Sierra Pres: Recent Episodes
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— and wondered if He's forgotten you? Join us as we dig into Psalm 13 and discover how honest questions can actually deepen our trust in God's unfailing love, and why we're not meant to carry that question alone.When trust runs dry, asking 'how long' together helps renew our trust that God still sees us and holds us.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Psalm 51We all know the instinct to hide, deny, or cover up when we've messed up — but what if confession is actually the path to freedom? Join us as we dig into Psalm 51 and the story of David and Bathsheba to discover how coming clean before God clears the way to mercy, joy, and true worship.Confession clears the path towards receiving God’s mercy, recovering joy and reorienting worship.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Psalm 77When life doesn't look the way it used to, is God still good? Join us as we dig into Psalm 77 and discover that we're not called to recreate the past — we're invited to reorient around who God has always been.We don't remember to recreate what was - we remember to reorient around who God is.
Pastor David Burke - Psalm 69Ever feel like you're drowning and no one really sees it? This week's message walks through Psalm 69's raw honesty about shame, loneliness, and crying out to God — and the hope that God hears, rescues, and never leaves us alone.When we are sinking in shame, disgrace, and loneliness, God hears our cries and is mighty to save — so we don't have to pretend we're fine; we can honestly cry out to Him (and to each other) for rescue.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Psalm 137What do you do when grief feels too raw to bring to church? This week's message walks through Psalm 137's honest, unfiltered lament to show that God can handle our sadness, our fear, and even our anger—and invites you to bring your whole self into that hope. God can handle your grief. We can bring him our sadness, our fear, even our anger.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Psalm 6What do you do when there's no quick answer to your pain? Join us as we sit with Psalm 6's raw honesty about anguish and discover how honest, wrestling prayer — not easy answers — is where real faith is formed.In our deepest anguish, honest prayer is not a loss of faith — it is an expression of faith.
Pastor Karl Overbeek - Mark 10:35-45What does it look like to follow God on His terms instead of our own? In this thought-provoking message, guest preacher Pastor Karl Overbeek draws from Scripture and a lifetime of ministry to challenge us to surrender our self-made conditions and trust the God who is always gracious, always faithful, and always good.
14-17What do California gold rush pioneers have to do with the Israelites and us today? In this message, discover how God calls us — like Israel crossing the Jordan — to trust Him through seasons of change, step forward in faith, and find that Jesus is already in the boat with us.
Pastor Mike Griffin - James 5:1-12Every follower of Christ can grow in patience and perseverance by adopting James' wisdom about wealth, looking at areas of our lives that need to be aligned with God's kingdom values and living in light of Christ's coming.
Pastor Mike Griffin - James 4:1-17Every follower of Jesus Christ can resist the devil and experience revitalization in relationship with God by identifying what causes fights and quarrels, seeking God's intervention, and embracing His wisdom for how to live.
Pastor Greg Flagg - James 3:13-18Foundational Truth: Worldly wisdom is a path toward disorder; true wisdom from God is a path toward peace.
Pastor Mike Griffin - James 3:1-12Every follower of Jesus Christ should embrace the difficulty of taming our tongue because it is a key factor in how we influence and impact others.
Pastor Mike Griffin - James 2:14-26Every follower of Jesus Christ can develop a faith that works by aligning their actions with their beliefs so that it is manifest in what we do.
Pastor Mike Griffin - James 2:1-13Every follower of Jesus Christ can avoid favoritism, walk in freedom and show mercy to others because of how Christ has chosen us to reflect his love and show his mercy.
Pastor Greg Flagg - James 1:19-27Rooted in the Word, followers of Jesus are people who humbly listen to others, listen to God and demonstrate their faith through all they do and say.
Pastor Mike Griffin - James 1:1-18Every follower of Jesus Christ can develop perseverance through the trials and temptations of life in order to experience the gifts of God that result.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Mark 16:1-8Every follower of Jesus can experience Jesus' resurrection life which gives us a new start, rolls back death, and gives us a reason to live.
Mark 11:8-11Prayer is a mark of Kingdom people: it reorients us, sustains us in need, and sends us as witnesses into the world.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Mark 1:21-34Every follower of Jesus can experience and participate in Jesus' healing and deliverance because of his authority that he has imparted to us.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Mark 1:16-20Every person can understand what it means to come and follow Jesus by hearing and obeying Jesus' call to discipleship and making disciples of others
Pastor Greg Flagg - Mark 1:12-13Following Jesus in the discipline of solitude leads us to be refined, tested, and to truly trust God.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Mark 1:12-13Following Jesus in the discipline of solitude leads us to be refined, tested, and to truly trust God.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Mark 1:9-11Every follower of Christ can celebrate the beginning of their relationship with Jesus through preparation, repentance and forgiveness and as a reflection of their receptivity of the Holy Spirit by being baptized.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Mark 8:27-38Ash Wednesday invites us to let go of distractions, live within limits, and follow Jesus to the cross.
Pastor Mike Griffin - 1 Kings 19:11-21Every follower of Christ can discern God's calling in the midst of everyday life through mentoring, covering, and making a clear and decisive commitment to follow God's call.
