Reflections - YOUTH - What Now?

Sermon - Church Work - Shared Grief

Sermon on 2 Corinthians 1:1-11. This is the first sermon in our seven-week sermon series called Church Work. In a world as complex and hard to navigate as our own, we might wonder what issues we ought to care about. What is the work of the church in the world? As we spend time with Paul's second letter to the Corinthian church, we can discern several tasks that are the church's to do. Although we live in a very different time and place than did the believers in Corinth, we have been called by the same God to share the same good news to the world, and each week we'll focus on what we can do as we love God and others today. In this sermon, we explore how because Christ entered our suffering, the church must meet all grief with consolation, not criticism.

Sermon - Faith in Exile - Covenant

Sermon on Jeremiah 33:14-18, 31:31-34. This is the fifth and final sermon in our five-week sermon series called Faith in Exile. Although Jeremiah didn't preach much during the time of the Exile, his prophetic foresight paved a way for Israel to be faithful as they were taken captive in Babylon. We, too, are in exile, as citizens of heaven dwelling on earth - therefore, we can learn from Jeremiah how to live faithfully here. Each week during this Jeremiah-focused sermon series, we'll focus on an aspect of our earthly life we can anticipate and prepare for. In this sermon, we explore how God's promise in the new covenant is that God will hold onto us, no matter what.

Sermon - Faith in Exile - Hope

Sermon on Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15. This is the fourth sermon in our five-week sermon series called Faith in Exile. Although Jeremiah didn't preach much during the time of the Exile, his prophetic foresight paved a way for Israel to be faithful as they were taken captive in Babylon. We, too, are in exile, as citizens of heaven dwelling on earth - therefore, we can learn from Jeremiah how to live faithfully here. Each week during this Jeremiah-focused sermon series, we'll focus on an aspect of our earthly life we can anticipate and prepare for. In this sermon, we explore how even when circumstances seem hopeless, God always offers us hope.

Sermon - Faith in Exile - Welfare

Sermon on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14. This is the third sermon in our five-week sermon series called Faith in Exile. Although Jeremiah didn't preach much during the time of the Exile, his prophetic foresight paved a way for Israel to be faithful as they were taken captive in Babylon. We, too, are in exile, as citizens of heaven dwelling on earth - therefore, we can learn from Jeremiah how to live faithfully here. Each week during this Jeremiah-focused sermon series, we'll focus on an aspect of our earthly life we can anticipate and prepare for. In this sermon, we explore how God sends us into exile not as abandonment but as a call to seek the shalom of others, trusting that their welfare and ours are bound together.

Reflections - YOUTH - What Now?

These reflections on Micah 6:8 and Luke 24:13-35 come from our high schoolers after their return from a summer retreat at Montreat. We give thanks for the experiences and thoughts shared by Bea, Eva, Pastor Susan, Tristan, Lee, Favour, Warren, Brian, Nancy, Trent, Melanie, and Sam.