Sunday Service
How to Grow
Date: February 26th, 2023
Matthew 28:16-20 & Galatians 5:13-26
Series Archive
Giving Thanks in the Midst of a Difficult 2020
“18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
When disappointment comes
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we as Christians should handle frustration and/or disappointment. A wise friend once told me that strong emotion without an expression usually leads to depression. I sense and hear a lot of strong frustration and disappointment out there, and I’m also seeing a lot of depression, so what should we do?
3 Phrases We Should Use More Often
The year 2020, and this week in particular, has me thinking we all need to lean in and use three phrases a lot more than we commonly do.
Pause or reset? Which button has God pushed?
Lately I’ve been wondering what “button” God has pushed. You see, in many ways most of us have been living like, and perhaps even hoping that, God has merely pushed a “pause” button and that soon things will go back to “normal.” Yet as the “pause” drags on, I’ve begun to think that perhaps God has pushed the “reset” button.
Anxious? How are your media and scripture intake?
I really enjoyed my vacation and one of the best parts of it was that I didn’t watch the news even once in a three week span. Oh, I read an occasional article or news story, but usually I just skimmed the highlights.
God is getting our attention on racial injustice
These last few months have been strange, yet I’ve been able to rest in God’s promises and sovereignty. I’ve been able to pause and know He is God. He is working out all things according to His plan and purposes. I’m thankful for the ways God has gotten my attention. One of those is highlighting injustices that have occurred throughout history.
Looking for a way to learn more about racism? The Color of Compromise is a good start
What is going on?
In March, I asked it as we began facing the COVID-19 pandemic. And then, a few weeks ago, just as it seemed life was starting to head toward normal, I asked it again as racial divisions erupted across the country.
What is happening? Why are we still grappling with racism? Why is there still so much pain and tension over race relations?
Highlights from our river baptism service
Four children and youth from our congregation were baptized during a worship service held at the North River, and another of our adult covenant partners renewed her baptism vows. Watch highlights from the day.
5 things we learned on mission in London and Dubai
Pastor Jon Heeringa and two of our covenant partners recently returned from nearly two weeks in London and Dubai. There, they learned about Christian outreach in the Muslim world. Jon says he took away several main lessons from their time. Here are Jon's thoughts,...
Jesus is on the Move
"Asian is on the move." It's one of my favorite lines in C.S. Lewis's classic "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe," and my affinity for the line has grown on this trip because it is clear Jesus is on the move in the Persian and Arabian world. For the last two days I...