South Everett Foursquare Church: Recent Episodes
South Everett Foursquare Church
We are the South Everett congregation of Mill Creek Foursquare Church. One church, Three Congregations!
Date: June 2, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Psalm 139 and 120-134, Jeremiah 16:6
Date: May 25, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Jonathan Totey
Passage: 1 Peter 3:15
Date: May 18, 2025
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Danielle Erickson
Passage: 1 Peter 3:15
Date: May 11, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Psalm 145 (Adoration) 51 (Confession) 118 (Thanksgiving) 27 (Supplication)
Shane and Shane Psalms
Date: May 4, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Community Testimony
Passage: Psalm 133
Video: 30th Anniversary Celebration!
Date: April 27, 2025
Worship Leader: Emily Holmes
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Selections from Psalms 27, 42, 46, 63, 84
Article: Affordable Housing in South Everett
Date: April 20, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Psalm 22
Video: Psalm 22
Date: April 13, 2025
Worship Leaders: Danessa Gonzalez and Laura Opsino
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Interpreter: Laura Ospino
Passage: Matthew 21:1-11
Message Illustration: The Wales Window (16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama.)
Date: April 6, 2025
Speaker: Pastor Lauren Phillips
Passage: Psalm 119
Video: The Law (Bible Project)
Date: March 23, 2025
Speaker: Pastor Mark Olsen (Mill Creek Foursquare)
Passage: Psalms 139
Date: March 9, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Psalm 33 / Matthew 6:5-13
Resource: Praying the Psalms by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Date: February 23, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 5 / John 17 / Hebrews 11
Date: February 16, 2025
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 28:16-20 and Acts 1:1-8
Date: February 9, 2025
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Passage: Selections from Romans 12-16
Date: February 2, 2025
Financial Report: Connie Seguin (Church Administrator)
Thank you for your faithful generosity to the Lord through the ministry of South Everett Foursquare Church,. If you have questions about the financial report or would like a copy to review, please contact Connie at connie@mc4s.org
Date: February 2, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Romans 12: 9-21
Video: 2024 A Year in Pictures
Date: January 26, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Texts: Acts 11:19-26 and Isaiah 58
In light of this message, if you would like to direct support towards the care of refugees in Western Washington, we recommend World Relief and their resettlement work.
Date: January 19, 2025
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Excerpts from Job 38-40 / John 15 / James 1
Questions:
What is a significant hardship you're enduring right now?How are you / could you surrender that to Jesus?What is / could a greater awareness of His presence and time with Him produce?How might it impact the message you're communicating from your platform?
Video:
MLK Mountaintop Speech Conclusion
Date: January 12, 2025
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Acts 11:19-26 / 13:1-3
Video: Russell Johnson Part II (24:43-50:08)
Reflection Questions for Video
THREE | In Antioch, the church cultivated friends, not followers.
- Describe a relationship with a friend or mento who has impacted the way you follow Jesus.
- Describe a relationship with a friend who is of a different generation, ethnic background, who speaks a different language, or is from a different culture who has impacted the way you see diversity in the Body of Christ.
FOUR | In Antioch, they were looking for God’s called, not just the charismatic.
- What is a gift God has given you that is often overlooked by many, but still seems to be making a difference in people’s lives as you share it with them?
- Are you ever discouraged in your gifts because you don’t feel like they are recognized? If so, explain.
- What are the overlooked gifts in the lives of people around you that you could foster and encourage them to step into? How could you encourage them?
FIVE | In Antioch, the church was committed to sending, not staying.
- If you could be sent out as a missionary from your church, where do you think you would be sent? (Within the church? Within the neighborhood? Beyond?)
- If that were to happen, how would you need your church family to be praying for you?
SIX | In Antioch, the church was living in exile, not its own empire.
- In what ways do you most feel like you’re living in a world you don’t belong to?
- In what ways might you reimagine the ways you’re living out your faith because our culture is changing so quickly?
- In what ways do you imagine that God may be doing something new through your life and through the life of South Everett Foursquare this year?
Date: January 5, 2025
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Acts 11:19-26
Video Link: Russell Joyce - Distinctives of the Antioch Church (Watch Through 24:43)
Questions for 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting:
- "Lord, what is your heart towards us?
- How do you want to transform us?
- What is your invitation to join you in your work this year?
ONE | In Antioch, the church’s life was oriented around the presence, not the platform.
- What are the platforms we have in our lives presently
- What places and/or resources are available to us by which we can broadcast thoughts, messages and ideas?
- How closely is our sense of self-worth connected to the size and scope of our platform?
- In what ways are you currently experiencing the private presence of God in your life?
- When Jesus asks you, what do you love about my private presence, what do you say to Him?
TWO | In Antioch, the church was filled with the prophetic, not the performance.
- How might you be/could you be operating as a prophetic voice?
- How do you see South Everett operating as a prophetic voice on Sunday and during the throughout the week?
- Are there ways you may be striving to gain the attention of others, through self-driven performance?
Date: December 29, 2024
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Psalm 18:1-20
Reflect Back on the High Points and Hard Times of 2024
- With God (Bible, Prayer, Worship)
- With Family
- With Friends
- At Work / School
- Sports / Clubs / Hobbies
- At Rest (Vacation, Time Off)
- Physical / Emotional Health
- Volunteering / Serving
- Other
As you reflect on each of these areas of your life, compile a list of the:
- High Points | What went really well?
