Katie Distefano Culpepper | Hebrews 11:1-2 and Hebrews 12:1-2 | All Saints Sunday Topics: Remember, Role Models, Loved OnesOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

This Sunday, Pastor Becky shared about her time at The Glory Centre's All Nations Gathering Conference in California. During this conference Encounter Missions International (EMI) Pastors get together for a leadership retreat and to connect and learn from each other. The theme of this year's conference was "Come Alive" based on the scripture 'So I …

Kyle Meier | Matthew 5:43-48 | Life Goals Topics: Politics, Curiosity, AuthenticityOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

Our message this week was from Rev Sandy Turnbull from The Glory Centre www.gloryctr.org Paul wrote “What can separate us from the love of God?”, but sometimes we feel separated from God when we go through hardship in our lives. In Romans, Paul gives examples of trials that he has gone through in his life, and what he has learned is that when we go…

Kyle Meier | Matthew 14:22-31a | Baptism Sunday Topics: Baptism, God's Love, Messy LifeOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

God has the power to breathe life into what seems lifeless and broken. From from Ezekiel's vision of dry bones brought to life and God's promise of a new heart and spirit for the Israelites, we witness His ability to restore hope and renew strength. God's life giving Spirit is still moving and working in our lives too, and Pastor Becky explains tha…

Kyle Meier | Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 | Life Goals Topics: Loneliness, Friendship, ChristlikeOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

We've all heard "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." - Matthew 6:33, but what does this mean? We all have goals that we want to achieve, but not all are valuable for our lives. God helps us to realise which of these goals add value and asks us to fix eyes, hearts and minds on H…

Katie Distefano | 2 Timothy 3:1-5 | Life Goals Topics: Waiting, Patience, ScriptureOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

When we invite God into our lives, we often turn the situation to be about what we want fixed and changed in our lives. But in reality, when we ask God into our lives we are presented with the chance to bring our nature, character and dreams into alignment with God's. Every day we are given the opportunity to trust in God. In this message, Pastor B…

Kyle Meier | 1 Timothy 6:17-19 | Life Goals Topics: Possessions, Purpose, MeaningOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

This week we heard from Ps Sandy Turnbull from Glory Centre https://www.gloryctr.org/ When we feel like everything is vague and blurry, and there's no clear path ahead, we can turn to God's word, the Bible, to help light our way. Ps Sandy reads from Habakkuk, a minor prophet in the bible, to show how relying on God's word is the best way to get cla…

Kyle Meier | Mark 4:1-9 | Life Goals Topics: Attention, Relationships, LearningOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

"When we pray its not about getting stuff...the fact that we spend time with God, that's what changes us." - Chuck Smith Jnr, Guest Speaker The idea of heaven on earth now is challenging to imagine, it's as if two realities need to exist at once. When we really engage in prayer and take a step back from our thoughts and self we can embrace God's pr…

Kyle Meier | Luke 5:12-16 | Life Goals Topics: Simplification, Prioritization, DistractionsOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

This week we had the privilege to hear a sermon from Janet Robertson, Global Director of Encounter Missions International (EMI) www.emiglobal.org The need for community is in our DNA, from the time of creation, we were created to be in communion with one another. God has given us a community in the form of church and he has given us a mission to fo…

Kyle Meier | Ecclesiastes 2:4-11 | #LifeGoals Topics: Meaning, Purpose, God-CenteredOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

The power of our words can bring death or life, they can build up and love others or they can cut people down. Our words have the ability to tell the greatest story that has ever existed, God's story. Pastor Becky demonstrates to us through scriptures the difference that sharing the Gospel vs sharing gossip has on our lives. To support the ministry…

Kyle Meier | Colossians 3:12-17 | Stale Topics: Change, Desire, MarriageOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

When we talk about miracles, we often wrestle with the tension created when our prayers appear to go unanswered. God who knows everything invites us to pray bold prayers but why pray if God already knows what will happen? In this message, Pastor Becky addresses this issue and explains that no matter the outcome, God's plan or ours, the prayer we pr…

Katie Distefano | Luke 12:13-21 | Stale Topics: Possessions, Generosity, SimplifyOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

So far in parts 1-4 of our Spirit-Filled Entrepreneur series we have learned to listen to God and dream according to his plan for us. We've looked at our passions, values, gifts and how crisis can be a space for opportunity. We have created our vision statements, looked at how self-sabotage can get in our way and the importance of mentorships and n…

Kyle Meier | Galatians 6:1-10 | Stale Topics: Work, Intentionality, Feeling UnfulfilledOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

This week is the 4th week of our Spiritual-Entrepreneur series. Pastor Becky explains how our habits of self-sabotage undermine our progress and our goals. We looked at the benefits of being a mentor as well as a mentee as we explored the opportunities that our networks provide. We asked the Holy Spirit to show us who to seek out as we live out God…

