A Season of Hope

A Season of Hope

I said this past Sunday that you can live for three weeks without food but only three days without water (according to Bear Gryls, Man vs Wild on Netflix).  I was thinking, as important as food and water are for our survival, there are some things even more important...
Journey to the Cross – Week Five

Journey to the Cross – Week Five

VIA ACTIVIA – MOVING PRAYER We often think of prayer as a still activity where we sit still waiting for God to speak to us. However, many of the great contemplative men and women of history have found movement vital to their spiritual health. The word pilgrim...
Sermon Notes: April 6, 2014

Sermon Notes: April 6, 2014

On this fifth Sunday of our 40 Days of Lent, the message focused on Jesus’ humanity. For our 40 days of Lent, our Sunday messages will focus on what Jesus said while He hung on the cross. You have probably thanked Jesus for what He did on the cross, but have you...
Sermon Notes: April 6, 2014

Sermon Notes: March 30, 2014

What comes to mind when you hear the word “substitute”? Most of the time we are disappointed when we see a substitute. There are times, however, when substitutions are better. In this fourth week of our 40 Days of Lent, Pastor Todd Lester spoke about the...
Journey to the Cross – Week Four

Journey to the Cross – Week Four

  SACRED READING Sacred Reading, or Lectio Divina as it’s often called, is a process of reading through Scripture with a goal to see how God is speaking to you. The focus is more on studying yourself than the text, looking for how the words of Scripture speak to...