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This week we look at the aftermath of Paul’s first sermon in Acts (13:44-52). We see God bringing both eternal life and the ability to believe it to people with no rational reason to turn to this new Jewish sect. And we see others who thought they had God figured out missing his greatest gift - this is for us as a warning, and not to judge.
And what is happening with the Word of the Lord here? It confronts everyone and shifts everything. What is it?
Acts 13:44-52
Elder Jared Fisher
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As we continue in our study of Acts this week, we’ll look at Acts 13:13-43. Paul and Barnabas continue their missionary journey and much of the passage is taken up by a sermon Paul delivers to the people of Antioch in Pisidia. What we find in his sermon is a reminder of what makes Christianity so compelling, so unique, and so trustworthy compared to other worldviews and religious systems: the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The resurrection is the hinge of all human history, the great before and after. Before there was death and darkness, after is light and new life! As believers we are resurrected people, looking forward to eternity with Christ yet sure of that hope even now. This passage is an invitation to live in the confidence of the miracle of the resurrection.
Acts 13:13-43
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Chapter 13 begins the gospel going to the end of the earth. For centuries prior to the book of Acts, the scriptures told us that God’s grand purpose was that all nations would praise Him and know Him. Jesus said that when he was lifted up, he would draw all peoples (different nations) to himself. Acts 13 tells us of the first missionary endeavor, which became the launching pad through which God would be praised by all nations. This is still God’s heart today. We still have many people groups who have never heard of Jesus, nor do they have scripture in a language they understand.
Acts 13:1-12
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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Chapter 12 of the Book of Acts wraps up with Herod dying, Saul and Barnabus completing their mission in Jerusalem and heading back to Antioch. Luke divides Acts into two parts and Chapter 12 is the end of the first portion. The good news of Jesus Christ dying and being raised from the dead as the ultimate sacrifice for sin has been proclaimed in Jerusalem and beyond, primarily through the leadership of Peter. The second portion of Acts will highlight Paul's missionary endeavors. As we recap the first 12 chapters to see how God has worked through His people, we see that the Word of God has increased and multiplied in 4 ways - the spoken word, the written word, the silent word, and the Living Word. It's as vital and vibrant today as it was for the early church. How can we as individuals and corporately continue to see God's word increase and multiply?
Acts 12:20-25
Elder Greg McGinnis
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Acts 12:1-19 raises a natural question. The church prayed for both James and Peter, but James was killed by the sword, while Peter was miraculously delivered. Why did these two apostles receive such different outcomes when the same group of people were praying for them. These types of questions in our own lives can make it difficult to pray. We can feel discouraged. We can grow cynical. We can grow resigned to the fact that, God’s going to do what God’s going to do. Yet, even with the inevitable disappointment with James, the early church continues to fervently seek God in prayer. They pray for Peter. One of the things we learn from the early church was that prayer was so baked into their regular rhythms, that it wasn’t something that was contingent upon them getting the answer they wanted. While this didn’t necessarily make it easy when their prayers seemed to go unanswered, these rhythms did keep them in regular communion with God where they were constantly seeing answers to prayer.
Acts 12:1-19
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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Persecution of Christians became the catalyst by which God’s Word spread, missionally minded churches were formed, and unity was realized.
Acts 11:19-30
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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God has worked in unmistakable ways to offer salvation for the Gentiles; therefore, the Church must follow suit. The Church doesn’t write the script; they follow the script. They Church doesn’t draw up the play; they run the play. When the church decides to become the scriptwriter rather than the script-follower, bad things happen.
Acts 11:1-18
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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This week we look at Acts 10, in which God uses two divine visions to reach a Gentile man and, in doing this, he bursts the doors of the church open to a whole new group of people!
Acts 10:1-48
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Jesus bestows supernatural, healing grace for the sake of turning people to himself.
Acts 9:32-43
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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Acts 9:19b-31
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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Jesus lovingly and decisively intervenes on behalf of his church to protect and preserve her. Acts 9:1-19
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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We’re back in Acts series with Acts 8, looking at the Spirit of God orchestrating a divine encounter that results in the joyful conversion of an unexpected new believer.
Acts 8:26-40
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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For Missions Sunday, we’re going to begin to dive into the topic of “What is the Local Church’s Role in Missions?” Is it to meet as many physical needs as we can? Share the Gospel? Outreach? Send money to people who can do these things? This is a big question that we’re not going to get fully answered in one sermon. But at least we can start to think through the question as a church and what the Bible has to say about it. Recently, our Local and Go Global Mission Teams have started to try and rediscover what missions is, because it’s hard for us to discern what our role in Missions is if we don’t have a clear understanding of what Missions is.
Guest Speaker: Robert Thiel, former International Director of Africa Inland Mission
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Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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The astonishing (and sometimes hard to believe) message of the Gospel is that it’s free. We may not offer money for it, but in what ways do we act like we need to earn God’s favor? In what ways do we seek to put God in our debt by our good works? In what ways do we think God owes us because of something we’ve done? We are reminded in today's passage, that the gospel is not for purchase. Instead, it is a free gift through Jesus’ costly purchase of us.
Act 8:4-25
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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Because Jesus reigns and rules from heaven, we can be gripped by peace and assured that his purposes will prevail.
Acts 7:54-8:3
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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God’s presence cannot be confined to our self-imposed limitations, and to do so is to enter into false worship rather than true worship.
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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We continue in our Acts series with the first of three weeks studying the life and death of Stephen. Today we’ll see that through his opposition and trial, Stephen remains faithful and calm resting in the presence of Jesus.
Acts 6:8-15
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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We’re back to Acts series with Acts 6:1-7. Here we’ll see an internal threat that emerges in the church and the gracious way the Holy Spirit protects the church and strengthens her witness in the world.
Acts 6:1-7
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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The good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection enables you to stand firm in present and to be assured of the future.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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Jesus reveals that he is the long-expected King, and the crowds reveal they have yet to grasp the nature of his kingship.
Matthew 21:1-11
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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God’s redemptive plan cannot be stopped, therefore, to fight against His witnesses is to fight against Him.
Acts 5:12-42
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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As the early church grew in numbers and unity, Satan sought to destroy it with lying, deception, and a lack of reverence for God.
Acts 4:32-5:11
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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If you had just been arrested and imprisoned for speaking about Jesus, and then subsequently threatened not to speak any more about Jesus, what would your prayer be? This is the scene in Acts 4:23-31, but the early church prays for none of these things. In fact, out of the seven verses that their prayer spans, only two of those verses are even a petition to God. The first five verses have nothing to do with asking God for anything. When they finally get to their petitions, they’re not what we’d expect. The question this passage answers and what this podcast will answer is this: As the winds of fear and anxiety swirl and seek to blow over the early church, how is it that they are enabled to stand so boldly?
Acts 4:23-31
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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The Word of God continues to spread through the bold witness of the apostles, despite persecution.
Acts 4:1-22
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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This week, in Acts 3, we see an example of the “signs and wonders” being done by the early church. This story shows us what it means to be Christ’s witnesses in a world filled with suffering.
Acts 3:1-26
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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The Holy Spirit supernaturally forms a community of believers around the person of Jesus, thereby transforming them into a compelling witness.
Acts 2:42-47
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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The source of the Holy Spirit’s outpouring is the rejected, risen, and reigning Christ.
Acts 2:22-41
Pastor Dave Pack, Senior Pastor
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The Holy Spirit is given to Jesus’ followers to empower them in their role as witnesses.
