Most of us aren’t drowning, we’re just carrying more than we meant to carry, and we can’t figure out why it feels so heavy. The problem might not be your schedule. It might be what you’re asking your schedule to do for you. In this message, Pastor Rachel explores how good things quietly become the […]
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We all know what it feels like to carry something we haven’t dealt with, the weight of it affecting our sleep, our relationships, our sense of self. But what happens when we finally stop hiding and bring it into the light? In this message from our David’s Playlist series, Pastor Rachel White walks us through […]
✈️ Exhausting journeys reveal what we truly adore 🌍 “O Come” — An invitation for everyone ⭐ The Magi show us what real worship looks like 🛤️ Worship involves sacrifice 🎁 “Let Us Adore” — Give your all in worship 👑 “Him” — Jesus is the object of our worship 🐑 Jesus gave His all […]
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🌊 Faith is the anchor in life’s storms—hold on, take heart, have hope. ⚓️❤️🌟 ⛵️ Paul faced a hurricane 🌪️ but found peace in God’s promise. 🙏✨ 💔 Storms come—loss, doubt, fear—but Jesus brings hope. ✝️🌈 🤝 Sometimes we cling, sometimes we encourage—either way, God is with us. ❤️ 🙌 It’s never too late to […]
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🙋♂️📖 In Acts 21-22, Paul is misunderstood—accused, arrested, almost killed. But… ✝️📈 The Gospel turns misunderstanding into momentum! 👮♂️⛓️ Mediation – Roman soldiers intervene. Instead of death, Paul gets a platform. 🗣️🤝 Mutuality – Paul speaks their language (Greek + Aramaic) to build connection. 🦋✝️ Metamorphosis – Shares his radical transformation from persecutor ➡️ preacher. […]
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Awkward Responses 😬 Sharing your passions (or faith) can often be met with confusion, criticism, or rejection. Paul’s Example 🚶♂️📖 In Acts 17, Paul continues preaching despite mixed reactions — a model of courage and endurance. Prepare 🌱 Build strong spiritual habits: daily Scripture reading 📖, regular worship attendance ⛪, and consistent sharing of faith […]
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💔: We’ve all experienced disappointment in people. 🙌: We long for someone steadfast and faithful. ✝️: Micah shows us God’s justice and hope in Jesus. 🌟: Admit sin, trust God’s light, and find hope. 📜: God’s hesed (steadfast love) is grace and truth in Jesus. 🌊: God forgives and casts sins into the sea. 💡: […]
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📖🌌 Isaiah 65:17-25 speaks of a future with new heavens and earth. In Christ, our pain will be forgotten, and longings fulfilled. The promise applies to us today. 🌈🏡 Isaiah envisions a world without sadness, disappointment, conflict, or division. It’s a place of peace and restoration. In Christ, we have a renewed hope for this […]
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“Maundy” comes from a Latin word that means “command”, referring to Jesus’ command to his disciples to love and serve one another, which he demonstrated by washing their feet during the Last Supper. We also trace the theme of the “garden” from the time of Eden through Jesus’ suffering in Gethsemane and the tree of […]
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“You learn more from failing than you ever learn from winning” Ellis said to our son Ezra as we walked away from his soccer game this weekend. “Quit while you are ahead” was more my motto growing up, I thought to myself. I never allowed myself to fail. Never failed a test, never failed a […]