We seek transformation in Christ everywhere. That word everywhere is significant. We are passionate about sharing the Gospel in churches, homes, workplaces, downtown, in nature, nursing homes, and even at your favorite coffee shop, because we believe in the transformative power of Jesus’ love, and we want everyone to know Him. "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, p ...
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Great Expectations: Creation's Expectations for Jesus
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Through the vulnerable vessel of a child, God will bring forth peace in such a way that all of Creation and all of humanity will rejoice and learn to live without fear in the incredible beauty of that peace. Isaiah 35 Reverend Matthew Lake December 8, 2024 (Advent: Peace)
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Great Expectations: Our Expectations for Jesus
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Prepare for Christmas by repenting so that you can experience the hope that the kingdom of heaven has come near. Matthew 3:1-12 Reverend Janet Durrwachter December 1, 2024 (Advent: Hope)
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Living Jubilee: A Century of Transformation (One Hundred Year Anniversary)
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By keeping our eyes fixed on the Sovereign Lord, we realize we are part of something greater than ourselves where God can do more than we ask or imagine throughout the generations. Psalm 141:8, Ephesians 5:25-27, and Ephesians 2:19-22 Reverend Matt Lake November 24, 2024
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Living Jubilee: Core Strength (Commitment Sunday)
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Sharing the faith from one generation may be the most significant thing a Christian can do. We can invest in future generations today by partnering in the Jubilee Vision campaign which seeks to lay a foundation of faith, establish a bedrock of well-being, and offer liberation from debt. Leviticus 25:10, 12a and 2 Timothy 1:3-8 Reverend Matthew Lake…
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Living Jubilee: Bedrock of Community
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The church, as God’s people, choose to invest in the community in which they find themselves so that they and the entire community may prosper. Leviticus 25:10, 12a and Jeremiah 29:4-7 Reverend Matthew Lke November 10, 2024
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Living Jubilee: Faith Formation
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God calls us to love our children by welcoming them and training them up in the ways of the Lord. In the spirit of Jubilee, the people of First Church seek to lay a strong faith foundation for our kids today and tomorrow through their prayers, time, and financial resources. Matthew 18:1-5, James 3:5b, and Leviticus 25:10, 12a Reverend Matthew Lake …
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Echoes of Jubilee: Jubilee is Praise
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We experience praise as a way of life when we live into the reality of Jubilee. Psalm 150 Pastor Matthew Lake October 27, 2024
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Echoes of Jubilee: Jubilee is Rest
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God’s pursuing kindness and love provide a jubilee rest that is both comforting and challenging in life’s good and dark times. Psalm 23 Reverend Matt Lake October 20, 2024
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Echoes of Jubilee: Jubilee is Restoration
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Jubilee restoration is discovered through the surprising practice of lament. Psalm 80 Reverend Matt Lake October 13, 2024
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Echoes of Jubilee: Jubilee is Liberation
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We experience the liberation found in Jubilee when we remember. Psalm 103 Reverend Matt Lake October 6, 2024
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Echoes of Jubilee: Jubilee is Trust
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The Psalms teach us to pray through our negative emotions which builds our trust in God and allows us to live as a Jubilee people. Psalm 3 Reverend Janet Durrwachter September 29, 2024
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Echoes of Jubilee: Jubilee is God's Kingdom
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Meditating on God's Word allows us to experience the Kingdom of God amidst life's highs and lows. Psalm 1 Reverend Dr. Matt Lake September 22, 2024
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Echoes of Jubilee: Jubilee is God's Kingship
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The Kingship of Christ is experienced when we realize that the Lord is the author of glory, that we struggle to find glory in our own strength, and that Christ alone creates a way to His glory. When the reality of this “song” fills our souls we become equipped to share God’s glory through Jubilee.
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Echoes of Jubilee: The Year of the Lord's Favor
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Psalms form us into a Jubilee people by changing our perspective to focus on praising God. Psalm 146 Reverend Janet Durrwachter September 8, 2024
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Beatitudes: Blessed Are The Peacemakers
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The Beatitudes show us that offering peace and enduring persecution are ultimately good news that strengthen us to make God's Kingdom available to everyone. Matthew 5:1-12 Reverend Matt Lake September 1, 2024
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Beatitudes: Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
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In proclaiming the Beatitudes, Jesus showed that no human condition excludes God’s blessing; the Kingdom of God is available to everyone. Matthew 5:1-12 Reverend Matt Lake August 25, 2024
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Beatitudes: Blessed Are The Meek
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The good life is found in ways and places we do not expect, like in mourning and in meekness. Matthew 5:1-12 Reverend Matt Lake August 18, 2024
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Beatitudes: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit
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When Jesus teaches “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven,” He intends for this to be a way of life to be experienced now. The Beatitudes are not meant to be aspirational or theoretical, but rather they are meant to define the reality we live into today in the Kingdom of God. Matthew 5:1-12 Reverend Matt Lake August 11,…
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Parables: The Prodigal Son (The Father)
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You are invited to not just learn about the Kingdom of God, but to step into that Kingdom and receive the unconditional, scandalous, and incomprehensible love of God. Luke 15:11-32 (NLT) Reverend Janet Durrwachter August 4, 2024
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Parables: The Prodigal Son (The Older Son)
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The kingdom of God is where we receive the Father’s scandalous love. Luke 15:11-32 Reverend Matt Lake July 28, 2024
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Parables: The Prodigal Son (The Younger Son)
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The kingdom of God is where we receive the Father’s unconditional love. Luke 15:11-32 Reverend Matt Lake July 21, 2024
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The parable of the Good Samaritan is not just an “example story” about the importance of showing humanitarian compassion to all people by being like the Samaritan traveler. It teaches that in the Kingdom of God no people are considered to be “others.” Luke 10:25-37 Reverend Janet Durrwachter July 14, 2024…
