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Pastor Jonathan Eckberg concludes our study in Lamentations. As we close this book, we are presented with a poem that sums up the entire book. As one final lament is offered, we see how prayers of lament are crucial to our own experience of suffering. Lamentations 5 lays out the hope, peace, and rest that can be found in our …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the 4th week of our current series in the book of Lamentations, “How?!” While the poems in the book of Lamentation are dark and painful, we saw last week how they hinge on the hope of the goodness of our God. But our hope can take a hit in our suffering. So how do we develop …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the sermon in our current series, “Keep the Fire Burning.” Few things are maintained without some hands-on effort. The fire of our faith is no different. After describing the approved worker and warning against the ways of the false teachers, Paul now comes back, in 2 Timothy 3:10-17, to show Timothy – and us – how …
In a break from our current series, Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches a special message on responding to the unknowns in our lives. Everywhere we turn we face the “what ifs” of life. Some will come to pass, most will not. So how should God’s people respond to the continued negativity of our world and, sometimes, our own minds? The Apostle Paul …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg kicks off the first week of our Back-to-School series, “The Final Bell,” in a discussion about death. We know death is important (we talk about Jesus’ death). We know death is inevitable (we talk about how every person dies and faces judgment). But, still, we often keep it at an arms-length. We prefer not to deal with …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches our very special Easter message. “Jesus is alive!” It’s our glorious, worshipful cry of Easter morning. But in the midst of our celebrations, do we stop to ask: What does that mean in the face of the busyness, trials, and triumphs of our daily lives? We celebrate and consider this foundational truth in Luke 24:1-12.
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues to teach through our series on the book of Nehemiah. Most of us would agree that we don’t truly celebrate nearly enough. But when God restores our hearts to His calling and His purposes for us, then we get to live in the glory of Jesus’ victory as well. Nehemiah 11-12 shows us how we can …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches a special new year’s message. There is nothing magical about the changing of the calendar. However, it does present us with the perfect opportunity to assess where we are and decide where we want to be a year from now. For us to grow and mature in our faith over the next 12 months we must …
Pastor Ron Eckberg teaches the next message in our series, “Vs.” in Ecclesiastes 9:1-10. Death is truly the “elephant in the room.” Everyone knows it’s real but no one wants to talk about it. Fortunately, our study of the book of Ecclesiastes is forcing us to face the subject head on. This Sunday we will tackle the need for a …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg concludes our Christmas series, “The Thrill of Hope.” As we approach Christmas day, many of us get buried in the avalanche of activity and festivity of the season. We forget to slow down and take stock of how the perfectly timed birth of Jesus brings the perfect hope to our imperfect hearts, heads, and hands. This week …
