Thanks for joining us for worship this morning. If you’ve got your bible with you, you’re going to want to be in the book of Acts 15:36-41. We’ve traveled through stories of the bible, from the Old and New Testaments and asked the question: “What If I Stumble?” Perhaps we can learn what we might … Continue reading Agree to Disagree
The Big Lie
Acts 4:30-5:11 We’re continuing on with the series “What If I Stumble?” It’s a question you might ask in the community of faith, in your group of friends or your family. “What if I screw up? What if I make a choice that is the worst possible choice imaginable? Will you still love me? Can … Continue reading The Big Lie
Big Hairy Mess
Part of the "What If I Stumble" series This week we continue with our series What if I stumble. We've looked at Peter, his denial and then return to Jesus. We heard Judas Iscariot's story and how it ended with no hope to overcome his problems. Today we go old school. Like Old Testament old … Continue reading Big Hairy Mess
Down for the Count
The following post addresses the topic of suicide. If you'd like listen to the audio recording, the Spotify player is at the end of this post. I read the comments on this page and I want to know, have you been close to someone who's attempted suicide or had thoughts about that? How has it … Continue reading Down for the Count
From Denial to Redemption
"That rooster was a wake up call for Peter. He looked down in shame. He considered looking up across the crowd to see Jesus...but he couldn’t bear to. He felt defeated and condemned. He had stumbled and fell into denying Jesus 3 times. The question is, "how did we end up here?"
Recognizing the Importance of Dependence
Today is July 4th. This is an interesting day because of course it’s Sunday, but also a national holiday. For our friends all around the world, it is just another day on the calendar, for us it is a day to celebrate the birth of our nation. Now there’s discrepancy as to if it was … Continue reading Recognizing the Importance of Dependence
The Rain-Bow Connection
Genesis 6-9 Today we are looking at a well known story. It’s one of the big 5 or so stories we teach about in Sunday school. Chances are that if you’ve ever found yourself in a church nursery before, images of this story would fill your eyes. Painted on the walls, themed on a bulletin … Continue reading The Rain-Bow Connection
Who’s Your Daddy?!
John 8:31-47 What’s with that title? If you lived through the 1990’s and 2000's, there was a phrase that started to pick up steam for some reason or another. The phrase was, “Who’s your daddy?!” Now unless you don’t understand when people are being facetious, you would understand that they are not asking you who … Continue reading Who’s Your Daddy?!
The Fault in our Stars
Amos 5:8, Psalm 147:4, Deut. 4:15-19, Rev 8:12 Have you heard this introduction before? "Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross’d … Continue reading The Fault in our Stars
A Tale of Two Prophets
By Dr. Kevin Donley (Blog post written by Pastor Matt Angell) This post is a bit of a shorter one than you would expect. This past Sunday at church, our District Superintendent, Dr. Kevin Donley came to do my pastoral and our church review in a brief meeting following service. Prior to that meeting with … Continue reading A Tale of Two Prophets