- Hard Times | What were the most difficult seasons?
- Hand of God | Where did God show up in the highs and the lows?
- Heroes | Who are the people the Lord sent to help you through?
- Heritage | What have you learned from God, about God and about yourself through it all? How are you different because of what you experienced this year?
For more reflection questions, you can email Pastor Chris at chris@southeverett.org
Date: December 22, 2204
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Luke 2:1-21 / Philippians 2:1-11 / 1 Peter 1:3-9
Video: A Visit to Bethlehem (Dr. Randall Smith)
Devotional Questions:
ONE: If I can remember that Christ came into the chaotic realities of our world as a baby 2000 years ago, I can find JOY amidst the chaotic realities of our world today.
Reflection Question: Just like Solomon wondered if God would really dwell on earth, what are you wondering about if God could really do today? How might that specific action on God’s behalf bring you JOY (calm delight) today?
TWO: If I can remember that the Lord will do things in unexpected ways to accomplish His purposes, I can find JOY when I think I’m out of options.
Reflection Question: When has the Lord done the unexpected thing in an unexpected way to bring you JOY when you thought you were out of options?
THREE: If I can remember that Jesus chose to become like us, I can find JOY when I don’t feel like anyone knows what I am going through.
Reflection Question: When was a time when the Lord met you when you were feeling a little lost and alone?
Date: December 15, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: 1 Kings 8:22-30 / 1 John 3:1 / Luke 2:1-7
Activity ONE
Question: Why did Jesus come as a child, and why does our Lord invite us to embrace a childlike posture before him? If you were to do a little investigative reporting on this series of unfolding events, what would you uncover? Answer the following questions about the Luke 2:1-7 text.
Who:
What:
Where:
When:
Why:
How:
Activity TWO
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, we have seen his glory, the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” - John 1:14 NIV
“The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.”
- John 1:14 The Message
When we hand a child a box of crayons, they will draw for hours. When we hand an adult a box of crayons, they will quickly tell us they are not an artist. Where did we lose our wonder, and how can we reclaim it? Using your imagination, draw a picture of John 1:14 as the Lord reveals it to you.
Date: December 8, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: Isaiah 9:1-7 and Colossians 1:15-19
Questions:
- What isn’t going my way right now?
- Am I seeking peace or control?
- If control, what is an unexpected avenue by which the Lord could restore my peace?
Date: December 1, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Genesis 3:1-15 / John 1:1-5
Music Devotion: Worth the Wait
Questions: (For our 300 Seconds of Silence)
- What (or Who) is it, on the precipice of 2025, that I am placing my hope in?
- How is HOPE requiring me to wait?
- What might be the positive outcomes as I wait on Jesus for HOPE to come?
Date: November 24, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Laura Ospino
Passage: John 14:15-31 / Acts 1:8
"Right after Jesus left and right before the Holy Spirit came, what were the disciples doing? They were together, praying fervently. They were in agreement, united with one mind and purpose. It is so important that we continue to do this, let's do what He did. There are so many more opportunities to experience the outpouring of His Holy Spirit." - Laura
Date: November 17, 2024
Worship: Chris Norby
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Passage: Matthew 28:1-10 / 16-20
Date: November 10, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 27:62-66 and Luke 23:56b
Changes in our life often require waiting. Waiting is a biblical value, but not a western cultural value.
Reflection Questions:
What are you waiting for?
What do you think the waiting is for?
Are you waiting the way you want to?
Date: November 3, 2024
Worship Leader: Addy Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 26-27
Reflection Questions:
- What is your long obedience in the same direction?
- What, by faith, are you compelled to pursue with your life?
- What is the preferred and lasting legacy of your life as a follower of Jesus?
Date: October 27, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Passage: Matthew 26
Church of Gethsemane Video Clip (0:00-07:23:00)
Reflection Questions: (With audio guide, Into the Garden of Gethsemane)
When you’re under pressure:
- How can you honor others’ gifts and kindness towards you?
- How can you face betrayal or dishonesty of others with grace?
- How can you create spaces that foster community and share the love you have found?
- How can you be vulnerable in your weakness and call others to join you in prayer?
- How can you be generous with your resources towards others?
Date: October 13, 2024
Worship Leader: Emily Holmes
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 21:23-23:39 (A Composite)
The Seven Woes (Matthew 23:13-36)
Grief unto you. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Blessed are those who mourn.
Blessed are the meek. (accurate self-view) Lost without God, complete in Him!
You shut the door of heaven in people's faces.
- Who might I be excluding from the kingdom?
- How might I be doing it?
- Why am I doing it?
You corrupt your disciples.
- What kind of disciple is my life producing? (Grace or works dependent)
You wobble in your commitments.
- As a growing disciple of Jesus, how firm is my yes?
- What is my motivation for saying yes?
You've neglected mercy and justice.
- What demonstrations of justice and mercy impact me the most?
You're full of greed and self-indulgence.
- Who in your life has unrestricted access to call you out on your shortcomings?
You put up a spiritual front, but you're dead inside.
- What is one dead or dying area you would like to invite Jesus to bring new life back to?
