Last Words 4: Honest to God
In his cry of desperation tinged with fear, pain and even some anger, Jesus gave us all permission to express our deepest feelings before God. … More Last Words 4: Honest to God
In his cry of desperation tinged with fear, pain and even some anger, Jesus gave us all permission to express our deepest feelings before God. … More Last Words 4: Honest to God
Good Friday Vigil Meditations “The Seven Last Words of Jesus” By Jeremy Berg | April 2020 Read all seven meditations below, or print PDF here. SET UP: Part of the power of our Good Friday vigil experience is the sacred space we create in the church with stations to move through. This year we are … More Good Friday Vigil: Seven Last Words (Download)
In the midst of his suffering and gasping for breath, he took the time to make sure his mother would be looked after when he was gone. … More Last Words 3: Are Your Affairs in Order?
Nobody wants to die alone, and it’s a gift to be surrounded by family and friends when you go. … More Last Words 2: Heaven Is Real
Jesus died in the same way he lived: extending grace toward others. He invites us to follow his example. … More Last Words 1: Forgive Others
Ready or not—let’s journey to the cross and let Jesus’ words both woo and rattle us a bit as we remember the night Heaven shed tears on that hill far away. … More Last Words: Introduction
Jesus died how he lived: extending grace to others. What if we followed in his steps? … More Daily Spark: “Last Words: Forgive”
“This is going to be the hardest and saddest week of most Americans’ lives,” Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams said yesterday. This is a sober note to begin Holy Week on. … More A Holy Week to Remember
This is a virtual service we recorded for Palm Sunday. We will do something similar for our Easter Celebration. Enjoy!
Pastor David Brown invites us to fix our minds on Jesus as we begin Holy Week.
In Exodus 17, Moses raised his arms (and staff) up high while Joshua fought on the front lines. As long as Moses’ arms were raised up, they had the advantage. Whenever he lowered his arms, the enemy gained ground. Likewise, people of faith today need to be raising our arms up in prayer for those … More Daily Spark: “Raise Up Arms” (Jeremy)
Jonnie leads us through a “breath work devotional” in Psalm 139. … More Daily Spark: “Breath Work” (Jonnie)
Pastor Bill shares about resting in the shelter of God and taking refuge in the LORD (Psalm 91). Find more of Bill’s “Simple Sermons” here.
What if as long as we are lifting up these warriors in prayer, we are gaining ground and holding back the enemy; but whenever we drop our hands and cease praying, the virus gains more ground? … More Quarantine Letters: Raise Your Arms!
We’re all chasing “feeling good.” But in order to catch up to the good feelings, we may first need to acknowledge and work through the other feelings we’re feeling. … More Daily Spark: “Feeling Your Feelings” (Jonnie)
How can we creatively and compassionately carry one another in times of need? … More Daily Spark: “Carry Each Other” (Jeremy)
The true mark of Christian love isn’t revealed merely when we have nothing to gain, but precisely when we have everything to lose. … More Quarantine Letters: Illusion of Civility
Here’s a sermon to consider for this Sunday, March 28, as we don’t have a MainStreet service this Sunday. We are planning to put out some kind of pre-recorded service and sermon for the next couple Sundays (Palm Sunday & Easter Sunday) alongside our live and interactive Wednesday night gathering. This message spoke to me … More Sunday Sermon by Tony Evans
You are more than “a teetering, fallible contraption, always needing watching and patching, always on the verge of flapping to pieces.” … More A Teetering Contraption? (George Will)
We feel quite powerless over the coronavirus, but we do have the power to direct our thoughts upward toward God! … More Daily Spark: “Things Above” (Jonnie)
There are many lessons to take from the famous story of David and Goliath, but one is the illusion of strength. The COVID-19 virus, like David’s small stones, is revealing the true fragility of systems and structures we thought were so strong. … More Quarantine Letters: Illusion of Strength
While the COVID-19 virus may be “novel,” 100% of the population has tested positive for another sinister virus of the soul. … More Daily Spark: “Spiritual Pandemic” (Jeremy)
What can we learn from our children during this COVID-19 crisis? … More Daily Spark: “Childlike Faith” (Jeremy)
The current COVID-19 pandemic is revealing the limits of our independence. Despite our cultural rhetoric, we are biologically, psychologically, and spiritually communal creatures. Autonomy is an illusion. From the very beginning, God designed us to exist interdependently. … More Quarantine Letters: Illusion of Independence
As the COVID-19 virus is spreads across our land and people practice social distancing, I’m reading about how the news of Jesus’ healing power spread so rapidly across Galilee, forcing Jesus to seek some social distance from the crushing crowds! … More Quarantine Letters: Get A Grip!