Summer Church Bonfires

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We are looking forward to our seventh year of holding church bonfires, taking place on July 19 and August 16 at 4:00PM at Les Shirley Park! These bonfires have become such a wonderful tradition, a time for fellowship, sharing a potluck meal, singing worship songs, celebrating baptisms, playing beach games and watching the young ones play in the water. The church will provide hotdogs, chips and water, please bring a side dish, comfy sand chairs or blankets, and many layers for the unpredictable beach weather. We hope you will join us for any or all of these events, a time for God’s children to enjoy being together and giving thanks to our Good Father.

Romans 9:1-5

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God’s Heart for Israel in Paul

Join us this weekend as we reflect upon Paul’s heart for his own people evident in Romans 9:1-5 (study guide HERE). May His words stir deeply in our hearts as we live into our identity as more than conquerors through Him who loved each of us so very well. And may many come to saving faith in Jesus Christ as we proclaim His love into the life of our community.

Romans 8:28-39

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God’s Love in Christ

Join us this week as we continue to make our way into the inner sanctuary of Romans by celebrating the power of God’s love and presence in our lives evident in Romans 8:28-39 (study guide HERE). God has called us, justified us and raised us to glory through the power of the cross and resurrection. He has overcome the enemy and continues to intercede for us. Who or what can possibly separate us from the love of God that saved us? Let us reflect upon that question and allow it to shape the way that we live into our identity as more than conquerors for His glory and His purpose.

Romans 8:18-30

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Hope, Intercession and Future Glory

This Sunday we conclude Romans chapter 8 as Pastor Nathan brings us a sermon titled, ‘Hope, Intercession and Future Glory’ (study guide HERE). When we place our hope in God, that hope is never misplaced, as God works everything together for our good. And as we wait patiently for the fulfillment of our hope, the Spirit intercedes for us according to the will of God. Come be encouraged to continue in your hope, faithfulness and prayer.

Invitation to Prayer and Fasting

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The search for our next Associate Pastor is making encouraging progress, and the members of the Associate Pastor Search Team invite you to join with them in focused prayer that the Lord will place His call on our next Associate Pastor. Will you join us in prayer asking the Lord for guidance, wisdom and discernment as the process is ramping up with several possible candidates already identified. In a setting recording in Mark 9:29, Jesus challenged the disciples by saying, “This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting.” The most important thing each one of us can do is to pray, and fast as the Lord directs, for the Lord’s clear direction. Let’s join together, united in prayer and waiting on the Lord to guide us in the next steps of our search.
~Search Team Chair Jay Barber

Romans 8:11-17

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Receiving a Spirit of Adoption

Join us this week as we continue to make our way into the “inner sanctuary” of the book of Romans. Romans 8:11-17 (study guide HERE) speaks to us about what it means to walk in accordance with the leading of God’s Holy Spirit as we live into our identity as God’s adopted sons and daughters. This is a passage of hope, life and belonging, one that encourages us to put to death the deeds of the body in order that we might live for Him fully as heirs of His Kingdom.

Romans 8:1-10

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Life in the Spirit

Join us this weekend as we begin to make our way into the inner sanctuary of the book of Romans and reflect upon the Good News of the Gospel shared with us in Romans 8:1-10 (study guide HERE). There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Let those words take hold of your lives as we walk in the newness of life that Christ has provided for us. May we live by the Spirit rather than according to the flesh, and set our minds on the things that are pleasing to God as we experience His peace. The power of the one who dwells within you allows you to live a life of righteousness as He conforms you into His image.

Romans 7:7-25

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Reflections on Law, Sin and Death

Join us this week for a deep dive into the unfolding drama of Romans 7 (study guide HERE).  Our section this week includes a familiar cast of characters; Flesh, Sin, Death, and the Law, all playing their parts in the theater of a human life. This passage is famously relatable, and remarkably insightful. The attentive listener will be better equipped to love the gospel and live in the freedom of the Spirit.

Romans 7:1-6

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A New Way of Life

Join us this week as we explore what it means to die to the law in order that we may live in the Spirit. Romans 7:1-6 (study guide HERE) begins with a challenging analogy on marriage, but in the midst of these words, we hear God’s invitation for us to deepen our relationship with Him. A new era has dawned in the life of God’s people, an era of new life in the Spirit, something that we see modeled for us brilliantly in John 4 when Jesus redeems the woman at the well and empowers her to join in His mission.

Romans 6:15-23

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Slave of Obedience and Righteousness

This weekend we continue our study in Romans as we move from slaves of sin to become slaves of obedience in Romans 6:15-23 (Study guide HERE). As servants of God, we understand the debt that Jesus paid on our behalf and it’s in light of this gift that we offer our lives to the Lord. May we regularly choose obedience that leads toward righteousness, and give thanks to God as we allow His teaching to shape the pattern of how we engage with our world. The fruit of our sanctification will transform our lives in His image as we live more fully in Him.