You criticize others and follow their lead.
- What is a practice you call out in others that you’re also guilty of practicing at times?
Date: October 6, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Robin Suh
Passage: Matthew 21:21-21
Discussion Questions
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What practices do you have in place that helps you listen to and hear God?
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In what ways have you experienced laying down your own agenda?
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What do you want God to do for you? What are you asking God for?
Date: September 29, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: John 11:1-44
Video Clip: Jesus and Lazarus
Grief Worksheet:
What is your first response, typically, when you receive troubling news?
- Denial
- Shock
- Fear /Anxiety
- Sadness
- Disorientation
- Rescue Mode
- Peace and Hope
Think of a few times when receiving bad news hit you pretty hard and make note of them.
Four Observations About Grief From this Text:
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Grief Takes Time and Requires Our Attention | Because we’re not great at waiting, Jesus gives us opportunities to wait. This won’t be the first time.
- Jesus, for our sake, waits. Why? This was the grievance both Martha and Mary had when Jesus showed up late (according to their own understanding.) “If you had been here…that’s bargaining.
- Waiting increases dependence and dependence increases intimacy with Jesus.
- We will make time for grief or grief will choose a time for us.
- Jesus Responds Uniquely to Each of Us in Our Grief
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- Martha and Mary approached Jesus with the same grievance and different responses to it. Jesus made space for each of them in their grief journey.
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Jesus Joins Us in Our Grief
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This is empathy. Sometimes we see that words are helpful. Sometimes we see that they aren’t. Regardless of the circumstance, what is most helpful is presence.
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Jesus Leads Us From Grief to a Resurrected Life
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This sickness will not end in death….Sometimes in what is temporary, but always in what is eternal. From an eternal perspective, we can know the end from the beginning!
- Because we know that goodness and mercy will follow us, we can stop, feel our emotions, name our emotions and speak truth to our emotions.
Date: September 22, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 19:16-30
The Rich Life Worksheet:
What makes us rich?
How would you define The Rich Life?
Think about a few things you’ve really wanted throughout your life. (Physical possessions, experiences, achievements, relationships, etc.)
- Why did you want it?
- To what extent did you go to get the things you wanted?
- Did you get it? If so, how? If not, what kept you from getting it?
- How did you feel once you got, or didn’t get what you wanted?
- Did your pursuit of the thing you wanted add a sense of richness to your life?
The FIVE Capitals
A More Complete Picture of the Rich Life - Take an Inventory of Your Capital
- Spiritual Capital | Wisdom, Holy Spirit Power, Authority:
- Relational Capital | Friends, Family, Forerunners and Followers:
- Physical Capital | Time, Energy and Health:
- Intellectual Capital | Creativity, Content, and Credential:
- Financial Capital | Cash, Assets and Investments
Date: September 15, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Passage: Matthew 19:13-14
Video Illustration: The Chosen
To be like children in Jesus' presence:
- Requires humility to receive Jesus' invitation.
- Requires confidence that even when we have nothing to offer Jesus, he still welcomes and receives us.
- Remember that God has time, space, energy and love available for us at all times.
- We have an opportunity to resist fear, and live securely in our identity as his children.
Discussion Questions:
- What was one thing you loved about being a kid?
- What is one way you would like to be more childlike?
- As adults, what can be the most challenging aspect of becoming like a child the way Jesus is inviting us to?
Date: September 15, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Worship Reflection and Prayer: Chris Peppler
Our time in worship on Sunday lended itself to an extended time of prayer with one another. In consideration of the promises God has invited us to wait patiently for, we asked, "In what areas are we contending with God to see promises come about?"
We invite you into this time of worship and to consider for yourself, "Where you wrestling with God to see not yet realized promises come to fruition?"
Date: September 8, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Ezekiel 47 and John 7
For Reflection:
As you think back on the year thus far as a part of South Everett Foursquare family, what has been most impactful as it relates to:
- Health: Biblical Teaching, Study, Prayer (Collective and Individual) How have you been growing with Jesus?
- Love: South Everett Life (Community Connections) Who in this congregation are you investing in? Who is investing in you?
- Work: Local and Global Missions (Collective and Individual) Where have you been invited to love your neighbor well? Where have you been generous in making contributions to the world around you in Jesus' name?
- Play: Rhythms of Replenishment. What’s the most fun you’ve had this year with this family?
For each of the above, where have you witnessed the presence and power of the Holy Spirit? Where might you and others benefit from inviting the presence and power of the Holy Spirit freshly into these areas?
Date: August 25, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: Luke 1:1-4, Acts 1:1-5, Colossians 1:27
Additional Reference: Practicing the Way, John Mark Comer
Reflections:
Because the life of Jesus is reflected through us by the presence of the Holy Spirit, we can ask the question, What Would Jesus Do If He Were Me?
- How might our daily rhythms change as our cognitive awareness of Jesus’ presence with us increases?
- Take 6 minutes and reflect, how would a regular day in your life be impacted if Jesus was physically by your side. A part of your morning rhythm, your commute, your work day, your extracurricular activities, your down time, your conversations, your relationships?
Date: August 18, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Video Illustration: Rocky Training Regiment
Date: August 11, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 4:18-20 / Ephesians 2:1-10
Practicing the Way | Be With Jesus (John Mark Comer)
Discipleship > Belief + Attendance.