Acts 2:1-21
Pastor Dave Pack, Pastor-Elect
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Acts 1:12-26
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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The enthroned Jesus is at work by his Spirit in his apostles to enable their task as witnesses in Jerusalem and to the end of the earth.
Acts 1:1-11 (ESV)
Pastor Dave Pack, Pastor-Elect
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Jesus commissioned and empowered his followers with the Holy Spirit to be his witnesses beginning in Jerusalem and going to the end of the earth.
Acts 1:1-8 (ESV)
Pastor Dave Pack, Pastor-Elect
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This week is Epiphany Sunday, the day on the church calendar when we celebrate the revelation of the Gospels to all people, including Gentiles. We looked at Ephesians 3:1-13 to see what Paul calls the mystery of the Gospel.
Ephesians 3:1-13
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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As followers of Jesus, we are called to follow His example of announcing the Kingdom.
Mark 1:32-39
Adam Willard, Minister for Missions and Evangelism
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To the extent one recognizes their need for consoling is the extent they will recognize and receive the ultimate
Luke 2:25-38
Pastor Dave Pack, Pastor-Elect
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The power to love in the face of hate arises from seeing the exalted and enthroned Christ.
Acts 7:54-60
Pastor Dave Pack, Pastor-Elect
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Future hope infuses the believer with joy in the present, thus enabling them to persevere in the race of life.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Pastor Dave Pack, Pastor=Elect
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The serpent undermined the trustworthiness and goodness of God’s Word. When the humans took the bait, paradise was lost.Genesis 3:1-7
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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God creates woman as an indispensable, corresponding partner for the man, enabling them to do together what they could never do alone, thereby perfecting creation.
Genesis 2:18-25
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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God provides humankind with the capacity to joyfully serve and obey Him.
Genesis 2:4-17
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we look at the final part of the seven-day creation story with the Seventh Day itself, the day of God’s rest.
Genesis 2:1-3
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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God commissions humanity to reproduce His creative work.
Genesis 1:28-31
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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God created humankind in His image, revealing that they are the crown of creation.
Genesis 1:26-27
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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This we continue in Genesis 1 to look at the bulk of the creation story. The patterns of the creation story show us that creation was made to bring God glory.
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Genesis 1:6-25
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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The Word of God is the vehicle of God that brings forth the creation of God.
Genesis 1:3-5
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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The Eternal Creator creates creation.
Genesis 1:1-2
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Jesus really died. Jesus was really buried. Jesus really rose from the dead.
Mark 15:40 - 16:8
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Jesus experienced the darkness of forsakenness, so we could experience the light of forgiveness.
Mark 15:33-39
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Pastor Dan Wilson will be preaching from Mark 15:16-32, we see Simon of Cyrene literally enact Jesus’ words about picking up one’s cross. Simon is seized and forced to carry Jesus’ cross. Simon quickly realizes that to be next to Jesus is to experience what Jesus did. While our natural preferences are to seek our comforts out, Jesus repeatedly reminds us that to follow him is to walk down the same Calvary Road he did. When life feels hard, when our comforts are stripped away, may we remember, this is how Jesus said it would be. And may we remember that as we lose our lives for his sake, we actually find our lives.
Mark 15:16-32
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In Mark 15:1-15, we’ll see Jesus’ trial with Pontius Pilate and the crowd’s insistence that he be put to death. These tragic events will point us to the goodness of Christ’s substitutionary work for us.
Mark 15:1-15
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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The bitterness of Peter’s denials gives way to the sweetness of his repentance.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Mark 14:66-72
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Jesus is falsely accused for the purpose of being condemned to death.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Mark 14:53-65
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Jesus lovingly submitted to betrayal and abandonment to accomplish our redemption.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Mark 14:43-52
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While we flee from lesser trials, Jesus’ obedience in the ultimate suffering secures our salvation and hope forever. Mark 14:27-42 shows us the weakness of the disciples and the total obedience of Jesus.
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
Mark 14:27-41
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The Holy Spirit came to empower the Church to declare God’s greatness to all people.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Acts 2:1-13
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Jesus became our Passover Lamb so that we may feast on his grace.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Mark 14:12-26
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This week we look at Mark 14:1-11, the story of Jesus being anointed at Bethany, an extravagant act of worship that called a total waste.
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
Mark 14:1-11
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Because Jesus’ words are trustworthy, we must wait expectantly and vigilantly for his return.
Mark 13:28-37
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Amidst apparent chaos, Jesus reigns supreme and holds his sheep secure.
Mark 13:1-27
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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We are back in our Mark series with Mark 12:35-44, a series of stories in which Jesus is confronting the scribes and religious leaders and their distorted view of God. He then gives us the commendable example of a widow who gives an offering of all that she had. Her offering points us, ultimately, to Christ and his offering for all of us.
Mark 12:35-44
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Jesus’ resurrection has the power to cause doubt to give way to faith.
John 20:19-31
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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The greatest commandment is to love God and neighbor, which no one can do perfectly.
Mark 12:28-34
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Jesus’ authority compels us to give ourselves unreservedly to God and His Word.
Mark 12:13-27
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we look at the Parable of the Tenants and consider how we see ourselves in this parable. Are we tenants acting like owners? Or do we understand to whom we truly belong?
Mark 12:1-12
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Jesus overturns fruitless and futile religion to establish fruitful faith.
Mark 11:12-33
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Jesus gives sight to the blind for the purpose of seeing him clearly and following him decisively.
Mark 10:46-52
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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The power and the pattern for serving others is revealed in Jesus giving his life as a ransom.
Mark 10:32-45
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we look at Mark 10:13-31 and the central theme that it is impossible, apart from God, to enter His Kingdom. Rather, we trust in Christ who makes all things possible and we enter the Kingdom as children, humble of faith.
Mark 10:13-31
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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The sacred nature of marriage is rooted in God’s pattern of creation.
Mark 10:1-12
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Jesus takes sin seriously because people matter to him.
One of the characteristics that is most opposed to love is indifference. Nowhere in the pages of scripture do we find a Jesus who is indifferent, but instead one who loves fiercely, not because he avoids the reality of hard things, but precisely because he warns and pleads about the reality of hard things.
Mark 9:42-50 ESV
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Jesus’ pathway to greatness came through suffering service; therefore, the pathway of his followers will be the same.
Mark 9:30-41
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Faith manifests in prayerful dependence upon Jesus, not prayerless independence from Jesus.
Mark 9:14-29
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we look at the story of Christ’s transfiguration, an experience of total transcendence in the presence of God for three of his disciples. We’ll talk about why we long for God’s presence and why we need it in our lives.
Mark 9:1-13
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Host: Holly Winckel
Michi Davis
James Cannariato
Mark 8:31-38
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we spend one more week looking at Christmas passages with Matthew 2:1-12, the visit of the Magi. We’ll see how significant it is that these foreign, Gentile wise men seek out the newborn Jesus to worship Him.
Matthew 2:1-12
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Elder Greg McGinnis
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John 1:15-17
Elder Greg McGinnis
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Jesus becoming flesh was the ultimate expression of God’s goodness towards us.
John 1:14
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Birth into God’s family is an act of sheer grace.
John 1:12-13
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Jesus invites us to boldly approach him based upon his merit and identification with us.
Mark 7:24-37
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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True cleansing comes from the inside out, not the outside in.
Mark 7:14-23
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Host: Holly Winckel
Emma Klotz
Colin Zalewski
Adding to God’s Word will inevitably lead to subtracting from God’s Word.
