Loving God. Loving people. Serving our community.
Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak on Sunday, January 3rd, 2016 about Noah’s curse on his youngest son, Ham. Jesus blessed and loved those who have been living under a curse, including the descendants of Ham: The Canaanites, among others. We are called to step aside from cultural norms and follow His radical example.
Read along in Genesis 9:20-28, Judges 10, Mark 7, Matthew 15, Luke 6
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Listen to guest speaker, John Jenks.
God is a giver of gifts, and we have a role in receiving. “As God gives and I receive, life flows.” I need to connect with God. There is a God who loves us and wants to connect with us. The best gift God has given us is Himself. God continues to give other gifts to His children. We all have a desire for Love, Joy, Peace & Justice because we are created in God’s image. We need to be humble & teachable. Give up your need to be right. Learn to live in grace. “Grace protects us from pride and frees us from guilt” Be ready to trust. Be ready to trust even when we take a risk. God may call us to an adventure, and that involves risk. Cultivate the art of receiving in your life. Take a specific step with God’s direction.
See James 1:17, Romans 8, John 3:16, Hebrews 12:15, Mark 10:15, John 20:30-31, Acts 5:20, John 10:10, Genesis 2:24, & Romans 8.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak about gossip, and how the Bible instructs us to handle grievances with our brothers and sisters directly, and to value unity and connection with God and with others. Read along in Matthew 18:15-17.
Technical Note: Missing CDs for CD recorder, so the recording was done by a cell phone app. Sorry about the poor sound quality.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak about the love the father shows to his sons and daughters, which cannot be earned. The “good son” is challenged to be reconciled to the father by his own ego. Forgiveness is offered before, during, and after our sin by the father. Obedience is a result of the father’s love, not it’s cause. Radical love wins the heart, not condemnation. Read along in Luke 15:11-32.
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Listen to Jonathan Woolner speak about the immense measure of Grace God offers us, which defies our transactional ego-driven nature. We have a choice to allow our story to persist, or to allow God’s story to take over. Read along in Luke 15:11-32.
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Listen to guest speaker, Chuck Perez encourage others to be with the people, as Jesus was with his grieving disciples, comforting them, and understanding their pain. We are in the process of transformation right now, and are encouraged to do as Jesus did, even in our imperfect, ‘work in progress’ state.
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Listen to Amy Mark speak about the seasons we find ourselves in, and what we are invited to do.
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Listen to Jon Woolner, Pastoral candidate, as he speaks on the role of Christians on the Earth to bring order from chaos. Start reading from Genesis 1.
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Listen to Paul Wilson, Superintendent of the Pacific Southwest Conference, Speak on the power of living as God’s dearly loved children. Scripture from Ephesians 5:1
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Listen to Tom Patitucci, Transitional Pastor, deliver the message at Edgewater Covenant Church in Pittsburg, CA.
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