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Parables: The Workers in the Vineyard
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God challenges us to rejoice in the inclusion of others into His Kingdom, not to compare or grumble about His generosity. Matthew 20:1-16 Caroline Glazier (Youth Minister) July 7, 2024
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Parables: Faith as a Mustard Seed
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The kingdom of God grows among ordinary people in imperfect conditions—but is unstoppable. Mark 4:30-34 Reverend Janet Durrwachter June 30, 2024
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This parable is an example of one that has a variety of legitimate interpretations, one of which is that those who enter the kingdom of God are those who joyfully, heartily and gratefully serve God. Matthew 25:14-30 Reverend Janet Durrwachter June 23, 2024
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1. Those who are a part of the kingdom of God have words and actions that are aligned. 2. This parable is about authority. Does Jesus have authority over our lives such that we don’t just give him lip service, but we change the way we live and do as he asks. Matthew 21:28-32 Reverend Janet Durrwachter June 16, 2024…
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Parables: The Binding of the Strong Man
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The parable of the Binding is an enigmatic testimony explaining that Christ’s work in the world furthers God’s mission of rescuing His people to draw near to them. It is a message of hope to all those who desire to live in freedom. Mark 3:20-30 (CSB) Dr. Ben Conrad (Director of Connections) June 9, 2024…
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Parables: The Ten Bridesmaids & Oil Lamps
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No one knows when the kingdom of God will come in fullness, so we must be ready at all times. Matthew 25:1-13 Reverend Janet Durrwachter June 2, 2024
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Parables: New and Old Wineskins
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The kingdom of God requires us to live differently from how we’ve always done things. Luke 5:27-39 Reverend Janet Durrwachter May 26, 2024
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Jesus makes it clear that embracing our transformation in Christ will lead to rejection, just as He was rejected; however, if we don’t shine our light, our neighbors will forever sit in darkness.
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God radically and extravagantly cares about individuals. Who’s your one?
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Parables: The Sower and The Seeds
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Those who have ears to hear are able to understand the point of this parable and thus are “good soil” that bears fruit for the kingdom of God.
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We live out our lives differently because of authentic worship. When we worship God rightly, we live in the overflow of that worship so that it impacts all that we do in our everyday lives.
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When we worship, God reminds us that we are all part of the entire body of Christ, which gives us purpose and reminds us we are never alone.
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When we worship Jesus in the core of our being we will recognize His deep and wonderful presence in such a way that we will go and live different lives.
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Worship is the recognition that all of our praise and devotion go to God, not ourselves. We lift up our eyes to the glory of God and seek to worship the Lord of the universe in all of our being.
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Soul Searching: Praise (Easter)
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Not only did Jesus conquer death for Himself, He conquered it for all of us! He appeared to many after the Resurrection then and now!
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Soul Searching: Submission (Lent)
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The discipline of submission is one that is difficult to practice because it means we must trust God enough to release control of our lives to God. Submission means choosing to prioritize God’s ways over our own. Paradoxically submission leads to true freedom and connection with Christ.
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Soul Searching: Confession (Lent)
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The spiritual discipline of confession is more important than we think for the health of our souls. True confession involves examining our conscience with intentionality, expressing sorrow for our sinfulness, and a determination to not continue sinning. We are invited to practice confessing both with God and with other, carefully discerned individu…
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Soul Searching: Solitude (Lent)
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Solitude is a spiritual discipline that involves intentionally being alone in the presence of God and that leads to transformation in Christ.
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Soul Searching: Simplicity (Lent)
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The central point for the discipline of simplicity is to seek the kingdom of God and the righteousness of the Kingdom of God first and then everything necessary will come in its proper order.
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Prayer is meant to be an ongoing, continual way of life in which we experience the sweetness of God’s presence in our souls as we listen to God and then respond in prayer as God leads us.
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Soul Searching: Meditation (Lent)
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We can foster deep life in our souls, even in a superficial culture, as we learn the spiritual practice of meditating upon God’s Word.
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Cultivating Contentment: Living Jubilee
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Jubilee is a gift from God that is a rare experience, a reset that is ultimately about holiness, that must be practiced in community and will bring God's people contentment.
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Cultivating Contentment: Honesty
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We can all learn true secret of contentment, no matter our circumstances, when Jesus is the center of our lives, rather than some false idol.
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Cultivating Contentment: Tranquility
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Contentment is found in remembering who we toil for and by comparing ourselves to no one else. We discover contentment by not trying to keep up and not giving up.
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Cultivating Contentment: Perspective
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We cultivate contentment when we get perspective on our past, present, and future.
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Cultivating Contentment: Humility
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The Christian life is a life of humility whereby we seek to understand and pursue a life filled with more of Christ and less of ourselves. The humble life is not only one filled with a different kind of significance, it is also one filled with contentment.
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Living into the reality of Jubilee allows us to experience a true restart, no matter where we are in life, so that all may experience contentment and joy through a taste of the Kingdom of God.
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This is a different kind of worship experience. We'll be hearing from our staff about stories to celebrate the ministries over the last year, interspersed with songs to praise God for these moments of transformation.
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