Discipleship = Being with Jesus + Becoming Like Jesus + Doing What Jesus Did
(Participation > Attendance)
Core Question: How are we participating with Jesus (and with each other) in the dream God has imagined for us since the beginning of time?
Turning God into A Habit
Where do our minds settle, where does our attention turn when we have opportunities to rest?
What are things we do besides resting when our minds and bodies have a chance to be still?
The Reward for Following Jesus is Jesus!
Practical Ways to Be with Jesus
- Pray the Psalms (Not Read, Pray)
- Meditate on a Passage of Scripture
- Talk to God About Our Life
- Listen for His Voice
- Attempt to Let Go (Cast our Burdens on God)
- Just Sit
- Focus on Our Breath
- Look at What Our Eyes Can’t See
Find Our Secret Place
“If we want to reach the depth of life with God that Jesus modeled, we need to find a diversion-free place to get away and be alone with the Father. It could be an office in the woods, your bedroom late at night, or a park down the street from your house. Or if all that fails, a closet or pantry. The point is, like Jesus, we need to learn to hide.” Comer, 56-57
Date: August 4, 2024
Worship Leader: Emily Holmes
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Mark 1:16-20
Get your copy of Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
Date: July 28, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Ed Harris
Passage: Luke 10:25-37
Brandon, Marcie, Kaitlyn, and Hudson Brazee are missionaries in Germany with Foursquare Missions International. Having moved to Europe seven years ago, they've recently launched a non-profit called Serve the City to share the love of Jesus with the city of Köln.
On July 21st, the Brazees visited South Everett Foursquare to continue our teaching in the Life with Jesus series and share with us about their adventures. Click here to find out more about how to support the Brazees in their work!
Date: June 30, 2024
Worship: Chris Tien
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Passage: Matthew 16:21-28
Date: June 23, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 16: 13-20
Questions:
- When did Jesus first call you?
- What did Jesus call you away from / call you towards?
- What significant circumstances did you experience with Jesus that compelled you to determine that, in fact, Jesus Christ was Lord.
- Because of your relationship with Jesus today, who can you say that He is?
Date: June 16, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Jonathan Totey
Passage: Matthew 15:1-20
Date: June 9 , 2024
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 14:13-21
Questions:
As you consider that which Jesus has called you to:
- Where are you downtrodden in heart?
- Where are you lacking in resources to accomplish what Jesus has called you to?
- What does remaining in Christ mean for you in this season? How might you increase your dependency upon him as you follow him this week?
- In what ways can you ask the Lord to multiply the resources you need to complete what he has invited you to do.
Date: June 2, 2024
Speaker: Danessa Gonzalez
Passage: Matthew 10:1-40
Video Illustration: The Chosen (Jesus Sends the Twelve)
Date: May 26, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Lauren Phillips
Passage: Matthew 14:1-13
Date: May 19, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 13:31-35
Notes:
Stages in Faith
- Saving Faith | Faith in the existence of God and his Son. What is your story of saving faith?
- Provisional Faith | Faith in God’s goodness and ability to act on our behalf. Share an example of a time when you saw God provide on your behalf (Physical, relational, emotional…)
- Faith in Action | Faith in God’s ability to act through us on the behalf of others. Share a time when you stepped out in faith and God worked through your life.
Date: May 12, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 13:44
Notes:
Our heart doesn’t lie about what we treasure. Our heart points to it!
- What / Who are we looking at?
- What / Who are we listening to?
- What / Who are we thinking about?
- What / Who are we talking about?
- Where is our time going?
- Where is our money going?
Is my current treasure the treasure I really want? (OR) Would making some adjustments to what I am prioritizing get me more aligned with the treasure Jesus is talking about?
Knowing that Jesus' Church is a dynamic gathering of people, South Everett Foursquare values receiving and sending people well. The seasons we spend together are priceless, and no matter where we gather in different chapters of life, we are still one family, and there is just one Church.
Here is our recent celebration of the Kwon Family who we've shared life with since 2019 as we send them in to a new season!
Date: April 28, 2024
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 13:1-23
Coaching Invitation: If you are interested in sitting down with Pastor Chris to more deeply explore your current life priorities and your values, you can reach out to him directly.
Date: May 5, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Robin Suh
Passage: Matthew 12:22-32
Date: April 21, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 8:23-27 and 14:22-23
Date: April 14, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 5:13-16
Video: The Sermon on the Mount (From the Chosen)
Date: March 31, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 28:1-8 / 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
Possible Sites of Jesus' Burial Tomb:
Explore the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Explore The Garden Tomb
For a copy of this weekend's devotional guide, please email Chris Peppler
Date: March 29, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 27:32-61
Video Devotion: Jesus, the Soul Shepherd
Date: March 24, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: John 13:1-17
Holy Week Resources:
(1) Holy Week Timeline
(2) Walking with Jesus: An 8 Day Exploration Through Holy Week
Date: March 10, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Danessa Gonzalez
Passage Matthew 6:1-15
Date: March 17, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 5:17-48
The Mount of the Beatitudes
Discussion Questions:
In what way has legalism endured by others caused harm in your relationship with the Lord and with His Church?
