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April 26, 2026 Careful Words | Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
Today, we continue our series on Ecclesiastes by reflecting on Ecclesiastes 5:1-7, Careful Words. In this passage, Solomon is warning us about the power of our words and how we speak to and about God. God is in heaven, he is the creato...
April 19, 2026 A Cord of Three Strands | Ecclesiastes 4:1-16
Today, we will reflect on Ecclesiastes 4:1-16, A Cord of Three Strands. Solomon is seeing the pain and brokenness in the world, but he’s also seeing how many people walk alone in the world and reflects on the value of companionship, th...
April 12, 2026 A Time For Everything | Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
Today, we re-enter our series on Ecclesiastes by reflecting on Ecclesiastes 3:1-22, A Time for Everything. This is a well-known passage, yet there is more to this passage than many of us realize. Solomon is looking at life under the su...
April 5, 2026 Holy God, Holy Lives: New Life! | Leviticus 25:8-22
Today is Easter Sunday! We will be reflecting on Leviticus 25:8-22, New Life! Jesus is risen and brings new life and hope into the world as death is defeated, sins are forgiven, and our relationship with God is healed. We will be refle...
April 3, 2026 Holy God, Holy Lives: The Greatest, Most Dreadful Day | Leviticus 23:26-32
This week is Good Friday. We will be hosting our Good Friday service at 7:00 p.m. and will be reflecting on Leviticus 23:26-32, The Greatest, Most Dreadful Day. This passage is on the Day of Atonement, a reminder that the daily and wee...
March 29, 2026 Holy God, Holy Lives: Intimate Holiness | Leviticus 18
Today, we will be reflecting on Leviticus 18, Intimate Holiness. God reminds Israel of the actions God took when God liberated God’s people from Egypt, and then God uses that as the reason for calling God’s people to holiness. So, when...
March 22, 2026 Holy God, Holy Lives: Power in the Blood | Leviticus 17:1-16
Today, we will be reflecting on Leviticus 17:1-16, Power in the Blood. As you read through the Bible and are introduced to the sacrificial system of Israel, you begin to see how blood represents life. In the sacrifices, we see how the ...
March 15, 2026 Holy god, Holy Lives: Mold, Mildew, Sores, and infectious Diseases | Leviticus 13:1-8
Today, we will be reflecting on Leviticus 13:1–8, Mold, Mildew, Sores, and Infectious Diseases. God communicates our need for holiness in all areas of life by giving rules for the transmission and elimination of unclean matter. This po...
March 8, 2026 Holy God, Holy Lives: The Go-Between | Leviticus 8:1-13
Today, we will be reflecting on Leviticus 8:1-13, The Go-Between. Aaron and his sons are chosen to become priests for Israel. Priests in Israel offered sacrifices on behalf of the people, and after the Tabernacle was built, the priests...
March 1, 2026 Walk On Water: Stepping out to trust our faithful God | Deuteronomy 7:6-10
Today, we are celebrating GEMS Sunday. The GEMS theme this year comes from Deuteronomy 7:6-10, Walk on Water. Girls everywhere are battling the storm of life and are tossed and turned by waves of lies, doubt, and fear. Many girls are s...
February 22, 2026 Holy God, Holy Lives: When God Moves In | Leviticus 1:1-9
Today, we are beginning our Lenten series Holy God, Holy Lives as the 40-day Lenten period in the church year begins this Wednesday, a time of reflection as we journey to the cross on Good Friday and Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. We wil...
February 15, 2026 Work is Meaningless | Ecclesiastes 2:17-26
Today, we will continue our series on Ecclesiastes by reflecting on Ecclesiastes 2:17-26, Work is Meaningless. For so many people, their identity is wrapped up in what they do to earn a living and put food on their table and a roof ove...
February 8, 2026 Pleasure is Meaningless | Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
Today, we return to our series on Ecclesiastes by reflecting on Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, Pleasure is Meaningless. Our “under the sun” understanding and experience of pleasure is so often “me” focused instead of cultivating pleasure in God....