Mark 7:1-13
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Josh McHenry
Matt Ivey
This week we study Mark 6:45-56, the familiar miracle of Jesus walking on water but we’ll see the incredible significance of this event, Jesus divine revelation of Himself to his disciples.
Mark 6:45-56
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Jackson Starrett
Emily Richter
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who feeds, leads, and cares for his sheep.
Mark 6:30-44
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Christine Perales
Dan Lee
There’s a cost to following Christ, but there’s an even greater cost
Mark 6:14-29
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Colin Zalewski
Abby Scanlan
The ministry of Jesus was met with rejection; therefore, the ministry of his followers will also be met with rejection.
Mark 6:1-13
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Emily Richter
James Cannariato
This week is the culmination of three stories looking at the authority of Christ and how because we know of Jesus authority over all things, including death itself, any fear we have should give way to faith in this good King.
Mark 5:21-43
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Jenny McHenry
Dan Lee
Jesus has authority over all evil; therefore, fear must give way to faith.
Mark 5:1-20
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Scott Fera
Don Villareal
Jesus has authority over all of nature; therefore, fear must give way to faith.
Mark 4:35-41
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Emma Klotz
Colin Zalewski
The Word of God contains a power and a potency beyond human comprehension; therefore, we must hear and receive it as such.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Emily Richter
Josh McHenry
This week we look at Mark 4:1-20, The Parable of the Sower and Jesus’ invitation to hear the good news of the Gospel and respond by accepting Him.
Pastor Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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Jenny McHenry
Christine Perales
Jesus has authority to bind the greatest of evils; therefore, he will be bound by no one.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Mark 3:20-35
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Colin Zalewski
James Cannariato
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Despite rejection, the mission of Christ will advance through his Church.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Mark 3:7-19
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Christ’s lordship brings freedom and blessing, not burden and bondage.
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Mark 2:23-3:6
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Mark 2:18-22 shows us yet another confrontation Jesus has over his identity, this time he uses the opportunity to show that His Kingdom is one marked by great joy!
Matthew McCleary, Associate Pastor
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In this week’s passage, Mark 2:13-17, Jesus will face opposition because he keeps company with tax collectors and sinners. One of the virtues that made the early Christians so winsome and effective in leading people to Christ was that they were “in the world,” but not “of the world.” They didn’t pull back and separate, yet neither did they compromise their convictions. We see that with Jesus. There was no one with whom he refused to interact. There was no one who was too much of an outsider for him to engage. Yet, Jesus was purposeful in those interactions. He wasn’t lackadaisical with these interactions, but intentional.
Dan Willson, Guest Speaker
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Christ has the authority to meet humanity’s deepest need; the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 2:1-12
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Jesus’ priority was to preach God’s word. Jesus was not just concerned about broken bodies, but broken souls. His compassion was not less than healing broken bodies, but it was more than healing broken bodies. What good would it have done to only heal people’s temporal bodies for three years in Israel, yet to neglect the healing of their eternal souls.
Mark 1:35-45
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we focus on Mark 1:21-24 and discover the ultimate authority of Jesus our King. He has announced His Kingdom that has come and now in these stories Jesus begins demonstrating the authority that he has to reign over all things.
Matthew McCleary, Assistant Pastor
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The call to follow Jesus comes with his supernatural, enabling power to respond decisively and completely.
Mark 1:16-29
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Matthew McCleary, Assistant Pastor
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This week we look at Mark 1:14-15 where Jesus introduces the main idea of his entire ministry: the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom is here and now and we’re invited into this work of God.
Religion vs. Gospel chart
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Matthew McCleary, Assistant Pastor
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Jesus the King identifies with humanity to restore access into God’s presence.
Mark 1:9-13
Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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What we discover today is that Christ is always the headlining act, and humanity exists to set the stage for him. Our big idea is Christ’s kingship commands everyone and everything in all creation point to him.
Mark 1:1-8
Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we finish the book of Ruth (Ruth 4:13-22) by looking at the final resolution of the story, the final picture of redemption for this family and how it points us to our redemption in Christ.
Matthew McCleary, Assistant Pastor
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Compassion fuels mission. The Lord Jesus was the epitome of compassion. In Matthew 9:35-38, we see that what drew Christ’s compassion out was that the people were like a sheep without a shepherd. Let’s pray that the Lord of the harvest will send people from our church into the harvest to proclaim the greatest news ever. Let’s pray that the Lord of the harvest will grant us the same compassion for helpless sheep that he did.
Matthew 9:35-38
Elder Shawn Moore
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The blessing of redemption comes only at a great cost.
Ruth 4:1-12
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Faith takes the first step of obedience even before the next step becomes clear. We often want a guarantee of how things will turn out before we exercise faith, yet Ruth exercised faith before she had any guarantee as to how things would turn out.
Ruth 3:1-18
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we look at chapter 2 of the Book of Ruth. Having made it to Bethlehem, Ruth and Naomi are hungry and without protection. But they are not without hope. Ruth begins exercising her fledging faith in the God of the Bible and goes to work picking up extra grain in the fields of a worthy man named Boaz. Boaz notices her, and God shows that, by faith, Ruth has many more resources than she could have imagined.
Ruth 2:1-23
Elder Brian Wyatt
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In the bitterness of life, hope is on the horizon for those who are in Christ. There’s grace at the bottom of the barrel in Bethlehem, but Naomi will need to let go of Moab to reach the bottom of the barrel. And she will need to exhibit obedience before she has any guarantee of how everything will turn out.
Ruth 1:19-22
Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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This week we continue the story of Ruth, looking at the hopeless situation Naomi finds herself in and how Ruth acts as a faithful redeemer. Our main idea is this: When we are without hope, we need a faithful redeemer. Ruth will point us to the redemption we find now in Jesus.
Ruth 1:6-18
Matthew McCleary, Assistant Pastor
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Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
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Seeking fullness apart from God leads to emptiness. The good news, however, is that the emptiness experienced in Ruth will lead to an unimaginable fullness.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Ruth 1:1-5
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Christ is risen, and that changes everything, but it only changes everything to the extent that we recognize him. In the scriptures our eyes are opened to see the who Christ is and what he came to do.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Luke 24:13-35
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The expected king came in an unexpected manner to give peace to those who would receive him. As we take in our passage today, may we grow in the depths of our certainty that the Lord has left no detail to chance to secure our salvation through our king who comes riding on a donkey.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Luke 19:28-40
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Today we conclude our 11-week series through the book of Colossians with a message on what it means to live out our faith in way that keeps the Gospel at the center of everything, the things we do and the community we build together.
Preaching: Matthew McCleary, Assistant Pastor
Colossians 4:2-17
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As new people in Christ, we are to clothe ourselves with Christ, in the home and in the workplace.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Colossians 3:18-4:1
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As new people in Christ, we are to clothe ourselves with Christ. In last week’s passage, Paul told the Colossians that they were to put off their old selves, or literally to disrobe themselves of the characteristics that were reflective of their old lives-things like anger, slander, and harmful speech. This week, he completes the clothing metaphor by telling them what sort of spiritual wardrobe they are to now put on.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack, Associate Pastor
Colossians 3:12-17
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Because we’ve been raised with Christ, we are to seek the things above, and because we’ve died with Christ, we are to shun the things beneath.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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This week we continue with Colossians 2:16-23, in which Paul's warns against false teaching that encouraged the believers to pursue legalism and spiritual experience instead of his main point, that we would hold fast to Christ!
Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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Christ freed us from captivity by becoming a captive in our place.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Rootedness in Christ comes from knowing the worth of Christ. One huge remedy to standing firm and assured in Christ is that we don’t do it alone. In the animal kingdom, who typically gets picked off by the predator? The one who wanders from the pack. As the Colossians face their spiritual predators seeking to pick them off by deception, they will stave off these predators by being knit together with one another. They are to be like a quilt, whose individual squares have been knit together to into the fabric of one quilt.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Suffering and struggle are the pathway through which Christ is revealed. Paul’s rejoicing was enabled through what his suffering was being used to produce in others, which was Christ. And because Christ was the aim of his life, he rejoiced because his sufferings were accomplishing his aim, not detracting from his aim.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Episode #3 The Next Step Monday Podcast. We start the week thinking about what we learned this past weekend and get some things to think about from Pastor Matthew Mccleary.
Colossians 1:15-23 helps us to know and see Jesus as He truly is—supreme over all things. When we begin to understand this, it will change everything from how we see an understand the world to how we see ourselves. Ultimately, our identity is redeemed by the one who is above all things!
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Episode #2 The Next Step Monday Podcast. We start the week thinking about what we learned this past weekend and get some things to think about from Pastor Dave Pack.
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Knowledge of God leads to bearing fruit for God. The end goal of knowledge is to display the worth of the Lord. The more we know about the Lord the more worth we ascribe to him. We cannot praise what we do not know. Ascribing worth to the Lord isn’t less than knowledge, but it is more than knowledge.
Colossians 1:9-14
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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This is the debut episode of Next Step Monday. We start the week thinking about what we learned this past weekend and get some things to think about from Pastor Dave Pack.
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If you want to live a life of love on earth, be intimately acquainted with your hope in heaven. Hope produces faith and faith awakens love.
Colossians 1:1-8
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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As we journey into 2024 both individually and collectively, let us be people through whom grace is revealed, not by whom grace is concealed. Let us boldly find our unity in Christ alone and our confidence in Christ crucified.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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On Christmas Eve, we will look at the story where Joseph is told to name the child Jesus. There is an implied question here: “What are we to call him?” We learn that the name Jesus carries with it a powerful promise: He will save us from our sins. And, the passage in Matthew 1 tells us that this child is “God with Us,” something that was foretold from centuries ago. There is power in the name of Jesus, and we can call on Him.
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” This is the question we will look at this week. In the Christmas story, this is asked by curious travelers and astronomers called Magi, or more traditionally called “The Wise Men.” Amidst the pain and heartache we see in our own lives and in the world, we may be asking, “Where is God?”
Matthew 2:1-12
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Continuing in our series for preparation for Christmas, this week we look at a question posed by Mary, the mother of Jesus: “How can this be?” Mary cannot understand how she will bear a son when she has never been with a man. This seems impossible…but as we will later learn from Jesus himself, “With God all things are possible.” What parts of our lives fall into the realm of “impossible,” but we see God at work to do the impossible?
Luke 1:26-35
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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This week, we begin a new series in preparation for Christmas. We’re calling it: I’ve Got Questions! The announcement of God coming to earth as a little baby brought questions for each person involved in the Christmas story. In our first week, we have a priest named Zechariah asking the question, “How can I be sure?” Seasons of doubt and certainty are part of a life of faith—what can we learn from Zechariah’s question?
Luke 1:5-25
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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This week, we look at the story of Zacchaeus, whose short stature is the subject of many a Sunday school song and story! But the story is more about the effect that Jesus has on people, and we learn of the gracious mission of Jesus: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” May we celebrate the grace and love of our Lord, and learn from Zacchaeus and his changed life!
Luke 19:1-10
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Pastor Dave Pack leads us today.
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Elder Alan Foster leads us today.
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Are we willing to give without expecting repayment? What Jesus is challenging here in this week’s teaching is the practice of being generous to others, with the hope that they in turn will be generous to you. Jesus is looking for hearts that give generously just to give. Not to gain recognition, or repayment. Who is God calling us to invite to our table?
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Nancy Boersma leads us today.
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Elder Johnathan List leads us today.
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Outward observances of religion are dead if the inward heart is not renewed through abiding in the vine, who is Christ himself. Religion focuses on the exterior, thinking it will change the interior, but the gospel changes the interior, which then leads to change on the exterior.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Dave Flores leads us today.
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Elder Carol Skinner leads us today.
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The generosity of Jesus is shown not only in his attitude towards money and possessions, but in how we treat one another. Because we trust in the love and provision of God our Father, we are free to love even those who oppose us, and give to those who ask. Jesus’ words were meant to make us ask this question: “What kind of person is able to do these things?” Or, “What would have to be present in my life for me to be able to respond to requests for help like this?”
Luke 6:27-38
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Jared Fisher leads us today.
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Elder Heather Hansen leads us today.
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For the last several weeks, we’ve been talking about a God who is “With and For the City,” and reminding us of our call to be “With and For” our city as well. The last book of the Bible gives us a picture of a new city, where there is no more death, no more crying, no more pain (see Revelation 21:4). Isaiah gave us this same promise hundreds of years before Jesus walked on earth. Though the story of human cities pictured in the Bible and in world history beyond is a checkered one to say the least, God’s plan includes restored cities marked by His peace, life, and abundance. Constant in God’s plan is both a people—renamed and renewed—and a place—restored and made beautiful.
Elder Tim Aust leads us today.
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Elder Dave Witte leads us today.
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From Isaiah 62 -- We continue our series called With and For Sacramento as we look at God's heart to restore and renew the broken places of our world and the call for His people to share that salvation to the ends of the earth.
Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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Pastor Matthew McCleary leads us today.
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Pastor David Burke leads us today.
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I love the imagery of how God’s Anointed (see Isaiah 61:1-2) is the agent of restoration, that leads to building a people who display the Lord’s splendor and glory. The opening words of the chapter may sound familiar, as they are the words that Jesus read when he began his public ministry.
Isaiah the prophet shifts his imagery quickly from oaks to a people that rebuild cities. Our faith is built on a strong foundation of righteousness, given to us by the righteousness of our Savior Jesus. But our faith is meant to be active, as we are called to rebuild, restore, and renew. Our eyes should be drawn to the places in our neighborhoods and cities where we see brokenness, and our feet should move to be a part of the restoration.
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Isaiah 58 ends with a beautiful renaming of God’s people: Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. Have you ever been back to your hometown, for instance, and visited a place that you knew as a child to be abandoned, destroyed, or dilapidated? Then, when you visited years later, you saw it bustling with life, with restored streets and buildings? THAT image is what the prophet Isaiah is saying to God’s people. That is our calling. To be ambassadors for our cities, seeing God’s beauty and restoration reach into every pocket of our communities.
Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Shawn Moore leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.
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We begin a new series this week, entitled, “With and For the City,” looking at passages from the prophet Isaiah. What the prophet Isaiah will show us over the next several weeks, is that God looks to restore cities, and will one day bring the Shalom—the abundant peace and well-being of God—to a new heaven and new earth, marked by a “garden-city” in which God Himself will dwell.
This is not mere Bible study—it is a call for us as followers of Jesus to be “With and For” the city in which we dwell.
Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-16
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Jonathan List leads us today.
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Pastor Dave Pack leads us today.
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In Matthew 28, we are told that two women—Mary Magdalene and “the other Mary”—go to the tomb of Jesus after his death, where they encounter an angel who tells them that Jesus has risen from the dead. Then, Jesus himself appears to them. He simply says, “Greetings!” And the women fall down and worship him. Interestingly, the word “worship” is not found often in the New Testament. In the gospel accounts it comes mostly after Jesus has risen from the dead. It is the culmination of seeing the power and plan of God that cause people to bow down and worship. As we finish our series on a path of discipleship, may we realize that it after seeing Jesus as he fully is that will lead us to a posture, and a life, of worship.