In what ways might have you caused harm for others, even unintentionally, by putting behavior modification ahead of love?
What did you hear today about Jesus' commitment to fulfilling the law that has impacted your view on the law in general.
Date: March 3, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Jonathan Totey
Passage: Matthew 5:1-12
Discussion Questions:
Which aspects of the Beatitudes to you find most comforting AND most challenging as a growing disciple of Jesus?
Date: February 25, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Robin Suh
Passage: Matthew 11:28-12:14
Reflection Questions:
What are your thoughts on the sabbath? Do you welcome the gift or feel resistance to you?
How do you personally receive the sabbath? What helps you come to a full STOP? If this is an area you want to grow in, how might you do that?
February 18, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: John 4:43-54 / Matthew 9:18-26
Video ONE: Sergio and Rhoda Virtual Tour of Capernaum
Video TWO: Dr. Randy Smith and a Teaching in Capernaum
Reflection Question:
Do you know Jesus as your healer? (Physical, Spiritual, Emotional, Relational) Write down a few thoughts, beliefs, questions or prayers you have about Jesus’ identity as our healer.
Date: February 11, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez and Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Matthew 4:12-22 and Luke 5:1-11
Calling is the intersection of our life story, our passion, and our gifting:
- What life circumstances have molded me into the person that I am today?
- Which people have most directly contributed to my formation?
- What do I care enough about to endure frustration or even pain to see it come to pass?
- What natural or developed gifts and talents do I see in my life?
Date: February 4, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: John 4:1-26
Thank you for your generosity towards the Lord through the ministry of South Everett Foursquare. Connie Seguin and the Mill Creek Foursquare Council provide financial oversight and accountability for the finances of South Everett Foursquare. On January 28, 2034, Connie came and delivered our 2023 financial report. If you would like a copy of that report or have any questions, please contact connie@mc4s.org
Date: January 28, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12-30
Listen to our 2023 Financial Report from Connie Seguin
Date: January 21, 2024
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: John 3:1-21
Date: January 7, 2024
Worship: Chris Norby and Emily Holmes
Speaker: Robin Suh
Passage: Matthew 3:13-17
Date: October 22, 2023
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Galatians 5:13-26
Guest: Pastor Habtom, World Relief | Immigration Detention Center
Date: October 15, 2023
Worship Leaders: Emily Holmes and Chris Norby
Speaker: Ed Harris
Passage: Galatians 5:22-23 and 1 Corinthians 13:4
Date: October 8, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Jonathan Totey
Passage: Galatians 5:16-26 and Genesis 37-50
Date: October 1, 2023
Worship Leader: Addy Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: Galatians 5:13-26 and 2 Chronicles 20:1-30
Additional Resource: The Tripartite Beings (Body, Soul, and Spirit)
Date: September 24, 2023
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: Galatians 5:13-25 / 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Reflection Video: NEEDTOBREATHE | Who Am I?
Date: September 17, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler and Panel Guests: Jason Van Winkle, Chris Tien and Marilyn Robles
Passage: Ephesians 1:15-19
Date: September 10, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: Ephesians 1:15-23 and Matthew 4:18-22
Date: August 27, 2023 Worship Leader: Chris Norby Speaker: Mark Einfeld Passage: Matthew 26:36-46 / Mark 14:32-42 / Luke 22:39-46
Date: August 20, 2023 Worship Leader: Emily Holmes Speaker: Pastor David Kwon Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23 / 3:14-21
Reflection Question: Think about a time, that through obedience to God, you have experienced both God's power and love.
Date: July 16, 2023 Speaker: Chris Peppler Passage: Jude Additional Resource: A People to Be Loved by Preston Sprinkle
Date: July 9, 2023 Worship Leader: Emily Holmes Speaker: Chris Peppler Passage: 1-3 John Link to Reading of 1 John
Date: July 2, 2023 Worship Leader: Chris Tien Speaker: Pastor Chris Peppler Passage: 1 and 2 Peter Overview
Date: June 11, 2023 Worship Leader: Emily Holmes Speaker: Chris Peppler Passage: Hebrews 1:1-3 and Hebrews 13:8 Message Illustration: The Today Show Discovers the Internet
Date: June 11, 2023 Worship Leader: Chris Norby Speaker: Chris Peppler Passage: The Letter to Philemon
Date: June 4, 2023 Worship Leader: Chris Tien Speaker: Chris Peppler Passage: Titus 1-3, Galatians 2, 2 Corinthians 7-8
Date: May 28, 2023
Worship Leader: Emily Holmes
Speaker: Pastor Lauren Phillips
Passages: 1 Thessalonians 5:24 and 2 Peter 1:10-11
Date: May 21, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: First and Second Timothy
A Mentor / Disciple Maker Will….