February 1, 2026 Stand Firm | 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Today is Cadet Sunday, and we will be reflecting on 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Stand Firm. We will reflect on being on our guard, standing firm, being courageous, being strong, and doing everything in love. The Cadets and their counselors...
January 25, 2026 Meaninglessness and Wisdom | Ecclesiastes 1:1-18; 2:2:12-16
Today, we are beginning a series on the book of Ecclesiastes, a book found in the Wisdom section of the Bible. The word “hevel,” often translated as “meaningless,” is found 38 times in this book, making it an often-misunderstood book o...
January 18, 2026 Life and Work in a Broken World | Genesis 1:26-31- Jeremiah 29:1-14
Today, we will have Pastor Chad Vandervalk leading us in worship. We will be reflecting on Genesis 1:26-31; Jeremiah 29:1-14, Life and Work in a Broken World. God’s original call for humanity to cultivate and extend the goodness of cre...
January 11, 2026 Spiritual Gifts ( Friendship Ministry Sunday) | 1 Peter 4:7-11
Today, we are celebrating Friendship Sunday! We will be reflecting on their theme of Spiritual Gifts by looking at 1 Peter 4:7-11, Spiritual Gifts for Serving Others. Peter is writing about the last times and Jesus’ return and encourag...
January 4,2026 A Christmas Letter? | Jeremiah 29:1-14
Today, we will reflect on Jeremiah 29:1-14, a Christmas Letter? With Christmas behind us and a New Year in its infancy, we are reminded that God desires for us to include Him in every part of our lives over the course of the next 365 days. ...
January 1, 2026 Noticing God in the New Year | Luke 6:37-42
Today is New Years Day. We will be reflecting on Luke 6:37-42, Noticing God in the New Year. As we enter into a new year, we will reflect on what to keep our eyes on as we journey through the 365 days ahead. We can choose to keep our e...
December 28, 2025 Grounded & Growing: The Fields are Ripe for Harvest | John 4:27-38
Today we wrap up our theme of GROUNDED AND GROWING, by reflecting on John 4:27-38, The Fields Are Ripe for Harvest. Our passage this morning is part of Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. Through advent, we’ve reflec...
December 25, 2025 Grounded and Growing: The Promised Seed | Isaiah 61; Psalm 98; Luke 2:1-20
Today is Christmas Day! We will be reflecting on Isaiah 61, Psalm 98, Luke 2:1-20, The Promised Seed. If Christ’s birth was ordinary, there wouldn't be angels announcing it. If Christmas was all about a cute baby, then the shepherds wo...
December 21,2025 Grounded and Growing: The Loving Gardener | Isaiah 37:26-32; Psalm 36:5-12; Matthew 1
Today we will reflect on Isaiah 37:26-32; Psalm 36:5-12; Matthew 1, The Loving Gardener. For plants to truly flourish and for there to be an abundant harvest, the gardener or farmer needs to carefully tend to them. Whether it’s a few p...
December 14, 2025 Grounded & Growing: Wilderness of Despair to Flourishing of Joy | Isaiah 41:17-20; Psalm 126; Luke 1:46-55
Today we will reflect on Isaiah 41:17–20, Psalm 126, Luke 1:46–55, From Wilderness of Despair to the Flourishing of Joy. Isaiah talks about the living nature of water, of how it can restore us, and how it brings life in even deserts. A...
December 7, 2025 Grounded & Growing: From Repentance to Growth | Isaiah 27:1-6; Psalm 84; Matthew 3:1-12
Today we will reflect on Isaiah 27:1-6; Psalm 85; Matthew 3:1-12, From Repentance to Growth. Our world is full of prickly weeds—full of sin. We are all sinners, whether we want to admit it or not. While this is an uncomfortable truth, ...
November 30, 2025 Grounded & Growing: A Shoot from a Stump-- A Sign of Hope
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. We enter Advent by reflecting on Isaiah 11:1–9; Psalm 72:1–7, 12–19; and Luke 1:26–38 A Shoot from a Stump—A Sign of Hope. It’s been a long time since the last prophets from God have come and spoken...