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Carol Skinner leads us today.
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Elder Alan Foster leads us today.
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Jesus said, “I have not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” Serving—and having an attitude of one who serves—is an integral part of what it means to follow Jesus. We learn things about ourselves, and others, and show the love of God through our service of others. In this week’s sermon, we will look at the attitudes that compete for that servant-attitude, and how Jesus redefined what greatness was for his disciples, and us.
Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Heather Hansen leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Nancy Boersma leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Does teaching bring freedom? What if there is teaching, and when you abide by that teaching, that brings freedom? This week in our second part of our series on the path of following Jesus, we will look at how Jesus said that holding to his teaching leads on a path to freedom. Where in your life do you feel trapped or held back, and how might learning from Jesus set you free?
Scripture: John 8:31 Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Dave Flores leads us today.
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Jesus said, “everyone will know you are my disciples, if you love one another.” We wonder if we truly embrace how true these words of Jesus are. Jesus is saying something remarkable here. How can we tell if someone is a follower of Jesus? By the way they love others. As we walk along this path of discipleship to Jesus, may we remember how important a community is, and how our love for one another makes a real impression on others.
Scripture: John 13:34-35
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Pastor David Burke leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder JARED fISHER leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
How many of us have been at a high point, only to come crashing back to earth in spectacular fashion? If we embark on the adventure of following Jesus with our whole lives, undoubtedly we will have moments like these. Crystal-clear clarity followed by a fantastic fall from understanding. The question is: Will we allow Jesus to correct us, and will we follow Him alone as Lord?
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38 Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Brian Wyatt leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This week’s message continues our series “Disciple like Christ,” as we look at Jesus’ invitation to set aside our burdens and find rest in Him. We look at the radical way that Sabbath rest offers resistance to a culture that never stops, and helps us live out the Gospel.
Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor Matthew McCleary leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Our God is a sending God; therefore, His Church is to be a sending people.
Scripture: Acts 13:1-4 Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Dan Lee leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
We hope to be a church that is making disciples—life-long learners and followers of Jesus. We began this series, called “Disciple Like Jesus,” to more deeply look at exactly how Jesus made disciples. After inviting people to follow, Jesus spent a significant amount of time teaching. His primary way of teaching was through parables. How might we put ourselves in a position regularly to truly listen to Him teach us?
Scripture: Mark 4:1-20 Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Pastor Dave Pack leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Shawn Moore leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Today we begin a new series—Disciple Like Jesus—looking at what it means to follow and make more disciples. We look at Mark 1:14-20, here we see Jesus' discipleship program begins with His proclamation of the Kingdom of God. In this message we look at how the Kingdom of God grounds everything we do as disciples of Jesus.
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20 Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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Scripture: John 20:11-18 Preaching: Dan Willson
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Elder Jonathan List leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
The extent in which we grasp Christ’s authority is the extent we will obey the Great Commission.
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20 Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Nancy Boersma leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Carol Skinner leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
We continue our Sent series by looking at Luke 9:1-6, 10 when Jesus sent out the twelve disciples on a trip to proclaim the Kingdom. In this passage we see that it was always Jesus’ intention to send His people on mission (even when he was still alive) and that includes us today.
Scripture: Luke 9:1-6, 10 Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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Elder Dave Flores leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Heather Hansen leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Author and speaker Simon Sinek has a book entitled, Start With Why, which has ended up on both New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The subtitle is: “How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action.” The premise is this: if you can communicate the “why” of your organization or cause, meaning its core purpose, its reason for being, then people can rally behind that purpose. Have you ever wondered about the “Why of Jesus?” This week’s passage from Luke 4 gives us a clear idea of why Jesus came, and can inspire us to live out his mission in the world.
Scripture: Luke 4:14-21 Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Have you ever been a part of building something new, or planting something new? It is no secret that to do something that has not been done before requires tearing down or uprooting. That is difficult work. Sometimes the work of removing an old tree and its roots is much, much harder than the work of planting a new one. This week, we will see how God calls Jeremiah to be about uprooting and planting for what God wants to do in the world. And, this invites us to consider what new thing God wants to do in us!
Scripture: Jeremiah 1:1-10 Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor David Burke leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
“What are you afraid of?” “What are you doing here?” “What is God telling you to do?” These are three questions that come from this week’s passage about the prophet Elijah. We will see how God met Elijah in a time of great despair and fear, and invited him into doing something new. How will we seek to hear the voice of God in our lives?
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:3-17 Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Brian Wyatt leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Moses is chosen by God to be the one who helps deliver Israel from 400 years of slavery. Moses has many questions about this call, but ultimately is able to accomplish exactly what God said he would. We too might have questions about God’s call on our lives, but we can trust this: We can go wherever God calls us!
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15 Preaching: Lauren Thurston, Junior High Director
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IGNITE Intern Abby Scanlan leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today.
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This week, we will look at a heart-wrenching story. It is the story of Joseph, a man hated by his brothers, who sold him into slavery. However, that act led to Joseph being ultimately taken to Egypt, where he was elevated to a position of influence. That position ultimately led to him being able to save his family and a multitude of others from famine. Joseph sees the acts of his brothers being redeemed by God, who he sees as the One who really sent him to Egypt. Can we see, in the midst of our difficulties, the hand of Someone guiding us and sending us?
Scripture: Genesis 45:1-8
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Dan Lee leads us today.
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Elder Pete Montgomery leads us today.
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While phones and computer developers recently gave us the option to “Undo Send” our texts and emails, God has not hit “Undo Send” when it comes to His people. We will look at a passage in Acts 2, that many point to as the birth of the church. From this amazing event, God’s people returned to their homes, sent to spread the message of God’s only Son, risen from the dead, sent to us for the forgiveness of our sins and new life in His name.
Scripture: Acts 2:1-13
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Shawn Moore leads us today.
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Pastor Dave Pack leads us today.
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Pastor Yvan Pierre from International Christian Development Mission (ICDM) shares a message from 1 Peter 4:10-11
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On this Mother’s Day, we might all remember a time when our moms might have compared us to someone else. Saying, “be like this,” or “don’t be like them!” Jesus compares two men and how they pray, and shows us what the heart of prayer really is.
Scripture: Luke 18:9-14
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Carol Skinner leads us today.
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Elder Nancy Boersma leads us today.
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Jesus goes away again…this time at night, for a whole night to pray. When he returns, he chooses twelve followers to be with him as he teaches, heals, and casts out evil. Jesus models how important decisions can be started with a life of prayer. What decisions do you have that you might need to hear from him?
Scripture: Luke 6:12-16
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Heather Hansen leads us today.
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Elder Dave Flores leads us today.
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These are Jesus’ instructions to us when we pray and though they are simple they reveal a great deal about who God is and who we are and how these things should transform our prayer lives. What would it look like for us to pray like children of God?
Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11
Preaching Pastor: Matthew McCleary
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Elder Dave Witte leads us today.
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Elder Jared Fisher leads us today.
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In our world where sound, music, podcasts, news, sports and more can be around us constantly, silence and solitude are nearly impossible. Yet we see Jesus do this often in his life. What might Jesus be wanting to show us and teach us by modeling times of silence and solitude? What might we find there?
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Pastor David Burke leads us today.
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Elder Tim Aust leads us today.