- Provide authoritative support for their disciple, backing them privately and publicly while refusing to tear them down (providing correction in private. (1 and 2 Timothy)
- Be open with their disciples about their strengths, AND weaknesses. (1 Timothy 1:12-17)
- View their disciples as a part of their own family. (1 Timothy 1:18)
- Clearly communicate AND demonstrate a godly standard of living. (1 Timothy 3:1-12)
- Insure that their disciples are equipped with that they need (1 Timothy 3:14)
- Encourage their disciple to stay focused and choose new leaders wisely (1 Timothy 4:7 and 2 Timothy 3)
- Admonish their disciple to be an excellent steward of ALL resources. (1 Timothy 6)
- Urge their disciples to employ the gifts given by the Holy Spirit, resist timidity, and stay in the fight. (2 Timothy 1:6)
- Invite their disciple to follow them into hardship for the sake of the Gospel. (2 Timothy 1:12-14 and 2 Timothy 3)
- Make disciples who will make disciples (2 Timothy 2:2)
Date: May 14, 2023
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Sam Croutworst
Passage: 1 and 2 Thessalonians
Date: May 7, 2023
Worship Leader: Addie Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Proverbs 1:1-7 and Colossians
Resources: A Hike to the Top of Colossae (With Dr. Randall Smith)
Date: April 30, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Acts 16 and Philippians
Date: April 23, 2024
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Ephesians 1-6
Resources: A Virtual Walking Tour of Ephesus (With Dr. Randall Smith)
Date: April 16, 2023
Worship Leaders: Chris, Ella and Addie Norby
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Acts 13-14
Resources: A Timeline of the Life of Paul
Date: April 9, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Message: Where Fear and Joy Collide
Passage: Matthew 28:1-10
Date: April 2, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: Luke 19:28-44
Study Resource: Holy Week Timeline
Devotional Song Links: Peace by Jennifer Knapp and Firm Foundation by Maverick City
Devotional Guide:
South Everett Foursquare
Palm Sunday 2023
“As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace - but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.” - Luke 19: 41-44
Question ONE: What steals your peace?
- False Comforts: In the flesh. Even if it meant confinement. We want Egypt again. We want predictability. We want full stomachs.
- Complaints: We don’t want humility, we don’t want accountability. We don’t want the disciplined work of expressing gratitude, we want pity.
- Control: We want to call the shots, we want to know what’s coming next. We want to worship what we can hold in our own hands. We want control.
Question TWO: What brings true peace? (This is a week to gaze upon Jesus)
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, whether, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” - Colossians 1:15-20
Date: March 26, 2023
Worship Leader: Danessa Gonzalez
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Acts 18 / 1 Corinthians 1 and 9
Date: March 19, 2020
Worship Leader: Emily Holmes
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passage: Romans 1:1-7
Date: March 12, 2023
Worship Leader: Chris Tien
Speaker: Chris Peppler
Passages: 1 John 1:1-3, 2 Peter 1:16-18, Romans 10-11
Video: Sites and Sounds of the Holy Land
Speaker: Chris PepplerDate: March 5, 2023Passage: Matthew 16:13-20Video: A Visit to Caesarea Philippi
Courageous Belief | We are bold in our belief that the Gospel transforms lives. Recognizing that apart from Christ we can do nothing, and acting on His clear call to raise up disciples; a generation of gospel fluent city influencers, we are bold in our proclamation of the Gospel and courageous in our efforts to seek the shalom and flourishing of our cities.
Core Behaviors (We Will):
- Pursue Bible Fluency. We will teach the Bible as the inerrant and infallible and eternal Word of God. We will walk with growing disciples as they become Gospel fluent followers of Jesus. We will identify, train and release evangelists in our community!
- Pursue Bible Relevancy. We will challenge people to grow in the articulation of Biblical worldview as it relates to the current issues of the day. (Alpha, Q Ideas, Rooted.)
- Be Ready and Prepared. We are confident in the One we have in Jesus Christ and our hearts are settled in the reality that Jesus is in charge. We will take time to think through, write out and practice sharing our Gospel story so that we are prepared to respond when people ask us about our work.
- Share the Gospel: WE will seek out opportunities to share the Gospel and not wait for them to come to us. Believing that no one exists beyond the reach of the grace of Jesus Christ to transform lives, we will approach our interactions from a gospel perspective and will be intentional and patient in our relational pursuits.
- Engage with Gentleness, Respect, and Clarity. Jesus models how believers are to engage in relationships with grace and truth. We will listen to the ideas and opinions of other people non-judgmentally and will strive for creativity and sensitivity as we present the hope of the Gospel.
Sacred Relationship | We are committed to healthy, vibrant and family-centered relationships; both with God and with others. We are created in God’s image; designed to thrive in relationship with God and with others. We value healthy and vibrant relationships within our congregation, with visitors, neighbors, and with our city. This health and vibrancy comes from God who has moved towards us at all costs through the person of Jesus. It is our commitment to move towards one another with a similar demonstration of love, courage, grace and humility modeled by Jesus, especially when conflict arises in our relational pursuits. We aim for reconciliation and restorative practice in our relationships, not perfection.
Core Behaviors (We Will):
Pursue Jesus. We will pursue Jesus daily, recognizing that He alone gives us the ability to serve and receive from others. We will seek out and establish time in the Word, prayer and fellowship.
Establish accountable relationships. We will engage each other in the messy details of life, during and apart from our regular gatherings, while receiving and extending grace. We will choose vulnerability over passivity and will speak truth to one another within the context of love, acceptance and forgiveness.
Assume trust. Where there are gaps in information, we will assume trust and approach the appropriate people while asking the right questions to arrive at clarity in a timely manner.
Listen. Our aim in listening is to arrive at understanding, not to prove our point. We will be slow to speak and slow to become angry.
