Recommended Resources: May 4, 2020
Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament” by Mark Vroegop Recommendation by Pastor Eric Cai “Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy” is a book that I purchased last year when I decided to take our high schoolers through the book of Psalms. I wanted to touch on an aspect of […]
Loneliness and the Gospel
Rules for Sacrifice
Songs by Seeds Family Worship: https://www.seedsfamilyworship.com/ “Treasure” “Your Words in My Heart” “Cast Your Cares”
Episode 28: Loving unbelievers better during the Coronavirus
“And as we do, let’s remember the great cost to Christ. “We love because He first loved us.” We were the injured and dying man on that road, and Christ has proven to be our true Neighbor. He came to us when we were dying in our sin—when we were His enemies—and He had compassion […]
Suffering Well at Work (1 Peter 2:18–25)
Key idea: Believers, fundamentally changed by the work of the Suffering Servant, are to emulate Christ by honoring our masters and suffering for righteousness sake as an act of worship to God and to open a channel of His grace to us.
Relationship-Building Questions for Couples in Quarantine
As we enter another month of “Shelter-in-Place,” we want more than survival stories for our marriages and relationships. We want stories of the love of Christ on display and how God used this season to help us grow more in displaying our Savior’s love to one another. One vital way to build our understanding of […]
Episode 27: Loving Our Church Family Better
“Beloved, while present circumstances keep us from fully embracing one another, by God’s grace we get the amazing privilege of being involved in each other’s lives through things like Zoom, e-mails, phone calls, and texts. We get to still be involved in each other’s lives by dropping off food and groceries. But I hope these […]
Episode 26: Loving Your Family Well
“But the last grace of loving our family well is by putting into practice the forgiveness we’ve received from Christ by asking for forgiveness when we’ve sinned and forgiving others when they’ve sinned against you. We’re not going to be sinless and there may have already been some major blowups, but with Christ, there is […]
Recommended Resources: April 27, 2020
Book Recommendation from a Pastor Caring for One Another by Ed Welch Recommendation by Pastor Mat Pau Like most of you, I find it difficult and even painful to know that for however long God has us, physical distancing will continue to be the norm. We look forward to the days when we can greet […]
The Tabernacle