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When we begin with praise, we have a bigger view of God, which naturally gives us a smaller view of our problems. When we begin with petition, we have a bigger view of our problems, which naturally gives us a smaller view of God.
Today's reading is from Matthew 6:5-13
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Brain Wyatt leads us today.
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Pastor Matthew McCleary leads us today.
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One of Jesus’ followers, named Thomas, said, “Unless I see and can touch where Jesus was wounded, I will not believe.” The Bible acknowledges how difficult it was, and is, to believe that Jesus was raised from the dead. Yet Jesus gave Thomas exactly what he needed to believe. This is wonderful news for all of us that struggle to trust in the truth of the good news that Jesus Christ is Risen. Jesus can answer whatever “unless” we might have.
Today's reading is from John 20:24-31
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Pastor Dave Pack shares from John 13:1-20.
It begins with the song "Come As You Are".
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Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today.
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IGNITE Intern Abby Scanlan leads us today.
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On Palm Sunday we look at Jesus’ triumphant entry in Jerusalem. But his entrance is far from what the people expected—wanting a warrior king to be their champion. Instead, Jesus came as a figure of peace, a messiah for Israel and the nations. This passage has us ask how have we can be like the people, making God something He is not. Instead, let us look to the Prince of Peace whose good news is greater than anything we can imagine.
Today's reading is from John 12:12-19
Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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Elder Pete Montgomery leads us today.
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Elder Dan Lee leads us today.
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Most of us are living in that “in between” time with Jesus. We are going through something—a time of illness, diagnosis with waiting for treatment, uncertainty in work or relationship, financial struggles. And we may call out to Jesus, and it feels like he is staying put. Consider these words from James Baldwin: “The Lord never seems to get there when you want him, but when he arrives he’s always right on time.” (James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time)
Today's reading is from John 11:1-44
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Pastor Dave Pack leads us today.
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Elder Shawn Moore leads us today.
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This week we continue our series on the Seven Signs of Jesus in John’s gospel by looking at Jesus’ healing of the man who had been born blind.
Today's reading is from John 9:1-41
Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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Elders Jonathan List & Nancy Boersma lead us through the devotion and prayer for Pslam 8Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Some scholars say this story should be included in any list of “signs” as it was done in public, and forecasted the most important “sign”—Jesus’ resurrection. We will look at how Jesus turning over the tables of the money-changers in the temple showed his heart and his authority, and gave a glimpse for what was to come.
Today's reading is from John 2:13-25Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Dave Flores leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
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What does the feeding of the 5,000 in John 6 have to tell us—about Jesus, and about us? For one, it shows us the abundant provision of Jesus. And, how we might seek to meet the tangible needs that we see around us. Not in a stingy way, but in an overflowing-love-of-God kind of way. May we seek to serve, feed, and bless those around us..This sermon was presented in our Modern Worship service.
Today's reading is from John 6:1-15Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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This sermon was preached at the annual Worship Arts Sunday in the Sanctuary.
Today's reading is from Matthew 14:13-21Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Jared Fisher leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Heather Hansen leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Our hearts are restless until they find rest in Christ alone.Today's reading is from John 5:1-18Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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The season of Lent, which simply means “springtime,” is the six and a half week period before Easter. This period allows for forty days of fasting, with Sundays excluded from the fast, and begins on Ash Wednesday. This is such a precious, humbling event in the life of a church. We want to honor and celebrate the fact that we serve a risen Savior. Led by leaders of the College, High School, and Jr. High ministries. The service will include musical worship, some scripture readings, a short devotion, and the imposition of ashes.
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Elder Tim Aust leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Dave Witte leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
It’s not about the strength of one’s faith, but the object of one’s faith that matters most. If I have strong faith in a weak object, it is of no value, yet if I have weak faith in a strong object, it is of great value. Today's reading is from John 4:43-54
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Pastor Dave Pack leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Brain Wyatt leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
The first sign Jesus gives is at a wedding, where he turns water into wine. Jesus takes ordinary water and makes it into the best wine. Jesus takes something ordinary and makes it celebratory, even sacred. Jesus shows us that in the new creation, there will be more than enough. Are there messages for us in our world from this wedding from long ago? Today's reading is from John 2:1-11
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Pastor David Burke leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Jacob continues his journeys, and encounters a being with whom he wrestles the entire night. Jacob believes it is God Himself—and Jacob is renamed “Israel” as a result of this wrestling. Jacob goes from being “the deceiver” to “the one who wrestles with God.” How have our encounters with God changed who we are? Today's reading is from Genesis 32:22-32
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Elder Dan Lee leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
It’s much more than a famous song! Jacob’s dream of a stairway between heaven and earth shows us the heart of God. And, the promises God makes to Jacob here reveal longings we may share with Jacob—a place to belong, having a purpose, and an abiding assurance that God is with us. Today's reading is from Genesis 28:10-22.
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Shawn Moore leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor Matthew McCleary leads us today as we begin in Pslams.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
God’s faithfulness is highlighted against the backdrop of human frailty. Today's reading is from GGenesis 26:1-13.
Preaching: Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Jared Fisher leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Heather Hansen leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
In this week’s text, the first reading should trouble us. Why would God command such a thing? But as we dig deeper, and understand what was happening around Abraham, we may find something remarkable about God—the God who provides the lamb. Today's reading is from Genesis 22.
Preaching: Pastor David Burke
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Elder Carol Skinner leads us todayGet the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
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Continuing our series, Genesis and the Mission of God, we look at Genesis 15 when God makes a lasting and permanent covenant with Abraham. It is a great act of assurance, that the promises of God will not fail. And it transforms us into people full of confidence and hope as we carry out God’s mission in the world. Today's reading is from Genesis 15.
Preaching: Pastor Matthew McCleary
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We begin a new series called “The Genesis of God’s Mission.” We will be looking at a few stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and why God identified Himself with these three. This week, we look at God’s command to Abraham to “go to the land I will show you,” and what it means for what God wants to do with us.
Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Dan Lee leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
The Christmas story is full of surprises! Today we will look at the story of the shepherds—the unexpected place, the unexpected people, and unexpected praise. How might Christmas do something unexpected in your life this year?
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The Gospel of John opens with a different Christmas story than the other gospels. It begins “in the beginning,” with John talking about a Greek philosophical concept called the Logos (Word). John claimed that the principle that organized and created everything became flesh and dwelt among us in Jesus Christ. This scandal of Christmas is that all the treasures of wisdom are found in Jesus. Where are we finding our wisdom?
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Elder Brain Wyatt leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This week, we hear in the Christmas story about “wise men from the east,” traditionally called the Magi. One Bible Dictionary describes them in this way: ““Magi” originally referred to priests in Persia who were traditionally associated with secret wisdom, magic, and astrology.Why do you think these Magi are included in the story? Matthew’s gospel in particular wants to emphasize Jesus as the fulfillment of the Israelite hopes for a Messiah, so why include priests from another religion? What message does this send to us about the scope of Jesus’ coming? Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12.Pastor David Burke is the preaching pastor in this episode..Please visit our website at www.fremontpres.org. You can also remail us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor Dave Pack leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Heather Hansen leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This week, we will look at how God coming to earth in Jesus Christ upset the political power of the day. King Herod tried to deceive, and then used violence to get his way. We still live in a world dominated by deception and violence. But the power of the story of Christmas is that God’s will is still alive, for the Son of God still lives. And while we celebrate his birth every Advent season, we also know that He will come again to make all things new, restoring justice and bringing peace.