Live generously and pursue interdependency. Understanding that we can’t accomplish very much on our own, we will each carry our portion of the load. We will make generous sacrifices, whenever possible, for the good of our congregation and our community as a whole. These sacrifices are related to our time, talents and / or financial resources.
Date: February 26, 2023Speaker: Danessa Gonzalez
Courageous Belief | We are bold in our belief that the Gospel transforms lives. Recognizing that apart from Christ we can do nothing, and acting on His clear call to raise up disciples; a generation of gospel fluent city influencers, we are bold in our proclamation of the Gospel and courageous in our efforts to seek the shalom and flourishing of our cities.
Core Behaviors (We Will):
- Pursue Bible Fluency. We will teach the Bible as the inerrant and infallible and eternal Word of God. We will walk with growing disciples as they become Gospel fluent followers of Jesus. We will identify, train and release evangelists in our community!
- Pursue Bible Relevancy. We will challenge people to grow in the articulation of Biblical worldview as it relates to the current issues of the day. (Alpha, Q Ideas, Rooted.)
- Be Ready and Prepared. We are confident in the One we have in Jesus Christ and our hearts are settled in the reality that Jesus is in charge. We will take time to think through, write out and practice sharing our Gospel story so that we are prepared to respond when people ask us about our work.
- Share the Gospel: WE will seek out opportunities to share the Gospel and not wait for them to come to us. Believing that no one exists beyond the reach of the grace of Jesus Christ to transform lives, we will approach our interactions from a gospel perspective and will be intentional and patient in our relational pursuits.
- Engage with Gentleness, Respect, and Clarity. Jesus models how believers are to engage in relationships with grace and truth. We will listen to the ideas and opinions of other people non-judgmentally and will strive for creativity and sensitivity as we present the hope of the Gospel.
Signs and Wonders | We believe that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit to be the presence of Jesus with one another and in our surrounding communities. We have access to God through the shed blood of Jesus. We are commissioned by Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit. We have freedom to use our time, talents, and material resources for the good of others unto God’s glory. We believe the same power that raised Jesus from the grave is available today to bring spiritual, physical, relational and emotional healing and resurrection.
Core Behaviors (We Will):
- Repent Quickly and Frequently. Scripture is clear that as we humble ourselves, pray, seek the face of God and turn from our sin, that God will hear us, forgive us and extend healing towards us. We are people who regularly ask God to search us and remove all offenses as we repent and seek forgiveness from God and from each other. We believe this is the gateway to seeing miracles and healing.
- Rely on Prayer and the Power of the Holy Spirit. We actively pursue the infilling power of the Holy Spirit through baptism, teaching, demonstration of gifts through a dedicated commitment to prayer.
- Pause and Create Space. We realize that the Lord operates according to His timeline and not ours. In our personal lives and in our public gatherings we will create space for the Lord to speak to us, to hear from Him, and to share prophetically about what He is doing in our midst. We will create additional opportunities for prayer and corporate fasting.
- Walk With People. During demonstrations of the work of the Holy Spirit. We will contend with people in prayer for spiritual, physical, relational, emotional healing. As healing comes, we will ensure order in our gatherings, provide guidance and explanation to people concerning God’s work in their lives and will lead people towards additional resources as necessary.
- Give Witness: We believe that healing comes as our result of active faith and participation with God concerning the work He desires to do in us. As we witness healings, signs and wonders, we will give witness to what we’ve seen, thanking God for His active work in our lives.
We thank God for His faithfulness and provision in the life of South Everett Foursquare in 2022! We are faithful stewards of both resources and relationships. Join us as we take a look back on the year that was in the life of our community!
If you have additional questions about the financial reports from this past year, please contact Connie Seguin directly at connie@mc4s.org
Worship Leader: Chris Norby and Youth and Children's ChoirSpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: Luke 2:22-40
Show Notes:
Christmas According to Kids
Gathering Date: December 11, 2022
Worship Leader: Chris TienSpeaker: Lauren PhilipsPassage: Luke 1:26-55
Worship Leader: Danessa GonzalezSpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2
Show Notes:
Women in Leadership Ministry | A Foursquare Publication
Worship Leader: Emily HolmesSpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: Acts 2:42-47
Show Notes:
Waiting and Gratitude Devotion (Follow Along with Pastor Chris' Message)
Waiting, when stewarded well, becomes the foundation for Gratitude.Gratitude, when stewarded well, becomes the foundation for Generosity.Generosity, when steward well, becomes the foundation for Community.Community, when steward well, becomes the foundation for Transformation.
What are some things you’re hoping or expecting to see come to pass in your life? For yourself? For friends and family? For our greater community, nation, world?
What are some things you’re waiting on?
Is it a pro-active, patient kind of waiting? Is it a passive, ‘stuck’ kind of waiting? (As in the next steps are unclear...)
What would you like to share with the Lord about the hopes and expectations? What would you like to share about the waiting process?
As you reflect on the waiting process, in what ways to you see gratitude entering the equation? Where do you see signs of healing, provision, joy, etc.