Kyle Meier | Exodus 32:1-6 | Stale Topics: Healing, Patience, ChangeOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." - Proverbs 1:7 Fearing the Lord is about the deep awe we are plunged into when we become aware of God's love, grace and forgiveness despite our human nature that causes us to miss the mark. This fear is what will guide our steps and hearts as we walk wit…

Kyle Meier | Luke 9:28-36 | Stale Topics: Distraction, Static Faith, RevivalOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

God has wonderful plans for all our lives, plans we've been looking at in our "Spirit-filled Entrepreneur" series. Often, the fear of mankind gets in the way of us following these plans! Pastor Becky shows how the fear of mankind has been present and disrupting this plan all the way back in Genesis. We need Holy Spirit's guidance to help us recogni…

Katie Distefano | Ephesians 3:14-21 | God in the Wild Topics: Creation, Trust, MysteryOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

In part 3 of our Spirit-Filled Entrepreneur series we look at the gifts that each of us have been given and how they line up with our passions. Pastor Becky explains how crisis can be an opportunity as we look at examples of people in our own lives and public figures who have overcome challenges and used them as part of their success. To access the…

Kyle Meier | Jonah 2:1-10 | God in the Wild Topics: Rebuild, Relationships, ReconciliationOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

Learning to listen to God's voice can seem overwhelming but in this sermon, Pastor Becky gives practical steps to help us hear Holy Spirit's guidance. This week we look at our passions, values and start to explore what gifts we each have as we wait to hear what God is saying or showing us. You can access the worksheets that go along with this sermo…

Kyle Meier | Matthew 5:43-48 | God in the Wild Topics: Creation, Grace, LoveOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

As the body of Christ, we represent God where ever we go. Our everyday lives are meant to be lived in the light of God's love and provision and the natural flow on effect is that the world see Christ through us. Even though we are in a cold and dark winter, stressful economic climate; God wants us to dream and get excited by this life! In this seri…

Kyle Meier | Romans 8:18-28 | God in the Wild Topics: Creation, Endurance, StrengthOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

When Paul saw the early Christians returning to idol worship, he was disturbed by the behaviour and reminded the church in Corinth that those who worship idols will not inherit the Kingdom of God. In this sermon, Pastor Becky breaks down the meanings of the words in this passage that have been used to condemn loving same-sex relationships and shows…

Katie Distefano | Psalm 96:1-3, 11-13a | God in the Wild Topics: Creation, Joy, PeaceOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

Two same-sex couples from Melbourne Inclusive Church, Kiera and Jenny and Su-An and Cherlyn, share how God has been with them through their lives. How He has guided them in their journey of understanding their sexuality, relationships, faith and how He has blessed them in their marriages and even used their unions as a time to heal families and bri…

Kyle Meier | Psalm 19:1-4, 7-8, and 14 | God in the Wild Topics: Creation, Growth, ChangeOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

In the book of Romans, Paul addresses how the people had exchanged the knowledge of God to instead worship man-made idols and foreign gods. Part of these forms of worship required men and woman to exchange their natural sexual orientations and o instead engage in same-sex behaviours as part of ritual practices. These passages have been used over ti…

Kyle Meier | Exodus 23:10-13 | God in the Wild Topics: Creation, Sabbath, RestOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

Kyle Meier | 1 Corinthians 12:20-26 | God in the Wild Topics: Nature, Justice, SolidarityOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

God told Abraham "I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing". Fast forward to the book of Leviticus where God explains how the people of God would become a great nation. In Leviticus, we find a series of Laws designed to help the Israelites live in a way that glorifies God and…

The story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah has long time served as "evidence" for Christians to discriminate against the LGBTQIA+ community. However, through in-depth study of this passage, Pastor Becky sheds light on the true sins of Sodom: her inhospitality to outsiders and their pride and gluttony whilst the poor and needy suffered right…

Katie Distefano | Job 12:7-10 | God in the Wild Topics: Creation, Stillness, NatureOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

"Remember Lot's Wife" - Luke 17:32 The coming of God's Kingdom is not fully here yet, but we can see that it's near. In Luke, Jesus reminds us that in this troubled world we need to keep moving forward, and not dwell on the past. The Cross before me, the world behind me, no turning back. To support the ministry of Melbourne Inclusive Church go to: …

Kyle Meier | Matthew 18:15-20 | The Good Fight Topics: Conflict, Forgiveness, RedemptionOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

"Bethlehem was God with us; Calvary was God for us; and Pentecost is God in us.” - Robert Baer The receiving of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost gave the first followers of Christ the guidance and power to carry out the Great Commission, and just as Joel in the Old Testament prophesied, this gift of God's Spirit is still with followers today…

Katie Distefano | Acts 2:1-4, 12-21 | The Good Fight Topics: Conflict, Relationships, Holy SpiritOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC

Kyle Meier | Ephesians 6:1-4 | The Good Fight Topics: Conflict, Parenting, ChildrenOleh The Peak Church – An Inclusive Methodist Church in Apex, NC