Pastor Mike Griffin - 1 Samuel 16:1-13Every follower of Christ can embrace God's calling by knowing that they are chosen, consecrated, and anointed by God who engages our heart, our hands, and our hardships.
19-21When God’s voice seems quiet, we must train our hearts to discern his Word and quiet our minds enough to listen.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Joshua 1:1-9Every follower of Christ can be strong and courageous like Joshua by trusting God's promises, applying Joshua's practices, and experiencing the blessings that result.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Exodus 3:1-14Every follower of Christ can be transformed in their calling by learning from the example of Moses who encountered God who overcame his objections and assured him through His promises.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Genesis 12:1-9Every follower of Christ can respond to God's call through obedience, worship, and prayer because God is faithful to fulfill His promises.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Matthew 6:25-34Worry plans for the worst. Trust in God plans for the best.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Isaiah 40:1-11Every follower of Jesus can receive comfort, transformation and salvation because of who Christ is as a sacrificial shepherd who came for us.
Micah 5:2Every follower of Jesus can worship him in love because of how he as the King was motivated by love to come down and dwell among us.
Hebrews 4:14-5:10Jesus is our long expected and eternal high priest who mediates for us so we can confidently approach God for mercy and grace.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Luke 1:26-38Every follower of Jesus can live with great expectation because of how the Hope of the Prophets was fulfilled in the person of Christ.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Luke 10:25-37Every follower of Jesus can love our neighbor as ourselves and meet the needs of those around us by following the example of the Good Samaritan.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Luke 18:1-14Every follower of Christ can pursue God in persistent prayer through humility, confession, and justification because of who God is as caring, just, and faithful.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Genesis 11:1-9God calls us to His kingdom-building work, not our own selfish tower projects, as we trust in Him rather than in our achievements.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Romans 16:1-16 & 25-27The Church is blessed when it recognizes the diversity of its historical family, embraces that same diversity today and gives all the glory to God.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 15:1-13 & 30-33Every follower of Christ can develop a resilient faith by following the way of Jesus.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 14:7-21Every follower of Jesus can regard others in a Christlike way because of how he has regarded us and in light of his coming kingdom.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Romans 12Followers of Christ are called to live lives patterned on what Jesus has done for us, united with other believers in zealous humility.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 11:22-36Everyone can be received by God because of his gracious intervention to save people through Jesus Christ.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 10:1-15Every follower of Jesus can receive salvation through confession and belief and grow in the righteousness of Christ.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Romans 8:1 & 31-39Those in Christ can be reassured of God’s love for them, Christ’s advocacy for them and freedom from the law of sin and death.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 7:7-25Every follower of Christ can win the war within because of the adequacy of God's resources to deal with sin.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 6:1-14 & 19-23Every follower of Christ can offer themselves to God and be transformed by him because of what he has done in his death and resurrection.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Romans 5:1-15God loves you despite your shame and sin. Faith in God’s love and righteousness, demonstrated through Jesus, brings peace and hope to all.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 4:13-25Every person can have a righteousness credited to them by placing their faith in Jesus.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 3Every person can find a righteousness apart from the law because of what Christ has done to justify, redeem, and atone for our sin.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Romans 2:1-16Every believer should repent of the ways we judged others because judgment is God's job.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Romans 1:18-32We have all bought into sin’s deception. We exchange true relationships with God and others for our own selfish motives and broken relationships.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Luke 19:37-44Jesus brings true peace to those who live lives not of this world but lives marked by the spiritual practices of the Kingdom of God.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Psalm 46:10 & Luke 10:38-42Physically slowing down trains our souls to resist hurry and increases our capacity to be present with God and others.
Pastor Mike Griffin - Hebrews 4:1-11Every follower of Jesus can experience rest by obeying God's call to maintain a sabbath rhythm in response to God's example.
Pastor Greg Flagg - Mark 1:35-39Jesus took time to practice silence and solitude and, amidst a hurried and anxious world, followers of Jesus are invited to take time to do the same.
Pastor Mike Griffin - John 15:1-8Every follower of Jesus can ruthlessly eliminate hurry by connecting with him as a branch to a vine, remaining in him, and bearing fruit to the glory of God.
Pastor Mike Griffin - 1 Peter 5:1-14Living and leading for Christ is to be done in light of his example as the Chief Shepherd who practiced suffering love, willing/eager service, and humble submission to God's will.
Pastor Mike Griffin - 1 Peter 4:12-19Every follower of Christ can respond to suffering by participating with Christ so that you may find joy and glorify God as you commit yourself to him.
Pastor Mike Griffin - 1 Peter 3:1-7Every follower of Christ can reflect their faith in relationship to their family by submitting themselves to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Pastor Mike Griffin - 1 Peter 4:1-11Every follower of Christ can reflect Jesus by living in suffering in a way that honors and glorifies him.
Pastor Greg Flagg - 1 Peter 3:8-22Like Christ, we must be eager to do good and weather any suffering for doing good with gentleness and respect.
Pastor Mike Griffin - 1 Peter 2:11-25Every follower of Christ can live for Christ in a society often set against him by laying down their life and reflecting suffering love for Christ's sake.