In your relationship with God… In your relationship with friends and family…. In the ways you’re able to make contributions to the world around you…. In the ways your able to relax and replenish …
Devotion Songs:
Wait on You by Maverick City Thank You by Ben Rector
Worship Leader: Chris TienSpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: Acts 1:1-8
Please check out Acts Part ONE from The Bible Project
Worship Leaders: Addy NorbySpeaker: Danessa GonzalezPassage: John 20:30-31
Please check out John Part TWO from The Bible Project
Worship Leaders: Danessa GonzalezSpeakers: Chris Peppler Passage: John 1:1-5
Please check out John Part ONE from The Bible Project
Jesus Revealed Through the Gospel of John
As we focus intently on Jesus, on His words and His actions, Jesus reveals Himself to us. As we confess His Lordship, He moves us from our limited point of view and towards a view that centers around His Kingdom and not our own.
Four Jewish Institutions
- A Wedding Party | John 2:1-11 (Video 3:31-4:07)
- The Temple | John 2:13-25 (Video 4:08-4:37)
- A Rabbi | John 3:1-21 (Video 4:38- 5:13)
- A Samaritan Woman | John 4:1-26 (Video 5:14-5:40)
Four Jewish Festivals
- The Sabbath | John 5:1-47 (Video 5:53 - 6:11)
- The Passover | John 6:1-15 (Video 6:12-6:36)
- The Tabernacles | John 7:37-8:12 (Video 6:37-7:14)
- Hanukkah | John 10:22-42 (Video 7:15- 7:45)
Questions to ask about these interactions:
- What action or claim does Jesus make?
- How do Jesus' actions and/or claim challenge the thoughts and beliefs of those who were with Jesus?
- How are you most challenged or impacted by this passage of scripture?
- What questions does it raise for you? How might these questions impact your life as a disciple of Jesus during the week to come?
Worship Leaders: Chris and Ella NorbySpeakers: Chris Peppler and Richard ScottPassage: Luke 18:9-14
Please check out Luke Part TWO from The Bible Project
Worship Leaders: Chris TienSpeaker: Lauren AccetturoPassage: 1 Peter 3:15
Please check out The Gospel of Luke Part ONE from The Bible Project
Worship Leaders: Chris NorbySpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: Mark 8:27-30
Please check out The Gospel of Mark from The Bible Project
Worship Leaders: Emily Holmes and Addy NorbySpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: Matthew 1:1-17 and 28:16-20
Please check out Matthew Part TWO from The Bible Project and this interaction between Jesus and Matthew as depicted in The Chosen.
Worship Leader: Danessa GonzalezSpeaker: Sam CroutworstPassage: Matthew 9:9-13
Check out Matthew Part ONE from the Bible Project.
Worship Leader: Chris Norby and Danessa GonzalezSpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: Ephesians 4:1-16
Worship Lead: Addy Norby and Emily HolmesSpeaker: Chris PepplerPassage: Ephesians 4:1-16
Notes: If you would like to take the 5Q APEST Assessment to discover more about your spiritual gifts as defined in Ephesians 4, click here!
Worship Lead: Danessa GonzalezSpeaker: Mark EinfeldPassage: John 15:1-17
Notes:
- Worship Devotion Content from Tauren Wells | The High Note | Do It Boldly
- Video Illustration: The Power of Abiding
Speaker: Pastor Lauren AccetturoPassage: John 10:11-18
Lauren references this video clip in her teaching about sheep and their attentiveness to their shepherd.
Chris Nixon - Purpose in the Process - September 22nd, 2019 Series - A Study of 1st and 2nd Peter
Chris Peppler - Holistic Hospitality - September 15th, 2019 Series - A Study of 1st and 2nd Peter
Chris Peppler - Suffering's Code of Conduct - September 8th, 2019 Series - A Study of 1st and 2nd Peter
Chris Peppler - Better Than a Bag of Rocks! - August 25th, 2019 Series - A Study of 1st and 2nd Peter
Chris Peppler - Breaking Stained Glass - August 18th, 2019 Series - A Study of 1st and 2nd Peter
Chris Peppler - Trials and Smiles - August 11th, 2019 Series - A Study of 1st and 2nd Peter
Chris Peppler - Loving Your Digital Neighbors - August 4th, 2019 Series - Christians in the Age of Outrage A World View Shaped by the Gospel
Chris Peppler - 20/20 Vision - July 28th, 2019 Series - Christians in the Age of Outrage A World View Shaped by the Gospel
Chris Nixon - Slow to Anger - July 21st, 2019 Series - Christians in the Age of Outrage
Chris Peppler - The New Babylon - July 14th, 2019 Series - Christians in the Age of Outrage
Bob Horn - Courageous Obedience - July 7th, 2019 Series - A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels
Chris Peppler - Jesus And Associates - June 30th, 2019 Series - A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels
Chris Peppler - Under The Influence Part II - June 16th, 2019 Series - A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels
Chris Peppler - Under The Influence - June 9th, 2019 Series - A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels
Tyrone McMorris - The Big Three (Jesus' Inner Circle) - June 2nd, 2019 Series - A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels
Chris Peppler - By Invitation Only - May 26th, 2019 Series - A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels
Chris Peppler - The Divine Ambush - May 19th, 2019 Series - A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels
Chris Peppler - The 'Not For Profit' Church - May 12th, 2019 Series: A Study in Discipleship Out of the Gospels