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-8
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Elder Shawn Moore leads us today.Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses.Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This week, we look at the “scandal” of God choosing an unmarried woman—most believe a teenager!—to bear His Son. The man Mary was pledged to marry, Joseph, had a plan to spare her further shame by divorcing her quietly. What does this choice by God say about what God wants to do with shame and disgrace?
Elder Tana Kinder leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
As we begin our Advent series, the intent is to see the far-reaching implications of the gospel: in God coming to us in Jesus Christ, there are reversals and restorations. We will see the “Scandal of Christmas.” One such reversal shows in the words of Mary: “He has filled the hungry with good things, but sent the rich away empty.” What might God be doing with words like these?
Scripture: Luke 1:46-56
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Elder Carol Skinner leads us today Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
The act of generosity is far more than meeting a tangible need, as important as that is. It’s actually a means by which God drives people into the central purpose of what they were created for: worship.God’s grace will abound towards us in our sacrifical generosity for the purpose of meeting tangible needs, and even more importantly for the purpose of meeting spiritual needs.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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Elder Jared Fisher leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Dave Witte leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Is it enough to be generous? Or, is God interested in our attitude in our generosity as well? Paul challenges the believers in Corinth to finish the work they started, but also to have their willingness “match” their giving. It appears Paul is eagerly desiring that these believers’ hearts match their outward behaviors. In your relationship with Christ, do you see your attitude and behavior aligning like this? Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:8-15
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Elder Dan Lee leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Matthew McCleary, Minister of Congregational Life leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
As we turn our focus to how generosity is growing in us as followers of Jesus, we’re going to take a look at a letter that Paul wrote to a church in the city of Corinth. While the Corinthian church excelled in many things, Paul challenges them here to “excel in the grace of giving.” What do you think happens to a group of people when they being to excel in generosity?
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7
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Elder Pete Montgomery leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
We revisit a chapter in the book of Jonah, and compare it to one in the book of Acts. One of the teachings we see in the Bible is that we have been blessed to be a blessing. We have been chosen to be messengers of good news to the world. We study the culture and world around us with a heart to understand the gods of our age. And then we aim to proclaim good news into a city that is seeking meaning and truth.
Scripture: Jonah 1:5-6, Acts 17:22-30
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Heather Hansen leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Brain Wyatt leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
First Jonah is angry about God’s mercy, and now he is angry about a plant! If we are like Jonah, this passage reminds us that most often, we care about ourselves and our comfort. We might even believe God exists to make us comfortable. While God loves us dearly as His children, our comfort is not always His first priority.
Scripture: Jonah 4:5-11
Song used was: Nineveh by Brooke Ligertwood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7O9jDf5wqM
Preaching Pastor: Pastor David Burke Visit our website at www.fremontpres.org Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Shawn Moore leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor Dave Pack leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Scripture: Jonah 4:1-4
Are you angry? What makes you angry? This week’s passage is about anger. Jonah’s great anger at God’s mercy. And God’s beautiful character being slow to anger, abounding in love. God’s question to Jonah—and to us—is a profound one. “Is it right for you to be angry?” I see this as an invitation from God to ask ourselves, what is it that really is causing our anger?
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Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor David Burke leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Jonah finally makes it to Nineveh to preach to the people, but things do not go as expected. Jonah awaits the destruction of the city while God intends to change their hearts and lead them to repentance.
Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10
Matthew McCleary, Minister of Congregational Life Visit our website at www.fremontpres.org Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Carol Skinner leads us today Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Tana Kinder leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
By the grace of God, it’s when Jonah sank lowest that He looked up highest. When God was all He had, he realized God was all He needed. Many times it is our sinking deep that becomes the means by which God keeps us afloat.
Scripture: Jonah 1:17-2:10
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Elder Jared Fisher leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
When we encounter things beyond our control, like a storm, what is our default posture? Wait it out? Keep ourselves and loved ones as safe as we can? The most unexpected response of Jonah to calming the storm points to the greater story of God—how sacrifice of one leads to the saving of many.
Scripture: Jonah 1:11-16
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Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Dave Witte leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
We live in a world consumed with the question of identity. Who are we? Jonah is asked repeated questions about this. And yet he also includes in his answer about who he is who it is that he worships. How does who we worship, or what we worship, affect who we are?
Scripture: Jonah 1:7-10
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Elder Brain Wyatt leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Dan Lee leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
We see the sailors with Jonah calling on all their gods to save them from the storm. Jonah then calls on the “God of heaven and earth.” This part of the story makes us ask the question: What “gods” do we turn to when things are out of control?
Scripture: Jonah 1:5-6
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Elder Heather Hansen leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
As Jonah runs from God, he runs right into a storm. We encounter storms whenever we face things beyond our control. When we see storms in the Bible, we often see that people see God more clearly in the midst of their storm. How might we see God in our storms?
Scripture: Jonah 1:3b-4
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Pastor Dave Pack leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Pete Montgomery leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
While many people know of this book as a story about a man being swallowed by a fish, it has been said that Jonah is much more than a “fish story.” This week, we will look at how Jonah runs from God, and how we find our own ways to run from Him as well.
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3a
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Pastor David Burke leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Shawn Moore leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
As Christ followers, we are luminaries that light the path in a dark world. Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16
Pastor Dave Pack Visit our website at www.fremontpres.org Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Tana Kinder leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This week we focus on Matthew 5:13, Jesus’ charge for his followers after the beatitudes: “You are the salt of the earth.” We look at what it means to be salt in this world, being out in this world for the good of others and for the glory of Christ.
Matthew McCleary, Minister of Congregational Life
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Elder Alan Foster leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Carol Skinner leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This week, in Matthew 5:11-12, Jesus tells us that others will say things “falsely” against us because we follow Him. What voices are we listening to in our lives, and how might we hear what the Lord says is true, even when we may be insulted for His sake? Scripture reading is Matthew 5:11-12
Pastor David Burke
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Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
What might we expect to happen when we try and do the right thing? Jesus tells us the truth. We may face persecution. But let’s take heart: Jesus says, “Theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This week, we’ll talk about the reality of the difficulty of following Jesus, and what it means that the kingdom of God is ours. Scripture reading is Matthew 5:10 Video mentioned in sermon: https://youtu.be/fdpPeTKhTAc
Pastor David Burke
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Elder Dave Witte leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Elder Jared Fisher leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
The driving force behind making peace in our horizontal relationships flows out of the peace that has been made with us in our vertical relationship. Just as vertical peace came knocking on our door by sheer grace, now we are to relentlessly imitate that vertical reality of peace in the way we seek peace in our horizontal relationships. Scripture reading is Matthew 5:9
Pastor Dave Pack
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"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Elder Heather Hansen leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Elder Brian Wyatt leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Good deeds can either be a means by which we put God into debt or a means by which we respond to the debt He has already paid. Purity of heart means you can labor because you have God’s favor, not to get God’s favor. Scripture reading is Matthew 5:8
Pastor Dave Pack
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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Elder Dan Lee leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Pastor David Burke leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Mercy can be thought of as pity or sympathy for someone’s suffering plus the desire to provide relief. Pity + action is mercy. And this is precisely what God has done for us, he sees us in this broken world and acted through His son to save us. Jesus reminds us with this beatitude of the extraordinary mercy the Father has shown us which should lead us to live mercifully to the world around us. Scripture reading is Matthew 5:7
Matthew McCleary, Minister of Congregational Life
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Elder Shawn Moore leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Matthew McCleary, Minister of Congregational Life leads up today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
“Who’s wrong, and who’s right?” This question could be asked about any number of things in today’s world. This week’s teaching from Jesus asks a different question: “What is righteousness?” And what does it mean to hunger and thirst for it? Moreover, we’ll discover that the answer doesn’t solely depend on us—there is Someone at work to fulfill all righteousness. Scripture reading is Matthew 5:6
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Tana Kinder leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Meekness is birthed when the need to control is put to death. Meekness is not weakness, but strength under control. Scripture reading is Matthew 5:5
Pastor Dave Pack
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After Sermon Reflection Scriptures:
Matthew 26:38-39 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.
