.

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Last Sunday, February 21: The Bible is the most outrageous book ever written and it is essential to the vitality of any Christian community. This week we reflect on the example of Ezra so that we might be encouraged to allow Scriptures to engage us amidst their wisdom, insight, revelation, ambiguity, mystery, and outrageousness.

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Last Sunday, February 14: Essential to any Christian community is the commitment to share our faith trusting that there is no one beyond God's love... Ryan Pfeiffer, Regional Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship shares encourages us to share our faith as we recognize Jesus' vision, Jesus' vision for our friends, and Jesus' vision for our role. Along the way we are reminded that there is no one who is beyond God's reach -- especially those who we know too well, cause us to be intimidated, and cause us to give up hope. Listen and be encouraged!

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Last Sunday, February 7: Essential to any Christian community looking to be alive in Jesus, relevant to our world, and compassionate towards others must be the Cross of Jesus. Simply put we must be people of His Cross. Jesus points us to His Cross on the night He was betrayed and in doing so he celebrates His relationships, reminds us of the grace He gives us, and invites us to remember and celebrate the full and wondrous expanse of His life. As we do so we find our view of God is shaped in the image of Jesus and our lives discover fresh purpose. Jesus gave His life so we might give ours to others...

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Last Sunday, January 31: The New Testament refers to the Church as light in the darkness, salt, strangers, aliens, and exiles. While we live as temporary residents of an earthly colony, Scripture says we get our orders and follow the laws of an eternal Kingdom. This begs the question: how shall we live? To reflect on this question, Mark looked at 2 passages from the Bible: Hebrews 11.13-16 and Jeremiah 29.4-14. The points of reflection might surprise you!

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Last Sunday, January 24, Gary Barnes, Director of World Changers International, spoke on the essential theme of expressing the love of Jesus and sharing the our faith in Jesus. This message is a challenge for a faith that wants to  be insulated and aloof from a world that doesn't share our faith... Yet as Gary points out: we don't really have a choice because of what Jesus says, "As the Father Has sent me, so I send you." In case you are wondering, that "you" is "us". Have a listen...

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Last Sunday, January 17, Mark looked at Jesus' declaration: "I will build my Church".  This means the Church is not an afterthought, a surprise, or a divine whim. Jesus intends the Church to be adynamic, living, and united people movement gathered around God. She is birthed by His redeeming work, held together by His merciful love, and commissioned to express and extend God’s righteous and redemptive Kingdom presence in our world. When Jesus announces His intention to “build my church”,  He makes a specific promise. Do you think Jesus is keeping His word?

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Last Sunday, January 10, Mark looked again at one new year's resolution that might well become a revolution for you... Every new year may of us face a a challenge: how do we focus on the future when we have a past that threatens to defeat us before we even begin. We look to the Apostle Paul for insight as we see how he articulates and applies Jesus' "one resolution."

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Essentials are those things that are absolutely necessary and central. Life essentials simplify our life because they help us navigate life's demands, complexities, challenges, distractions, and opportunities. As we begin this new year we are going to visit about "Essentials". First, we will take a few weeks to consider the ONE essential Jesus said will ground us and inspire us. Then we will look at the essentials of being a community that reflects God's presence and redemptive compassion. We believe as we consider and celebrate these essentials we will discover God's presence, God's promises, God's power, and God's purposes for our lives...

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Last Sunday, January 3, Mark looked one new year's resolution that might well become a revolution for you... what is it? Have a listen!

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Last Sunday, December 27, Ryan Silvia, our Director of Youth Ministries, talked on "epiphany". What is an "epiphany"? Have a listen and find out! and you will be encouraged to learn about God's desire to give you one! 

Last Sunday, December 20, Scott Sabin, Executive Director for Plant With Purpose, talked on why we can expect, express, and empower Más Hope this Christmas. Extreme poverty and the environment are not two separate issues. A healthy environment is vital to a community’s ability to fight poverty. Listen, be inspired, and engage! Click here for examples of how Plant With Purpose moves whole communities from despair to hope

Last Sunday, December 13, Mark talked on why we can expect más this Christmas. We looked at a Christmas passage embedded in Jesus' exchange with Pilate in John 18.37-38: 

For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth.
Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” 38 Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”

From this passage we learn that (1) Christmas means there is truth; (2) Christmas means that Jesus is the "Key"; and (3) Christmas means that Pilate was wrong! 

 Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties we have no recording for this week... Therefore, there is no sermon recording for this week. However we are leaving up the recording from November 29 when we launched our new series: Expect MAS this Christmas. But check out the resources we are providing that are at the end of this LIVE EVENT link.

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The Advent/Christmas season is all about God's faithfulness to dwell with people amidst their darkness, disappointments, and dread. Advent/Christmas is God's defiant initiative, on our behalf, to free us from the limitations life imposes upon us by engaging us with hope, peace, joy, and love. These four encourage us to expect more because God always promises to bless us with more than life can give. His presence is His abiding promise inspire us to expect more. Expectancy may be a risk for many because with risk comes the possibility of disappointment. But we need not fear because God "... rewards those who sincerely seek him." (Hebrews 11.6) This Advent/Christmas season dare to "expect mas".

This past Sunday (29 November) we launched this new series during a week when our community experienced the sudden death of a member of our staff team – Calvin Nolan who died  on Monday, 23 November. This week's recording contains a remembrance time for Calvin as well as the kickoff of this new series by Pastor Vince. Advent/Christmas announces that God is present in our grief and triumphs in our sadness. 

This past Sunday (22 November) we continued our new series based on Romans 8 -- NEW Forever. This week Mark reflected on the question: "Are Christians Different?".Media surveys tell us that Christians in U.S. culture are perceived to be different-- meaner, more intolerant, arrogant, judgmental, and exclusive. If Christians are different, then what is that difference? 

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This past Sunday (15 November) we continued our new series based on Romans 8 -- NEW Forever. This week Mark continued 13 Life-Giving and Live-Changing Words. Last week we asked the question, "So what?! "This week we ask the "inquiring minds want to know" journalist questions – "Why?", "How?", "Who?", and "So?". By the end of the message you will learn what an elephant, hyrax, and manatee have to do with one another -- what?! really?! 

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This past Sunday (8 November) we continued our new series based on Romans 8 -- NEW Forever. This week Mark presented 13 Life-Giving and Live-Changing Words. Unfortunately, due to technical challenges the message was not recorded. However you can still view notes and resources through our  link to our LIVE EVENT.

This past Sunday (1 November) we continued our new series based on Romans 8 -- NEW Forever. This week Jim Foreman presented Christ's work on the cross and the power of the Holy Spirit, Christians have been broken out of the jailhouse of condemnation and released into a life of freedom in Christ.

This past Sunday (25 October) we continued our new series based on Romans 8 -- NEW Forever. This week we discussed that we all need a mind shift... Faith is not about the bad we are avoiding but the good God we are pursuing. In a life like this we will see the Spirit lead us into courageous acts of faith and love.  

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This past Sunday (18 October) we continued our new series based on Romans 8 -- NEW Forever. This week our theme is: "In Christ-- so what?!"  What difference does Jesus make to a life "in Christ"? Well for one thing it means that my status is defined first by relationship not accomplishment. But it also means a whole lot more... have a listen!

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This past Sunday (11 October) we continued our new series based on Romans 8 -- NEW Forever. This week we reflect on the question: What is a Christian? The answer to this question may surprise you! Have a listen and see if you agree...

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