Philippians 2:5-8 Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Elder Alan Foster leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This week we continue through the Beatitudes—those counter-cultural blessed statements from Jesus—with “blessed are those who mourn.” We’ll look at what mourning means in our culture, what brings us grief. Then we’ll see how Jesus, our savior who suffered much, is our great comfort by dealing with the root of all mourning now and forever. Scripture reading is Matthew 5:4.
Matthew McCleary, Minister of Congregational Life
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Elder Carol Skinner leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Pete Montgomery leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Today we begin a new series on the Beatitudes. We will discover that it’s through seeing our spiritual poverty that we are made spiritually rich. It will be from a place of brokenness and surrender, not competency and pride, that we are most likely to yield every aspect of our lives to Christ. Welcome to the beatitudes.
Scripture reading is Matthew 5:3.
Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Dave Witte leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pentecost. An old feast that became so much more. Scholar NT Wright says “it’s about God giving to his redeemed people the way of life by which they must now carry out his purposes.” What is God’s purpose that has been given to us? Scripture reading is Acts 2.
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Jared Fisher leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Heather Hansen leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
“Constantly.” That is how Acts 1 describes the posture of the early church in its practice of prayer. This week’s passage shows us exactly what this new community was like, how they were devoted to prayer, and found unity. How might our lives reflect what we see in the early church? How might this change the way we make decisions? Scripture reading is Acts 1:12-14.
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Brian Wyatt leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Dan Lee leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
For the past few weeks, we have been talking about mission and service in the church. Today, we head to John 13 to see how Jesus calls us to follow His example and serve from a place of confidence, right where it is needed, and with humility. Scripture reading is John 13:1-17.
Lauren Thurston, Jr. High Director
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Pastor David Burke leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Shawn Moore leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
We see in Acts how missionaries are called and sent out. Do you know where your mission field is? Jesus instructed us to go into the world and make disciples. We each have an opportunity everyday to answer his call.
Jessica Fengel, Mission Coordinator.,
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Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
“He ascended into heaven…” This is a line included in the ancient creed called the Apostles’ Creed, reflected in biblical passages in Luke and Acts. But what does it mean? How might it be a source of comfort for us individually, and a source of clarity for our community? Scripture ReadingL Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:9-11
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Alan Foster leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor Dave Pack leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Have you ever had someone tell you what they see you doing in the future? If they were a respected teacher or mentor, you can probably still remember their words. Right after his resurrection from the dead, Jesus tells his followers what they will be. The question now for us is this: “Will we?”. Scripture is taken from Acts 1:1-8
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Pete Montgomery leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Carol Skinner leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
In Luke 24:36-49, we discover the more compelled we are by the person of Jesus, the more compelled we will be for the mission of Jesus. What if we’ve been wired for mission, and therefore our joy will actually have its climax as we step squarely into what we were created for?
Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Dave Witte leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Kim Vagadori leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
“Nonsense!… and confusion. Those are two of the reactions of Jesus’ followers upon hearing the news that Jesus was alive. What would your reaction be? We will see God’s heart to break through our confusion and show up extraordinarily in the ordinary things of our lives.
Pastor David Burke
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Pastor Dave Pack shares from John 13:1-17. It begins with the song "Here's My Heart.. E-mail us with any questions or comments: podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Heather Hansen leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Jared Fisher leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
This is Palm Sunday—an annual remembering of the day Jesus entered into Jerusalem, with crowds waving palms and shouting praise. It’s a peculiar story in many ways, and yet it shows the fulfillment of a promise from long ago, and is a glimpse of the greater story of God.
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Dan Lee leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Brian Wyatt leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
What do true power and authority look like? This week’s passage from Luke 13:31-35 contrasts two styles of authority. And we see both the conviction and the compassion of Jesus for the people and the city of Jerusalem. What might Jesus say to our city?
Pastor David Burke
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Elder Shawn Moore leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor David Burke leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
As we take Jesus’ hard words at face value, they can unleash compassion. They can unleash pursuit. They can unleash mission. They can unleash a love that neutralizes fear. They can embolden us to humbly share with others. They can prompt us into godly urgency. If we push them down, then we enable ourselves to live a very safe, predictable Christianity that never leads us outside of the boat and onto the turbulent waves in order to rescue someone who is drowning and desperately in need of a life preserver.
Scripture: Luke 13:22-30 Pastor Dave Pack
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Elder Tim Aust leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Tana Kinder leads us today. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Jesus has the audacity to tell his disciples not to worry or be anxious about their lives. In a world plagued by anxiety about any number of things, how do we hear these words? Is there a strange wisdom that might be found as Jesus tells his followers, and us, to “seek the kingdom of God? Scripture: Luke 12:22-34. Pastor David Burke. Visit our website at www.fremontpres.org. Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Pastor Dave Pack. Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Elder Alan Foster Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
Ever said that about something? Well, this week, Jesus is invited over to someone’s house, and the host certainly can’t have expected what Jesus shared. See how Jesus loves us too much for us to let us get away with half-hearted religious lives, or let us get away with pretending to be sincere.
Scripture: Luke 11:37-54 Pastor David Burke
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Elder Carol Skinner Get the reading guide and more information at www.fremontpres.org/bibleverses Email us at podcast@fremontpres.org
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In this week’s passage, we learn of a woman “distracted” by all she had to do, while her sister sat at Jesus’ feet to listen to his teaching. What are the “good things” that might distract us from the “best things”? Moreover, where might we be assuming Jesus is thinking like we do?
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42 Pastor David Burke
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Do you think about your life as a follower of Jesus that we are to Go Create Beauty? As Jesus continues his journey towards Jerusalem, he sends out 72 to preach the message that the kingdom of God has come near. How might that message of the kingdom of God be translated for today?
Scripture: Luke 10:1-11 Pastor David Burke
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When we grasp Christ’s mission on our behalf, we grasp our mission on behalf of others. The Christ and the cross go together.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Pastor Dave Pack
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Scripture: Romans 8:38-39 Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: Romans 8:37 Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: Romans 8:35-36 Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: Romans 8:33-34 Lauren Thurston
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Scripture: Romans 8:31-32 Pastor Dave Pack
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Scripture: Romans 8:31 Pastor Dave Pack
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Scripture: Psalm 119:9-11 Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: John 1:14 Pastor David & Kelsey Burke
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December 19, 2021 - New Beginnings Scripture: John 1:12-13 Advent (Love Candle) Pastor Dan Wilson (Retired)
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Scripture: John 1:9-11 Advent (Joy Candle) Pastor David Burk
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Scripture: John 1:4-5 Advent (Peace Candle) Pastor David Burk
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Scripture: John 1:1-3 Advent (Hope Candle) Pastor Dave Pack
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Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3 Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: Luke 11:1-13 Pastor Dan Wilson (Retired)
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Scripture: Acts 2:42-47 Pastor David & Kelsey Burke
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Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16 Reformation Sunday Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: Acts 2:36-40 Pastor David Burke
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Scripture: Psalm 51:1-6 Pastor Dave Pack Visit our website at www.fremontpres.org
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